McDATA manual McDATA 4416 Fibre Channel Switch Module Installation Guide

Switch Module Services

•Secure Socket Layer (SSL): Provides for secure SSL connections for McDATA Embedded Web Server, McDATA Element Manager, and CIM. This service must be enabled to authenticate users through a RADIUS server when using McDATA Embedded Web Server or McDATA Element Manager. 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 enabled.

•Embedded GUI: Provides for access to the McDATA Embedded Web Server and McDATA Element Manager. McDATA Element Manager enables you to manage a switch module through EFCM. The default is enabled.

NOTE: McDATA Element Manager is available through EFCM only with the Element Manager PFE key. Refer to McDATA Switch Module Management Guide for information about installing a PFE key. For additional McDATA PFE keys, please contact your McDATA representative or visit the web site at www.mcdata.com.

•Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP): Provides for the management of the switch through third-party applications that use the Simple Network Management Protocol (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.

•Network Time Protocol (NTP): Provides for the synchronizing of switch and workstation dates and times with an NTP server. This helps to prevent invalid SSL certificates and timestamp confusion in the event log. The default is disabled.

•Common Information Model (CIM): Provides for the management of the switch through third-party applications that use CIM. The default is enabled.

•File Transfer Protocol (FTP): Provides for transferring files rapidly between the workstation and the switch using FTP. The default is enabled.

•Management Server (MS): Enables or disables the management of the switch through third-party applications that use GS-3 Management Server. The default is disabled.

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McDATA 4416 Fibre Channel Switch Module Installation Guide