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Accessing Fabric Watch 2 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: Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide 25 53-0000438-01

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Fabric Watch Administrator’s Guide
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53-0000438-01
Accessing Fabric Watch
2
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: