Management Software; Using The Cli - HP flexfabric 5900cp Solutions Configuration Manual

8 Management Software

The primary management interface for the HP FlexFabric 5900CP switch is through the Command
Line Interface (CLI). To access the CLI, see
necessary for HP FlexFabric 5900CP switch are available through the CLI. Management support
for HP FlexFabric 5900CP switch is also provided with HP IMC (Intelligent Management Center)
software. There are three levels of support with IMC – no license is required for level 1, a license
is required for level 2 and for the FCoE plug-in module. For more information on IMC features, see
"IMC Management software" (page

Using the CLI

When accessing the switch for the first time, you must use a console cable to connect a console
terminal, such as a PC, to the console port on the switch.
Using the console cable provided with the switch, first plug the DB-9 female connector of the console
cable to the serial port of the PC, and then connect the RJ-45 connector to the console port of the
switch.
To configure and manage the switch, you must run a terminal emulator program on the console
terminal.
The required terminal settings are:
Bits per second: 9,600
Data bits: 8
Parity: None
Stop bits: 1
Flow control: None
Emulation: VT100
By default, login through the console port is enabled and the user role network-admin is assigned.
A username and password is not required for login. After login, configure password or scheme
authentication mode to improve device security.
To prevent illegal access to the CLI and control user behaviors, configure login authentication,
assign user roles, configure command authorization and command accounting, and use ACLs to
filter unauthorized login.
By default, you can log in to the CLI only through the console port. To facilitate device management,
log in to the device through the console port and configure other login methods such as Telnet and
SSH.
To log in through the Telnet:
1. Enable the Telnet server function.
2. Assign an IP address to a Layer 3 interface and make sure that the interface and the telnet
client can establish a connection between them.
3. Configure an authentication mode for VTY login users.
4. By default, password authentication is used but no password is configured.
5. Assign a user role to VTY login users. The default role assigned is network-operator.
To log in through the SSH:
1. Enable the SSH server function and configure SSH attributes.
2. Assign an IP address to a Layer 3 interface and make sure the that interface and the SSH
client can establish a connection between them.
"Using the CLI" (page
22).
21). All the management commands
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