User guide
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user can view status information about the switches currently known to Enterprise
Manager.
Users with Manager-level access can use the Inventory Manager to add switches to or
delete switches from the database. They can also refresh the information in the database
about any or all of the switches that the Enterprise Manager is managing. Once a switch
is “known” to the Enterprise Manager database, it can be managed by the VLAN
Manager, Virtual Chassis Stack Manager, and the QoS Manager.
The Inventory Manager keeps configuration and status information obtained from the
switches it manages. Basic status information is updated through periodic polling. Any
changes to switch configuration data made through ExtremeWare Vista, the
ExtremeWare command-Line Interface (CLI), or another SNMP management process,
cause the switch to generate SmartTraps, which update the Enterprise Manager
database. This eliminates the need for frequent, detailed polling.
The Inventory Manager also provides a “Sync” operation that obtains status
information from the switch on demand, if the user feels the switch configuration
information is not being correctly reported in the Enterprise Manager applets.
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In order to access the ExtremeWare Enterprise Manager features, a user must log in
with a user name and a password.
The Enterprise Manager provides three access levels:
• Monitor—users who can view status information.
• Manager—users who can modify device parameters as well as view status
information.
• Administrator—users who can create, modify and delete Enterprise Manager user
accounts as well as perform all the functions of a user with Manager access.
Upon installation, Enterprise Manager is configured with two default users:
• An Administrator user, “admin.”
• A user with Monitor access, “user.”
Initially the two default users have no passwords. Other user names must be added by
an Administrator user. Enterprise Manager user accounts are separate from Summit
user accounts.