Brocade Web Tools Administrators Guide (Supporting Fabric OS v7.3.0) - Manual (Page 29)

grace period, during which you can still monitor the switch while continuing to display warning
messages periodically.
These messages warn you that your fabric size exceeds the supported switch configuration limit and
tells you how long you have before Web Tools is disabled. After the 30-day grace period, you are no
longer able to open Web Tools from the switch with the limited switch license.
Web Tools is part of the Fabric OS of a switch. When you open Web Tools on a switch, you can
manage other switches in the fabric that have earlier or later firmware versions. It is important to note
that when accessing these switches you are opening the remote switch’s version of Web Tools, and the
functionality available for those switches might vary.
Opening Web Tools
You can open Web Tools on any workstation with a compatible Web browser installed. For a list of Web
browsers compatible with Fabric OS v7.3.0, refer to
System requirements on page 23. Web Tools
supports both HTTP and HTTPS.
To open Web Tools, perform the following steps.
1. Open the Web browser and enter the IP address of the device in the Address field, such as:
http://10.77.77.77
or
https://10.77.77.77
2. Press Enter.
The Web Tools login dialog box displays. Refer to Logging in on page 29 for more information.
NOTE
If you are using Firefox, the browser window is left open. You can close it anytime after the login
dialog box displays. If you are using Internet Explorer, the browser window automatically closes
when the login dialog box displays.
NOTE
If you have installed EZSwitchSetup on your workstation, the EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager
displays the first time you access the device. EZSwitchSetup provides an easy-to-use wizard
interface that may be used to simplify the initial setup procedure for smaller switches. Refer to the
EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide for information about the EZSwitchSetup interface. If you want
to use Web Tools instead of EZSwitchSetup, click Advanced Management in the lower-left corner of
the window to open the Web Tools interface. This guide describes only the Web Tools interface.
Logging in
When you use Web Tools, you must log in before you can view or modify any switch information. This
section describes the login process.
Prior to displaying the login window, Web Tools displays a security banner (if one is configured for your
switch), that you must accept before logging in. The security banner displays every time you access the
switch.
Opening Web Tools
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