HP StorageWorks 2.32 Edge Switch - Manual (Page 97)

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a. Click Edit Secret. The Add Device dialog box is displayed ( Figure 30 ).
Figure 30 Add Device (Edit Secret) dialog box
b. Click Generate to automatically have a CHAP Secret generated and placed in the CHAP
Secret and Retype Secret fields.
Or
Type the secret in the CHAP Secret field and retype the same CHAP secret in the Retype
Secret field.
c. Click OK.
3. If the initial state of a fabric is not configured to enable device authentication, the Enable E_port
authentication check box is disabled. To enable, click the Enable E-port Authentication check
box.
4. Click the list to the right of the check box and select Local Only, Radius then Local, or Radius
Only.
The default selection is Local Only. Local Only causes the switch to only check its local database
to verify if the switch on the other end is allowed to communicate when authentication happens.
5. If the initial state of a fabric is not configured to enable device authentication, the Enable N_port
authentication check box is disabled. To enable, click the Enable N-port Authentication check
box.
6. Click the list to the right of the check box and select Local Only, Radius then Local, or Radius
Only.
The default selection is Local Only. Local Only causes the switch to only check its local database
to verify if the switch on the other end is allowed to communicate when authentication happens.
7. Check the Port Authentication List. Each table column can be sorted and the column position can
adjusted. All the ports are sorted by port number and display in that order.
8. Select a port on the switch to override the authentication settings for that port. Port settings
include the following:
• If a port is configured to be Force Enabled, the port participates in authenticating the other
end of the link regardless of the authentication state set at the switch level.
• If a port is configured to be Force Disabled, that port does not participate in authentication at
any time.
• If a port is specified as Switch default, this port abides by all authentication settings
configured for this switch. All ports are set to this state at product initialization time.
The HAFM appliance displays all the switches, directors, and end nodes connected to the
highlighted switch in the Devices tab. This tracks the security settings on each switch port and the
state of connected devices. This list can include: