jamesagnew
Programmer
Hello
Here's a simplified diagram of our network:
I'd like to be able to administer the switches remotely via ssh/http.
Could I make each switch publicly visible and connect to them individually or should I connect to just a single master switch and user cluster management? If I use the latter idea (i.e. CMS) I'm not sure how I can securely 'connect' the switches to each other, since all traffic between switches passes through a layer 3 device (PIX).
Each switch is independent from each other and on are on separate networks, although I could create ACLs if required.
Is there a better solution? Perhaps using authentication so that the passwords aren't stored on the actual switches? I'd like to simplify management if possible, so using CMS would be a real advantage.
Any help/direction is greatly appreciated.
Kind regards, James
Here's a simplified diagram of our network:
I'd like to be able to administer the switches remotely via ssh/http.
Could I make each switch publicly visible and connect to them individually or should I connect to just a single master switch and user cluster management? If I use the latter idea (i.e. CMS) I'm not sure how I can securely 'connect' the switches to each other, since all traffic between switches passes through a layer 3 device (PIX).
Each switch is independent from each other and on are on separate networks, although I could create ACLs if required.
Is there a better solution? Perhaps using authentication so that the passwords aren't stored on the actual switches? I'd like to simplify management if possible, so using CMS would be a real advantage.
Any help/direction is greatly appreciated.
Kind regards, James