Serviceability Features - McDATA StorageWorks 2/140 - Director Switch Planning Manual

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• Zoning - System administrators can create zones that provide
product access control to increase network security, differentiate
between operating systems, and prevent data loss or corruption.
Zoning can be implemented in conjunction with server-level
access control and storage device access control.
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• SANtegrity Authentication - This feature enhances SAN
security by providing password safety; challenge handshake
authentication protocol (CHAP) verification for fabric elements,
management servers, and devices; a product control point (PCP)
user database; common transport (CT) authentication for the
open-system management server (OSMS) interface; remote
authentication dial-in user service (RADIUS) server support (to
store and authenticate passwords and CHAP secrets); inband and
out-of-band access controls lists; encrypted secure shell (SSH)
protocol; and security logging.
• SANtegrity Binding - This feature enhances data security
(in addition to SANtegrity Authentication) in large and complex
SANs that are comprised of numerous fabrics and devices
provided by multiple OEMs. The feature allows or prohibits
director or fabric switch attachment to fabrics (fabric binding) and
allows Fibre Channel device attachment to directors or fabric
switches (switch binding).
NOTE: SAN routers do not support the SANtegrity Binding feature.
SAN routers support port binding only for R_Ports.
McDATA directors, fabric switches, SAN routers, and the SAN
management and Element Manager applications offer the following
general serviceability features. Products or product classes that do
not support a serviceability feature are noted.
• LEDs provide visual indicators of hardware status or
malfunctions. LEDs are provided on FRUs, operator panels,
front panels, and bezels.
• System alerts, event logs, audit logs, link incident logs, and
hardware logs display the following director and fabric switch
information at the management server or remote workstations:
— Director status.
— Fabric switch status.