Displaying Role-Based Information; Role Distributions; About Role Databases - HP Cisco MDS 9216 - Fabric Switch Configuration Manual

Chapter 39 Configuring Users and Common Roles
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Displaying Role-Based Information

The rules are displayed by rule number and are based on each role. All roles are displayed if the role
name is not specified.
To view rules for a role using Device Manager, follow these steps:
Click Security > Roles.
Step 1
You see the Roles dialog box.
Select a role name and click Rules.
Step 2
You see the Rules dialog box.
Step 3 Click Summary to get a summarized view of the rules configured for this role.

Role Distributions

Role-based configurations use the Cisco Fabric Services (CFS) infrastructure to enable efficient
database management, and to provide a single point of configuration for the entire fabric (see
Chapter 13, "Using the CFS
The following configurations are distributed:
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About Role Databases

Role-based configurations use two databases to accept and implement configurations.
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Infrastructure").
Role names and descriptions
List of rules for the roles
VSAN policy and the list of permitted VSANs
About Role Databases, page 39-7
Locking the Fabric, page 39-8
Committing the Changes, page 39-8
Discarding the Changes, page 39-9
Enabling Distribution, page 39-9
Clearing Sessions, page 39-9
Database Merge Guidelines, page 39-10
Displaying Roles When Distribution is Enabled, page 39-10
Configuration database—The running database currently enforced by the fabric.
Pending database—Your subsequent configuration changes are stored in the pending database. If
you modify the configuration, you need to commit or discard the pending database changes to the
configuration database. The fabric remains locked during this period. Changes to the pending
database are not reflected in the configuration database until you commit the changes.
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide
Role Distributions
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