Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fabric OS v7.0.0 (53-1002152-01, March 2012)

Web Tools Adminstrator’s Guide 1
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Chapter
1
Introducing Web Tools
In this chapter
•Web Tools overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
•Web Tools, the EGM license, and Brocade Network Advisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
•System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
•Java installation on the workstation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
•Java plug-in configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
•Value line licenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
•Opening Web Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
•Role-Based Access Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
•Session management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
•Web Tools system logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
•Requirements for IPv6 support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Web Tools overview
Brocade Web Tools is an embedded graphical user interface (GUI) that enables administrators to
monitor and manage single or small fabrics, switches, and ports. Web Tools is launched directly
from a web browser, or from the Brocade Network Advisor.
A limited set of features is accessible using Web Tools without a license, and is available free of
charge. Additional switch management features are accessible using Web Tools with the Enhanced
Group Management (EGM) license. Refer to “Web Tools, the EGM license, and Brocade Network
Advisor” for more information.
Web Tools, the EGM license, and Brocade Network Advisor
Beginning with Fabric OS version 6.1.1, Web Tools functionality is tiered and integrated with
Brocade Network Advisor. If you are migrating from a Web Tools release prior to Fabric OS version
6.1.1, this may impact how you use Web Tools.
A Web Tools license is not required, and a basic version of Web Tools is available for free.
Additional functionality may be added by obtaining the Enhanced Group Management (EGM)
license. Table 1 compares Basic Web Tools features to Web Tools with the EGM license. The EGM
license is only for 8 Gbps platforms, such as the Encryption Switch, and the 300, 5100, and 5300
switches. For non-8 Gbps platforms, all functionalities are available without the EGM license.
Beginning with Fabric OS version 6.1.1, some Web Tools capabilities are moved from Web Tools to
Brocade Network Advisor. Table 2 summarizes these changes.