Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide v6.0.0 (53-1000606-01, April 2008)

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Managing fabrics and switches using Web Tools
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FIGURE 16 Switch Administration window, Switch tab
With the exception of switch time, information displayed in the Switch Administration window is not
updated automatically by Web Tools. To update the information displayed in the Switch
Administration window, see “Refreshing the Switch Administration window” on page 29.
ATTENTION
Most changes you make in the Switch Administration window are buffered, and are not applied to
the switch until you save the changes. If you close the Switch Administration window without saving
your changes, your changes are lost. To save the buffered changes you make in the Switch
Administration window to the switch, click Apply before closing the module or before switching to
another tab. The License tab and the Security Policies tab are exceptions. The changes you make
on these tabs are applied immediately and there is no Apply button.
Some of the management tasks for the Brocade 48000 and Brocade DCX Director are performed
through the High Availability window. This module and the associated tasks are described in
“Administering High Availability” on page 41.
You can also use telnet commands to perform management tasks. See “Opening the telnet
window” on page 29 for information on how to launch a telnet window using Web Tools.
The remainder of this section describes basic Switch Administration window procedures that are
useful for many switch management operations.