Dell PowerEdge VRTX - Manual (Page 138)

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User authentication occurs in the order that the methods are selected, for
example, if both the Local and RADIUS options are selected, the user is
authenticated first locally. If the local user database is empty, the user is
authenticated via the RADIUS server.
If an error occurs during the authentication, the next selected method is
used.
If an authentication method fails, or the user has an insufficient privilege
level, the user is denied access to the switch. The switch then stops, does not
continue, and does not attempt to use the next authentication method.
If a privilege level is redefined, the user must also be re-defined.
User authentication can also be set to None
, in which case no authentication
is performed.
The process of configuring authentication for management access methods is
divided into the following stages:
• Create an authentication profile, as described below
• Assign an authentication profile to a management method, as described in
"Select Authentication" on page 140
To create an authentication profile:
1 Click System > Management Security > Authentication Profiles in the
tree view to display the Authentication Profiles: Summary page.
All currently-defined authentication profiles are displayed.
2 Click Add to add a new authentication profile, and enter the fields:
– Profile Name (1-12 Characters) — Enter the name of the new
authentication profile. Profile names cannot include blank spaces.
– Authentication Method: Optional Methods — Select a user
authentication methods that can be assigned to this authentication
profile. The possible options are:
•
Line — The line password is used for user authentication
(defined in "Line Password" on page 150).
• Enable — The enable (encrypted) password is used for
authentication (defined in "Enable Password" on page 151).
• Local — The user authentication is performed by the device,
which checks the user name and password for authentication.