Using the authentication table, Selecting a fabric, Changing security data internally – HP StorageWorks 2.140 Director Switch User Manual

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NOTE:

If a device is managed by the HAFM appliance, when the device displayed on the Security

tab is offline or loses a MPI link, the previously discovered value can still display in the top table. If

this switch is selected, a blank area is displayed in the bottom pane with an error message.

Using the Authentication table

The Authentication table includes summary data about each switch or director in a fabric. This

includes security and nonsecurity information. This table automatically refreshes to reflect the latest

changes to the products listed. Some information is not available for switches and directors that are

not managed or that are not at the correct firmware level.

Selecting a fabric

When a fabric is selected from the left side, all switches within the fabric are displayed on the top

table of the Authentication table. Note the following specifics:

Only HP products that are currently being managed by the HAFM appliance can be configured.

These products are represented by their corresponding customized product icons on the

topology map. These are the only products whose security settings can be discovered and

displayed.

A generic icon is displayed for all products that are not managed by the HAFM appliance.

If a switch goes offline, then the switch does not display in the top table and a warning message

indicates there are unapplied changes on the tab. If you click off the tab, all the changes are lost

for that tab.

An offline switch is contained in its own fabric and works like a managed switch. The icon for

the offline switch is the customized product icon.

If none of the discovered products is manageable when the Security tab is first accessed, a

message is displayed indicating this device cannot be configured because it is not currently

managed by this HAFM appliance.

If you select a switch and start to configure the settings, and then the switch goes offline or loses

the MPI link, you can continue configuring the switch by clicking Yes in the displayed warning

message. You can apply all changes to the offline switch and all changes are populated to the

switch. Alternatively, you can wait until the switch is online and the changes made to the top

table can be applied.

If the switch is manageable and you complete the configuration changes from the bottom tabs

and apply them to the Authentication table, and then the switch loses manageability before you

click Activate, a message indicates that you cannot apply the changes because the switch is not

manageable. However, you can apply the changes when the switch is manageable again, as

long as you do not exit the window.

Changing security data internally

The Authentication table automatically refreshes to reflect the latest changes to the products listed.

The changes include security-related or nonsecurity data. With nonsecurity data, the table refreshes

and regular events are generated for the changes and logged in the Master Log.

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