HP BL e-Class Interconnect Switch Security, Manually Configuring a Switch Module

Setting up and Installing the Interconnect Switch

Interconnect Switch Security

When planning the configuration for a switch module, secure access to the management interface by:

•Creating users with various access levels to the local console, remote Telnet, and Web interface. Refer to Table 2-1 for the three levels of user access privileges.

•Enabling or disabling access to various management interfaces to fit the security policy.

•Changing default SNMP/RMON community strings for read-only and read-write access.

Root, User+, and User Privileges

There are three levels of user privileges: Root, User+, and User. Some menu selections available to users with Root privileges may not be available to those with User+ and User privileges.

The following table summarizes user privileges.

Table 2-1: User Privileges

Privilege	Root	User+	User
Configuration	Yes	Read-only	Read-only
Network Monitoring	Yes	Read-only	Read-only
Community Strings and Trap Stations	Yes	Read-only	Read-only
Update Firmware and Configuration Files	Yes	No	No
System Utilities	Yes	Ping-only	Ping-only
Factory Reset	Yes	No	No
Reboot Switch	Yes	Yes	No
Add/Update/Delete User Accounts	Yes	No	No
View User Accounts	Yes	No	No

Manually Configuring a Switch Module

A switch module can be configured manually using a local console interface, a remote Telnet console interface, a Web interface, or an SNMP interface. Refer to the management interface reference guides for information on how to configure the switch modules.

After a switch module is configured, you can back up the configuration as a binary file to a TFTP server. The backup configuration file can then be downloaded from the TFTP server to restore the switch module back to the original configuration, under one of the following conditions:

•The switch module configuration gets corrupted during operation.

•The switch module needs to be replaced due to hardware failure.

HP ProLiant BL e-Class C-GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 2-9