Hi Dave,
We have removed the web UI from of our campus switches when we released FI 8.0 
code. We needed to retool the backend web server and modernize it, but I think 
we still have the basic “front panel” view in place while we do that. I don’t 
think we ever released a web GUI for the CES and CER routers though, so we’ve 
always tried to replicate that function with BNA. That data sheet is probably 
incorrect. We still have the basic web gui for the chassis MLX router, but I 
don’t think we operated that over to the CES & CER code when we were developing 
that box. Interestingly, the CES has more in common with the MLX than it does 
with our ICX campus switches. I’ll send a note to check into this some more.

On a separate issue, we’ve had internal conversations on what we should do with 
the web GUI. Most of the customers I work with want to work in CLI and don’t 
even leverage our own BNA or 3rd party tools. This is different from our Army 
customers who like the ability of seeing a graphic to quickly get a feel for 
what type of switch they are working with (an Army base may have several 
hundred switches deployed in a single base).

From an “ops” standpoint, what use cases do you see the Web GUI being leveraged 
for? Day to day monitoring and O&M, or deeper troubleshooting? I’ll forward 
along any feedback to the PM team who is looking at our management tools.

BTW…the free version of BNA (BNA Pro) should be able to do some basic 
management of the CES if you are looking for an alternative to CLI.

Wilbur

Wilbur Smith
SE Ninja, Brocade
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is a personal choice and not directed by my employer. And information or 
recommendation I provide are my own and not an official recommendation from 
Brocade. Sorry folks, just need to make sure you know I’m ‘doin this “off the 
clock”!

From: Matt Kassawara <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
Date: Monday, March 17, 2014 at 12:56 PM
To: Dave Peters - Terabit Systems 
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
Cc: "[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>" 
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>>
Subject: Re: [f-nsp] Web GUI on CES machines?

Brocade removed the web interface from a variety of products... probably 
focusing development on BNA.


On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 11:51 AM, Dave Peters - Terabit Systems 
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Hi all--

Tried to set up a Web GUI access on a NetIron CES, and I'm not having much 
luck. Commands like web-management enable and aaa authentication web-server 
aren't there (on version 5.500d). The documentation hasn't been terribly 
helpful. The config guide says Web GUI isn't supported, but the data sheet 
(http://www.brocade.com/downloads/documents/data_sheets/product_data_sheets/brocade-netiron-ces-2000-ds.pdf)
 says it is.  Is the Web GUI absent from these devices?

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks.

--Dave Peters

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