HP XP P9500 Storage - Manual (Page 204)

8. Click Apply in the Authentication window. A message appears asking whether to apply the
setting to the storage system.
9. Click OK to close the message. The setting is applied to the storage system.
Registering user information on a fabric switch
You can perform user authentication in a fibre channel environment by registering user information
on the fabric switch of the storage system.
1.
On the menu bar, select Actions, Port/Host Group, and then Authentication.
2. In the Authentication window, click to change to Modify mode.
3. In the Port tree, double-click the Storage System folder.
If the storage system contains any fibre channel adapters, the Fibre folder appears below the
Storage System folder.
4. In the Port tree, double-click the Fibre folder. Information about the fabric switch appears in
the Fabric Switch Information list below the Port Information list.
5. Right-click any point in the Fabric Switch Information list and select Specify User Information.
6. In the Specify Authentication Information dialog box, specify the user information of the host
you want to allow connection.
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User Name: Specify the user name of the fabric switch with up to 16 characters.
You can use alphanumeric characters in a user name.
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Secret: Specify the secret (that is, a password used in CHAP authentication) between 12
to 32 characters.
You can use alphanumeric characters, spaces, and the following symbols in a secret: . -
+ @ _ = : / [ ] , ~
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Re-enter Secret: Specify the secret, again, for confirmation.
7. Click OK to close the Specify Authentication Information dialog box.
8. Click Apply in the Authentication window. A message appears asking whether to apply the
settings to the storage system.
9. Click OK to close the message. The settings are applied to the storage system.
Clearing fabric switch user information
You can clear the specified user information of a fabric switch from the storage system.
1.
On the menu bar, select Actions, Port/Host Group, and then Authentication.
2. In the Authentication window, click to change to Modify mode.
3. In the Port tree, double-click the Storage System folder.
If the storage system contains any fibre channel adapters, the Fibre folder appears below the
Storage System folder.
4. In the Port tree, double-click the Fibre folder. Information about the fabric switch appears in
the Fabric Switch Information list below the Port Information list.
5. Right-click any point in the Fabric Switch Information list and select Clear Authentication
information. The Clear Authentication Information dialog box opens asking whether to clear
the user information of the selected fabric switch.
6. Click OK to close the Clear Authentication Information dialog box.
7. Click Apply in the Authentication window. A message appears asking whether to apply the
settings to the storage system.
8. Click OK to close the message. The settings are applied to the storage system.
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