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Cisco Systems SN 5428-2 manual Enabling iSCSI Authentication, Verifying and Saving Configuration

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Chapter 9 Configuring Authentication

Enabling iSCSI Authentication

Enabling iSCSI Authentication

iSCSI authentication is enabled for specific SCSI routing instances. By default, iSCSI authentication is not enabled.

Use the commands in the following procedure to enable iSCSI authentication using the authentication services configured in the specified authentication list.

 

Command

Description

Step 1

 

 

enable

Enter Administrator mode.

Step 2

 

 

scsirouter zeus authentication

Enable authentication for the named SCSI routing instance, using

 

webservices2

the named authentication list.

 

 

For example, enable authentication for the SCSI routing instances

 

 

named zeus, using the authentication list named webservices2.

 

 

 

Verifying and Saving Configuration

You can save the configuration at any time using either the save aaa bootconfig or save all bootconfig commands. Although AAA configuration changes are effective immediately, you must save the authentication configuration for it to be retained in the SN 5428-2 when it is rebooted.

Use the following procedure to verify and save authentication settings.

 

Command

Description

Step 1

 

 

enable

Enter Administrator mode.

Step 2

 

 

show aaa

Display AAA configuration (Example 9-4).

Step 3

 

 

show scsirouter zeus brief

Verify that iSCSI authentication is enabled and (optionally) that

 

 

the appropriate user name and password are configured for the

 

 

specified SCSI routing instance.

 

 

For example, verify that the SCSI routing instance named zeus is

 

 

enabled for authentication using the authentication list named

 

 

webservices2 and is configured with the user name zeusabc and

 

 

password zeus123 (Example 9-5).

Step 4

 

 

save aaa bootconfig

Save authentication settings.

Step 5

 

 

save scsirouter zeus bootconfig

Save the SCSI routing instances.

Step 6

 

 

save all bootconfig

(Optional) Save all configuration settings.

 

 

This command may be used in place of individual

 

 

save aaa bootconfig and save scsirouter bootconfig commands

 

 

described in Steps 4 and 5.

 

 

 

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SN 5428-2 specifications

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