User`s guide

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Section 3
Managing Fabrics
This section describes the following tasks that manage fabrics:
■ Security
■ Managing the fabric database
■ Displaying fabric information
■ Zoning a fabric
3.1
Security
The components of security are:
■ User authentication
■ Inter-Switch link security
■ Inband management
3.1.1
User Authentication
User Authentication security pertains to gaining access to a switch after entering a
valid account name/password combination entered by the user. User
Authentication security is “switch level” security in that it pertains to only that
switch. When using the command line interface, the user must be authenticated
before gaining access to a switch. If an invalid account name/password
combination is entered, that user can not access the switch, and thus can not gain
access to the fabric.
To enable User Authentication security, set the Security Enabled parameter to
True using the Set Setup System command. Refer to the ”Set Setup Command”
on page A-37 for information. All switches in the fabric should be configured with
the same security setting (enabled/true or disabled/false). The User
Authentication security is disabled by default.
If User Authentication security is enabled and a valid account name/password
combination is entered, that user can access the switch but can not execute any
command that exceeds their authority (privileges) level. If User Authentication
security is disabled and a valid account name/password combination is entered,
that user has access to all switches in the fabric and can execute all commands
(both user and admin), regardless of their authority (privileges) level.
The valid account name/password/system privileges combinations are set up by
the system administrator, and define which set of system commands each user
may execute.