Accessing The Network Advisor Interfaces; Logging Into A Server; Launching A Remote Client - Brocade Communications Systems StoreFabric SN6500B Installation Manual

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Accessing the Network Advisor interfaces

Accessing the Network Advisor interfaces

Use the following procedures to access Network Advisor from the server and client as well as to
access the Server Management Console and the SMI Agent Configuration Tool.

Logging into a server

You must log into a server to monitor your network.
NOTE
You must have an established user account on the server to log in.
1. Double-click the desktop icon or open the application from the Start menu.
2. Log into another server by entering the IP address to the other server in the Network Address
3. Remove a server from the Network Address list by selected the IP address and clicking Delete.
4. Enter your user name and password.
5. Select or clear the Save password check box to choose whether you want the application to
6. Click Login.
7.

Launching a remote client

The remote client requires Oracle JRE 1.7.0_09. For the website listing patch information, go to
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html.
1. Open a web browser and enter the IP address of the Network Advisor server in the Address bar.
2. Click the Network Advisor web start link.
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The Log In dialog box displays.
field.
NOTE
The server must be the exact same version, edition, starting port number, and network size as
the client.
The defaults are Administrator and password, respectively.
NOTE
Do not enter Domain\User_Name in the User ID field for LDAP server authentication.
remember your password the next time you log in.
Click OK on the Login Banner dialog box.
The Network Advisor application displays.
If the web server port number does not use the default (443 if is SSL Enabled; otherwise, the
default is 80), you must enter the web server port number in addition to the IP address. For
example, IP_Address:Port_Number.
The Network Advisor web start screen displays.
The Log In dialog box displays.
Network Advisor Installation and Migration Guide
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