Logical Server Farm Security

Logical server farms on an I-Fabric are implemented using port-based VLANs. These VLANs are configured through the Control Center. The Control Center restricts access from the farms. Farm users cannot change their own or any other farm's VLAN configuration.

Server blades within an I-Fabric are dedicated to one unique farm at a time. While you can add or subtract server blades from a particular farm over its lifecycle, no single physical server blade is ever used by more than one farm simultaneously.

When you deactivate a server blade, the N1 Provisioning Server software cycle its power sufficiently to clear volatile memory. You should also reset server blades to their factory values before returning them to the idle pool so that any account-specific, nonvolatile memory components are erased. Follow the best practices to configure and check your server blades for security. If you want to perform a recommended audit, an I-Fabric supports industry-standard third-party auditing tools.

Server Accounts and Passwords

Set up administrator server accounts and passwords by following conventions and best practices. See also security web sites such as http://www.cert.org, http://www.sun.com, and http://www.cisco.com for recommendations on keeping network servers protected from unauthorized access.