Fabric Manager Authentication Overview - HP Cisco MDS 9216 - Fabric Switch Configuration Manual

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Authentication in Fabric Manager
Fabric Manager contains interdependent software components that communicate with the switches in
your fabric. These components use varying methods to authenticate to other components and switches.
This chapter describes these authentication steps and the best practices for setting up your fabric and
components for authentication.
This chapter contains the following sections:
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Fabric Manager Authentication Overview

Fabric Manager contains multiple components that interact to manage a fabric.
These components include:
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Figure 4-1
OL-8007-10, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x
Fabric Manager Authentication Overview, page 4-1
Best Practices for Discovering a Fabric, page 4-3
Performance Manager Authentication, page 4-4
Fabric Manager Web Server Authentication, page 4-5
Fabric Manager Client
Fabric Manager Server
Performance Manager
Interconnected fabric of Cisco MDS 9000 switches and storage devices
AAA server (optional)
shows an example configuration for these components.
C H A P T E R
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide
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