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Introducing Secure Fabric OS Fabric Configuration Server Switches Fabric Configuration Server (FCS) switches are one or more switches that you specify as trusted switches (switches that are in a physically secure area) for use in managing Secure Fabric OS. These switches should be both electronically and physically secure. You can specify a Primary FCS switch and one or more Backup FCS switches, to provide failover ability in case the Primary FCS switch fails. You specify the FCS switches by listing their WWNs in a specific policy called the FCS policy. The first switch that is listed in this policy and is participating in the fabric acts as the Primary FCS switch, and distributes the following information to the other switches in the fabric: ■ Zoning configuration ■ Secure Fabric OS policies ■ Fabric password database ■ SNMP community strings ■ System date and time Note: The role of the FCS switch is separate from the role of the principal switch, which assigns Domain IDs. The role of the principle switch is not affected by whether Secure Mode is enabled. When Secure Mode is enabled, only the Primary FCS switch can propagate management changes to the fabric. When a new switch joins the fabric, the Primary FCS switch verifies the digital certificate and then provides the current configuration, overwriting the existing configuration of the new switch. Because the Primary FCS distributes the zoning configuration, zoning databases do not merge when new switches join the fabric. Instead, the zoning information on the new switches is overwritten when the Primary FCS downloads zoning to these switches, if Secure Mode is enabled on all the switches. For more information about merging fabrics, see "Adding Switches and Merging Secure Fabrics" on page 101. The remaining switches listed in the FCS policy act as Backup FCS switches. If the Primary FCS switch becomes unavailable for any reason, the next switch in the list becomes the Primary FCS switch. A minimum of one Backup FCS switch is strongly recommended to reduce the possibility of having no Primary FCS Secure Fabric OS Version 1.0 User Guide 17

Section	Page
Contents	3
About this Guide	7
Overview	8
Intended Audience	8
Related Documentation	8
Conventions	9
Document Conventions	9
Table 1: Document Conventions	9
Text Symbols	9
Getting Help	11
HP Technical Support	11
HP Storage Website	11
HP Authorized Reseller	11
Introducing Secure Fabric OS	13
Security of Management Channels	14
Secure Shell	14
Sectelnet	15
Telnet	15
Switch-to-Switch Authentication Using PKI	16
Fabric Configuration Server Switches	17
Fabric Management Policy Set	19
Available Secure Fabric OS Policies	19
Adding Secure Fabric OS to the Fabric	21
Adding Secure Fabric OS to the Fabric	22
Identifying the Current Version of Fabric OS	23
Adding Secure Fabric OS to Switches Shipped with Fabric OS v3.1.x or v4.1.x	24
Customizing the Account Passwords	24
Verifying or Activating the Secure Fabric OS and Zoning Licenses	25
Adding Secure Fabric OS to Switches that Require Upgrading	27
Upgrading to a Compatible Version of Fabric OS	28
Customizing the Account Passwords	29
Verifying or Activating the Secure Fabric OS and Zoning Licenses	30
Installing the PKICERT Utility	30
Using the PKICERT Utility to Obtain the CSR File	31
Obtaining the Digital Certificate File	34
Distributing Digital Certificates to the Switches	35
Verifying Installation of the Digital Certificates	38
Re-creating PKI Objects If Required	39
Adding Secure Fabric OS to a Core Switch 2/64	41
Installing a Supported CLI Client on a Computer Workstation	45
Creating Secure Fabric OS Policies	47
Default Fabric and Switch Accessibility	48
Enabling Secure Mode	49
Modifying the FCS Policy	54
Table 2: FCS Policy States	54
Changing the Position of a Switch Within the FCS Policy	55
Failing over the Primary FCS Switch	56
Creating Secure Fabric OS Policies Other Than the FCS Policy	58
Table 3: Valid Methods for Specifying Policy Members	59
Creating a MAC Policy	59
Creating an SNMP Policy	60
Table 4: Read and Write Behaviors of SNMP Policies (Continued)	60
Telnet Policy	62
Table 5: Telnet Policy States	63
HTTP Policy	64
Table 6: HTTP Policy States	64
API Policy	65
Table 7: API Policy States	65
Management Server Policy	66
Table 8: Management Server Policy States	66
Serial Port Policy	67
Table 9: Serial Port Policy States	67
Front Panel Policy	68
Table 10: Front Panel Policy States	69
Creating an Options Policy	70
Table 11: Options Policy States	70
Creating a DCC Policy	71
Table 12: DCC Policy States	72
Creating an SCC Policy	74
Table 13: SCC Policy States	74
Managing Secure Fabric OS Policies	76
Saving Changes to Secure Fabric OS Policies	77
Activating Changes to Secure Fabric OS Policies	77
Adding a Member to an Existing Policy	78
Removing a Member from a Policy	79
Deleting a Policy	80
Aborting All Uncommitted Changes	80
Aborting a Secure Fabric OS Transaction	81
Managing Secure Fabric OS	83
Viewing Secure Fabric OS-Related Information	84
Displaying General Secure Fabric OS Information About a Fabric	84
Viewing the Secure Fabric OS Policy Database	85
Displaying Individual Secure Fabric OS Policies	86
Displaying Status of Secure Mode	88
Table 14: Secure Mode Information	88
Displaying and Resetting Secure Fabric OS Statistics	90
Table 15: Secure Fabric OS Statistics (Continued)	90
Displaying Secure Fabric OS Statistics	91
Resetting Secure Fabric OS Statistics	92
Managing Passwords	94
Table 16: Login Account Behavior with Secure Mode Disabled and Enabled	95
Modifying Passwords in Secure Mode	96
Modifying the FCS Switch Passwords or the Fabric-wide User Password	96
Modifying the Non-FCS Switch Admin Password	97
Using Temporary Passwords	97
Creating a Temporary Password for a Switch	98
Removing a Temporary Password from a Switch	99
Resetting the Version Number and Time Stamp	100
Adding Switches and Merging Secure Fabrics	101
Table 17: Moving Switches Between Fabrics	102
Troubleshooting	106
Table 18: Recovery Processes (Continued)	106
Frequently Asked Questions	108
General	108
Management Access	109
Digital Certificates and PKI Objects	110
Merging Fabrics	111
Passwords	111
Secure Fabric OS Commands and Secure Mode Restrictions	113
Secure Fabric OS Commands	114
Table 19: Secure Fabric OS Commands	114
Command Restrictions in Secure Mode	117
Secure Fabric OS Commands	117
Table 20: Secure Fabric OS Commands Executable on Specific Switches When Secure Mode Is Enabled	117
Zoning Commands	118
Table 21: Zoning Commands Executable on the Primary FCS Switch	118
Miscellaneous Commands	119
Table 22: Miscellaneous Commands Executable on Specific Switches	119
Removing Secure Fabric OS Capability	121
Preparing the Fabric for Removal of Secure Fabric OS Policies	122
Disabling Secure Mode	123
Deactivating the Secure Fabric OS License on Each Switch	125
Uninstalling Related Items from the Host	126

