•“Configuration, Image, and Log Files”

•“Administering the System”

CLI Overview

The HP Fabric Switch can be used without being managed. If necessary, you can manage the switch using its Command Line Interface (CLI) - a text-based interface accessible through a direct serial connection, Telnet over IP, or SSH over IP. Refer to “Manage the System” on page 63.

Using the CLI

This section provides a general overview of using the CLI. It describes how to start a CLI session, how to enter commands, and how to display online help. Details about individual commands are presented in Appendix B - HP Fabric Switch Commands.

This section describes the following:

•“Starting A CLI Session”

•“Entering CLI Modes”

•“Exiting CLI Modes”

•“Using Command Completion ”

•“Command Abbreviation”

•“Quick Help”

•“Command-Line Editing”

•“Exiting the CLI Session”

•“Specifying the Card/Port ”

Starting A CLI Session

The CLI login prompt is automatically displayed in a terminal window when you connect the serial port of a computer to the Serial-Console port. It is also displayed when you Telnet or SSH to a configured Ethernet Management port. Log in as the user with the appropriate permissions for what you wish to do. The user account you use determines your level of access. Super, admin, and guest are the default user accounts.

Table 6-2

Privilege Level

 

 

 

User Log-in

 

Privileges

 

 

 

super

 

The super user has unrestricted privileges. Use this account for initial configuration. This user may

 

 

view and modify a configuration, as well as administer user accounts and access privileges. This

 

 

user configures the console and management ports for initial chassis setup. The default password

 

 

is super.

 

 

 

admin

 

The admin user has general read-write privileges. This user may view and modify the current

 

 

configuration. However, the admin user can change only its own user information, such as the

 

 

admin password. The default password is admin.

 

 

 

guest

 

The guest user has read-only privileges. This user may only view the current configuration. The

 

 

guest user cannot make any changes during the CLI session. This user is disabled by default. The

 

 

default password is guest.

 

 

 

In addition to the default user accounts described above, there are administrative “roles” that may be assigned to individual user accounts. Roles allow granular levels of privileges. For example, you can create separate HP Fabric administrators, who only have access to specific subsystems. The system combines multiple roles with read and read-write access for flexible control.

The unrestricted administrator (super) is responsible for assigning these roles. Network administrators are given read-only and read-write access to each of the three network types. The different roles are:

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