Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide (53-1000243-01, November 2006)

2-4 Fabric Watch Administrator’s Guide
Publication Number: 53-1000243-01
Accessing Fabric Watch
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Telnet
Use a telnet session to:
• Observe the current monitors on a switch with the fwShow command.
• Query and modify threshold and alarm configurations (whether default or customized) with the
fwConfigure command.
• View and configure the FRU module with the fwFruCfg command.
• View and configure the e-mail addresses to which event messages are sent with the fwMailCfg
command.
To establish a telnet session, use the following command, where switch represents the name or IP
address of the switch:
When this command is executed, you are prompted for a username and password. To use Fabric Watch,
connect using an account with administrative privileges.
Web Tools
Use Web Tools to:
• View fabric and switch events.
• View and modify threshold and alarm configurations with the Fabric Watch View.
• Upload and download the configuration file using the Configure tab on the Switch Admin screen.
• View and configure the FRU module.
• View and configure the e-mail addresses to which event messages are sent.
To create a connection to Fabric Watch using Web Tools:
1. Launch the Switch View for your switch, as described in “Activating with Web Tools” on page 2-2.
2. To access the Fabric Watch View, click the Watch button in this portion of the screen, which
appears as follows:
telnet switch