Brocade Fabric OS Administrators Guide (Supporting Fabric OS v7.3.0) - Manual (Page 37)

Performing Basic Configuration Tasks
● Fabric OS overview.........................................................................................................37
● Fabric OS command line interface..................................................................................38
● Password modification.................................................................................................... 45
● The switch Ethernet interface .........................................................................................46
● Date and time settings.................................................................................................... 53
● Domain IDs..................................................................................................................... 56
● Switch names..................................................................................................................57
● Chassis names................................................................................................................58
● Fabric name.................................................................................................................... 58
● Switch activation and deactivation.................................................................................. 59
● Switch and Backbone shutdown..................................................................................... 61
● Basic connections........................................................................................................... 62
Fabric OS overview
This chapter describes how to configure your Brocade SAN using the Fabric OS command line interface
(CLI). Before you can configure a storage area network (SAN), you must power up the Backbone
platform or switch and blades, and then set the IP addresses of those devices. Although this chapter
focuses on configuring a SAN using the CLI, you can also use the following methods to configure a
SAN:
• Web Tools
For Web Tools procedures, refer to Web Tools Administrator's Guide.
• Brocade Network Advisor
For additional information, refer to the Brocade Network Advisor User Manual for the version you
have.
• A third-party application using the API
For third-party application procedures, refer to the third-party API documentation.
Because of the differences between fixed-port and variable-port devices, procedures sometimes differ
among Brocade models. As new Brocade models are introduced, new features sometimes apply only to
those models.
When procedures or parts of procedures apply to some models but not others, this guide identifies the
specifics for each model. For example, a number of procedures that apply only to variable-port devices
are found in
Performing Advanced Configuration Tasks on page 65.
Although many different software and hardware configurations are tested and supported by Brocade
Communications Systems, Inc., documenting all possible configurations and scenarios is beyond the
scope of this document. In some cases, earlier releases are highlighted to present considerations for
interoperating with them.
The hardware reference manuals for Brocade products describe how to power up devices and set their
IP addresses. After the IP address is set, you can use the CLI procedures contained in this guide. For
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