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The standard Cisco Fabric Manager software that is included at no charge with the Cisco MDS 9000 Family multilayer switches provides basic switch configuration and troubleshooting capabilities. The Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Server (FMS) package extends standard Cisco Fabric Manager by providing historical performance monitoring for network traffic hotspot analysis, centralized management services, and advanced application integration. All standard Cisco Fabric Manager features and functions are fully integrated with the Cisco FMS capabilities.