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Switch Operating Features
Security Features
The Connectrix Manager and Product Manager applications offer
these security features:
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Password protection
— Users must provide a user name and
password to login to the Connectrix service processor and access
managed switches. Administrators can configure user names and
passwords for up to 16 users and can authorize or prohibit
management permissions for each user.
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Remote user restrictions
— Remote user access to the switches
can be either disabled or restricted to configured IP addresses.
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SNMP workstation restrictions
— SNMP workstations can only
access MIB variables managed by the SNMP agent in the switch.
SNMP workstations must belong to SNMP communities
configured through the Product Manager application. If
configured, the agent can send authorization failure traps when
unauthorized SNMP workstations attempt to access the switch.
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Audit log tracking
— Configuration changes to the switch are
recorded in an audit log stored on the Connectrix service
processor. Users can display the audit log through the Product
Manager application. Log entries include the date and time of the
configuration change, a description of the change, and the source
of the change.
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Port blocking
— System administrators can block or unblock any
switch port to restrict device access to the switch.
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E_Port/F_Port control function
— The administrator can
configure the G_port for F_port operation only. If the port extends
the link outside the data center, this feature prevents the remote
user from connecting a switch and making the port an E_port.
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Zoning
— System administrators can create zones that provide
switch access control to increase network security, differentiate
between operating systems, and prevent data loss or corruption.
Zoning can be implemented in conjunction with server-level
access control and storage device access control.
Summary of Contents for Connectrix DS-32M2
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