- Hot spots that can limit bandwidth performance within a Fiber Channel interconnect can be monitored
- Historical switch link performance data can be recorded for analysis
- Fabric management can be centralized
- Multiple clients can access the same management information
The "Standard" Cisco Fabric Manager software that is included at no charge with the MDS switches provides basic switch configuration and troubleshooting capabilities. The Cisco Fabric Manager Server (FMS) Package extends Cisco Fabric Manager by providing historical performance data collection for network traffic hot-spot analysis, centralized management services and advanced application integration.