McDATA 4300 - Manual (Page 54)

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Installation Tasks
3. Software SSL enables use of an application program interface
(API) connection. With software SSL enabled, secure and
unsecure communications are acceptable, however, unsecure
communications are directed to an encrypted API connection.
Perform one of the following:
• Click Enable to activate software SSL.
• Click Disable to deactivate software SSL.
4. To define the expiration period (in days) of the digital certificate,
type a value between 30 and 3650 in the Expires in field. The
default is 365 days. Click Generate to generate a new certificate.
5. To define a renegotiation parameter (in megabytes) for the SSL
session key, type a value between 50 and 10000 in the Renegotiate
after field. The value defines the MB of data transmitted over the
connection before triggering the regeneration of a new SSL
session key. An SSL session key (not part of the digital certificate)
is valid only during the SSL connection, and is renegotiated per
the value entered.
6. Click OK to save and activate changes.
Install PFE Keys
(Optional) The following PFE-keyed options are available:
• Flexport Technology - A Flexport Technology product is
delivered at a discount without all Fibre Channel ports enabled.
When additional port capacity is required, the remaining ports
are incrementally enabled through this feature.
• Full-fabric capability - This feature allows Fibre Channel ports to
be configured as E_Ports, G_Ports, or GX_ports, and supports
additional port BB_Credits.
• Full volatility - This feature ensures no Fibre Channel frames are
stored after the product is powered off or fails, and a memory
dump file (that possibly includes classified data frames) is not
included as part of the data collection procedure.
After purchasing a feature, obtain the PFE key by following the
enclosed instructions. The key is an alphanumeric string consisting of
uppercase and lowercase characters that must be entered exactly,
including dashes. An example format is:
XxXx-XXxX-xxXX-xX.