Registering user information for a host group (for mutual authentication)

You can perform mutual authentication by specifying user information for host groups on the storage system ports. Specify unique user information for each host group. You can change the specified user information for host groups in the same way you initially specify it.

Hitachi 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 on Hitachi Device Manager - Storage Navigator secondary windows and Modify mode, see the System Administrator Guide.

To specify user information for a host group:

1. Perform one of following to display the Authentication window.

For Hitachi Command Suite:

1. On the Resource tab, expand the Storage Systems tree. Right click the target storage system, then select Other Function.

2. Click Actions > Ports/Host Groups to open the Authentication window.

For Storage Navigator:

• Click Actions > Ports/Host Groups > Fibre then > Authentication to open the Authentication window.

2. In the Authentication window, click to change to Modify mode.

3. In the Port tree, select a port or host group whose user information you want to specify.

The currently registered user information of the selected port or host group appears in the Authentication Information (Target) list.

4. Right-click any point in the Authentication Information (Target) list and select Specify Authentication information.

5. In the Specify Authentication Information dialog box, specify the user information of the port or host group selected in the Port tree.

• Port Name: The port name of the selected port appears. You cannot change the port name.

• User Name: Specify the user name of the host group with up to 16 characters. You can use specified hexadecimal characters. 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 user name: . - + @ _ = : / [ ] , ~

• Re-enter Secret: Specify the secret, again, for confirmation.

6. Click OK to close the Specify Authentication Information dialog box. The specified user information of the port appears in blue in the Authentication Information (Target) list of the Authentication window.

7. Click Apply in the Authentication window. A message appears asking whether to apply the settings to the storage system.

8. Click OK to close the message. The settings are applied to the storage system.

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