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4-2 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide
Publication Number: 53-0000522-09
Managing Fabrics, Switches, and Ports Using Web Tools
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Figure 4-1 Switch Admin Module
With the exception of switch time, information displayed in the Switch Admin module is not updated
automatically by Web Tools. To update the information displayed in the Switch Admin module, refer to
“Refreshing the Switch Admin Module” on page 4-3.
Some of the management tasks for the SilkWorm 12000, 24000, and 48000 directors are performed
through the Hi Avail module. This module and the associated tasks are described in “Administering
High Availability” on page 4-18.
You can also use telnet commands to perform management tasks. Refer to “Launching the Telnet
Window” on page 4-3 for information on how to launch a telnet window through Web Tools.
The remainder of this section describes basic Switch Admin module procedures that are useful for many
switch-management operations.
Caution
Any changes you make in the Switch Admin module are in a buffered environment and are not applied
to the switch until you save the changes. (The exception to this is the License tab, where changes are
applied immediately and there is no Apply button, and the upload trace function in the Trace tab.) If you
close the Switch Admin module without saving your changes, your changes are lost. To save the
buffered changes you make in the Switch Admin module to the switch, click Apply before closing the
module or before switching to another tab.