HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.0.0 Command Reference Guide (AA-RW1MA-TE, May 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:
• Changes to this guide for OS v5.0.0, page 17
• Using the Fabric OS command line interface, page 20
• Using this guide, page 20
Changes to this guide for OS v5.0.0
The following changes are new to v5.0.0 and are not included elsewhere in this guide.
This section explains how to manage HP StorageWorks SAN switches and the Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch
for HP p-Class BladeSystem. The following information is discussed:
• Understanding access levels, page 17
• Using the Fabric OS command line interface, page 20
Refer to HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.0.0 features overview and HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.0.0
procedures user guide for information regarding optionally licensed features and information regarding
configuration and management procedures, respectively.
Understanding access levels
Fabric OS supports two classes of user accounts: default account and multiple user account (MUA).
Default accounts, introduced in early versions of Fabric OS, include root, factory, admin, and user. Each
account has hard-coded permissions that define roles whose privileges correspond to the account name.
The root and factory levels are reserved for support and manufacturing personnel. The admin and user
levels are intended for general switch and fabric administration activities. The admin role can perform all
Fabric OS operations. The user role performs observation-only operations.
The MUAs available in Fabric OS 3.x and earlier provide only limited multiple user access to a switch.
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 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, make sure that you do not overwrite the work of another connection.
In Fabric OS 4.x, multiple sessions are allowed. Each access level can have the number of simultaneous
logins shown in Table 4.
The MUA feature distinguishes between a user account and the role assigned to the account. The
switchAdmin role, introduced in Fabric OS 5.0.0, has most of the existing admin role permissions except
Table 2 Fabric OS 4.x user access maximum simultaneous sessions
User name Maximum number of
simultaneous sessions
admin 2
user 4