Enabling LUN security on a port

Before you begin

One of the following roles is required to perform this task:

  • Storage Administrator (System Resource Management)
  • Storage Administrator (Provisioning)

To protect mission-critical data in your storage system from illegal access, secure the logical volumes in the storage system. Use LUN Manager to secure LUs from illegal access by enabling LUN security on ports.

By default, LUN security is disabled on each port. When registering hosts in multiple host groups, you must enable LUN security (set the switch to enabled). When you change LUN security from disabled to enabled, you must specify the WWN of the host bus adapter.

CautionIt is best to enable LUN security on each port when configuring your storage system. Although you can enable LUN security on a port when host I/O is in progress, I/O is rejected with a security guard after enabling.

Procedure

  1. Click Storage Systems, and then expand the Storage Systems tree.

  2. Click Ports/Host Groups/iSCSI Targets.

  3. In the Ports/Host Groups/iSCSI Targets window, click the Ports tab.

  4. Select the desired port, and then click Edit Ports.

  5. Select the Port Security check box, and then select Enable.

  6. Click Finish. A message appears, confirming whether to switch the LUN security. Clicking OK opens the Confirm window.

  7. In the Confirm window, confirm the settings, in Task Name type a unique name for this task or accept the default, and then click Apply.

    If Go to tasks window for status is checked, the Tasks window opens.
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