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Device management
You can use the management functions built into the device to monitor the fabric topology, port status,
physical status, and other information to help you analyze device performance and to accelerate system
debugging.
For information about upgrading the version of Network OS installed on your device, refer to the
Network OS Administration Guide .
You can manage this device using any of the management options listed in the following table.
Management options TABLE 12
Management tool Out-of-band support In-band support
Command line interface (CLI)
For more information, refer to the Network OS
Administration Guide and the Network OS Command
Reference .
Ethernet or serial (console
port) connection In standalone mode only.
Not available in VCS
mode.
Standard SNMP applications
For information, refer to the Network OS
Administration Guide .
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
Powering off the device
To power off the device, unplug both power supplies from their power sources.
Thermal operations
Thermal sensors located in the device sense temperature levels during operation to drive fan speed. In
cases of extreme temperature, a RASlog message is generated warning of automatic system shutdown
in two minutes, at which time the system shuts down.
Device management
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