Managing Serial Console Switch User Databases - HP 262586-B21 - IP Console Switch 3x1x16 KVM User Manual

Managing serial console switch user databases

User database files contain all the user accounts assigned to a serial console switch, except for the
Override Admin. You can save user account database files and use them to configure user accounts on
multiple serial console switches by writing the user account file to the new serial console switch.
Saving a serial console switch user database
The Save User Database tool saves this user database from the serial console switch to a file on the
system running HP IP Console Viewer.
NOTE:
matter if you are restoring to a different console switch or the same console switch. The
password is required to read (decrypt) the file to be restored.
To save a user database from a serial console switch to a file:
Click Tools.
1.
Click Save User Database. The Save User Database dialog box appears.
2.
Click Browse, and select a location to save the user database file. The location appears in the Save
3.
to: field.
Click Save. The Enter Password dialog box appears.
4.
Enter a password in the Password: field and re-enter it in the Verify Password: field. The
5.
configuration file is read from the serial console switch and saved in the desired location. A progress
window appears. Blank passwords are accepted but not recommended.
Click OK. The user database is read from the serial console switch and saved to a location. A
6.
progress message appears. When the save is complete, a confirmation message appears.
Click OK to return to the Tools tab.
7.
Restoring a serial console switch user database
The Restore User Database tool restores a previously saved user configuration database from the system
running the HP IP Console Viewer to the serial console switch. The database file can be restored to either
the serial console switch from which it was saved or to another serial console switch of the same type.
This eliminates the need to manually configure users on a new serial console switch.
To restore a user database file to a serial console switch:
Click Tools.
1.
You are prompted to enter a password that will be used to encrypt the file. It does not
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