Nortel Networks BMD00007 manual Oper/prm, 7Protected Mode Options /oper/prm

Alteon OS Command Reference

/oper/prm

Protected Mode Options

[Protected		Mode Menu]
mgt	-	Enable/disable local control of external management
ext	-	Enable/disable local control of external ports
fact	-	Enable/disable local control of factory default reset
mif	-	Enable/disable local control of Mgmt VLAN interface
on	- Turn on/alter protected mode by applying enabled features
off	- Turn off protected mode by removing all features
cur	- Display current PRM configuration

Protected Mode is used to secure certain switch management options, so they cannot be changed by the management module.

Table 7-7Protected Mode Options (/oper/prm)

Command Syntax and Usage

mgt enabledisable

Enables exclusive local control of switch management. When Protected Mode is set to on, the management module cannot be used to disable external management on the switch. The default value is enabled.

Note: Due to current management module implementation, this setting cannot be disabled.

ext enabledisable

Enables exclusive local control of external ports. When Protected Mode is set to on, the manage- ment module cannot be used to disable external ports on the switch. The default value is enabled.

Note: Due to current management module implementation, this setting cannot be disabled.

fact enabledisable

Enables exclusive local control of factory default resets. When Protected Mode is set to on, the management module cannot be used to reset the switch software to factory default values. The default value is enabled.

Note: Due to current management module implementation, this setting cannot be disabled.

mif enabledisable

Enables exclusive local control of the management interface (IF 128). When Protected Mode is set to on, the management module cannot be used to configure parameters for the management inter- face. The default value is enabled.

Note: Due to current management module implementation, this setting cannot be disabled.

on

Turns Protected Mode on. When Protected Mode is turned on, the switch takes exclusive local control of all enabled options.

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