Registering user information on a fabric switch

You can perform user authentication in a Fibre Channel environment by registering user information on the fabric switch 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 specify authentication 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 Device Manager - Storage Navigator secondary windows and Modify mode, see the System Administrator Guide.

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

For 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, double-click the Storage System folder.

If the storage system contains any fibre channel boards, the Fibre folder appears below the Storage System folder.

4. In the Port tree, double-click the Fibre folder. Information about the fabric switch appears in the Fabric Switch Information list below the Port Information list.

5. Right-click any point in the Fabric Switch Information list and select Specify User Information.

6. In the Specify Authentication Information dialog box, specify the user information of the host you want to allow connection.

• User Name: Specify the user name of the fabric switch 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.

7. Click OK to close the Specify Authentication Information dialog box.

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

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