In This Chapter; Web Tools Overview; Web Tools, The Egm License, And Dcfm - Brocade Communications Systems 8 Administrator's Manual

Introducing Web Tools

In this chapter

Web Tools overview

Brocade Web Tools is an embedded graphical user interface (GUI) that enables administrators to
monitor and manage single or small fabrics, switches, and ports. Web Tools is launched directly
from a web browser, or from the DCFM client.
A limited set of features is accessible using Web Tools without a license, and is available free of
charge. Additional switch management features are accessible using Web Tools with the Enhanced
Group Management (EGM) license. Refer to
information.

Web Tools, the EGM license, and DCFM

Beginning with Fabric OS version 6.1.1, Web Tools functionality is tiered and integrated with DCFM.
If you are migrating from a Web Tools release prior to Fabric OS version 6.1.1, this may impact how
you use Web Tools.
A Web Tools license is not required, and a basic version of Web Tools is available for free. Additional
functionality may be added by obtaining the Enhanced Group Management (EGM) license.
compares Basic Web Tools features to Web Tools with the EGM license. The EGM license is only for
8 Gbps platforms, such as the Brocade DCX and DCX-4S enterprise-class platforms, the Encryption
Switch, and the 300, 5100, and 5300 switches. For non-8 Gbps platforms, all functionalities are
available without the EGM license.
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Web Tools overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
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Web Tools, the EGM license, and DCFM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
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System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
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Java installation on the workstation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
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Java plug-in configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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Value line licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
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Opening Web Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
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Role-Based Access Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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Session management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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Web Tools system logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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Requirements for IPv6 support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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