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

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Viewing Switch Explorer
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• iSCSI administration
• Fabric Watch
NOTE
Some of these functions require a license key to activate them.
The Monitor section provides access to:
• Performance monitoring
You must use Web Tools with the EGM license to perform performance monitoring operations;
otherwise, access to this feature is denied and an error message displays.
• Name Server information
This feature is available with Web Tools and Web Tools with the EGM license. Name Server
information is collected from the selected switch. See “Displaying the Name Server entries” on
page 59 for more information.
The Other section provides access to:
• Telnet tools
NOTE
It is important to note that certain Fabric OS features are available only on particular switch types,
and the system displays only the icons that are appropriate for the switch type.
Fabric Tree
Fabric Tree displays all switches in the fabric, even those that do not have a Web Tools license and
that are not owned by your selected Admin Domain. Switches that are not owned by the Admin
Domain are shown in the Fabric Tree with switch status. Fabric Tree does not display switches
segmented before you opened Web Tools.
Use the drop-down menu at the top of the Fabric Tree area to view switches in the Fabric Tree by
switch name, IP address, or WWN. The background color of the switch icon indicates the current
status of the switch. You can hover the cursor over a switch to display the IP address and current
status. To manually refresh the status of a switch within the fabric, right-click the switch in the
Fabric Tree and choose Refresh.
Although Fabric Tree displays all the switches in the fabric, you can manage only the switches that
have a Web Tools license installed and, if applicable, an EGM license installed. Other switches
must be managed through the Fabric OS command line interface (CLI) or another management
application or by using DCFM Professional Edition or Enterprise Edition.
Changing the Admin Domain context
The Admin Domain field displays the currently selected Admin Domain and allows you to change to
a different one. The ability to change Admin Domain context requires that the EGM license is
enabled on the switch; otherwise, the following error message displays.