Hirschmann Switches

octoplant supports the management of Hirschmann switch configurations and enables the automatic creation of backups and the cyclical monitoring of switches.

Device Support Level

Key features

Workflow

System requirements

Other requirements

• To execute a job, the relevant outgoing and incoming ports must be enabled on the server, switches, and all network devices involved. By default, these include the SSH and TFTP ports.
• If TFTP is used, only one switch can be accessed at a time. To back up multiple switches simultaneously, configure a unique TFTP port for each switch and increase the maximum number of parallel uploads in the appropriate .ini file.
• Switch-specific requirements:
  • HiOS switches:
    Some HiOS switches may permit SSH connections only via key exchange, depending on the firmware version. This can be verified by attempting a login using an SSH terminal application.
    If the switch supports key exchange only and rejects password-based SSH logins, configure the octoplant job to use Telnet instead.
  • RS switches:
    Configuration is saved as a binary backup. Comparisons are not supported for this format.
  • RS series (Hirschmann Firmware 09.0.13):
    For RS series switches running Firmware 09.0.13 (Classic Switch Software), comparisons are supported. Backups are created in text format.
  • RSP switches:
    Configuration is backed up in XML format.
  • HiSecOS switches:
    Configuration is backed up in XML format.
  • ONE switches:
    Configuration is backed up in text format.

Related topics

To get the basic workflow for intergrating the device, open General workflow.

Device-specific settings for this device, such as job configuration, can be found on the following pages:

• Configuring the comparison
• Configuring jobs
• Configuration via INI files