Deployment Guide

Brocade supports the platforms shown in the following table.
Supported platformsTABLE 4
Operating System Browser
Red Hat AS 4.0 (x86 32-bit)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1 Adv (32-bit)
Red Hat Enterprise Server 5 Advanced Platform
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (32-bit)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86 32-bit)
Firefox 12.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (SP2) (32-bit) Firefox 26.0
Windows 2000 Firefox 12.0, Internet Explorer 9.0
Windows 2003 Server, SP2 Firefox 12.0, Internet Explorer 8.0/9.0
Windows XP Pro SP3 (x86 32-bit) Firefox 12.0, Internet Explorer 8.0/9.0
Windows Server 2003 Standard SP2 (x86 32-bit) Firefox 12.0, Internet Explorer 8.0/9.0
Windows Server 2008 Standard Firefox 12.0, Internet Explorer 8.0/9.0
Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard (64-bit) Internet Explorer 8.0, 9.0
Windows 7 Professional (x86) Firefox 12.0
Windows 8 Firefox 12.0, Internet Explorer 8.0/9.0/10.0
Solaris 9 (SPARC only)
Solaris 10 (SPARC only)
Firefox 12.0
Oracle Enterprise Linux 6.1 (x86 32-bit) Firefox 12.0
For Windows systems, a minimum of 512 MB of RAM for fabrics comprising up to 15 switches, 1 GB
of RAM for fabrics comprising more than 15 switches, or a DCX with a fully populated blade, and a
minimum of 8 MB of video RAM are recommended.
Setting refresh frequency for Internet Explorer
Correct operation of Web Tools with Internet Explorer requires specifying the appropriate settings for
browser refresh frequency and process model. Browser pages should be refreshed frequently to
ensure the correct operation of Web Tools.
To set the Internet Explorer options, perform the following steps.
1. Open your web browser and select Tools > Internet Options.
2. Select General > Browsing History > Settings.
3. Choose Every time I visit the webpage under Check for newer versions of stored pages as
shown in the following figure.
Setting refresh frequency for Internet Explorer
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