Switch Manager

Managing fabrics

This section describes the following tasks that manage fabrics:

■Managing fabric security, page 35

■Managing the fabric database, page 36

■Displaying fabric information, page 40

■Zoning a fabric, page 45

Managing fabric security

The components of Fibre Channel fabric security are:

■User account security

■Fabric services

Note: HP does not support Inter-Switch Links (ISLs), also known as E-Ports, between two or more switches. There should be no fiber cables joining two or more switches together. This is not a supported configuration. If they are connected, remove the link. The features relating to the use of ISLs—specifically Interop AutoSave, Interop Mode, Inband Management, and Legacy Addressing—are left in this User Guide for completeness, but are not supported by HP.

User account security

User account security is the process by which your user account and password are authenticated with the list of valid user accounts and passwords. The switch validates your account and password when you attempt to add a fabric using Switch Manager or log into a switch through Telnet. The system administrator defines accounts, passwords, and authority levels that are stored on the switch. See “Displaying switch information” on page 62 for more information.

The Admin account possesses Admin authority which grants full access to all tasks of the Switch Manager menu system. The switch validates your user account and Switch Manager grants access to its menus according to your authority level. If you do not have Admin authority, you are limited to monitoring tasks.

Note: If a user is logged into a switch using Switch Manager or CLI, and an administrator changes user access rights or passwords, existing logins are not affected by the new settings. Login access and privileges are only checked for a new login request.