Configuring Ip Filtering; Blade Management; Enabling Or Disabling A Blade - Brocade Communications Systems 8 Administrator's Manual

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Configuring IP Filtering

Configuring IP Filtering

Web Tools provides the ability to control what client IP addresses may connect to a switch or fabric.
Use the following procedure to set up IP Filtering.
1. Open the Switch Administration window as described in
2. Select the Security Policies tab.
3. Select IPFilter on the Security Policies menu.
4. Click Create Policy.
5. Enter a policy name, select a policy type, and then click the Add Rule button.
6. Enter the rule order and source IP address, and modify the service or destination port,
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Blade management

Web Tools provides the ability to enable and disable blades, and to set slot-level IP addresses for
blades. The procedure in this section applies only to the Brocade 48000 and Brocade DCX and
DCX-4S enterprise-class platforms.

Enabling or disabling a blade

Use the following procedure to enable or disable a blade.
1. Open the Switch Administration window as described in
2. Select the Blade tab
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The Create IP Filter Policy dialog box displays.
protocol, and action as necessary.
Click OK.
After you create a policy, you can use the following controls on this tab to manage the policies:
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The Edit Policy button lets you select an existing policy and make changes to it.
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The Show Policy button lets you view the details of the policy in a read-only window.
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The Delete Policy button lets you delete a policy.
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The Clone Policy button lets you copy a policy. Use this feature when you want to create
similar policies. After you create a clone, you can edit the policy to make the appropriate
changes.
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The Activate Policy button lets you make an existing policy active.
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The Distribute Policy button lets you distribute a policy to various switches.
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The Accepts Distribution check box lets you set the policy to accept or reject distributions.
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