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3 Managing switches
This section describes the following tasks that manage switches in the fabric.
• Managing user accounts, page 63
• Displaying switch information, page 68
• Configuring port threshold alarms, page 73
• Paging a switch, page 74
• Setting the date/time and enabling NTP client, page 74
• Resetting a switch, page 75
• Configuring a switch, page 76
• Archiving a switch, page 85
• Restoring a switch, page 86
• Restoring the factory default configuration, page 87
• Downloading a support file, page 88
• Installing firmware, page 89
• Installing Product Feature Enablement (PFE) keys, page 88
• Displaying hardware status, page 91
Managing user accounts
Only the Admin account can manage user accounts with the User Account Administration dialogs.
However, any user can modify their own password. Select Switch > User Accounts in the faceplate display
to open the User Account Administration dialog.
A user account consists of the following:
• Account name or login
• Password
• Authority level
• Expiration date
Switches come from the factory with the following user accounts:
The Admin account is the only user that can manage all user accounts with the User Account
Administration dialogs. The Admin account can create, remove, or modify user accounts, and change
account passwords. The Admin account can also view and modify the switch and its configuration with
McDATA Web Server. The Admin account can not be removed.
Users with Admin authority can view and modify the switch and its configuration using McDATA Web
Server. Users without Admin authority are limited to viewing switch status and configuration.
The Images account is used to exchange files with the switch using FTP. The Images account can not be
removed.
NOTE: If the same user account exists on a switch and its RADIUS server, that user can login with either
password, but the authority and account expiration will always come from the switch database.
Table 8 Factory user accounts
Account name Password Admin authority Expiration
admin admin true never expires
images images false never expires
