Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001194-01, April 2009)

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 1
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Chapter
1
Introducing Web Tools
In this chapter
•Web Tools overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
•What’s new in this release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
•Web Tools, the EGM license, and DCFM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
•Java installation on the workstation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
•Java plug-in configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
•Value line licenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
•Opening Web Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
•Role-Based Access Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
•Session management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
•Requirements for IPv6 support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Web Tools overview
Brocade Web Tools is an embedded graphical user interface (GUI) that enables administrators to
monitor and manage single or small fabrics, switches, and ports. Web Tools may be launched
directly from a Web browser. It may also be launched from the DCFM client.
A limited set of features is accessible using Web Tools without a license, and is available free of
charge. Additional switch management features are accessible using Web Tools with the Enhanced
Group Management (EGM) license. See “Web Tools, the EGM license, and DCFM” for more
information.
What’s new in this release
The following is a list of new features and changes in this release of Web Tools.
• Changes to GUI icon images and operator components to be consistent with DCFM.
• Support for the new DCX-4S Data Center Backbone.
• Support for Virtual Fabrics.
• Auto-configuration of IPv6 addresses.
• IPSec for management interfaces.
• Support for in-band management of 7500 extension switches.
• Switch-wide policy for HBA authentication.
• Access Gateway support on the 5100 switch.