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)