Dell PowerEdge M610 Fabric OS Command Reference Manual Supporting Fabric - Page 35

Understanding Admin Domain restrictions 1 Understanding Admin Domain restrictions A subset of Fabric OS commands is subject to Admin Domain restrictions that may be in place. In order to execute an AD-restricted command on a switch or device, the switch or device must be part of a given Admin Domain, and the user must be logged in to that Admin Domain. Six Admin Domain types are supported, as defined in Table 4. TABLE 4 AD types AD Type Definition Allowed PhysFabricOnly Disallowed PortMember AD0Disallowed AD0Only Allowed to execute in all ADs. Allowed to execute only in AD255 context (and the user should own access to AD0-AD255 and have admin RBAC privilege). Only allowed to execute in AD0 or AD255 context, not allowed in AD1-AD254 context. All control operations allowed only if the port or the local switch is part of the current AD. View access allowed if the device attached to the port is part of current AD. Allowed to execute only in AD255 and AD0 (if no ADs are configured). Allowed to execute only in AD0 when ADs are not configured. Refer to Appendix A, "Command Availability" for a listing of Admin Domain restrictions that apply to the commands included in this manual. Using the command line interface The Fabric OS command line interface (accessed via Telnet, SSH, or serial console) provides full management capability on a Brocade switch. The Fabric OS CLI enables an administrator to monitor and manage individual switches, ports, and entire fabrics from a standard workstation. Selected commands must be issued from a secure Telnet or SSH session. 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. The Fabric OS CLI provides the following capabilities: • Access to the full range of Fabric OS features, given the license keys installed. • Assistance with configuration, monitoring, dynamic provisioning, and daily management of every aspect of storage area networks (SANs). • A deeper view of the tasks involved in managing a Brocade SAN. • Identification, isolation, and management of SAN events across every switch in the fabric. • Management of Brocade licenses. The documentation for each command includes a synopsis of its syntax, a description of command use, and a set of examples. The same information can be accessed by issuing help command on a Brocade switch or director. This command displays the help page for the specified command. For example, to display the help page for ad, type: switch:admin> help ad Fabric OS Command Reference 3 53-1001764-02