Launching Device Manager

To launch Device Manager from your desktop, double-click the Device Manager icon and follow the instructions described in the Cisco DCNM Installation and Licensing Guide.

DETAILED STEPS

  1. You can choose one of the following three steps
    1. Right-click the switch you want to manage on the Fabric pane map and choose Device Manager from the menu that appears.
    2. Double-click a switch in the Fabric pane map.
    3. Select a switch in the Fabric pane map and choose Tools > Device Manager.

    You see the Device Manager open dialog box

  2. Enter the IP adress of the device.
  3. Enter the user name and password.
  4. Check the Proxy SNMP through FMS check box if you want Device Manager Client to use a TCP-based proxy server.
  5. Choose the Auth-Privacy option according to the privacy protocol you have configured on your switch:
    1. If you have not configured the switch with a privacy protocol, then choose Auth-Privacy option MD5 (no privacy).
    2. If you have configured the switch with your privacy protocol, choose your Auth-Privacy choice.
  6. Click Open to open the Device Manager.

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