Chapter 5
Configuring IOA Using Fabric Manager
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Launching IOA Manager
To launch IOA Manager, follow these steps:
Step 1
Choose Tools > I/O Acceleration.
You see the Fabric Manager main window as shown in
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Configuring Sites
A site is described as a named set of switches. You can click the sites node to view the list of defined
sites. There are two tables in the information pane: one for the assigned switches on the top and the
another one for unassigned switches below the assigned switches table. You can click the name of the
site to display the details in the information pane. Only active sites can be used for creating a clusters.
Adding a New Site
To create a new site using IOA Manager, follow these steps:
Step 1
Select Sites in the navigation pane.
You see the IOA Manager window as shown in
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Fabric Manager Window
When you select IOA Manager, it opens the tree for the fabric that is selected. If there is no active
fabric, IOA Manager launches with the first fabric in the tree.
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Cisco MDS 9000 Family I/O Accelerator Configuration Guide
Launching IOA Manager
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