HP Network Direr Software Products manual Bulk Configuration

594CHAPTER 14: BULK CONFIGURATION

Not all devices support the creation of as many user accounts as the configuration template allows to be entered. The bulk configuration operation adds users to the devices in the order they are shown in the table. In the event that not all users accounts can be created on the device a warning will be given in the summary report associated with the operation.

If the community strings that 3Com Network Director is using to manage a given device are changed or removed by the bulk configuration operation, the operation will immediately update the community strings being used to manage the device, with the new community strings, if changed, or those it deems to be most appropriate, if removed, in order to ensure that the said devices can still be managed, once the bulk configuration operation has completed.

The Secure Shell Authentication Mode setting will only be applied as part of the configuration template if the associated checkbox is checked. The setting specifies how user access attempts should be verified by the device, and be set to one of: Password, Public Key or Both.

This feature configuration panel will be considered invalid if the Secure Shell Authentication Mode is both enabled and its value is set to Public Key, and the User Accounts table is both enabled and all security level user entries have no public keys specified for them.

The RADIUS Authentication setting will only be applied as part of the configuration template if the associated checkbox is checked. The setting specifies whether those devices that support RADIUS Authentication should use a RADIUS server to authenticate users who attempt to login to the management interface of the device.

The bulk configuration operation will not enable RADIUS Authentication on those devices that do not have a RADIUS server defined as this would prevent remote management of the device. See the “Configuring the Device as a RADIUS Client” on page 599.