IBM DR550 SMB V.1 manual Configuring the P5 520 Server, User Accounts, Tivoli Storage Manager

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IBM TotalStorage DR550 SMB

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27 May 2005

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Configuring the P5 520 Server

The P5 520 server within the IBM TotalStorage DR550 SMB is shipped with particular AIX security settings. These settings will not allow remote administration tasks initiated via commands like telnet, remote shell (rsh), file transfer protocol (ftp) or similar. Therefore, you should use the integrated console for management activities. (You can use an ASCII (tty) terminal if needed – a connection must be established using the Serial Port 1 of each P5 520 server to administer (configure) the P5 520 server. Note that one ASCII terminal may be used by connecting to one server at a time. The procedure for physically attaching the ASCII (tty) terminal was addressed in the Installation and Activation section. The ASCII terminal, when attached to Serial Port 1, will be known in AIX as tty0.)

User Accounts

To provide a greater level of security, DR550 SMB is setup with limited access. These restrictions are built into the DR550 SMB as follows:

Limited user definitions

Limited access to commands from certain accounts

No remote access with authority to make changes

Login

Login with secure shell (ssh) is required for the AIX accounts (dr550, dr550adm, ibmce and root).

User Accounts

The following user accounts have been created. Each has a specific role when using the DR550 SMB. Passwords should be changed in accordance with company policy and guidelines. To enhance security, certain user accounts do not have any change authority and other accounts can only be accessed from the integrated console. The following user accounts have been created, with the following roles and restrictions specified:

AIX

 

Account

 

 

Roles

Password set at Factory

 

 

dr550

 

Access via integrated console to P5 520 servers

dr550

 

 

 

 

(LFT 0) or via the serial port on the front of the P5

 

 

 

 

 

520 server (tty 0) – It is recommended that you use

 

 

 

 

 

the integrated console

 

 

 

 

 

no remote access

 

 

 

 

 

Only user who can ‘su’ to root

 

 

 

 

 

Home directory

/home/dr550

 

 

 

 

 

Shell /bin/ksh

 

 

 

 

dr550adm

 

Access via integrated console or from remote ASCII

dr550adm

 

 

 

 

terminal

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home directory

/home/dr550adm

 

 

 

 

 

Shell - /bin/ksh

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ability to view log files and perform SM Client tasks

 

 

 

ibmce

 

console access and remote access

ibmce

 

 

 

 

home directory

/home/ibmce

 

 

 

 

 

shell - /bin/ksh

 

 

 

 

 

 

ability to view log files and perform SM Client tasks

 

 

 

root

 

no direct login

 

d3rv1sh – this password

 

 

 

 

su allowed only from dr550 account

will need to be changed

 

 

 

 

 

 

during the initial installation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

It is initially setup to require

 

 

 

 

 

 

a change at the initial login.

 

 

Tivoli Storage Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IBM Storage Systems

 

Copyright © 2005 by International Business Machines Corporation

 

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IBM DR550 SMB V.1 manual Configuring the P5 520 Server, User Accounts, Account Roles Password set at Factory

DR550 SMB V.1 specifications

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