Qlogic 5800V Series User Manual

2–Managing Fabrics
Fabric Services
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3. Click an XML nickname file in the Open dialog box.
4. Click Open.
5. When prompted to overwrite existing nicknames, click Yes.
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 when
SNMP is enabled using the System Services or SNMP Properties dialog boxes. 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. For
more information, see “Enabling SNMP Configuration” on page 2-30. SNMP is
enabled by default.
In-band management is the ability to manage switches across inter-switch links
using Enterprise Fabric Suite, QuickTools, 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 a
direct Ethernet or serial connection. For more information, see “Enabling In-band
Management” on page 2-31.
Enabling SNMP Configuration
To enable the SNMP configuration on a single switch:
1. Select a switch in the fabric tree or in the topology display graphic window.
2. If you selected a switch in the fabric tree, on the Switch menu, click SNMP
and then click SNMP Properties to view the SNMP Properties dialog box. If
you selected a switch in the graphic window, on the Switch menu, click
SNMP Properties.
3. Select the SNMP Enabled option in the SNMP Configuration area.
4. Click OK to save the change to the database.
To enable the SNMP configuration on a stack of switches:
1. Select a stack in the fabric tree or in the topology display graphic window. All
switches in the stack must have the same firmware version.
2. On the Stack menu, click SNMP Properties to view the SNMP Properties
dialog box.
3. Select the SNMP Enabled option in the SNMP Configuration area.

Qlogic 5800V Series Specifications

General

Brand	Qlogic
Model	5800V Series
Category	Switch
Language	English