switches.5¶
NAME¶
switches - a table in the xCAT database.
SYNOPSIS¶
switches Attributes: switch, snmpversion, username, password, privacy, auth, linkports, sshusername, sshpassword, protocol, switchtype, comments, disable
DESCRIPTION¶
Parameters to use when interrogating switches
switches Attributes:¶
switch
The hostname/address of the switch to which the settings apply
snmpversion
The version to use to communicate with switch. SNMPv1 is assumed by default.
username
The username to use for SNMPv3 communication, ignored for SNMPv1
password
The password or community string to use for SNMPv3 or SNMPv1 respectively. Falls back to passwd table, and site snmpc value if using SNMPv1
privacy
The privacy protocol to use for v3. DES is assumed if v3 enabled, as it is the most readily available.
auth
The authentication protocol to use for SNMPv3. SHA is assumed if v3 enabled and this is unspecified
linkports
The ports that connect to other switches. Currently, this column is only used by vlan configuration. The format is: “port_number:switch,port_number:switch...”. Please refer to the switch table for details on how to specify the port numbers.
sshusername
The remote login user name. It can be for ssh or telnet. If it is for telnet, please set protocol to “telnet”.
sshpassword
The remote login password. It can be for ssh or telnet. If it is for telnet, please set protocol to “telnet”.
protocol
Prorocol for running remote commands for the switch. The valid values are: ssh, telnet. ssh is the default. Leave it blank or set to “ssh” for Mellanox IB switch.
switchtype
The type of switch. It is used to identify the file name that implements the functions for this swithc. The valid values are: MellanoxIB etc.
comments
disable
SEE ALSO¶
nodels(1), chtab(8), tabdump(8), tabedit(8)