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BLADE OS 5.1 BBI Guide How to Get Help If you need help, service, or technical assistance, call Blade Network Technologies Technical Support: US toll free calls: 1-800-414-5268 International calls: 1-408-834-7871 You also can visit our website at the following address: http://www.bladenetwork.net Click the Support tab. The warranty card received with your product provides details for contacting a customer support representative. If you are unable to locate this information, please contact y
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BLADE OS 5.1 BBI Guide 8 : Preface BMD00139, November 2009
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CHAPTER 1 Getting Started This chapter briefly describes the software features and requirements for the Blade OS Browser-Based Interface (BBI), and explains how to access the BBI start page. Features The network administrator can access switch configuration and monitoring functions through the BBI, a Web-based switch management interface. The BBI has the following features: Many of the same configuration and monitoring functions as the command-line interface Intuitive and easy-to-use interf
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BLADE OS 5.1 BBI Guide Frame-capable Web-browser software, such as the following: Netscape Navigator 4.7x or higher Internet Explorer 6.0x or higher Mozilla FireFox 1.0.4 or higher JavaScript enabled in your Web browser Switch Set Up Before you can access the BBI, minimal configuration is required on the G8000. IP Interfaces At least one IP interface must be configured on the switch. Each IP interface address provides a point of access for Blade OS switch management. The default management
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BLADE OS 5.1 BBI Guide Starting the BBI When the switch and browser set up is done, follow these steps to launch the BBI: 1. Start your Web browser. 2. Enter the switch IP interface address in the Web browser’s URL field. For example, consider an IP interface with a network IP address of 10.0.0.1 You could enter the following: If the IP interface’s address has a name on your local domain name server, you could enter the name instead. For example, you could enter the following: 3. Log in to th
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BLADE OS 5.1 BBI Guide If your switch and browser are properly configured, you are asked to enter a password: Enter the account name and password for the switch’s administrator or user account. The default account name is admin, and the default password is admin. For more password information, see your Command Reference. 12 Chapter 1: Getting Started BMD00139, November 2009
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BLADE OS 5.1 BBI Guide 4. Allow the BBI Dashboard page to load. When the proper account name and password combination is entered, the BBI Dashboard page is displayed in your browser’s viewing area. There may be a slight delay while the Dashboard page is being initialized. You should not stop the browser while loading is in progress. When loading is complete, a folder icon appears in the left-hand navigation window. Note – The sample screens that appear in this document might differ slightly
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BLADE OS 5.1 BBI Guide 14 Chapter 1: Getting Started BMD00139, November 2009
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CHAPTER 2 Browser-Based Interface Basics Once you are properly logged in, the Blade OS Browser-Based Interface (BBI) appears in your Web browser’s viewing window: BMD00139, November 2009 15
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BLADE OS 5.1 BBI Guide There are four main regions on the Blade OS BBI screen: The toolbar is used for selecting the context for your actions in the other windows. The navigation window is used for selecting particular items or features to act upon. The forms window is used for viewing or altering switch information. The message window is used for displaying the most recent switch syslog messages and events. Toolbar Context Tabs The toolbar is used for setting the context for your actions i
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BLADE OS 5.1 BBI Guide Show Log Opens a new Web-browser window that displays the most recent switch log messages. Close the log browser when finished. Help Opens a new Web-browser window that displays basic online help information. Close the Help browser when finished. Logout Log off the switch and exit the BBI. Navigation Window The navigation window is used for selecting a particular switch feature to act upon. Status, statistics, or configuration forms for the selected item will appear in
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BLADE OS 5.1 BBI Guide Forms Window When a feature icon is selected on the navigation window, a status, statistics, or configuration form is displayed in the forms window. The exact nature of the form depends on the current context selected on the toolbar, as well as the type of information available. Not all feature icons have forms for all contexts. Some forms display switch information such as settings, status, or statistics. Others allow you to make configuration changes to switch parame
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CHAPTER 3 Configuring the Switch The Blade OS Browser-Based Interface (BBI) can be used to view and change switch configuration parameters. The same configuration parameters that are available through the switch’s command-line interface are present on the BBI configuration forms. The following provides a basic outline for switch configuration. You should first be familiar with configuration as covered in the Blade OS Command Reference manual. Note – You must be logged in using the administrat
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BLADE OS 5.1 BBI Guide 2. Select a feature icon in the navigation window. For example: 3. View or make changes to the settings shown in the forms window. For example: Note – Fields which must be configured for proper switch operations are highlighted on the forms in GREEN type. Items which load other forms when selected are underlined. 4. Click the Submit button on the bottom of the form to submit the form contents to the switch. 20 Chapter 3: Configuring the Switch BMD00139, November 2009
