HP M-series HA-Fabric Manager Software - Manual (Page 38)

38 Managing fabrics
Deactivating a security set
Only one security set can be active at one time. To deactivate an active security set from the faceplate
display, perform the following procedure:
1. Select Security > Deactivate Security Set.
2. Select a security set from the drop-down list in the Deactivate Security Set dialog.
3.
Click
Yes to confirm that you want to deactivate the active security set in the Deactivate Security Set
dialog.
Configured Security data window
The Configured Security data window displays a graphical representation of all security sets, security
groups, and security group members in the database. Click the
Configured Security data window tab in
the faceplate display to open the Configured Security data window.
Active Security data window
The Active Security data window displays a graphical representation of the active security set, its groups,
and members in the database. Click the
Active Security data window tab in the faceplate display to open
the Active Security data window.
Fabric services
Fabric services security includes SNMP and in-band management. SNMP is the protocol governing
network management and monitoring of network devices. SNMP security consists of a read community
string and a write community string, that are basically the passwords that control read and write access to
the switch. The read community string ("public") and write community string ("private") are set at the
factory to these well-known defaults and should be changed if SNMP is enabled using the System Services
or SNMP Properties dialogs. If SNMP is enabled (default) and the read and write community strings have
not been changed from their defaults, you risk unwanted access to the switch. See ”
Enabling SNMP
configuration ” on page 38 for more information. SNMP is enabled by default.
In-band management is the ability to manage switches across inter-switch links using McDATA Web Server,
SNMP, management server, or the application programming interface. The switch comes from the factory
with in-band management enabled. If you disable in-band management on a particular switch, you can no
longer communicate with that switch by means other than an Ethernet connection. See ”
Enabling in-band
management ” on page 38 for more information.
Enabling SNMP configuration
To enable SNMP configuration from the faceplate display, perform the following procedure:
1. Select Switch > SNMP Properties to open the SNMP Properties dialog.
2. Select the SNMP Enabled option in the SNMP Configuration area.
3.
Click
OK to save the change to the database.
Enabling in-band management
To enable in-band management from the faceplate display, perform the following procedure:
1.
Select
Switch > Switch Properties to open the Switch Properties dialog.
2. Select the In-band Management Enable option.
3. Click OK to save the change to the database.