EMC DS-300

The fibrechannel switch EMC DS-300 is a product from Brocade and distributed under different labels. Brocade just calls it "Brocade 300", IBM, just like EMC, DS-300. The DS-300 is a 1 HE 8 Gbit fibrechannel switch with a maximum of 24 ports and a total bandwith of 192 GBit/s.
One of the methods, I suspect even the most used, to update the firmware or change zoning is using the webfrontend. Because this frontend is based on Java updating the JRE on the client may break it. This is the main reason why the majority of this articles focus on using the console doing this any similar jobs.

Displaying and setting/ modifying the IP address: Displaying and setting/ modifying an EMC DS-300's switch IP setting using the console
Updating the firmware using the commandline: Updating the firmware of a Brocade DS300 fibrechannel switch using the commandline
Modify NTP settings: Adjusting an EMC DS300's NTP settings using the commandline
Backup configuration: Backing up the configuration of an EMC DS-300 fibrechannel switch using SCP or FTP
Automatic backup of the configuration: Automatic backup of the configuration of Brocade 300 Fibrechannel switches by using an Expect script.
Send logging to a syslog server: Configuring logging to a syslog server on a Brocade DS300 fibrechannel switch using the commandline.
Displaying active zoning: Displaying the current definition of zoning using the commandline
Extend zoning: Extend the zoning on an EMC DS300 fibrechannel switch using the commandline. Creating aliases, creating a zone, saving and activating the configuration.
configUpload not permitted: Replacing the target system for a configuration backup and keeping the IP address leads to a problem that the connection gets dropped. Here is how to fix it.