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Using the Policy Editor
Figure 17-6 Configuring the Telnet Policy
3. Click Create Policy.
You have now created an empty policy, which denies the policy type (Telnet, RSNMP, WSNMP,
HTTP, or API) access from all hosts to all switches in the fabric.
4. Type the IP address of a host that you want to include in the policy in the Enter IP Address field.
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Caution
If you create policies without Fabric Manager client/server IP addresses,
or...
If you create empty Serial, Telnet, HTTP, and API policies simultaneously,
then...
You will suddenly be unable to manage security and the switch.
If you use Fabric Manager to update the API policy to disable API access from the
current host (either by creating an empty policy, or by specifically excluding this host
from the API policy list), the security transaction is locked and can take up to two hours
before Fabric OS releases the security transaction. You cannot modify the policies until
the security transaction is released.
If you want to continue managing security and the switch, continue with the rest of
the procedure.
Note
The IP address of your Fabric Manager client must appear in the Serial, Telnet, RSNMP,
WSNMP, HTTP, and API policies or you cannot access the fabric with Fabric Manager.
Fabric Manager Administrator's Guide
Publication Number: 53-1000196-01-HP