In This Chapter; Switch Manager Overview - Brocade Communications Systems A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Administrator's Manual

Managing Your Switch

In this chapter

Switch manager overview

The EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager is a simplified version of Web Tools. It streamlines switch
management by providing an easy-to-use subset of basic switch management tasks.
You can use the EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager to do the following:
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The Switch Manager works for a single-switch fabric only. It displays only the switch and associated
tasks, without fabric information.
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switches the window appearance may vary. The following sections describe the components of the
screen.
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Switch manager overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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Launching the EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
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Viewing switch information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
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Changing switch information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
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Enable inactive ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
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Managing devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
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Zoning management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
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Accessing Web Tools for advanced management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Monitor the switch, including port and field replacable unit (FRU) status
Manage custom zoning
Perform basic switch configurations
Add Ports On Demand (POD)
shows an example of the initial Switch Manager screen for the Brocade 200E. For other
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