Accessing The Switch - HP 445860-B21 - 10Gb Ethernet BL-c Switch Reference Manual

The following SSH clients are supported:
SSH 3.0.1 for Linux (freeware)
SecureCRT® 4.1.8 (VanDyke Technologies, Inc.)
OpenSSH_3.9 for Linux (FC 3)
FedoraCore 3 for SCP commands
PuTTY Release 0.58 (Simon Tatham) for Windows
NOTE: The HP 10GbE switch implementation of SSH is based on versions 1.5 and 2.0, and
supports SSH clients from version 1.0 through version 2.0. SSH clients of other versions are not
supported. You may configure the client software to use protocol SSH version 1 or version 2.
By default, SSH service is not enabled on the switch. Once the IP parameters are configured, you can
access the ISCLI to enable SSH.
To establish an SSH connection with the switch, run the SSH program on the workstation by issuing the
ssh command, followed by the user account name and the switch IP address:
>> # ssh <user>@<10GbE switch IP address>
You will then be prompted to enter your password.
NOTE:
The first time you run SSH from the workstation, a warning message might appear. At the
prompt, enter yes to continue.

Accessing the switch

To enable better switch management and user accountability, the HP 10GbE switch provides different
levels or classes of user access. Levels of access to the CLI and Web management functions and screens
increase as needed to perform various switch management tasks. The three levels of access are:
User—Interaction with the switch is completely passive—nothing can be changed on the switch.
Users may display information that has no security or privacy implications, such as switch statistics
and current operational state information.
Operator—Interaction with the switch is completely passive—nothing can be changed on the switch.
Users may display information that has no security or privacy implications, such as switch statistics
and current operational state information.
Administrator—Administrators are the only ones that may make permanent changes to the switch
configuration—changes that are persistent across a reload/reset of the switch. Administrators can
access switch functions to configure and troubleshoot problems on the switch. Because administrators
can also make temporary (operator-level) changes as well, they must be aware of the interactions
between temporary and permanent changes.
Access to switch functions is controlled through the use of unique usernames and passwords. Once you
are connected to the switch via the local console, Telnet, or SSH, you are prompted to enter a password.
The password entered determines the access level. The default user names/password for each access
level is listed in the following table.
NOTE:
It is recommended that you change default switch passwords after initial configuration and
as regularly as required under your network security policies. For more information, see the "Setting
passwords" section in the "First-time configuration" chapter.
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