HP StorageWorks 2/16V Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference Manual - Supporting - Page 34

1 Using the Command Line Interface Using the Command Line Interface The Fabric OS command line interface (accessed through either telnet or serial console) provides an administrator with full management capability on a Brocade switch. The Fabric OS CLI enables an administrator to monitor and manage entire fabrics, individual switches, and ports from a standard workstation. The entire suite of Fabric OS features and capabilities is available across an entire fabric, from a single access point. Selected commands must be issued from a sectelnet or SSH session, as indicated in the command description in this manual. Access is controlled by a switch-level password for each access level. The commands available through the CLI are based on the user's login role and the license keys used to unlock certain features. Fabric OS CLI is the complete fabric management tool for Brocade SANs, providing: • Access to the full range of Fabric OS features, based on which license keys you purchase • Assistance with configuration, monitoring, dynamic provisioning, and daily management of every aspect of storage area networks • A deeper view of the tasks involved in managing a Brocade switch or director • Configuration and management of the Brocade fabric on multiple levels • Identification, isolation, and management of SAN events across every switch in the fabric • Management switch licenses The remainder of this guide describes each command, including a synopsis of its syntax, a description of command use, and examples of command behavior. The same information is available to you on your Brocade switch or director, using the help command. This command displays the help page (also called man page) for the specified command. For example, to display the help or man page for ad, type: switch:admin> help ad 2 Fabric OS Command Reference Manual 53-1000436-01