Table 5: Error Message Situations

Situation

Resolution

 

 

 

 

The first time the Security Configurator is started in

Click OK on the message and complete the ACG setup.

an unsecure environment, the following message is

The system on which the Security Configurator is running

displayed: “This utility is running on an unsecure

will become the MSC.

system. Continuing will allow you to set up a new

 

security configuration making this system the

 

Master Client System.”

 

 

 

When I start the Security Configurator on a Backup

Because each Backup Master system receives all the

Master system, the following message is displayed:

updates that the MSC makes to the security configuration,

“Warning: This system is a backup master client

the Backup Master systems must be online when the

system. Therefore you will only be able to view the

Security Configurator is running on the MSC. Otherwise,

security configuration. To make changes, you will

updates to the security configuration are not reflected to

need to run this utility on the master client system.”

the Backup Master. If the Backup Master becomes the

 

MSC, corruption of the security configuration may occur.

 

Click OK to close the message.

 

 

Master Security Client Situations

Table 6: 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.

 

 

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