Fabric Manager - do I need to install server component?

[darren.green]

Hi,

I would like to know if I need to install the server component of Fabric Manager, or if I can just use the client component to manage the switches directly.

I have 2 MDS 9120 switches which will be run as 2 separate fabrics. They will be used in a non-production environment and I will need to configure VSAN and zoning using pWWN. If I do need to install the server part, what is the benefit of using the licenced version over the unlicenced?

Thanks, Darren.

[fnfngssmg · Accepted solution]

Darren,

The choice to install and licence the server component would be to manage your entire SAN fabric as a holistic centralized topology versus using the client which pretty much only allows you to view the fabrics individually within Fabric Manager.

For a small non-production environment like yours you will be fine, but if you find yourself in a situation where your fabric is becoming a larger Production enironment then I would recommend moving to the licenced server version.

regards

Alan

[darren.green]

Thanks for your quick response. Very helpful.