Nortel Networks ALTEON OS BMD00007 - Manual (Page 334)

Alteon OS Command Reference
336 „ The Operations Menu BMD00007, November 2007
/oper/prm
Protected Mode Options
Protected Mode is used to secure certain switch management options, so they cannot be
changed by the management module.
[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
Table 7-7 Protected Mode Options (/oper/prm)
Command Syntax and Usage
mgt enable|disable
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 enable|disable
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 enable|disable
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 enable|disable
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.