HP Fabric Clustering System HP-UX Administrator's Guide, March 2008

Management Methods
Use the following methods to manage the switch system:
• Run the Command Line Interface (CLI) from a terminal or workstation using one of two
options:
— Direct serial-console connection or Telnet or SSH session over a TCP/IP network
— Run an SNMP Network Manager over a TCP/IP network.
• Manage the system out-of-band through the serial console or Ethernet management port,
or in-band through the HP Fabric ports.
Figure 6-2 Management Methods
HP-IB# show card
HP-IB# show backplane
Command Line Interface
SNMP Network Manager
Serial Console or
Telnet over IP
SNMP
Managing Through the CLI
Direct Serial-Console Connection
Refer to the Console Cable kit, which is included with your console cable for information regarding
setting up the physical serial-console connection.
Remote Telnet Login
You can Telnet to the Management-Ethernet port on the box from a host on the same network
as the Management-Ethernet port, or from any host with a route to the Management-Ethernet
network.
To run the CLI remotely:
1. Open a terminal or terminal emulator window. For example: from the command line, enter
the telnet command with the IP address, or network name, of the Management-Ethernet
port.
# telnet 10.0.0.47
The CLI login prompt (Login: ) is displayed.
2. Enter a CLI user name.
The CLI password prompt (Password:) is displayed.
3. Enter the CLI user password.
The prompt changes to HP-IB> to indicate a successful login. The system is now ready to
receive CLI commands.
Remote SSH Login
HP Fabric Switch OS supports SSH2 for secure, encrypted login to the CLI. SSH is enabled by
default, and does not require additional configuration.
To login via SSH, use an SSH client (e.g. Putty) to port 22.
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