Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fabric OS v5.3.0 (53-1000438-01, June 2007)

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Accessing Fabric Watch
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8. Click the Add button on the License tab. The Add License dialog displays.
9. Type the license key in the License Key: field and click Add License. This activates Fabric
Watch.
Accessing Fabric Watch
This section provides a brief overview of the available user interfaces. Further details about Fabric
Watch operations for each interface are provided later in this guide. User interfaces include:
• “Telnet,” next
• “Web Tools” on page 25
• “SNMP-based enterprise managers” on page 26
• “Configuration file” on page 27
TELNET
Use a telnet session to:
• Observe the current monitors on a switch with the fwShow command.
• Query and modify threshold and alarm configurations (whether default or customized) with the
fwConfigure command.
• View and configure the FRU module with the fwFruCfg command.
• View and configure the e-mail addresses to which event messages are sent with the fwMailCfg
command.
To establish a telnet session, use the following command, where switch represents the name or IP
address of the switch:
telnet switch
When this command is executed, you are prompted for a username and password. To use Fabric
Watch, connect using an account with administrative privileges.
WEB TOOLS
Use Web Tools to:
• View fabric and switch events.
• View and modify threshold and alarm configurations with the Fabric Watch View.
• Upload and download the configuration file using the Configure tab on the Switch Admin
screen.
• View and configure the FRU module.
• View and configure the e-mail addresses to which event messages are sent.
To create a connection to Fabric Watch using Web Tools: