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Scriptable command line interface
The CLI provides the added benefits of scripting, a set-up utility and other enhanced switch
management tasks, an out-of-band connection, and more. The main menu opens after a successful log-
in (Figure 9). This interface may be accessed locally via the front panel RS-232 console port on each
interconnect switch or remotely using a console Telnet session via any interconnect switch external
Ethernet port.
Figure 9. Command line interface for ProLiant BL p-Class GbE2 Interconnect Switch
Simple network management protocol
The GbE2 interconnect switch supports industry-standard SNMP management information bases
(MIBs), HP enterprise switch MIBs, and environmental traps. The SNMP agents are pre-installed in the
interconnect switch firmware. Redundant community strings and SNMP trap manager hosts can be
configured per switch
This capability allows the interconnect switch to be monitored remotely from an SNMP network
management station such as Insight Manager 7
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or HP OpenView.
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The interconnect switch may also
be configured through the HP OpenView Network Node Manager. The unique interconnect switch
integration with Insight Manager 7 provides the following additional features:
• A script utility to simplify registering (compiling) the GbE2 Interconnect Switch MIBs.
• Automatic discovery and identification of the interconnect switches upon registration of MIBs.
• Automatic receiving of traps and events from the interconnect switches upon registration of MIBs.
• Graphical representation of the p-Class server blades and interconnect switches (support for GbE2
Interconnect Switches is planned for 4Q2003).
Switch security
Several features are provided on the GbE Interconnect switch to allow the switch administrator to
secure the management interfaces. These features include the ability to:
• Configure multiple password protected accounts with various levels of access.
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Available at http://www.compaq.com/products/servers/management/cim7-description.html.
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Available at http://www.hp.com/products1/softwareproducts/software/openview/index.html.