Emulex 3.4 user manual Master Security Client Situations

Master Security Client Situations

Table 22: Master Security Client Situations

Situation	Resolution
The MSC is no longer bootable or able to	You must reassign a Backup Master as the new MSC
connect to the FC network.	from the Backup Master.
	Warning: Use this procedure only if the MSC cannot
	relinquish control to a Backup Master. For
	example, if the MSC is no longer bootable or
	able to connect to the FC network. Under any
	other circumstances, if the Backup Master
	takes over as the MSC and the MSC is still
	running or comes back online later, there will
	be two MSCs for the same security
	configuration. This will eventually lead to
	corruption of the security configuration.
New Keys Were Generated While Servers Were	The servers are no longer part of the security
Offline. A "Generate New Keys" operation was	configuration. In order to reset the security on the
performed while one or more of the servers were	affected servers, you must contact Emulex Technical
offline. Now those servers can no longer access the	Support to receive a special application and instructions
HBAnyware Security Configurator or the	on the reset procedure. After the servers have been
HBAnyware utility.	reset, they can be added back into the security topology
	by the MSC.
	Note: If the server was also a client to an ASG, then
	when you run the Security Configurator on the
	MSC or a parent client of this client, its label in the
	ASG tree of the Access Sub-Group tab will be "-
	ASG (Offline Client) -". You must delete the ASG
	(after deleting the child ASGs) and recreate the
	ASG configuration of this client and its child
	ASGs.
Security Removed While Servers Were Offline.	The servers are no longer part of the security
Security was removed while one or more servers	configuration. In order to reset the security on the
were offline. I can no longer access those servers	affected servers, contact Emulex Technical Support to
from the Security Configurator or the HBAnyware	receive a special application and instructions on the
utility.	reset procedure. After the servers have been reset, they
	should be seen by the Security Configurator or the
	HBAnyware utility.

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