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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide
OL-17256-03, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.x
Chapter 2 Installing Cisco MDS NX-OS and Fabric Manager
Installing the Management Software
Note If you are installing Cisco SAN-OS Release 3.1(2b) or later, you can also use Oracle Database 10g
Express. Your other choice is PostgreSQL.
Note Be sure to back up all of the rrd file in $INSTALL/pm/db before the upgrade.
Directory Structure
As of Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.1(3a), the directory structure has changed to accommodate its future
integration with Nexus 5000 products. By default, the Fabric Manager components are installed on your
computer’s hard drive, in the C:\Program Files\ folder. The installation path is the root directory on your
computer, such as C:\Program Files\Cisco Systems. Fabric Manager and databases are installed in
application directories, such as C:\Program Files\Cisco Systems\DCM\FM.
Table 2-2 and Table 2-3
describe the directory structure for Windows, UNIX and Solaris operating systems.
Ta b l e 2-2 Directory Structure (Windows)
Directory Description
C:\Program Files\Cisco Systems\ Home directory for Cisco products.
C:\Program Files\Cisco Systems\DCM\ Home directory for Cisco Data Center
Management products.
C:\Program Files\Cisco Systems\DCM\FM Home directory for Fabric Manager
and Device Manager.
C:\Program Files\Cisco Systems\DCM\JBOSS-4.2.2.GA Home directory for JBoss (Fabric
Manager Server infrastructure).
C:\Program Files\Cisco Systems\DCM\DB Home directory for database (Oracle
and PostgreSQL).
C:\Program Files\Cisco Systems\DCM\JRE Home directory for Java Runtime
Environment.
C:\Program Files\Cisco
Systems\DCM\JBOSS-4.2.2.GA\SERVER\FM
Home directory for Fabric Manager
Server.
Ta b l e 2-3 Directory Structure (Unix and Solaris)
Directory Description
/usr/local/cisco Home directory for Cisco products.
/usr/local/cisco/dcm/ Home directory for Cisco Data Center
Management products.
/usr/local/cisco/dcm/fm Home directory for Fabric Manager and
Device Manager.