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In this guide In this guide •Edition feature support 3 •Network Advisor packages 8 •Management server and client ports 8 •System requirements 13 •Pre-installation requirements 19 •Installing the application 20 •Headless installation 21 •Professional edition configuration 23 •Trial configuration 25 •License version configuration 30 •SMI Agent only configuration 35 •Syslog troubleshooting 39 •Installing the ODBC driver on Windows systems 40 •Configuring an explicit server IP address 41 •Smart Card driver installation 42 •Uninstallation 46 Edition feature support Table 1 details whether the SAN features are supported in the Professional, Professional Plus, or Enterprise versions, or only through the Element Manager of the device. TABLE 1 Feature SAN features supported Description Professional Professional Enterprise Plus Access Gateway Management Active Sessions Call Home Configuration Management Access Gateway topology display Firmware download SupportSave Performance statistics Configuration file management Yes Yes Yes Active sessions Yes Yes Yes Support all Call centers SupportSave for Fabric OS switches Support last 100 events No Yes Yes Periodic configuration backup and persistence No Yes Yes Manual backup Save configuration Yes Yes Yes Configuration repository management No Yes Yes Replicate switch configuration No Yes Yes Brocade Network Advisor Installation Guide 53-1002320-01 3 of 47

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In this guide
In this guide
Edition feature support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Network Advisor packages. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Management server and client ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
System requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Pre-installation requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Installing the application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Headless installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Professional edition configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Trial configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
License version configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
SMI Agent only configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Syslog troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Installing the ODBC driver on Windows systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Configuring an explicit server IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Smart Card driver installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Uninstallation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Edition feature support
Table 1
details whether the SAN features are supported in the Professional, Professional Plus, or Enterprise
versions, or only through the Element Manager of the device.
TABLE 1
SAN features supported
Feature
Description
Professional
Professional
Plus
Enterprise
Access Gateway Management
Access Gateway topology display
Firmware download
SupportSave
Performance statistics
Configuration file management
Yes
Yes
Yes
Active Sessions
Active sessions
Yes
Yes
Yes
Call Home
Support all Call centers
SupportSave for Fabric OS switches
Support last 100 events
No
Yes
Yes
Configuration Management
Periodic configuration backup and persistence
No
Yes
Yes
Manual backup
Save configuration
Yes
Yes
Yes
Configuration repository management
No
Yes
Yes
Replicate switch configuration
No
Yes
Yes