Switch Services - HP McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch Installation Manual

Switch services

You can configure your switch to suit the demands of your environment by enabling or disabling a variety
of switch services. Familiarize yourself with the following switch services and determine which ones you
need:
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Telnet—Provides for the management of the switch over a Telnet connection. Disabling this service is not
recommended. The default is enabled.
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Secure Shell (SSH)—Provides for secure remote connections to the switch using SSH. Your workstation
must also use an SSH client. The default is disabled.
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Switch Management—Provides for out-of-band management of the switch with Telnet, McDATA Web
Server, and CIM. The switch can be managed by SNMP supported management programs. SNMP is
supported both inband and out-of-band. If this service is disabled, the switch can only be managed
inband. The default is enabled.
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Inband Management—Provides for the management of the switch over FC using the McDATA Web
Server, SNMP, or management server. If you disable inband management and out of band
management, you can no longer communicate with that switch. The default is enabled. Access to an
entry switch via ethernet is required.
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Secure Socket Layer (SSL)—Provides for secure SSL connections for the McDATA Web Server, McDATA
Element Manager, and CIM. To enable secure SSL connections, you must first synchronize the date and
time on the switch and workstation. Enabling SSL automatically creates a security certificate on the
switch. The default is disabled.
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Embedded GUI—Provides for access to both McDATA Web Server and McDATA Element Manager.
McDATA Web Server enables you to point at a switch with an internet browser and run switch
management application through the browser. McDATA Element Manager enables you to manage the
switch through HAFM. The default is enabled.
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SNMP—Provides for the management of the switch through third-party applications that use the SNMP.
Security consists of a read community string and a write community string that serve as passwords that
control read and write access to the switch. These strings are set at the factory to these well-known
defaults and should be changed if SNMP is to be enabled. Otherwise, you risk unwanted access to the
switch. The default is enabled.
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Network Time Protocol (NTP)—Provides for the synchronizing of switch and workstation dates and times
with an external NTP server. This helps to prevent invalid SSL certificates and timestamp confusion in the
event log. The default is disabled.
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Common Information Module (CIM)—Provides for the management of the switch through third-party
applications that use CIM. The default is enabled.
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File Transfer Protocol (FTP)—Provides for transferring files rapidly between the workstation and the
switch. The default is enabled.
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Management Server (MS)—Enables or disables the management of the switch through third-party
applications that are compliant with the FC GS-3 Management Server Specification. The default is
disabled.
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