Authentication window (Fibre Channel folder selected)
To display the Authentication window, the Device Manager - Storage Navigator secondary windows must be usable in advance. If the user authentication settings are performed, you must set the modify mode in the secondary window. The modify mode is an exclusive access control for operations of secondary windows. If you set the modify mode to ON, other users or programs cannot apply settings to a storage system. If you close the secondary window, the modify mode is released. For more information about Device Manager - Storage Navigator secondary windows and modify mode, see the System Administrator Guide of your storage system.
On the menu bar, click . The Authentication secondary window opens.
Port tree
The Port tree provides information about user authentication on each port.
Double-click the Fibre folder to show the Fibre Channel ports in the storage system.
If you select the Fibre folder, information about ports and fabric switches appears in the table on the right of the tree. The Fibre folder is available only if the storage system contains a Fibre Channel board.
|
Item |
Description |
|
|
This icon indicates a Fibre Channel port. |
Port information list
|
Item |
Description |
|
Port Name |
Fibre Channel port names. |
|
Time out |
The period of time between authentication sessions to the same port. If the previous authentication session to a port failed, the next authentication session starts after the specified period of time elapses. The unit is seconds. |
|
Refusal Intvl. |
If authentication fails for the number of times specified in Refusal Freq., connection to the port fails. Refusal Intvl. shows the interval (in minutes) from when connection to a port fails to when the next authentication session starts. |
|
Refusal Freq. |
Number of times that authentication is allowed for connection to a port. If authentication fails for the specified number of times, connection to the port fails. |
Fabric Switch information list
|
Item |
Description |
|
Port Name |
Fibre Channel port name. |
|
User Name |
User name of the fabric switch. |
|
Mode |
Mode of authentication between ports and fabric switches.
|
|
Authentication |
Indicates whether to perform authentication for the fabric switch.
|