Chapter 5: System provisioning features

Overview

Purpose

The System menu feature includes, but is not limited to:

• System information

• System configuration

  Configuration includes many items related to the following:

  • System description

  • Local and remote switch access configuration

  • User accounts, logins and authentication

• Service mode

• Forwarding database search and configuration

• Logging configuration and viewing

• Configure and display the description for all ports

• SNMP configuration

• Display port and switch statistics

• System utilities

• Trap manager

• SNTP

This section covers requirements pertaining to the System menu feature and in particular describes the Web GUI handling of Network Connectivity Configuration and Backplane Port. Any user has access to the System feature options/screens. However, only the privilege user is able to configure the System parameters. Network Connectivity and Backplane Port are supported in all packs.

Contents

Before you begin

Procedure 5-1: Display ARP cache entries associated with management interfaces

Procedure 5-2: View system inventory information

Procedure 5-3: Display dual image status (software versions)

Procedure 5-4: System configuration

Procedure 5-5: Log configuration and viewing

Procedure 5-6: SNMP community and trap receiver configuration

Procedure 5-7: System Utilities

Procedure 5-8: Trap Manager configuration

Procedure 5-9: Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) configuration

Procedure 5-10: Radius authentication server configuration

Procedure 5-11: Secure shell configuration

Procedure 5-12: Provision local access control