Management Server And Client; Logging Into A Server - Brocade Communications Systems StoreFabric SN6500B User Manual

Management server and client

The Management application has two parts: the Server and the Client. The Server is installed on
one machine and stores device-related information; it does not have a user interface. To view
information through a user interface, you must log in to the Server through a Client. The Server and
Clients may reside on the same machine, or on separate machines. If you are running Professional,
the server and the client must be on the same machine.

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.
To log into a server, complete the following steps.
1. Double-click the desktop icon or open the application from the Start menu.
FIGURE 2
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.
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The Log In dialog box displays
Log In dialog box
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.
To change your password, refer to

Management server and client

(Figure 2).
"Changing your password" on page 163.
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