Cisco Cisco Fabric Manager Release 4.1

PostgreSQL 8.1 (Solaris)

Cisco ACS 3.1 and 4.0

PIX Firewall

IP Tables

SSH v2

Global Enforce SNMP Privacy Encryption

HTTPS

Ensure data migration when upgrading Cisco Fabric Manager from Cisco SAN-OS Releases 3.1(2b) 
and later.

If you are upgrading Cisco Fabric Manager in Cisco SAN-OS Releases 3.1(2b) and later, be aware 
that data is migrated from the Hypersonic HSQL database to either the PostgreSQL database or 
Oracle Database 10g Express during the installation. Data is also migrated from Oracle Database 
10g Express to Oracle Database 10g Express. If you migrate the database from Oracle to Oracle, the 
schema is updated. Refer to 

 for information on the supported upgrade path.

Ensure data migration when upgrading Cisco Fabric Manager from releases prior to Cisco SAN-OS 
Releases 3.1(2b). 

If you are upgrading Fabric Manager in a Cisco SAN-OS Release prior to 3.1(2b), be aware that data 
is migrated from the Hypersonic HSQL database to either the PostgreSQL database or the Oracle 
Database 10g Express during the installation. The Fabric Manager Installer installs the PostgreSQL 
database on Windows. If you want to install the PostgreSQL database on Solaris or Linux, or if you 
want to install the Oracle Database 10g Express database, follow the instructions in the “Installation 
of Cisco MDS SAN-OS and Fabric Manager” section in the

Refer to 

Table 5

 for information on the supported upgrade path.

If you are upgrading a previous installation of Fabric Manager, make sure the previous installation 
is installed and running. Do not uninstall the previous version. If the previous version is uninstalled, 
the database will not be migrated and your server settings will not be preserved.

Select the database. 

If you want to use the Oracle Database 10g Express, you must install the database and create a user 
name and password before continuing with the Fabric Manager installation. We recommend the 
Oracle Database 10g Express option for all users who are running Performance Manager on large 
fabrics (1000 or more end devices).

If you want to install the PostgreSQL database, you must disable any security software you are 
running as PostgreSQL may not install certain folders or users. You must also log in as a Superuser 
before you start the installation.

Install Fabric Manager from the CD-ROM or from files that you download from Cisco.com at the 
following website:

From NX-OS Release 4.1(3a) and later, Fabric Manager Web Client and Device Manager are 
automatically installed during the Fabric Manager installation process. They are installed only on the 
host where the Fabric Manager Server is installed.

If you want to use Fabric Manager Web Client and Device Manager on a remote machine, use this