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

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Telnet on a secure fabric

3. Follow the instructions in the wizard to merge the secondary fabric with another (primary)

secure fabric.

Before performing the merge, the wizard performs a compatibility check for the two fabrics. If

this check fails, you must exit the Merge Secure Fabrics wizard and fix the incompatibility using

the CLI. After fixing the incompatibility, run the Merge Secure Fabrics wizard again. See the

Fabric OS Command Reference for additional information about CLI commands.

After successfully completing the Merge Secure Fabrics wizard, you can connect the two

fabrics physically.

Telnet on a secure fabric

The Telnet-to-FCS option is accessible only for a secure fabric. For nonsecure fabrics, only the

default Telnet option is accessible. SecTelnet is launched instead of the default Telnet client for

fabrics running secure Fabric OS.

For Linux only: You cannot launch a Telnet session for a secure fabric. If you need Telnet access to

a secure switch under Linux, and if your switch supports SSH (that is, running Fabric OS 4.4 or

later), you can do one of the following:

• Launch an SSH client from outside of Fabric Manager to the switch.

• Configure the third-party application for that switch to launch an SSH client.

If your secure switch does not support SSH, you can access Telnet only if you launch a Fabric

Manager client from Windows or Solaris.

Opening a Telnet session for a secure fabric (Windows or Solaris)

1. In the Information panel, right-click a secure fabric and choose Telnet to FCS from the context

menu. (For switches in non-secure fabrics, only the Telnet option is available.)

The SecTelnet prompt displays.

2. Log in using your login ID and password.

NOTE

If a secTelnet session is already active on a secure switch running firmware versions v2.6.x or 3.1.0

and you attempt to launch a new session, you receive the message, “Sorry, this system is engaged.”

You must close the open Telnet session and relaunch Telnet for the secure switch.