Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001194-01, April 2009)

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• The Clone Policy button lets you copy a policy. Use this feature when you want to create
similar policies. After you create a clone, you can edit the policy to make the appropriate
changes.
• The Activate Policy button lets you make an existing policy active.
• The Distribute Policy button lets you distribute a policy to various switches.
• The Accepts Distribution check box lets you set the policy to accept or reject distributions.
Blade management
Web Tools provides the ability to enable and disable blades, and to set slot-level IP addresses for
blades. The procedure in this section applies only to the Brocade 48000 and Brocade DCX and
DCX-4S enterprise-class platforms.
Enabling or disabling a blade
1. Open the Switch Administration window as described on page 41.
2. Click the Blade tab (Figure 22).
FIGURE 22 Blade tab
The Firmware Version columns display the firmware loaded onto each blade. A blade can have
more than one firmware image loaded onto it. The Enable Blade column in the Blade tab pane
indicates whether the blade is enabled.