Enabling Api Authentication; Main Window - HP 316095-B21 - StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 User Manual

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Main window

Enabling API authentication

If API authentication is enabled, the following guidelines must be followed:
• There must be a minimum of one entry in the Permitted Software field. If not, a warning
message displays when Apply is clicked.
• The current HAFM appliance must be included. If not, the current appliance loses
manageability and you are forced to use an alternate management interface to disable API
authentication. If you click Apply or Apply To without including the appliance in the
permitted list, a message displays indicating you must include the current HAFM appliance in
the permitted software list before enabling API authentication.
The current HAFM appliance cannot be deleted. If you remove the current appliance with API
•
authentication turned on, and Apply or Apply To is clicked, a message displays indicating
the current server ID cannot be removed when API authentication is enabled.
• Do not delete the last user in the database. If the last user is deleted in the database, a warning
message displays indicating the last software ID can not be removed from this list when API
authentication is enabled.
For the Authentication Method, the following applies:
Use the Method drop-down menu to select Local Only, Radius Only, or Local then
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Radius. The default is Local Only.
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