Introducing Web Tools; Web Tools Overview; Web Tools, The Egm License, And Brocade Network Advisor - Brocade Communications Systems StoreFabric SN6500B 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 Brocade Network Advisor.
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
Advisor"

Web Tools, the EGM license, and Brocade Network Advisor

Beginning with Fabric OS version 6.1.1, Web Tools functionality is tiered and integrated with
Brocade Network Advisor. 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 Encryption Switch, and the 300, 5100, and 5300 switches. For
non-8 Gbps platforms, all functionalities are available without the EGM license.
Beginning with Fabric OS version 6.1.1, some Web Tools capabilities are moved from Web Tools to
Brocade Network Advisor.
Web Tools Administrator's Guide
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Web Tools overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
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Web Tools, the EGM license, and Brocade Network Advisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
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System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
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Java installation on the workstation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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Java plug-in configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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Value line licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
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Opening Web Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
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Role-Based Access Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
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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
for more information.
Table 2
"Web Tools, the EGM license, and Brocade Network
summarizes these changes.
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