Specifications

AMF Introduction and Configuration
116 New and Enhanced Features in AlliedWare Plus 5.4.4 Major and Minor Versions
AMF Network Operational Concepts
Retention and Use of the ‘Manager’ Username
The default username for an AlliedWare Plus login is “manager”, with a documented
default password. Users should change this password on all their nodes to provide login
security.
It is possible to add new usernames and passwords to nodes, but to retain the ability to
centrally manage the network, usernames should be uniformly configured across all AMF
nodes within the AMF network.
Note that managing a network with AMF is incompatible with user authentication via
RADIUS or TACACS+. Use the normal local database for user authentication.
Working-Set
Conceptually a working set is a collection of switches that can then be configured
centrally as if there were a single device. A working set may comprise a pre-defined group
that has been automatically created based on some common set of physical attributes
such as switch type etc, or it may be created by a network user for ease of configuration.
Specifying or selecting a working-set allows CLI commands to be executed on all nodes
within the selected working-set with a single command. A working-set can be defined,
selected and configured from any node within an AMF network. The illustration“AMF
working-set” on page 116 shows a number of switches which comprise a working set.
Figure 3: AMF working-set
Master 1
Member 1
AMF
working-set
Master 2
Member 2
Member 6
Member 5
Member 4
Member 3
AMF Network