Accessing NXOS on 3132Q-32, via SSH or browser (if available)

[plu]

I'm able to get to the 3132Q-32 40Gbps switch via the serial console, and would like to add additional management connectivity.

The switch currently has username admin configured, with no password.  It seems I may need a password to be able to SSH to it.  Is this the case, and if so, how do I set the password?  I've tried the obvious "password xxx" at the "switch(config)#" prompt.

Also, does the 3132Q support browser-based management, like the SG500X-24?

Thanks.

[Reza Sharifi · Accepted solution]

You should be able to create a local username and password

example:

config t

username test password 5 gIZjHV32qw/w3AdxvLOo48FB role network-admin

HTH

[plu]

A little follow-on to SSH question (which works great with the new network-admin account).

I do a "copy running-config startup-config" to save my configuration, but I get an abort because the "admin" account has no password and the copy command fails.

Is adding a password to user "admin" the only way to fix this, and if so, how do I add the password ("password xxx" doesn't seem to work).

Thank you in advance.

[Reza Sharifi]

For security reasons, I would not recommend using the "admin" username and password at all. That said, you may be able to use the same command but instead of username "test" use admin.

HTH

[plu]

I tried the "copy" command from the serial console, where I am supposedly logged in as user admin, and from the SSH session, where I'm supposedly logged in as user test (assuming NXOS works that way).  Both ways result in the copy command failing with the same complaint about user admin not having a password.

I don't know if there are some configuration settings that override this "safety/permission" protection.

=== serial console

switch# copy running-config startup-config
[########################################] 98%2001 Jan 9 05:14:38 switch %$ VDC-1 %$ %SECURITYD-2-INVALID_ADMIN_PASSWD: User admin has Nd
[########################################] 100%
Configuration update aborted: request was aborted
2001 Jan 9 05:14:38 switch %$ VDC-1 %$ %SYSMGR-2-CFGWRITE_ABORTED: Configuration copy aborted.

=== SSH session

switch# copy running-config startup-config
[########################################] 100%
Configuration update aborted: request was aborted

= with this on console:

switch# 2001 Jan 9 05:16:36 switch %$ VDC-1 %$ %SECURITYD-2-INVALID_ADMIN_PASSWD: User admin has NULL password. Copy r s aborted
2001 Jan 9 05:16:37 switch %$ VDC-1 %$ %SYSMGR-2-CFGWRITE_ABORTED: Configuration copy aborted.

Thanks.

[plu]

I just added a password to the (fixed) admin account with:

conf t

username admin password xxx

exit

Now the "copy running-config startup-config" works fine.

Thanks.