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

2-2 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide
Publication Number: 53-0000194-01
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Some buttons in the Switch Explorer might be grayed out, which means either your account does not
have sufficient privileges to access this feature, or your currently selected Admin Domain does not meet
some condition to access the feature.
• A single session is shared by the Switch Explorer and all child windows launched from it. (See
“Session Management” on page 1-13 for more information on sessions.)
• Access control is enforced across the entire session. (See “Role-Based Access Control” on
page 1-12, for more information.)
• When you log out or close the Switch Explorer, all windows belonging to the session are
invalidated. (See “Logging Out” on page 1-16 for more information.)
• If you refresh the Switch Explorer window, all windows belonging to the session are invalidated.
• Inactivity timeout (two hours) invalidates the Switch Explorer and all windows opened from it.
Clicking some of the buttons and icons in the Switch Explorer opens up a separate module, from which
you can perform management tasks. In this document, a “module” is a collection of related tabs or
“views” that display in a single browser window. All access control is established when you first log in
to the switch.
The format of the Switch Explorer varies, depending on the hardware type. Figure 2-1 on page 2-3
through Figure 2-3 on page 2-5 show Switch Explorer examples for several SilkWorm switches.
In Figure 2-1 through Figure 2-3, the numbers 1 through 8 call out the different areas within the Switch
Explorer. The following lists these callouts.
1 Fabric Tree
2 Fabric Toolbar
3 Switch View
4 Switch View Button Menu
5 Switch Information View
6 Status Legend
7 Admin Domain Context
8 AD/User/Role Indicator