Q-Logic 8C/16 User Manual

3 – Managing Fabrics
Security

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Inter-switch link security pertains to whether the switches in the fabric are 
configured to permit access to each switch in that fabric. Inter-switch link security 
enables inter-switch links with FC-SW-2 compliant switches, SANbox2 switches 
only, or none regardless of switch type. ISL security should be thought of as the 
parameter with Any, Ours and None being the values. The three ISLSecurity 
parameters are:

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Any - links with any FC-SW-2 compliant switch

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Ours - links only with another SANbox2 switch

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None - the port will not establish an ISL link

Refer to the 

information and a Set Config Port example.

Inband management is the ability to manage switches across inter-switch links 
using SANbox Manager, SNMP, IPFC, management server, or the application 
programming interface. The switch comes from the factory with inband 
management enabled. If you disable inband management on a particular switch, 
you can no longer communicate with that switch by means other than a direct 
Ethernet or serial connection.

To enable Inband Management using SANbox Manager, check the Enable radio 
button on the Switch Properties dialog. Refer to 

 

for more information. To enable Inband Management using the command line 
interface, set the InbandEnabled parameter to True in the Set Config Switch 
command. Refer to the in the 

 for more ISL 

security information and a Set Config Port example.