Dell POWEREDGE M1000E - Manual (Page 28)

8 Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide
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Fabric OS features in Access Gateway mode
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Table 3 describes the authentication behavior between a sending HBA and receiving AG switch.
Supported Fabric OS commands
All Fabric OS commands for authentication policy apply to AG switches, including the following:
• authutil -- policy
• authutil --show
• authutil --set
• secauthsecret --set
• secauthsecret --show
NOTE
Although authutil --authinit is not supported in AG mode, it is supported in native mode.
For more information, refer to the Fabric OS Command Reference.
Limitations and considerations
• Authentication policy is not supported on cascaded AG switch configurations.
TABLE 2 Behavior of sending AG switch and receiving fabric switch with different policies configured
Fabric switch with device
policy mode ON Fabric switch with device
policy mode PASSIVE Fabric switch with device
policy mode OFF
AG switch with switch
policy mode on Authorization negotiation -
accept
DH-CHAP/FCAP:
Success - N_Port
Failure - disable
Authorization negotiation -
accept
DH-CHAP/FCAP:
Success - N_Port
Failure - disable
Authorization
negotiation - reject
N_Port without
authentication
AG switch with switch
policy off No negotiation
No light
No Negotiation
N_Port without
authenctication.
No negotiation
N_Port without
authentication
TABLE 3 Behavior of sending device (HBA) and receiving AG switch with different policies configured
AG switch with device
policy mode ON AG switch with device policy
mode PASSIVE AG switch with device
policy mode OFF
HBA authentication
enabled Authorization negotiation -
accept
DH-CHAP
Success - F_Port
Failure - disable
Authorization negotiation -
accept
DH-CHAP
Success - F_Port
Failure - disable
Authorization
negotiation - reject
F_Port without
authentication
HBA authentication
disabled No negotiation
No light
No negotiation
F_Port without
authentication
No negotiation
F_Port without
authentication