Brocade VDX 6740 Hardware Reference Manual (Supporting VDX 6740, VDX 6740T, and VDX 6740T-1G) - Manual (Page 45)

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Brocade VDX 6740 management
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Brocade VDX 6740 management
You can use the management functions built into the Brocade VDX 6740 switches to monitor the
fabric topology, port status, physical status, and other information to help you analyze switch
performance and to accelerate system debugging.
For information about upgrading the version of Network OS installed on your switch, refer to the
Brocade Network OS Administrator’s Guide.
You can manage Brocade VDX 6740 switches using any of the management options listed in
Table 5 .
TABLE 5 Management options for Brocade VDX 6740 switches
Management tool Out-of-band support In-band support
Command line interface (CLI)
For more information, refer to the Brocade Network OS
Administrator’s Guide and the Brocade Network OS
Command Reference Guide. Ethernet or serial
(console port)
connection In standalone mode
only. Not available in
VCS mode.
Standard SNMP applications
For information, refer to the Brocade Network OS
Administrator’s Guide and the Brocade Network OS MIB
Reference. Ethernet or serial
(console port)
connection N/A
Brocade Network Advisor
For information, refer to the Brocade Network Advisor
SAN+IP User Manual. Ethernet (preferred)
or serial (console
port) connection N/A