HP UX 11i v2 Networking Software manual Setting User Levels and Passwords, Logging Onto the System

Setting User Levels and Passwords

HP Fabric Switch devices support multiple users with granular levels of access control. An administrator is assigned a user name and password, which is also associated with a unique SNMP community string. User names and passwords are used for CLI access.

For initial configuration, log in as the unrestricted user. The default unrestricted username for the CLI is super and the default password is super.

For security purposes, since multiple users exist on the system, it is highly recommended to change the default passwords after initial configuration. See “Community Strings ” (page 103) and “Understanding Usernames and Passwords” (page 100) for more information.

You can manage the HP Fabric Switch system using the following methods:

•Command Line Interface (CLI) - a text-based interface accessible through a direct serial connection, Telnet over IP, or SSH over IP.

•SNMP - Simple Network Management Protocol. A simple request/response protocol that communicates management information between two types of SNMP software entities: SNMP applications (also called SNMP managers) and SNMP agents.

Logging Onto the System

You can manage the system using the following methods:

•Command Line Interface (CLI) - a text-based interface accessible through a direct serial connection, Telnet over IP, or SSH over IP.

Logging On Through the CLI

Once you have configured an IP address on the management port, you can log on through the CLI through a direct serial connection, a Telnet session, or an SSH session. The Telnet and SSH session can be initiated over IP using a terminal emulation client, such as Hyper Terminal for Windows.

Logging On Through SNMP

Any Network Manager running the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) can manage the system, if the Management Information Base (MIB) is installed correctly.

Supported MIBs

In addition to private MIBs, the system supports the standards MIBs listed below.

•RFC2665: Ethernet-Like MIB

•RFC1213: MIB2

•RFC2863: The Interface Group

•RFC2096: IP Forward MIB

•IB SM - Draft InfiniBand Subnet Manager

•IB SMA - Draft InfiniBand Subnet Management Agent

Managing the Switch

This section provides the following required information to begin managing the system.

82 Administration and Management