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3-12 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide

Publication Number: 53-0000522-09

Working With Web Tools: Recommendations

Listed below are recommendations when working with Web Tools:

• When using a mixed fabric—that is a fabric containing switches and directors running v4.x, v3.x,

and v2.x firmware—use the most advanced switches or directors to control the fabric. For example,

use the v4.x switches or directors as the primary FCS, the location to perform zoning tasks, and the

time server (CLI). You should use the most recently released firmware on your switches.

• If switches are accessed simultaneously from different connections (for example, Web Tools, CLI,

and API), changes from one connection might not be updated to the other, and some modifications

might be lost. Make sure when connecting with simultaneous multiple connections that you do not

overwrite the work of another connection.

• Several tasks in Web Tools make fabric-level changes: for example, the tasks in the Zone Admin

module. When executing fabric-level configuration tasks, wait until you have received

confirmation that the changes are implemented before executing any subsequent tasks. For a large

fabric, this can be up to a few minutes.

• A maximum of five simultaneous HTTP sessions to any one switch is recommended. An HTTP

session is considered a Fabric Manager or Web Tools connection to the switch.