Alcatel-Lucent 6850-48 Reference Guide

Policy Server Commands

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OmniSwitch CLI Reference Guide

Configures operational parameters for an LDAP-enabled directory server on which policies are stored.

policy server ip_address [port port_number] [admin {up | down}] [preference preference] [user 
user_name password password] [searchbase search_string] [ssl | no ssl]

no policy server ip_address [port port_number]

The IP address of the LDAP-enabled directory server.

The TCP/IP port number used by the switch to connect to the directory 
server.

Enables the specified policy server to download rules to the switch 
(servers are up by default.)

Prevents the specified policy server from downloading rules to the 
switch.

Determines which directory server is used for policy downloads when 
multiple servers are configured. The range is 0–255. The server with the 
highest value is used as the policy server. If that server becomes 
unavailable, the server with the next highest preference value is used for 
policy downloads.

The user name for accessing the database entries on the directory server. 
When spaces are used in the user name, quotation marks must be 
included: “Directory Manager” is an example.

The password associated with the user name. The password must match 
the password defined on the directory server.

The root of the directory on the search that will be searched for policy 
information. Typically, the search_string includes o=organization and 
c=country. For example, o=company and c=country.

Enables a Secure Socket Layer between the switch and the policy 
server.

Disables a Secure Socket Layer between the switch and the policy 
server.