Brocade Fabric Manager Administrator's Guide (53-10000196-01-HP, November 2006)
Fabric Manager Administrator’s Guide 24-1
Publication Number: 53-1000196-01-HP
Chapter
24
Server Management Console
This chapter contains the following topics:
• “Introduction to Server Management Console” on page 24-1
• “Launching the Server Management Console” on page 24-2
• “Managing Fabric Manager Services” on page 24-2
• “Changing Authentication Information” on page 24-3
• “Backing Up and Restoring the Database” on page 24-5
• “Capturing Technical Support Information” on page 24-6
• “Creating a Login Banner” on page 24-7
• “Changing Secure Communication Settings (HTTP or HTTPS)” on page 24-8
• “Changing the Web Server Port Number” on page 24-10
Introduction to Server Management Console
Server Management Console is a stand-alone application for managing and monitoring Fabric Manager
Services. It provides an interface for viewing and changing the authentication options used by the Fabric
Manager Server. Figure 24-1 on page 24-2 shows the Server Management Console.
SMC is automatically installed with the Fabric Manager Server.
You can perform the following tasks using the Server Management Console:
• Start, stop, and restart FM Services
• View and edit authentication information.
• Backup and restore Fabric Manager database
• Collect supportShow information for the FM Server
• Create, change, or delete the login banner
• Change the security configuration setting from HTTP to HTTPS or vice versa.
• Change the Web Server port number