Intel IXM5414E - Manual (Page 170)

160 Intel® Blade Server Ethernet Switch Module IXM5414E
Managing user accounts
Access to the IXM5414E switch module is controlled through an authorized user ID and password.
The switch supports a maximum of six user accounts, only one of which can have Read/write
privileges. The interface does not permit deletion of the currently logged-in user in order to prevent
accidentally deleting all the users with Root privileges.
To log in after you have created a registered user, enter login at a command line prompt:
1. Type your user ID when prompted and press Enter.
2. Type your password when prompted and press Enter.
/ NOTE
The passwords used to access the switch module ARE case-sensitive.
Only the user with Read/write privileges can add new user accounts or make changes to existing
user accounts. Before you can update a user account, you must also enter the password (if any) for
that user account.
Complete the following steps to update a user account:
1. Enter the config users passwd command with the name of the account and the new password as
parameters
2. Enter the old password when prompted, or just press enter if the account did not have a
password
To delete a user account simply enter the config users delete command with the name of the
account.
Initial configuration
Some settings must be entered to enable the IXM5414E switch module to be managed from an
SNMP-based Network Management System such as SNMP version 1 or to be able to access the
switch module using the Telnet protocol.
If the management of the Ethernet switch module is enabled through the four external ports, the
switch module will acquire its IP address from a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
server when the switch module is turned on or reset. The DHCP protocol enables IP addresses,
network masks, and default gateways to be assigned by a DHCP server.
IXM5414E switch module system commands
This section describes the commands that you use to configure and manage the switch. These
commands include:
• System information and statistics commands
• System configuration commands
• System description commands
• System utility commands
• Trap management commands
Later sections describe the commands that you use to configure and manage the various protocols
running on the switch.