Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide (53-0000194-01, November 2006)

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 19-1

Publication Number: 53-0000194-01

Chapter

Limitations

This section provides the following information:

• “General Web Tools Limitations,” next

• “Platform-Specific Limitations” on page 19-6

• “Limitations of Using a Mozilla Browser” on page 19-7

General Web Tools Limitations

Table 19-1 lists general Web Tools limitations that apply to all browsers and switch platforms.

Table 19-1 Web Tools Limitations

Area Details

Browser The Fabric Watch, Switch Admin, HA, Name Server, and Zone Admin

modules are separate applets embedded in HTML pages. The successful

launch of the applet depends on whether the browser can successfully load the

HTML page. Very occasionally, you will see a blank browser window with

the message “loading pages...” that is stuck. This is likely caused by a sudden

loss of switch Web server (either by normal HA failover, reboot, or other

causes).

Workaround: If the Fabric Watch, Switch Admin, HA, Name Server, or

Zone Admin modules hang, close this window and relaunch the module.

Browser A Web Tools browser window might stop responding following an HA

failover immediately after a zoning configuration was enabled or disabled. It

is likely that the Web daemon was terminated by the HA failover before the

HTTP request was sent back.

Workaround: If one of the Web Tools modules is hanging, close the window

and relaunch the module. If the module is locked, shut down and relaunch the

Web Tools application.

Browser When you launch the Fabric Watch, Switch Admin, Name Server, and

Topology modules from Switch Explorer via Internet Explorer, the applet

windows cannot be resized and the Maximize button is disabled.