Creating chap secrets, Initiator chap secret, Target chap secret – Dell PowerVault MD3820f User Manual
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3. Select the Remote Initiator Configuration tab.
4. Select an initiator in the Select an Initiator area.
The initiator details are displayed.
5. Click CHAP Secret to enter the initiator CHAP permissions in the dialog that is displayed.
6. Click OK.
7. Click OK in the Manage iSCSI Settings window.
For more information, see the online help topics.
Creating CHAP Secrets
When you set up an authentication method, you can choose to create a CHAP secret. The CHAP secret is
a password that is recognized by the initiator and the target. If you are using mutual authentication to
configure the storage array, you must enter the same CHAP secret that is defined in the host server iSCSI
initiator, and you must define a CHAP secret on the target (the storage array) that must be configured in
every iSCSI initiator that connects to the target storage array. For more information on CHAP, see
Understanding CHAP Authentication in the storage array's Deployment Guide.
Initiator CHAP Secret
The initiator CHAP secret is set on the host using the iSCSI initiator configuration program provided with
the host operating system. If you are using the mutual authentication method, you must define the
initiator CHAP secret when you set up the host. This must be the same CHAP secret that is defined for the
target when defining mutual authentication settings.
Target CHAP Secret
If you are using CHAP secrets, you must define the CHAP secret for the target.
Valid Characters For CHAP Secrets
The CHAP secret must be between 12 and 57 characters. The CHAP secret supports characters with ASCII
values of 32 to 126 decimal. See the following table for a list of valid ASCII characters.
Space
!
“
#
$
%
&
'
(
)
*
+
,
-
.
/
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
:
;
<
=
>
?
@
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
[
\
]
^
_
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
I
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
{
|
}
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