Brocade Fabric Manager Administrator's Guide v6.1.0 (53-10000610-02, June 2008)

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Open a Telnet session for a nonsecure switch

The following procedure describes how to open a Telnet session for a nonsecure switch, that is, a

switch without secure mode enabled. See “Telnet on a secure fabric” on page 260 for instructions

on opening a Telnet session for a secure fabric.

If you prefer to use an external SSH client, see “Configuring SSH” on page 55.

Opening a Telnet session for a nonsecure switch

1. Right-click a nonsecure switch and select Telnet from the context menu.

The Telnet prompt is displayed.

2. Log in using Telnet.

Enable and disable switches and ports

You can use Fabric Manager to quickly enable or disable a port, a switch, or multiple ports and

switches across multiple fabrics.

NOTE

A disabled port on an FC router is both disabled and stopped. An enabled FC router port is both

enabled and started.

Enabling or disabling elements

1. Log in to the switches necessary to disable or enable the elements.

You cannot enable or disable a port or switch until you log in to that switch. If you are not

logged in to the appropriate switches, Fabric Manager prompts you to do so before you can

continue.

2. Right-click the switch, port, or switch/port group that you want to enable or disable and select

Disable/Enable > Disable or Disable/Enable > Enable from the context menu.

NOTE

The status of the switch determines if the menu item (Disable or Enable) is available. For

example, a disabled switch can only be enabled. However, if you are using Telnet, the

enable/disable commands are executable regardless of the switch status.

SNMP configuration

The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is an application layer protocol that facilitates

the exchange of management information between network devices. Part of the TCP/IP protocol

suite, SNMP lets you manage network performance, find and solve network problems, and plan for

network growth. Fabric OS v5.3.0 supports SNMPv1 and SNMPv3.