BDCOM

This guide covers BDCOM switches in the S2200PB, S2200-B, S2500-B, S2500-C, S2500PB, S2500-P, and S2900 series.

Create a backup account

BDCOM switches use an industry-standard, IOS-like CLI. Create a dedicated local user named netwatch-backup in the switch's user configuration. Displaying the full running configuration requires privileged (enable) mode on these platforms, so either create the account at the highest privilege level or configure an enable password and supply it to QUARK along with the login credentials. There is no read-only level that can display the complete configuration.

Enable SSH access

Enable the SSH server in the switch's management configuration and generate the SSH host key if the firmware requires it. Confirm the management IP is reachable from the collector on TCP port 22. Where the firmware supports management ACLs on VTY access, restrict SSH (and Telnet, if it must stay enabled) to the collector's IP address. On older firmware without SSH, Telnet is the fallback — keep it restricted to the management network.

Platform notes

• QUARK logs in, enters enable mode if needed, and reads the running configuration; it never enters configuration mode.
• Verify the account and enable password work from a manual session on one switch of each series before rolling the credentials out.

Enable backup in Netwatch

Once the device is prepared, open its host in Netwatch (Data collection > Hosts) and add the Config Backup macros — the supported status flag, the model code for this platform, and the credentials you created. See Getting started for the full macro list and values.