Registering User Information On A Fibre Channel Port; Registering User Information On A Fabric Switch - HP XP7 User Manual

4. Right-click any point in the Port Information list and select Set Port Information.
5. In the Set Port Information dialog box, specify the port information.
Time out: Specify the period of time from when authentication fails to when the next
authentication session is ended. This period of time is between 15 to 60 seconds. The
initial value of the Time out is 45 seconds.
Refusal Interval: Specify the interval from when connection to a port fails to when the
next authentication session starts, with up to 60 minutes. The initial value of the Refusal
Interval is 3 minutes.
Refusal Frequency: Specify the number of times of authentication allowable for connection
to a port with up to 10 times. The initial value of the Refusal Frequency is 3 times.
6. Click OK to close the Set Port Information dialog box.
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.

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.
Remote Web Console 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 Remote Web Console secondary
windows and Modify mode, see the HP XP7 Remote Web Console User Guide.
1. On the menu bar, select Actions, Port/Host Group, then Authentication.
2. In the Authentication window, click
3. In the Port tree, double-click the Storage System folder.
If the storage system contains any fibre channel adapters, the Fibre folder appears below the
Storage System folder.
4. In the Port tree, double-click the Fibre folder. Information about the port appears in the tree
of the Authentication window.
5. Right-click any icon of port in the Port tree and select Default Setting(User Name / Secret).
6. In the Default Setting(User Name/Secret) dialog box, specify the user information.
User Name: Specify the user name of fibre channel with 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 Default Setting (User Name/Secret) dialog box.
8. Click Apply in the Authentication window. A message appears asking whether to apply the
setting to the storage system.
9. Click OK to close the message. The setting is applied to the storage system.

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.
to change to Modify mode.
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