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Brocade TurboIron 24X Series Configuration Guide User Manual

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Brocade TurboIron 24X Series Configuration Guide

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Loading and saving configuration files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Replacing the startup configuration with the
running configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
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Replacing the running configuration with the
startup configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
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Logging changes to the startup-config file. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Copying a configuration file to or from a TFTP server . . . . . . . .55
Dynamic configuration loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Maximum file sizes for startup-config file and running-config .58

Scheduling a system reload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Reloading at a specific time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Reloading after a specific amount of time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Displaying the amount of time remaining
before a scheduled reload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
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Canceling a scheduled reload. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Diagnostic error codes and remedies for TFTP transfers. . . . . . . . .60

Chapter 5

Securing Access to Management Functions

Securing access methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Restricting remote access to management functions . . . . . . . . . . .65

Using ACLs to restrict remote access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Defining the console idle time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
Restricting remote access to the device to specific IP addresses68
Restricting access to the device based on IP or
MAC address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
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Specifying the maximum number of login attempts
for Telnet access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
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Restricting remote access to the device to specific
VLAN IDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
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Designated VLAN for Telnet management sessions to a Layer 2
Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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Device management security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Disabling specific access methods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

Setting passwords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Setting a Telnet password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Setting passwords for management privilege levels . . . . . . . . . 74
Recovering from a lost password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Displaying the SNMP community string . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Specifying a minimum password length. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Setting up local user accounts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Enhancements to username and password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Configuring a local user account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Create password option. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Changing a local user password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84