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Introducing Secure Fabric OS

Secure Fabric OS Version 1.0 User Guide

Fabric Configuration Server Switches

Fabric Configuration Server (FCS) switches are one or more switches that you

specify as

trusted

switches (switches that are in a physically secure area) for use in

managing Secure Fabric OS. These switches should be both electronically and

physically secure. You can specify a Primary FCS switch and one or more Backup

FCS switches, to provide failover ability in case the Primary FCS switch fails.

You specify the FCS switches by listing their WWNs in a specific policy called

the FCS policy. The first switch that is listed in this policy and is participating in

the fabric acts as the Primary FCS switch, and distributes the following

information to the other switches in the fabric:

■

Zoning configuration

■

Secure Fabric OS policies

■

Fabric password database

■

SNMP community strings

■

System date and time

Note:

The role of the FCS switch is separate from the role of the principal switch, which

assigns Domain IDs. The role of the principle switch is not affected by whether Secure

Mode is enabled.

When Secure Mode is enabled, only the Primary FCS switch can propagate

management changes to the fabric. When a new switch joins the fabric, the

Primary FCS switch verifies the digital certificate and then provides the current

configuration, overwriting the existing configuration of the new switch.

Because the Primary FCS distributes the zoning configuration, zoning databases

do not merge when new switches join the fabric. Instead, the zoning information

on the new switches is overwritten when the Primary FCS downloads zoning to

these switches, if Secure Mode is enabled on all the switches. For more

information about merging fabrics, see “

Adding Switches and Merging Secure

Fabrics

” on page 101.

The remaining switches listed in the FCS policy act as Backup FCS switches. If

the Primary FCS switch becomes unavailable for any reason, the next switch in

the list becomes the Primary FCS switch. A minimum of one Backup FCS switch

is strongly recommended to reduce the possibility of having no Primary FCS