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Web Tools Administrator’s Guide xiii
Publication Number: 53-0000522-09
About This Document
This document is an administrator’s guide written to help fabric administrators monitor and modify
switches and fabrics from a Web-based user interface.
“About This Document” contains the following sections:
• “How This Document Is Organized,” next
• “Supported Hardware and Software” on page xiv
• “What’s New in This Document” on page xiv
• “Document Conventions” on page xvi
• “Additional Information” on page xvii
• “Getting Technical Help” on page xix
• “Document Feedback” on page xx
How This Document Is Organized
This document is organized to help you find the particular information that you want as quickly and
easily as possible.
This document provides both concepts and procedures. If you are already familiar with the Web Tools
interface, you might want to forgo reading Chapter 1, “Introducing Web Tools”.
Because this document tells you primarily how to perform administrative tasks in Web Tools, it is
arranged in a loosely chronological order, beginning with prerequisites to getting started and ending
with troubleshooting information.
The document contains the following topics:
• Chapter 1, “Introducing Web Tools”, provides some basic information about the Web Tools
interface, including system requirements and installation instructions.
• Chapter 2, “Using Web Tools EZ”, describes the Web Tools EZ interface, supported on some
switches, for basic management tasks.
• Chapter 3, “Using Advanced Web Tools”, describes the Web Tools interface, for advanced
management tasks.
• Chapter 4, “Managing Your Fabrics, Switches, and Ports”, provides information on how to manage
your entire fabric, including switches and ports, using the Web Tools interface.
• Chapter 5, “Maintaining Configurations and Firmware”, provides information about uploading and
downloading configuration files and downloading firmware.
• Chapter 6, “Configuring Standard Security Features”, provides information on managing user
accounts, SNMP, and RADIUS server.