Hitachi Compute Blade 2000, User Manual

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I/O S
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Account
Account overview
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Purpose of account
You need to set accounts for the following purposes.
(1) To log in to the console
When logging in to the console, you can view the state of a device or change
settings. For login, an account should be specified and authentication for the
account should be required. With accounts, people who can access the device
can be specified. Available functions can be limited using a combination of
accounts and role definition.
(2) To transfer files via FTP or SFTP
Files can be transferred between the user directory in an I/O slot expansion unit
and a terminal connected using LAN via FTP or SFTP. You need to specify an
account for the unit, and the account should be authenticated before transferring
files.
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Account specifications
The following table shows the account specifications to be registered in the I/O slot
expansion unit. You need to set the following items at or after the account setting.
# Item Description
1 Account name
-
An account name
It can contain up to 32 characters with the following conditions:
First character: Alphabetic character
Second and subsequent characters: Alphanumeric characters,
hyphens (-), underscores (_), and periods (.).
2 Status Indicates whether an account is enabled or disabled.
With Enabled, the account is available.
3 Role Role names to be assigned to an account.
See
Privilege and role for the details of Role.
4 Type of
prompt
Type of a prompt displayed
Select one from “IOEU>” fixed and “chassis ID (a slot number of the
I/O module slot number) IOEU>”.
5 Timeout
minutes
Time to wait until an automatic logout occurs.
The wait time can be set in minutes from 0 to 1440 for the console. If
0 is set, however, the automatic logout function is disabled.
6 Password A password required for authentication
It can contain at least one and up to 32 printable American Standard
Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) characters from character
codes 0x20 to 0x7e.
Keep your password in a safe place because no password string is
displayed on the screen.
7 SSH public
key
Public keys, used for SSH authentication, can be registered per
account. Up to five public keys can be registered to one account.
The key algorithm supports RSA (the first-described public-key
cryptosystem) and digital signature algorithm (DSA). It is
recommended that the key length should be 1024 bits or over.