Powerconnect B-8000 Management - Dell PowerConnect B-8000 Hardware Reference Manual

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PowerConnect B-8000 Management

NOTE
Diagnostic tests might temporarily lock the transmit and receive speed of the links during diagnostic
testing.
For information about specific diagnostic tests, see the Fabric OS Troubleshooting and Diagnostics
Guide.
Upgrade
If an existing PowerConnect B-8000 running under Fabric OS v6.1.2_cee is upgraded to Fabric OS
v6.3.0, an FC Ports on Demand license is required to enable the Fibre Channel functionality.
Failure to do so will result in loss of FC functionality.

PowerConnect B-8000 Management

You can use the management functions built into the PowerConnect B-8000 to monitor the fabric
topology, port status, physical status, and other information to help you analyze switch
performance and to accelerate system debugging.
The PowerConnect B-8000 automatically performs power-on self-test (POST) each time it is turned
on. Any errors are recorded in the system error log. For more information about POST, see
and boot specifications"
For information about upgrading the version of Fabric OS installed on your switch, see the Fabric
OS Administrator's Guide.
You can manage the PowerConnect B-8000 using any of the management options listed in
Note that if you use the command line interface, there are two sets of CLI commands, one for the
Fibre Channel features and one for the Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE) features. Please refer
to the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual or the Converged Enhanced Ethernet Reference for
more information on the respective CLI commands.
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Management Tool
Command line interface (CLI)
Up to two admin sessions and four user sessions
simultaneously. For more information, refer to the Fabric
OS Administrator's Guide, Fabric OS Command Reference
Manual, and the Converged Enhanced Ethernet
Command Reference.
Brocade Web Tools
For information, refer to the Web Tools Administrator's
Guide.
Standard SNMP applications
For information, refer to the MIB Reference Manual.
Management Server
For information, refer to the Fabric OS Administrator's
Guide and the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual.
DCFM (option to purchase)
For information, refer to the DCFM documentation set.
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on page 19.
Management Options for the PowerConnect B-8000 Switch
Out-of-band Support In-band Support
Ethernet or serial IP over Fibre Channel
connection
Ethernet or serial IP over Fibre Channel
connection
Ethernet or serial IP over Fibre Channel
connection
Ethernet or serial Native in-band
connection interface
(over HBA only)
Ethernet or serial IP over Fibre Channel
connection
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