Adding CHAP users

Before you begin

  • The Storage Administrator (Provisioning) role is required to perform this task.
  • The Security Administrator (View and Modify) role is required to perform this task.

Procedure

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

  2. Click Ports/Host Groups/iSCSI Targets.

  3. Select the iSCSI target to register CHAP users.

  4. Display the Add CHAP Users window by performing one of the following:

    • Click More Actions, select Add CHAP Users.
    • From the Actions menu, select Ports/Host Groups/iSCSI, Authentication, then Add CHAP Users.

  5. In the Available CHAP Users table, select the CHAP user row. Click Add. The selected CHAP user is registered in the Selected CHAP Users table. If the CHAP user does not exist, perform the following steps to register a new CHAP user:

    1. Click Add New CHAP User under the Available CHAP Users table. The Add New CHAP User dialog box opens.

    2. Specify User Name and Secret.

    3. Click OK to close the Add New CHAP User dialog box.

  6. Click Finish to display the Confirm window.

  7. Confirm the settings and enter the task name in the Task Name box. A task name can consist of up to 32 ASCII characters (letters, numerals, and symbols). Task names are case-sensitive. (date) - (task name) is input by default.

  8. Click Apply in the Confirm window. If the Go to tasks window for status check box is selected, the Tasks window appears.

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.