HP Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class - Manual (Page 32)

32 Introducing Advanced Web Tools
Displaying Switches in the fabric
If your fabric has more than one switch, you can launch Advanced Web Tools from one switch and then
access other switches.
To access the Switch Explorer for a particular switch:
1. Launch Advanced Web Tools (see ” Launching Advanced Web Tools ” on page 24).
The Switch Explorer is displayed for the switch you logged in to. The Fabric Tree is expanded by
default when you first launch Advanced Web Tools.
2. If the Fabric Tree is not expanded, click the + sign in the Fabric Tree to view all the switches in the
fabric.
3. Click a switch in the Fabric Tree.
The graphic of the selected switch is displayed in the Switch View. Additional switch information is
displayed in the Switch Information View.
Advanced Web Tools and secure mode
When secure mode is enabled on switches managed through Advanced Web Tools, there are certain
requirements and scenarios to keep in mind. Read through the requirements and scenarios in this section if
you plan to use Advanced Web Tools to manage any switches that have secure mode enabled.
Advanced Web Tools access and HTTP_POLICY
When secure mode is enabled, access to the Advanced Web Tools interface is controlled by
HTTP_POLICY. If secure mode is enabled and HTTP_POLICY has been defined, your workstation IP
address must be included in this policy or you will not have access to Advanced Web Tools for any switch
in the fabric. If your workstation IP is not included in this policy, the Interface Disabled page is displayed
when you attempt to access a switch. For instructions on including your workstation in HTTP_POLICY, refer
to the HP StorageWorks Secure Fabric OS user guide.
NOTE: If a secure mode change is made in the fabric—that is, secure mode is enabled, secure mode is
disabled, or there is a change to the primary FCS—you must exit and relaunch Advanced Web Tools. If
Advanced Web Tools is kept open after a secure mode change occurs, behavior is undefined.
Opening modules in a secure fabric
When opening modules in a secure fabric, log in to one module at a time and complete the entire login
process before proceeding to another task. For example, if you want to access both the Zone Admin and
the Switch Admin modules, open one of the modules, log in, and wait for it to load completely before
opening the second module. Abnormal behavior can occur if you attempt to open two modules
simultaneously in a fabric with secure mode enabled.
Certain Advanced Web Tools features are limited or disabled when secure mode is enabled on a fabric.
For more information about secure mode, refer to the HP StorageWorks Secure Fabric OS user guide.