Brocade EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide (Supporting 300, 5100, 5300, 6505, 6510, 6520, 7800, 7840, and VA-40FC) - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
Preface.....................................................................................................................................3
Document conventions......................................................................................3
Text formatting conventions.................................................................. 3
Command syntax conventions.............................................................. 3
Notes, cautions, and warnings.............................................................. 4
Brocade resources............................................................................................ 5
Contacting Brocade Technical Support.............................................................5
Document feedback.......................................................................................... 6
About This Document................................................................................................................ 7
Supported hardware and software.................................................................... 7
What’s new in this document............................................................................ 7
Introducing EZSwitchSetup....................................................................................................... 9
Overview of EZSwitchSetup..............................................................................9
EZSwitchSetup software and hardware requirements.................................... 10
Configuring Internet Explorer.............................................................. 11
Supported switches.........................................................................................12
Language support for EZSwitchSetup............................................................ 13
Setting Up Your Switch............................................................................................................15
Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard........................................... 15
Launching the EZSwitchSetup wizard.................................................16
Connecting cables...............................................................................17
Discovering the switch........................................................................ 20
Confirming IP addresses.....................................................................23
Switch discovery failure.......................................................................25
Configuring the switch.....................................................................................26
Setting switch parameters...................................................................27
Zoning selection options................................................................................. 27
Configuring zones on the switch......................................................... 29
Specifying devices.............................................................................. 29
Connecting devices and completing the setup................................................30
Managing Your Switch.............................................................................................................35
Switch Manager overview............................................................................... 35
Tasks panel.........................................................................................36
Switch View.........................................................................................36
Content page.......................................................................................37
Status bar............................................................................................38
Launching the EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager............................................. 38
Logging in............................................................................................39
Switch Manager sessions................................................................... 40
Logging out......................................................................................... 40
Viewing switch information..............................................................................40
Viewing the status indicator legend.....................................................41
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