Managing the DECserver 90L+
Security
Security for the DECserver 90L+ is provided by a password protected
management mode. This mode of operation is called authorized mode and
can be set and cleared as required. When authorized mode is set, the following
conditions exist:
•
Users can set the parameters of only their own port and show the server’s
parameters.
•
Manager mode must be enabled (password required) to set server parameters
or port parameters on a port other than the one you are connected to.
•
Manager mode must be enabled to change the password.
When the DECserver 90L+ is first installed, authorized mode is not set and any
port can be used to set any other port’s parameters and the server’s parameters.
To set authorized mode requires physical access to the unit and entering and
verifying a password. The unit’s power must be cycled (turned off and then on)
within one minute of entering the password for authorized mode to be set. The
cycling of the power verifies that you have access to the unit and causes the
password to be saved in the unit’s non-volatile RAM (NVRAM).
Note
The self-test LED will flash during the minute that the user has to power
cycle the DECserver 90L+ in order for the change to authorized mode to
take effect. This helps identify the unit when it is installed in a DEChub
backplane.
Managing the DECserver 90L+ 4–5
