HP XP P9500 Storage - Manual (Page 8)

Fibre channel topology.....................................................................................................155
Example of FC-AL and point-to-point topology.................................................................156
Configuring hosts..................................................................................................................156
Configure hosts workflow..................................................................................................156
Host modes for host groups...............................................................................................156
Host mode options...........................................................................................................157
Find WWN of the host bus adapter..............................................................................159
Finding a WWN on Windows......................................................................................160
Finding a WWN on Oracle Solaris...............................................................................160
Finding a WWN on AIX, IRIX, or Sequent......................................................................161
Finding WWN for HP-UX.............................................................................................161
Creating a host group and registering hosts in the host group (in a Fibre Channel environment)...162
Configuring LU paths.............................................................................................................164
Defining LU paths.............................................................................................................164
Setting a UUID................................................................................................................165
Correspondence table for defining devices..........................................................................166
Defining alternate LU paths...............................................................................................166
Managing LU paths..........................................................................................................167
Deleting LU paths........................................................................................................167
Clearing a UUID setting...............................................................................................168
Viewing LU path settings..............................................................................................168
Releasing LUN reservation by host..........................................................................................168
LUN security on ports............................................................................................................169
Examples of enabling and disabling LUN security on ports....................................................169
Enabling LUN security on a port........................................................................................171
Disabling LUN security on a port.......................................................................................171
Setting fibre channel authentication.........................................................................................171
User authentication..........................................................................................................172
Settings for authentication of hosts.................................................................................172
Settings for authentication of ports (required if performing mutual authentication).................173
Host and host group authentication....................................................................................173
Example of authenticating hosts in a fibre channel environment.........................................174
Port settings and connection results................................................................................176
Fabric switch authentication...............................................................................................176
Fabric switch settings and connection results........................................................................178
Mutual authentication of ports...........................................................................................178
Fibre channel authentication..............................................................................................178
Enabling or disabling host authentication on a host group................................................178
Registering host user information...................................................................................179
Changing host user information registered on a host group...............................................180
Deleting host user information.......................................................................................180
Registering user information for a host group (for mutual authentication).............................181
Clearing user information from a host group...................................................................181
Fibre channel port authentication.......................................................................................182
Setting fibre channel port authentication.........................................................................182
Registering user information on a fibre channel port.............................................................182
Registering user information on a fabric switch.....................................................................183
Clearing fabric switch user information...............................................................................183
Setting the fabric switch authentication mode.......................................................................184
Enabling or disabling fabric switch authentication................................................................184
Managing hosts...................................................................................................................184
Changing WWN or nickname of a host bus adapter...........................................................184
Changing the name or host mode of a host group................................................................185
Initializing host group 0....................................................................................................186
Deleting a host bus adapter from a host group.....................................................................186
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