HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.0.0 Features Overview (AA-RW1NA-TE, May 2005)

Standard features14
SNMP security
Using SNMP components, you can program tools to view, browse, and manipulate HP switch
variables and set up enterprise-level management processes.
Every HP B-series switch carries an SNMP agent and management information base (MIB). The
SNMP agent accesses MIB information about a device and makes it available to a network
manager station. You can manipulate information of your choice by trapping MIB elements
using the Fabric OS CLI (CLI), Advanced Web Tools or Fabric Manager.
The SNMP access control list (ACL) provides a way for the administrator to restrict SNMP
get/set operations to certain hosts/IP addresses. You can use ACLs for enhanced management
security in a SAN.
For details on the HP B-series MIB files, naming conventions, loading instructions, and for
information about using HP's SNMP agent, refer to the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.x MIB
reference guide.
RADIUS AAA service
For large enterprises, Fabric OS supports Remote Authentication Dial-In User Server (RADIUS)
authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) service. When configured for RADIUS,
the switch becomes a Network Access Server (NAS) that acts as a RADIUS client. In this
configuration, authentication records are stored in the RADIUS host server database. Login and
logout account name, assigned role, and time accounting records are also stored on the
RADIUS server.
Director CP card management
The HP StorageWorks SAN Director 2/128 CP card allows you to create the following
configurations:
• Two domains; the default configuration is one domain
• The following combinations of Core Switch 2/64 and SAN Director 2/128 port cards:
• One domain of 128 ports—SAN Director 2/128 port cards only
• Two domains, 64 ports per domain—SAN Director 2/128 port cards only
• Two domains—SAN Director 2/128 port cards on one domain and Core Switch 2/64
port cards in the other