Switch authentication, Setting switch user information – HP XP Array Manager Software User Manual

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The setting is applied to the storage system.

Figure 31 The Default Setting(User Name/Secret) Dialog Box

Switch Authentication

Setting Switch User Information

To register user information on a Fibre Channel switch:

1.

Make sure that Remote Web Console is in Modify mode.

2.

Start LUN Manager and display the Authentication window (

Figure 12

on page 29).

3.

In the Port tree, double-click the Subsystem folder.

If the storage system contains any Fibre Channel adapters, the Fibre folder displays below

the Subsystem folder.

4.

In the Port tree, double-click the Fibre folder.

The information for the Fibre Channel switch appears in the FC Switch Information list.

5.

Right-click any point in the FC Switch Information list

6.

Select Specify User Information from the pop-up menu.

The Specify Authentication Information dialog box (

Figure 32

on page 57) appears. In this

dialog box, specify the following user information for the host you want to allow connection.
• User Name

Specify the user name of the Fibre Channel switch with up to 16 characters.

You can use alphanumeric characters in a user name.

• Secret

Specify the secret (that is, a password used in CHAP authentication) in 12 to 32 characters.

You can use alphanumeric characters, spaces, and the following symbols in a secret:
. - + @ _ = : / [ ] , ~

• Re-enter Secret

Specify the secret again for confirmation.

7.

Click the OK button to close the Specify Authentication Information dialog box.

8.

Click the Apply button in the Authentication window.

A message appears and asks if you want to apply the setting to the storage system.

9.

Click the OK button to close the message.

The setting is applied to the storage system.

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