Chapter 4: Web Interface Operations; Lcm8/Lcm16 Switch Obwi; Viewing Ports And Servers; Table 4.1: Obwi Supported Operating Systems And Browsers - IBM LCM8 Installation And User Manual

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4

LCM8/LCM16 switch OBWI

In addition to the OSCAR interface, the LCM8/LCM16 switches are equipped with an OBWI
feature that provides secure "point-and-click" web browser-based access to your LCM8/LCM16
switch. Make sure that you are using the latest version of your Web browser. Table 4.1 shows
which operating systems and browsers the LCM8/LCM16 switch OBWI supports.

Table 4.1: OBWI supported operating systems and browsers

Operating System
Microsoft Windows Server
Standard, Enterprise, or Web Edition
Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Windows XP Professional with SP2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux® 3, 4, and 5
WS/ES/AS
Novell SUSE Linux® Enterprise Server 9 and 10 No

Viewing ports and servers

To log in to the LCM8/LCM16 switch OBWI:
1. Launch a web browser.
2. In the address field of the browser, enter the IP address or host name assigned to the LCM8/
LCM16 switch you wish to access. Use https://xxx.xx.xx.xx or https://hostname as the format.
NOTE: If using IPv6 mode, you must include square brackets around the IP address. Use https://[<ipaddress>]
as the format.
Web interface operations
® 2003 SP1
®
Business
Browser
Microsoft Internet Explorer
version 8.0 and later
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
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Firefox ® version
3.0 and later
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes