HP StorageWorks 2.32 Edge Switch - Manual (Page 92)

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Figure 27 Configure SANtegrity Authentication Software tab
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
is displayed 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 without including the appliance in the permitted list, a message is displayed
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 is clicked, a message is displayed 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 is displayed 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 Radius. The
default is Local Only.
• If you select Radius Only, the HAFM appliance checks to see whether a Radius server is
specified on the Radius Servers tab. If not, the Radius Only and Radius then Local options are
not available from the drop-down menu.
• If one Radius server is set to Radius Only, the Radius then Local option is available.
• The HAFM appliance cannot automatically populate API information to the Radius server so a
message is displayed indicating you have set API Authentication Method to Radius Only and
that if you have not properly defined the software on the Radius server, API authentication will
fail and the connectivity between software and product will be broken.