Brocade Communications Systems 53-1001778-01 manual This chapter, How this document is organized

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In this chapter

•How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

•Supported hardware and software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

•What’s new in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi

•Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi

•Notice to the reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii

•Additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii

•Getting technical help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiv

•Brocade SMI Agent support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv

•Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi

How this document is organized

This document is a user’s guide written for end users to help you learn about starting, stopping, and configuring the Brocade SMI Agent.

This document is organized to help you find the particular information that you want as quickly and easily as possible.

The document contains the following components:

•Chapter 1, “Overview,” provides an overview of the CIM, the Brocade SMI-S initiative, and the Brocade SMI Agent.

•Chapter 2, “Brocade SMI Agent,” explains how to start and stop the Brocade SMI Agent.

•Chapter 3, “Brocade SMI Agent Configuration,” describes how to use the Brocade SMI Agent Configuration Tool for configuring SMI-A settings, such as fabric proxy connections, agent security, port settings, and logging options.

•Chapter 4, “Mutual Authentication for Clients and Indications,” explains how to enable mutual authentication for clients and indications manually, after installation.

•Chapter 5, “Frequently Asked Questions,” provides answers to the most frequently asked questions sent to the SMI Agent Developer Support e-mail address.

•Appendix A, “Licenses and Attributions,” includes the licenses for open source software.

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