Fabric OS command line interface
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37
Console sessions using the serial port
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38
Telnet or SSH sessions
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38
Getting help on a command
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40
Viewing a history of command line entries
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41
Using fosexec to run commands on remote switches or domains
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43
Password modification
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45
Default account passwords
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46
The switch Ethernet interface
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46
Brocade Directors
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46
Brocade switches
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47
Virtual Fabrics and the Ethernet interface
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47
Management Ethernet port bonding
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47
Displaying the network interface settings
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48
Resetting the management network interface error counters
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49
Static Ethernet addresses
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49
DHCP activation
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51
IPv6 autoconfiguration
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55
Setting the Ethernet interface mode and speed
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56
Date and time settings
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56
Setting the date and time
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57
Time zone settings
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57
Network Time Protocol
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59
Domain IDs
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61
Domain ID issues
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61
Displaying the domain IDs
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62
Setting the domain ID
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62
Switch names
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63
Customizing the switch name
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63
Chassis names
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63
Customizing chassis names
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63
Fabric name
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64
Configuring the fabric name
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64
High availability considerations for fabric names
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64
Upgrade and downgrade considerations for fabric names
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64
Switch activation and deactivation
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64
Disabling a switch
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65
Enabling a switch
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65
Disabling a chassis
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65
Enabling a chassis
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66
Device shutdown
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66
Powering off a Brocade switch
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66
Powering off a Brocade Director
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66
Basic connections
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67
Device connection
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67
Switch connection
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67
Performing Advanced Configuration Tasks
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69
Port identifiers (PIDs) and PID binding overview
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69
Core PID addressing mode
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69
Fixed addressing mode
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70
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