Brocade EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fabric OS v5.3.0 and Brocade 200E, 3250, 4100, 4900, 5000 (53-1000441-01, June 2007)

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Requirements, Installation, and Support

Before you install the EZSwitchSetup on your workstation, verify that your switch and workstation

meet the requirements listed in the following section.

REQUIREMENTS

EZSwitchSetup requires any browser that conforms to HTML version 4.0, JavaScript version 1.0,

and Java Plug-in 1.6.0 or higher. The EZSwitchSetup installation CD automatically installs the

correct Java Runtime Environment (JRE). This will not impact any pre-installed JREs.

EZSwitchSetup is supported on the platforms shown in Table 1.

1. Java Plug-in 1.5.0_06 is also supported, although Java Plug-in 1.6.0 is the only version that has been certified

and fully tested with this version of EZSwitchSetup.

NOTE

Some browsers must be configured to work with EZSwitchSetup. For information about how to do

this, see “Configuring Internet Explorer,” next.

Adequate RAM is required on Windows systems:

• 256 MB or more RAM for fabrics comprising 15 switches or fewer

• 512 MB or more RAM for fabrics comprising more than 15 switches

A minimum of 8 MB of video RAM is also recommended.

Configuring Internet Explorer

Correct operation of EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager 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 Switch Manager.

To set the refresh frequency

1. Click Tools > Internet Options in the browser.

2. Click the General tab

3. Click Settings (under “Temporary Internet Files”).

TABLE 1 Supported Platforms

Operating System Browser Java Plug-In

Linux Red Hat 9 Firefox 2.0 1.6.0

Windows 2003 Server, SP1 Internet Explorer 7.0

Firefox 2.0

1.6.0

Windows XP, SP2 Internet Explorer 7.0

Firefox 2.0

1.6.0