Dynamic Network Applications; Snmp - Nortel Passport 8600 Configuring

24 Chapter 1 Managing the switch

Dynamic network applications

The remote access services supported on the Passport 8000 Series switch (that is,
ftp, tftp, rlogin, and Telnet) use daemons. To enhance security, these daemons are
started unconditionally.
When a flag is disabled, all existing connections are abruptly terminated, and the
daemon remains idle (does not accept connection requests). Additionally, if
HA-CPU is on and you disable a daemon, all the existing connections, even to the
standby CPU, are abruptly terminated.
You use the following Dynamic network applications to manage the remote access
services:
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For instructions on enabling remote access services, see Getting Started.
For information about setting access policies, locking a port, accessing the CLI,
and setting SNMP community strings, see Configuring and Managing Security.
For information about accessing the Web management interface, see Chapter 3.

SNMP

SNMP is a simple request/response protocol that communicates management
information between two types of SNMP software entities: SNMP applications
(also called SNMP managers) and SNMP agents.
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Access policies
Port lock
CLI access
SNMP community strings
Web management interface access