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E_Port authentication between Fabric OS and M-EOS switches
TABLE 64
Fabric OS
switch
VE_ to VE_Port
On
Off
318
VE_Port-to-VE_Port authentication policy with correct switch secret (Continued)
Passive
Yes!
Connected with two-way
authentication; both
sides of the connection
perform authentication
(Fabric builds normally).
Yes
Connected without any
authentication (Fabric
builds normally).
Active On
Yes! Yes!
Connected with Connected with
two-way two-way
authentication; both authentication;
sides of the both sides of the
connection perform connection
authentication perform
(Fabric builds authentication
normally). (Fabric builds
normally).
No No
E_Port does not E_Port does not
connect connect
(Authentication (Authentication
Rejected). When the Rejected). When
Fabric OS switch the Fabric OS
generates the reject, switch generates
it disables the Fabric the reject, it
OS port. When the disables the
M-EOS switch Fabric OS port.
generates the reject, When the M-EOS
it goes to an invalid switch generates
attachment state. the reject, it
goes to an
invalid
attachment
state.
Off
No
E_Port does not connect
(Authentication Rejected).
When the Fabric OS switch
generates the reject, it
disables the Fabric OS
port. When the M-EOS
switch generates the
reject, it goes to an invalid
attachment state.
Yes
Connected without any
authentication (Fabric
builds normally).
Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
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