Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001770-01, June 2010)

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Interfaces for activating Fabric Watch

3. Enter the licenseShow command to determine if the Fabric Watch license is installed.

switch:admin> licenseshow

edzbzQStu4ecS:

Fabric Watch license

Performance Monitor license

Trunking license

Full Ports on Demand license - additional 16 port upgrade license

If the Fabric Watch license is not listed, continue to step 4; otherwise, you are ready to use

Fabric Watch.

4. Enter the license key with the licenseAdd key command, where key is the Fabric Watch license

key. License keys are case-sensitive, so type the license key exactly as it appears.

switch:admin> licenseadd "R9cQ9RcbddUAdRAX"

5. Enter the licenseShow command to verify successful activation. If the license is not listed,

verify that you typed the key correctly; if you did not, then repeat step 4.

If you still do not see the license, verify that the entered key is valid, and that the license key is

correct before repeating step 4.

6. Enter the fwClassinit command to initialize the Fabric Watch classes.

Activating Fabric Watch using Web Tools

You can open Web Tools on any workstation with a compatible Web browser installed.

1. Open the Web browser and type the IP address of the device in the Address field:

http://10.77.77.77 or

https://10.77.77.77

2. Press Enter.

A browser window opens to open Web Tools. A Login dialog box opens.

3. Enter your username and password.

4. Select a switch from the Fabric Tree and log in if necessary.

5. Select Tasks > Manage > Fabric Watch.