ProLiant BL p-Class GbE2 Interconnect Switch Application Guide

Accessing the GbE2 Interconnect Switch 29
User access control
The GbE2 Interconnect Switch allows an administrator to define end user accounts that permit end users to
perform limited actions on the switch. Once end user accounts are configured and enabled, the switch requires
username/password authentication.
For example, an administrator can assign a user who can log into the switch and perform operational commands
(effective only until the next switch reboot).
Passwords can be up to 128 characters in length for TACACS, RADIUS, Telnet, SSH, console, and BBI access.
If RADIUS authentication is used, the user password on the Radius server will override the user password on the
GbE2 switch. Also note that the password-change command on the switch modifies only the “use switch”
password and has no effect on the user password on the Radius server. RADIUS authentication and user
password cannot be used concurrently to access the switch.
Setting up user IDs
The administrator can configure up to 10 user accounts.
To configure an end-user account, perform the following steps:
1. Select a user ID to define.
>> # /cfg/sys/access/user/uid 1
2. Define the user name and password.
>> User ID 1 # name jane (Assign name “jane” to user ID 1)
Current user name:
New user name: jane
3. Define the user access level. By default, the end user is assigned to the user access level. To change the
user’s access level, enter the user Class of Service (cos) command, and select one of the available options.
>> User ID 1 # cos <user|oper|admin>
4. Enable the user ID.
>> # /cfg/sys/access/user/uid <#>/ena
Once an end user account is configured and enabled, the user can login to the switch using the
username/password combination. The level of switch access is determined by the user CoS for the account.