HP XP Racks - Manual (Page 192)

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. Double-click the Fibre folder and fibre channel port icon under the Fibre folder.
When you double-click the Fibre folder, the fibre channel ports contained in the storage system
appear as icons. If you double-click the fibre channel ports, host groups appear as icons. On
the right of each icon appears the host group name.
indicates the host group authenticates hosts. This is the default.
indicates the host group does not authenticate hosts.
5. Right-click a host group that appears with and select Authentication:Disable > Enable. The
host group icon changes to , and the port name appears in blue.
6. Click Apply in the Authentication window. A message appears asking whether to apply the
settings to the storage system.
7. Click OK to close the message. The settings are applied to the storage system.
To return the host group setting to , perform the same operation, except select the
Authentication:Enable > Disable menu in step 4.
Registering host user information
On a host group that performs authentication of hosts, register user information of all hosts that
you allow to connect.
You should register user information of all the hosts to be connected to a host group that performs
authentication of hosts. To allow a specific host to connect to such a host group without
authentication, configure the host group and the host as follows.
Remote Web Console secondary windows must be defined for use in advance. When you select
Modify from the Authentication secondary window to register host user information, other users or
programs are prevented from changing storage system settings. When you close the secondary
window, Modify mode is released. For more information on Remote Web Console secondary
windows and Modify mode, see the HP XP7 Remote Web Console User Guide.
On the host: It does not matter if you configure the host for authentication by ports with CHAP, or
not.
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, select a port or host group on which you want to register user information of
a host.
The user information of hosts currently registered on the selected port or host group appears
in the Authentication Information (Host) list below the Authentication Information (Target) list.
You can register user information of a host even if the port status is . In this case, however,
the registered user information of a host is ignored.
4. Right-click any point in the Authentication Information (Host) list and select Add New User
Information. The Add New User Information (Host) dialog box opens.
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