Cisco Systems OL-19806-03 Switch User Manual


 
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Cisco EnergyWise Configuration Guide
OL-19806-03
Chapter 1 Managing Single Entities
Configuration Guidelines
If you use a wildcard for the day_of_month and specify the day_of_week, the event occurs on
the day_of_week.
If you use wildcards for both the day_of_month and the day_of_week, the event occurs on any
day.
After you upgrade the software to an EnergyWise Phase 2 release or later, a configured recurring
event might occur less frequently than before the upgrade. Reconfigure the event.
If you use the energywise level level recurrence importance importance at minute hour 29 2 *
interface configuration command to configure an event on February 29 in an EnergyWise Phase 2
software release:
Before you upgrade the software to an EnergyWise Phase 2 release or later, the event occurs
every day in February.
After you upgrade the software, the event might not occur.
When configuring domains:
Use a strong password for the domain shared secret.
You must configure the same security mode, either an Network Time Protocol (NTP) or a non-NTP
shared secret, for all the domain members.
You must use a strong password:
Contains both upper and lower case characters (for example, a–z and A–Z).
Contains letters, numerals, and punctuation (for example, 0-9 and !@#$%^&*()_+|~
=\`{}[]:";'<>?,/).
Is at least five alphanumeric characters long.
Is not a word in any language and is not slang, dialect, or jargon.
Is not based on personal information, such as the names of family members.
Do not use a weak password:
Contains fewer than eight characters.
Is a word found in a dictionary (English or foreign)
Is any other term that is easily guessed or found in common usage, such as
The name of family, pet, friend, coworker, or fantasy character.
A computing term or name, such as a command, site, company, model, or application.
Is a birthday or another kind of personal information, such as an address or telephone number.
Is a predictable letter pattern or number pattern, such as aaabbb, qwerty, zyxwvuts, or 123321.
Any of the previous spelled backwards.
Any of the previous preceded or followed by a digit, such as secret1 or 1secret.