Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v6.3.0 (53-1001336-02, November 2009)

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E_Port authentication between Fabric OS and M-EOS switches
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TABLE 59 Switch authentication policy-Fabric OS switch with incorrect peer secret for M-EOS switch
In this case, when the Fabric OS switch is in Active or On mode, and the M-EOS switch is Off, the
E_Port does not connect because the Fabric OS switch rejects the authentication based on the
secret mismatch. However, Table 60 shows the opposite case where the M-EOS switch has the
incorrect peer secret for the Fabric OS switch. In the same condition, when the Fabric OS switch is
in Active or On mode, and the M-EOS is Off, the E_Port does connect (one-way authentication)
because the M-EOS will not perform authentication. The fact that the secret is wrong is
insignificant.
Fabric OS Passive Active On Off
M-EOS
On No
E_Port does not
connect
(Authentication
Rejected). When the
Fabric OS switch
generates the reject,
it will disable the
Fabric OS port.
When the M-EOS
switch generates the
reject, it will go to an
invalid attachment
state.
No
E_Port does not
connect
(Authentication
Rejected). When the
Fabric OS switch
generates the
reject, it will disable
the Fabric OS port.
When the M-EOS
switch generates
the reject, it will go
to an invalid
attachment state.
No
E_Port does not
connect
(Authentication
Rejected). When the
Fabric OS switch
generates the
reject, it will disable
the Fabric OS port.
When the M-EOS
switch generates
the reject, it will go
to an invalid
attachment state.
No
E_Port does
not connect
(Authentication
Rejected).
When the
Fabric OS
switch
generates the
reject, it will
disable the
Fabric OS port.
When the
M-EOS switch
generates the
reject, it will go
to an invalid
attachment
state.
Off Yes
Connected without
any authentication
(Fabric builds
normally).
No
E_Port does not
connect
(Authentication
Rejected). When the
Fabric OS switch
generates the
reject, it will disable
the Fabric OS port.
When the M-EOS
switch generates
the reject, it will go
to an invalid
attachment state.
No
E_Port does not
connect
(Authentication
Rejected). When the
Fabric OS switch
generates the
reject, it will disable
the Fabric OS port.
When the M-EOS
switch generates
the reject, it will go
to an invalid
attachment state.
Yes
Connected
without any
authentication
(Fabric builds
normally).