Q-Logic 2-8C manual Fabric Security, User Account Security, Fabric Services

0	3 – Planning
	Fabric Security

3.5

Fabric Security

Fabric security consists of the following:

„User account security

„Fabric services

3.5.1

User Account Security

User account security consists of the administration of account names, passwords, expiration date, and authority level. If an account has Admin authority, all management tasks can be performed by that account in both SANsurfer Switch Manager and the Command Line Interface. Otherwise only monitoring tasks are available. The default account name, Admin, is the only account that can administer user accounts. Consider your management needs and determine the number of user accounts, their authority needs, and expiration dates.

Account names and passwords are always required when connecting to a switch through Telnet. However, SANsurfer Switch Manager does not authenticate account names when opening a fabric unless user authentication is enabled. User authentication is disabled by default and can be changed using the Set Setup System command. Refer to the ”Set Setup Command” on page B-49for more information. User authentication must be configured the same for all switches in the fabric. If user authentication is disabled, SANsurfer Switch Manager ignores the account name and password entries and logs you in with the default account name and password (admin, password). Consider your user accounts and determine whether user authentication is necessary.

3.5.2

Fabric Services

Fabric services include security-related functions such as inband management and SNMP. Inband management is the ability to manage switches across inter-switch links using SANsurfer Switch Manager, SNMP, management server, or the application programming interface. The switch comes from the factory with inband management enabled. If you disable inband management on a particular switch, you can no longer communicate with that switch by means other than a direct Ethernet or serial connection.

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