BLADE OS™ Application Guide HP GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch for c-Class BladeSystem Version 5.1 Advanced Functionality Software
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Part 1: Basic Switching
- Accessing the Switch
- The Management Network
- Local Management Using the Console Port
- The Command Line Interface
- Remote Management Access
- Client IP Address Agents
- Securing Access to the Switch
- Setting Allowable Source IP Address Ranges
- RADIUS Authentication and Authorization
- TACACS+ Authentication
- LDAP Authentication and Authorization
- Secure Shell and Secure Copy
- Configuring SSH/SCP Features on the Switch
- Configuring the SCP Administrator Password
- Using SSH and SCP Client Commands
- SSH and SCP Encryption of Management Messages
- Generating RSA Host and Server Keys for SSH Access
- SSH/SCP Integration with Radius Authentication
- SSH/SCP Integration with TACACS+ Authentication
- End User Access Control
- Ports and Trunking
- Port-Based Network Access Control
- VLANs
- Spanning Tree Protocol
- RSTP and MSTP
- Link Layer Discovery Protocol
- Quality of Service
- Accessing the Switch
- Part 2: IP Routing
- Basic IP Routing
- Routing Information Protocol
- IGMP
- OSPF
- OSPF Overview
- OSPF Implementation in BLADE OS
- OSPF Configuration Examples
- Remote Monitoring
- Part 3: High Availability Fundamentals
- High Availability
- Layer 2 Failover
- Server Link Failure Detection
- VRRP Overview
- Failover Methods
- BLADE OS Extensions to VRRP
- Virtual Router Deployment Considerations
- High Availability Configurations
- High Availability
- Part 4: Appendices
- Index

BLADE OS 5.1 Application Guide
BMD00113, September 2009 Chapter 1: Accessing the Switch 41
Securing Access to the Switch
Secure switch management is needed for environments that perform significant management
functions across the Internet. The following are some of the functions for secured management:
Limiting management users to a specific IP address range.
Authentication and authorization of remote administrators such as RADIUS and TACACS+.
Encryption of management information exchanged between the remote administrator and the
switch using Secure Shell and Secure Copy.
These functions and related topics are addressed in the following sections:
“Setting Allowable Source IP Address Ranges” on page 42
“RADIUS Authentication and Authorization” on page 43
“TACACS+ Authentication” on page 47
“LDAP Authentication and Authorization” on page 52
“Secure Shell and Secure Copy” on page 54
“End User Access Control” on page 60