Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference Manual Supporting Fabric OS v6.3.0 (53-1001337-01, July 2009)

4 Fabric OS Command Reference

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Using the command line interface

• Access to the full range of Fabric OS features, given the license keys installed.

• Assistance with configuration, monitoring, dynamic provisioning, and daily management of

every aspect of storage area networks (SAN).

• A deeper view of the tasks involved in managing a Brocade SAN.

• Identification, isolation, and management of SAN events across every switch in the fabric.

• Management of Brocade licenses.

The documentation for each command includes a synopsis of its syntax, a description of command

use, and a set of examples. The same information can be accessed by issuing help command on a

Brocade switch or director. This command displays the help page for the specified command. For

example, to display the help page for ad, type:

switch:admin> help ad