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About This Document

In this chapter

How this document is organized

This document is a user's guide written for end users to help you learn about starting, stopping,
and configuring the Brocade SMI Agent.
This document is organized to help you find the particular information that you want as quickly and
easily as possible.
The document contains the following components:
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Brocade SMI Agent User's Guide
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How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
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Supported hardware and software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
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What's new in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
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Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
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Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
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Additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
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Getting technical help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv
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Brocade SMI Agent support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
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Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
Chapter 1, "Overview," provides an overview of the CIM, the Brocade SMI-S initiative, and the
Brocade SMI Agent.
Chapter 2, "Brocade SMI Agent,"
Chapter 3, "Brocade SMI Agent Configuration,"
Configuration Tool for configuring SMI-A settings, such as fabric proxy connections, agent
security, port settings, and logging options.
Chapter 4, "Mutual Authentication for Clients and Indications,"
authentication for clients and indications manually, after installation.
Chapter 5, "Frequently Asked Questions,"
questions sent to the SMI Agent Developer Support e-mail address.
Appendix A, "Licenses and Attributions,"
explains how to start and stop the Brocade SMI Agent.
describes how to use the Brocade SMI Agent
provides answers to the most frequently asked
includes the licenses for open source software.
explains how to enable mutual
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