Setting The Fabric Switch Authentication Mode; Enabling Or Disabling Fabric Switch Authentication - HP XP7 User Manual

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

Setting the fabric switch authentication mode

You can specify the authentication mode of a fabric switch.
Remote Web Console secondary windows must be defined for use in advance. When you select
Modify from the Authentication secondary window to set the fabric switch authentication mode,
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 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 Authentication Mode:
unidirectional > bi-directional.
6. Click Apply in the Authentication window. A message appears asking whether to apply the
settings to the storage system.
7. Click OK to close the message. The settings are applied to the storage system.
To return the fibre channel setting, perform the same operation, except that you must select the
Authentication Mode: bi-directional > unidirectional menu in step 4.

Enabling or disabling fabric switch authentication

By default, the fabric switch authentication is disabled. To enable fabric switches to authenticate
hosts, enable the user authentication settings of fabric switches.
Remote Web Console secondary windows must be defined for use in advance. When you select
Modify from the Authentication secondary window to enable or disable fabric switch authentication,
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 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 Authentication:Disable >
Enable.
6. Click Apply in the Authentication window. A message appears asking whether to apply the
settings to the storage system.
7. Click OK to close the message. The settings are applied to the storage system.
To return the fabric switch setting so that the switch cannot authenticate hosts, perform the same
operation, except select the Authentication:Enable > Disable menu in step 4.
to change to Modify mode.
to change to Modify mode.
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