Brocade Webtools and Java issue

After upgrading customer Brocade switches to Fab os Version 7.0.1b, we followed the Release notes and installed Oracle JRE 1.6.0 update 24 and webtools were running as expected without any issues. To stay in accordance with the security standards, we upgraded the java version to Oracle Java 7 update 51 and after that we were unable to open webtools neither in IE nor in Google Chrome.

To troubleshoot the issue, the first option was to check the installed JRE version and the best method was to issue command Java –version

Or dig in to registry and follow below path

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\JavaSoft\Java Runtime Environment

Restoring java version was not a solution as customer has strict orders to follow security practices. After doing research we came to know that latest Java release supports adding IP exceptions and we decided to try that.

To do that, you have to access java control panel in windows as shown below 

Once the Java control panel is available, access “security” tab and  keep the security level High(as recommended). Go to Exception Site list and “Edit site list”

Insert your switch IP address (Webtools URL) and click “Add”.

Once done, open your browser, and try to access Webtools, there you go!.

If you have a better approach for enabling Brocade webtools access do share it under comment section.