160 Command Reference
ipsec
Description Manages the IP Security database. The IP Security database consists of the Security Association
database and the Security Policy database. The ipsec edit command opens a session in which to
create and manage associations and policies.
Authority Admin session except for the history operand. The clear operand also requires an Ipsec Edit
session.
Syntax
ipsec
cancel
clear
edit
history
limits
save
Operands
cancel
Closes the current Ipsec Edit session. Any unsaved changes are lost.
clear
Deletes all associations and policies from the from the volatile edit copy of the IP security
configuration. This operand requires an Ipsec Edit session. The operand does not affect the
non-volatile IP security configuration; however, if you enter the ipsec clear command
followed by the ipsec save command, the non-volatile IP security configuration will be deleted
from the switch.
NOTE: The preferred method for deleting the IP security configuration from the switch is the
reset ipsec command.
edit
Opens an Ipsec Edit session in which to create and manage associations and policies. Ipsec Edit
session commands include ipsec clear, ipsec association commands, and
ipsec policy commands. This operand requires an Admin session.
history
Displays a history of IP security modifications. This operand does not require an Admin session.
History information includes the following:
• Time of the most recent IP security database modification and the user who performed it
• Checksums for the active and inactive IP security databases
limits
Displays the maximum and current numbers of configured associations and policies. This
operand does not require an Admin session or an Ipsec Edit session. However, in an Ipsec Edit
session, this command displays the number of both configured associations and policies, plus
those created in the edit session but not yet saved.
save
Saves changes made during the current Ipsec Edit session.
Examples The following is an example of the ipsec history command:
SN6000 FC Switch #> ipsec history
IPsec Database History
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ConfigurationLastEditedBy johndoe@OB-session5
ConfigurationLastEditedOn Sat Mar 8 07:14:36 2008
Active Database Checksum 00000144
Inactive Database Checksum 00000385