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the switch and workstation date/time are not in sync, invalid certificates will
be generated and prevent an SSL connection from being established between
the switch and switch management application (GUI). To disable SSL when
using a user authentication RADIUS server, the RADIUS authentication order
must first be set to Local.
■Telnet (command line interface) — allows users to manage the switch through
a Telnet command line interface session. Disabling Telnet access to the switch
is not recommended.
■SSH (Secure SHell) — provides secure encrypted Telnet command line
interface sessions with the switch. Note that you will have to have an SSH
client running on your workstation in order to manage your switch with Telnet
command line interface when SSH is enabled.
■SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) — allows management of the
switch through third-party applications that use SNMP.
■NTP (Network Time Protocol) — allows the switch to obtain its time and date
settings from an NTP server. Configuring all of your switches and your
workstations to utilize NTP will keep their date/time settings in sync and will
prevent difficulties with SSL certificates and event logs.
■CIM (Common Interface Model) — allows management of the switch through
third-party applications that use CIM.
■FTP (File Transfer Protocol) — allows file transfers to the switch via FTP. FTP
is required for out-of-band firmware uploads which will complete faster than
in-band Firmware uploads.
■Management Server — allows management of the switch through third-party
applications that use GS-3 Management Server.
■Call Home — allows users to configure their switches to send alerts and events
to pagers and Email. Users can configure the type of events and where the
alerts are sent.
Archiving a Switch
You can create an .XML archive file containing the configuration parameters.
Basically any data received by Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 is archived. This archive
file can be used to restore the configuration on the same switch or on a replacement
switch. You can also use the archive file as a template for configuring new switches
to add to a fabric. Passwords are not archived. Security Group secrets are not
included in the archive and must be reconfigured using the CLI after a restore.
Archived parameters include the following:
■Switch properties and statistics