HP StorageWorks 2/64 HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.x Fabric Watch Administrator - Page 29
Activating and accessing Fabric Watch
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3 Activating and accessing Fabric Watch This chapter contains the following sections: • Activating Fabric Watch, page 29 • Accessing Fabric Watch, page 29 Activating Fabric Watch Fabric Watch must be activated on each switch individually before use. Use telnet or Brocade Advanced Web Tools to activate Fabric Watch, as described next. Web Tools offers a user-friendly graphical interface that most users find convenient. After it is activated, configure Fabric Watch to monitor your system and its health, as described later in this document. Activating with telnet To activate Fabric Watch using telnet commands: 1. Log in as admin. 2. Enter licenseShow at the prompt to view a list of activated licenses. swd21:admin> licenseshow SedQyzdQbdTfeRzZ: Web license Zoning license bedR9dyyzzcfeSAW: Fabric license Scy9SbRQd9VdzATb: Fabric Watch license If the Fabric Watch license does not appear in the list, continue to step 3; otherwise, you are ready to use Fabric Watch. 3. Type licenseAdd "key", where key is the Fabric Watch license key. License keys are case-sensitive, so type the license key exactly as it appears. switch:admin> licenseadd "R9cQ9RcbddUAdRAX" 4. To verify successful activation, enter licenseShow. If the license does not appear, verify that you typed the key correctly; if you did not, then repeat step 3. If you still do not see the license, verify that the entered key is valid, and that the license key is correct before repeating step 3. 5. Enter fwClassinit to initialize the Fabric Watch classes. Activating with Advanced Web Tools To activate Fabric Watch using Web Tools: 1. Launch your Web browser, enter the switch name or the IP address of the switch in the Address field (for example, http://111.222.33.1), and press Enter. This launches Web Tools and displays the Fabric view. 2. Click the Admin View button on the relevant switch panel. The login window appears. 3. Log in as admin. 4. Click the License Admin tab. 5. Enter 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: Fabric OS 5.x Fabric Watch administrator guide 29
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