Setting the fabric switch authentication mode

You can specify the authentication mode of a fabric switch.

Device Manager - Storage Navigator secondary windows must be defined for use in advance. When you select Modify from the Authentication secondary window to set the fabric switch authentication mode, other users or programs are prevented from changing storage system settings. When you close the secondary window, Modify mode is released. For more information about Device Manager - Storage Navigator secondary windows and Modify mode, see the Hitachi Device Manager - Storage Navigator User Guide.

Procedure

  1. On the menu bar, select Actions > Port/Host Group > Fibre > 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 boards, 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 Authentication Mode: unidirectional bi-directional.

  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.

  8. To return the Fibre Channel setting, perform the same operation, except that you must select the Authentication Mode: bi-directional unidirectional menu in step 4.

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