Configuring Acl Policies - HP AA979A - StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V Administrator's Manual

Configuring ACL policies

All policy modifications are saved in volatile memory until those changes are saved or activated. You can
create multiple sessions to the switch from one or more hosts. However, Fabric OS allows only one ACL
transaction at a time. If a second ACL transaction is started, it fails.
The Secure Fabric OS and Fabric OS SCC and DCC policies are not interchangeable. Uploading and
saving a copy of the Fabric OS configuration after creating policies is strongly recommended. Use the
configUpload command to upload a copy of the configuration file. For more information about this
command, see the Fabric OS Command Reference.
NOTE: All changes, including the creation of new policies, are saved and activated on the local switch
only—unless the switch is in a fabric that has a strict or tolerant fabric-wide consistency policy for the ACL
policy type (SCC or DCC). See
database settings and fabric-wide consistency policy.
Use the instructions in the following sections to manage DCC and SCC policies:
• "Displaying ACL
Displays a list of all active and defined ACL policies on the switch.
• "Configuring a DCC
Multiple DCC policies can be created using the naming convention DCC_POLICY_nnn, with nnn
representing a unique string.
• "Creating an SCC
One SCC policy can be created.
• "Saving changes to ACL
Save changes to memory without actually implementing the changes within the fabric or to the switch.
This saved but inactive information is known as the "defined policy set."
• "Activating changes to ACL
Simultaneously save and implement all the policy changes made since the last time changes were
activated. The activated policies are known as the "active policy set."
• "Adding a member to an existing
Add one or more members to a policy. The aspect of the fabric covered by each policy is closed to
access by all devices/switches that are not listed in that policy.
• "Removing a member from a
Remove one or more members from a policy. If all members are removed from a policy, that aspect of
the fabric becomes closed to all access.
• "Deleting a
Delete an entire policy; deleting a policy opens up that aspect of the fabric to all access.
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