Setting Up The Switch - HP StorageWorks 2/16 - SAN Switch Manual

Fabric OS procedures user guide

Setting Up the Switch

The following procedures show how to use the aaaconfig command to set up a single
switch for RADIUS service. You can also set up multiple switches simultaneously with the HP
Fabric Manager optional software tool.
To display the current RADIUS configuration, issue the command:
If a configuration exists, its parameters are displayed. If RADIUS service is not configured,
only the parameter heading line is displayed. Parameters are:
Position
Server
Port
Secret
Timeouts
Authentication The type of authentication being used on servers
To add a RADIUS server to the configuration, issue the command:
Enabling and Disabling RADIUS Service:
At least one RADIUS server must be configured before you can enable RADIUS service.
To enable or disable RADIUS service, issue the command:
Specifying on enables the service; specifying off disables it.
If no RADIUS configuration exists, turning it on triggers an error message. When the
command succeeds, an event is sent to the event log, indicating that the configuration is
enabled or disabled.
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aaaConfig "--show"
The order in which servers are contacted to provide service
The server names or IP addresses
The server ports
The shared secrets
The length of time servers have to respond before the next server is
contacted
aaaConfig "--add server [-p port] [-s secret] [-t timeout] [-a]–"
where:
Is a server name or IP address. Avoid duplicating server listings
server
(that is, listing the same server once by name and again by IP
address). Up to five servers can be added to the configuration.
Is an option; enter a server port. The default is port 1812.
-p port
Is an option; enter a shared secret. The default is sharedsecret.
-s secret
Secrets can contain 8 to 40 alphanumeric characters.
Is an option; enter the length of time (in seconds) the server has to
-t timeout
respond before the next server is contacted. The default is 3 seconds.
Timeout values can range from 1 to 30 seconds.
Is an option; specify that the PAP protocol be used instead of the
-a
CHAP protocol for packets traveling between the switch and the
server.
aaaConfig "--radius on | off"
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