Administrators Guide (Supporting Fabric OS v7.3.0) Manual

• The Clone Policy button lets you copy a policy. Use this feature when you want to create similar
policies. After you create a clone, you can edit the policy to make the appropriate changes.
• The Activate Policy button lets you make an existing policy active.
• The Distribute Policy button lets you distribute a policy to various switches.
• The Accepts Distribution check box lets you set the policy to accept or reject distributions.
Blade management
Web Tools provides the ability to enable and disable blades, and to set slot-level IP addresses for
blades. The procedure in this section applies only to the Brocade DCX 8510-4, Brocade DCX 8510-8,
or the Brocade DCX, DCX-4S enterprise-class platforms.
Enabling or disabling a blade
The Firmware Version columns display the firmware loaded onto each blade. A blade can have more
than one firmware image loaded onto it. The Blade State column in the Blade tab pane indicates
whether the blade is enabled.
NOTE
The blade state is always shown as enabled, even if you perform a blade disable operation. When a
blade is set to a disable state, only the ports on the blade are disabled. The blade remains active.
To enable or disable a blade, perform the following steps.
1. Open the Switch Administration window as described in Opening the Switch Administration
window on page 52
2. Select the Blade tab.
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