Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-0000194-01, November 2006)

1-8 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide

Publication Number: 53-0000194-01

Web Tools is part of the Fabric OS of a switch. When you launch Web Tools on a switch, you can

manage other switches in the fabric that have lower or higher firmware versions. It is important to note

that when accessing these switches you are opening the remote switch’s version of Web Tools, and the

functionality available for those switches might vary.

Launching Web Tools

You can launch Web Tools on any workstation with a compatible Web browser installed. For a list of

Web browsers compatible with Fabric OS 5.2.0, see Table 1-1. Web Tools also supports HTTPS

protocol, if that protocol is enabled for the switch. For more information on enabling the HTTPS

protocol on your switch, see the Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide.

To launch Web Tools

1. Launch the Web browser and type the IP address of the licensed switch in the Address field:

http://10.77.77.77

https://10.77.77.77

2. Press Enter.

You are prompted to log in to the switch. See “Logging In” on page 1-13 for more information.

What happens next depends on the switch type:

• For the SilkWorm 200E, 3250, and 4100 switches, one of the following launches, depending on

the switch configuration:

- EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager (see Figure 1-4)

This interface launches if the switch has already been set up and is configured with

EZSwitchSetup. See the EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide for information about the

EZSwitchSetup interface.

If you want to use Web Tools instead of EZSwitchSetup, click Advanced Management in the

lower-left corner of this window to launch the Web Tools interface.

- Web Tools (see Figure 1-5 on page 1-9)

This interface launches if the switch is configured with the command line interface (CLI) or

Web Tools.

• For the SilkWorm AP7420, the Web Tools—AP Edition interface launches (see Figure 1-6 on

page 1-10). See the Web Tools—AP Edition Administrator’s Guide for information on using the

Web Tools—AP Edition interface for the SilkWorm AP7420.

• For all other switches, the Web Tools interface launches.

This book describes the Web Tools interface.