Chapter 9 Configuring Authentication

Configuration Tasks

Figure 9-1 iSCSI Authentication Configuration Elements

Remote RADIUS servers

Remote TACACS+ servers

When iSCSI authentication is enabled, the SCSI routing instance passes the user name and password from the iSCSI driver to AAA for authentication.

AAAuses the specified authentication list to determine which services to use for the authentication attempt.

If authentication fails, the connection is refused and the host cannot obtain access to storage resources.

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SN 5428-2 specifications

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