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Brocade SilkWorm 4100 Hardware Reference Manual 1-5
Publication Number: 53-0000563-02
Managing the SilkWorm 4100
1
For information about upgrading the version of Fabric OS installed on your switch, refer to the Brocade
Fabric OS Procedures Guide.
You can manage the SilkWorm 4100 using any of the management options listed in Table 1-1.
Table 1-1 Management Options for the SilkWorm 4100
Management Tool Out-of-band
Support
In-band Support
Command line interface
Up to two admin sessions and four user sessions
simultaneously. For more information, refer to the Brocade
Fabric OS Procedures Guide and the Brocade Fabric OS
Command Reference Manual.
Ethernet or serial
connection
IP over Fibre
Channel
Brocade Fabric Manager
For information, refer to the Brocade Fabric Manager
User’s Guide.
Ethernet or serial
connection
IP over Fibre
Channel
Brocade Advanced Web Tools
For information, refer to the Brocade Advanced Web Tools
Administrator’s Guide.
Ethernet or serial
connection
IP over Fibre
Channel
Standard SNMP applications
For information, refer to the Brocade MIB Reference
Manual.
Ethernet or serial
connection
IP over Fibre
Channel
Management Server
For information, refer to the Brocade Fabric OS Procedures
Guide and the Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference
Manual.
Ethernet or serial
connection
Native in-band
interface
(over HBA only)
Note
To achieve in-band support for IP over Fibre Channel, the software must be run on both the HBA and
the switch, and it must be supported by both the HBA and HBA driver.