How-to use Cisco DCNM for SAN to manage storage fabric

[Jeff Bull]

I recently purchased DCNM for SAN (and LAN), have installed and licensed it. The software is up and running, and I have installed the necessary features & licenses to each of my Nexus 5596UP devices. Unfortunately, I'm not able to make any changes to the fabric from the DCNM SAN client. Am I missing some steps here? Do I need to have fiber connections in place from end points, and the SAN, in order to see/manage the fabric?

Thanks in advance!

[Walter Dey]

Did you do a fabric discovery ? have you setup proper accounts on the N5k ?

see

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/mds9000/sw/5_2/configuration/guides/fund/DCNM-SAN-LAN_5_2/DCNM_Fundamentals/fmaaa.html

[Jeff Bull]

I believe so, but not 100% sure it worked.

[T lA]

What version of DCNM and OS are you running?
 

[Jeff Bull]

DCNM version is 6.2(5a), running on a Windows 2008 R2 server.