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Management computer and computer system for setting port configuration information

  • US 20080056161A1
  • Filed: 06/26/2007
  • Published: 03/06/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A management computer for managing switches included in a network, comprising:

  • a processor for executing computing;

    a memory connected to the processor; and

    an interface connected to the processor and the network,wherein the memory stores configuration information for controlling the switches, network topology information indicating a connection between the switches, and ports configuration information indicating, for each switch, whether client authentication is executed at each port provided in the switch, the client authentication being processing of verifying whether a client connected to the port provided in the switch has right to connect to the network, andwherein the processor is configured to;

    judge, based on the network topology information, for each port provided in each switch, whether the client authentication is executed; and

    set, in the ports configuration information, based on a result of the judging, whether to execute the client authentication at the port.

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