Host and host group authentication – HP StorageWorks XP Remote Web Console Software User Manual
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The following explains the settings required for user authentication. The settings for authentication
of host groups are needed only when you want to perform mutual authentication.
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Settings for authentication of hosts
On the storage system:
Use LUN Manager to specify whether to perform authentication of hosts on each host
group. On a host group that performs authentication, register user information (group
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name, user name, and secret) of the hosts that are allowed to connect to the host group.
A secret is a password used in CHAP authentication. When registering user information,
you can also specify whether to enable or disable authentication on a host basis. For
details on the settings, see
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On hosts:
Configure the operating system and Fibre Channel host bus adapter driver for
authentication by host groups with CHAP. You need to specify the user name and secret
of the host used for CHAP. For details, see the documentation for the operating system
and Fibre Channel host bus adapter driver in your environment.
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Settings for authentication of ports (required if performing mutual authentication)
On the storage system:
Use LUN Manager to specify user information (user name and secret) of each host group.
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On hosts:
Configure the operating system and Fibre Channel host bus adapter driver for
authenticating host groups with CHAP. You need to specify the user name and secret of
the host group that is the connection target. For details, see the documentation for the
operating system and Fibre Channel host bus adapter driver in your environment.
When authentication of a host succeeds, the host performs authentication of the port reversely if
required by the host (mutual authentication). In authentication of ports, when the user information
(user name and secret) of the port specified on the port side matches that stored on the host, the
host allows the host group to connect.
Host and Host Group Authentication
When a host attempts to connect to the storage system, the connection results of the authentication
of the host differs depending on the host group settings.
illustrates the relationship
between host group settings and the connection results in a flow.
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Performing LUN Manager Operations