Setting Fibre Channel authentication

When configuring a Fibre Channel environment, use the Authentication window to set user authentication on host groups, Fibre Channel ports, and fabric switches of the storage system.

The hosts to be connected must be configured for authentication by host groups (and for authentication of host groups by the host, if required). For details on how to configure the host for CHAP authentication, see the documentation of the operating system and Fibre Channel driver in your environment.

The following topics provide information for managing user authentication on host groups, Fibre Channel ports, and fabric switches:

• User authentication
• Fibre Channel authentication
• Fibre Channel port authentication
• Setting Fibre Channel port authentication
• Registering user information on a Fibre Channel port
• Registering user information on a fabric switch
• Clearing fabric switch user information
• Setting the fabric switch authentication mode
• Enabling or disabling fabric switch authentication

Parent Topic

• Managing logical volumes

  After provisioning your system, you can begin to manage open-system logical volumes. Managing logical volumes includes tasks such as configuring hosts and ports, configuring LU paths, setting LUN security on ports, and setting up Fibre Channel authentication. LUN Manager is required to manage logical volumes.

Child Topics

• User authentication
• Host and host group authentication
• Fabric switch authentication
• Fabric switch settings and connection results
• Mutual authentication of ports

  If mutual authentication is required, when authentication of a host is successful, the host in return authenticates the port. In authentication of ports, when user information (user name and secret) specified on the port side matches with that stored on the host, the host allows the host group to connect.

• Fibre Channel authentication
• Fibre Channel port authentication