Registering user information on a Fibre Channel port
You can perform user authentication in a Fibre Channel environment by registering user information on the Fibre Channel ports of the storage system.
Device Manager - Storage Navigator secondary windows must be defined for use in advance. When you select Modify from the Authentication secondary window to register user information, 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 System Administrator Guide.
Procedure
On the menu bar, select Actions > Port/Host Group > Fibre > Authentication.
In the Authentication window, click
to change to
Modify mode.
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.In the Port tree, double-click the Fibre folder. Information about the port appears in the tree of the Authentication window.
Right-click any icon of port in the Port tree and select Default Setting (User Name/Secret).
In the Default Setting (User Name/Secret) dialog box, specify the user information.
- User Name: Specify the user name of Fibre Channel with up to 16 characters. You can use hexadecimal characters in a user name. User names are not case-sensitive.
- Secret: Specify the secret (that is, a password used in CHAP authentication) between 12 to 32 characters.
You can use alphanumeric characters, spaces, and the following symbols in a secret: . - + @ _ = : / [ ] , ~
- Re-enter Secret: Specify the secret, again, for confirmation.
Click OK to close the Default Setting(User Name/Secret) dialog box.
Click Apply in the Authentication window. A message appears asking whether to apply the setting to the storage system.
Click OK to close the message. The setting is applied to the storage system.