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McDATA 4416 Fibre Channel Switch Module Installation Guide
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Switch Module Services
• Secure Socket Layer (SSL): Provides for secure SSL connections for
McDATA Embedded Web Server, McDATA Element Manager, and CIM.
This service must be enabled to authenticate users through a RADIUS
server when using McDATA Embedded Web Server or McDATA Element
Manager. To enable secure SSL connections, you must first synchronize
the date and time on the switch and workstation. Enabling SSL
automatically creates a security certificate on the switch. The default is
enabled.
• Embedded GUI: Provides for access to the McDATA Embedded Web
Server and McDATA Element Manager. McDATA Element Manager
enables you to manage a switch module through EFCM. The default is
enabled.
NOTE: McDATA Element Manager is available through EFCM only with the
Element Manager PFE key. Refer to McDATA Switch Module Management Guide for
information about installing a PFE key. For additional McDATA PFE keys, please
contact your McDATA representative or visit the web site at www.mcdata.com.
• Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP): Provides for the
management of the switch through third-party applications that use the
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). Security consists of a
read community string and a write community string that serve as
passwords that control read and write access to the switch. These strings
are set at the factory to these well-known defaults and should be changed
if SNMP is to be enabled. Otherwise, you risk unwanted access to the
switch. The default is enabled.
• Network Time Protocol (NTP): Provides for the synchronizing of switch
and workstation dates and times with an NTP server. This helps to
prevent invalid SSL certificates and timestamp confusion in the event log.
The default is disabled.
• Common Information Model (CIM): Provides for the management of the
switch through third-party applications that use CIM. The default is
enabled.
• File Transfer Protocol (FTP): Provides for transferring files rapidly
between the workstation and the switch using FTP. The default is enabled.
• Management Server (MS): Enables or disables the management of the
switch through third-party applications that use GS-3 Management
Server. The default is disabled.