2–Planning
Switch Services
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Secure Socket Layer (SSL): Provides secure connections for Enterprise
Fabric Suite, the QuickTools Web applet, the API, and SMI-S. This service
must be enabled to authenticate users through a remote authentication dial
in-user service (RADIUS) server when using Enterprise Fabric Suite. To
enable SSL connections, you must first synchronize the date and time on
the switch and workstation. Enabling SSL automatically creates a security
certificate on the switch. The default is enabled.
QuickTools Web applet (Embedded GUI): Provides access to the
QuickTools Web applet. QuickTools enables you to point at a switch with an
Internet browser and manage the switch through the browser. The default is
enabled.
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP): Provides for switch
management through third-party applications that use SNMP. Security
consists of a read community string and a write community string that serve
as passwords that control read and write access to the switch. These strings
are set at the factory to well-known defaults, which should be changed if
SNMP is to be enabled. Otherwise, you risk unwanted access to the switch.
The switch supports SNMP versions 1, 2, and 3. The default is enabled.
Network Time Protocol (NTP): Provides for the synchronizing of switch
and workstation dates and times through an NTP server. Synchronizing the
workstation time helps to prevent invalid SSL certificates and timestamp
confusion in the event log. The default is disabled.
Common Information Model (CIM): Provides for switch management
through third-party applications that use SMI-S. The default is enabled.
File Transfer Protocol (FTP): Provides for rapid file transfer between the
workstation and the switch using FTP. The default is enabled.
Management Server (MS): Enables or disables switch management
through third-party applications that use GS-3 Management Server. The
default is disabled.
Call Home: Provides for automated e-mail notification of switch status and
operating conditions based on specified event severity levels. The Call
Home service is enabled by default. The Call Home service requires an
Ethernet connection to at least one SMTP server. In addition to enabling the
Call Home service, you must configure the following Call Home parameters:
Primary and secondary SMTP servers and their IP addresses
Contact information
One or more Call Home profiles to specify mail recipients, message
format, and the event severity level that will initiate a message.
You can configure periodic event data collection and processing through the
Tech_Support_Center profile for automated status and trend analysis.