HP 1606 Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001763-01, June 2010) - Page 353
Switch authentication policy, Switch authentication policy when the switch secrets are correct
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E_Port authentication between Fabric OS and M-EOS switches 14 Table 59 describes the device authentication mode. TABLE 59 Device authentication mode Fabric OS authentication M-EOS support mode Off N/A Passive N/A M-EOS switch explanation Not used for E_Port authentication. Not used for E_Port authentication. Switch authentication policy There are differences in the Switch Authentication policies between the Fabric OS switch and the M-EOS switch. The Fabric OS switches have four different settings, which are Passive, Active, On, and Off. M-EOS switches only have On and Off. These differences do not prevent authentication from working, but do have an effect on how authentication works between the switches. Switch authentication policy when the switch secrets are correct This section assumes that the M-EOS switch has the appropriate authentication feature keys enabled. Table 60 shows all the permutations of Switch Authentication policies and whether the switches will connect. The table information assumes that all switch secrets are set correctly. The two places where Yes* appears in the table, are cases where the M-EOS switch authentication is Off. The Fabric OS switch mode Passive is different from the M-EOS switch mode Off in that Fabric OS switches perform authentication in Passive mode. This is why a Yes! in Table 60 indicates two-way authentication. TABLE 60 Switch authentication policy when all secrets are correct Fabric OS Passive Active On Off M-EOS On Off Yes! Connected with two-way authentication; both sides of the connection perform Authentication (Fabric builds normally). Yes! Connected with two-way authentication; both sides of the connection perform Authentication (Fabric builds normally). Yes! Connected with two-way authentication; both sides of the connection perform Authentication (Fabric builds normally). No E_Port does not connect (Authentication Rejected). When the Fabric OS switch generates the reject, it will disable the Fabric OS port. When the M-EOS switch generates the reject, it will go to an invalid attachment state. Yes Connected without any authentication (Fabric builds normally). Yes* Connected with one-way authentication; only one of connected switches performs Authentication (Fabric builds normally). Yes* Connected with one-way authentication; only one of connected switches performs Authentication (Fabric builds normally). Yes Connected without any authentication (Fabric builds normally). Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 313 53-1001763-01