HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.X Command Reference Guide (AA-RVHVB-TE, September 2005)

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1 Fabric OS command line interface
This chapter explains the different methods used to manage HP SAN and HP StorageWorks switches. The
following information is discussed:
• Understanding access levels, page 17
• Using the Fabric OS command line interface, page 18
• Using this guide, page 19
Understanding access levels
Fabric OS supports two classes of user accounts: default and multiple user account (MUA).
Default accounts, introduced in early versions of Fabric OS, include root, factory, admin, and user.
• The root and factory levels are reserved for support and manufacturing personnel.
• The admin accounts are intended for general switch and fabric administration activities. The admin
role can perform all Fabric OS operations.
• The user accounts are intended for general switch and fabric administration activities. The user role
performs observation-only operations.
• Each account has hard-coded permissions that define roles whose privileges correspond to the
account name.
In HP’s Fabric OS 3.x and earlier, multiple-user access to a switch is limited. Each switch enables only a
single session per access method, regardless of the user’s access level. Switches can, however, be
accessed simultaneously from different connections; for example, through the command line interface
(CLI) and HP Web Tools. If this happens, changes from one connection might not be updated to the other,
and some changes might be lost. When you connect using simultaneous multiple connections, ensure that
you do not overwrite the work of another connection.
In Fabric OS v5.x, multiple sessions are allowed. Each access level can have the number of simultaneous
logins shown in Table 2.
The MUA feature distinguishes between a user account and the role assigned to the account. The
switchAdmin role, introduced in Fabric OS v5.x, has most of the existing administrative permissions,
Table 2 Fabric OS v5.x user access maximum sessions
User name Maximum number of simultaneous sessions
admin 2
user 4