HP StorageWorks 8/20q HP StorageWorks 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch command line - Page 96

Modifying the security database, Managing security sets, Creating a security set

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Modifying the security database To modify the security database: 1. Open an Admin session with the admin start command. 8/20q FC Switch #> admin start An Admin session prevents other accounts from making changes at the same time either through Telnet, QuickTools, or Simple SAN Connection Manager. 2. To open a Security Edit session, enter the security edit command. The Security Edit session provides access to the securityset, group, and security commands used to make modifications to the security database. 8/20q FC Switch (admin) #> security edit 8/20q FC Switch (admin-security)#> securityset . . . 8/20q FC Switch (admin-security)#> group . . . 8/20q FC Switch (admin-security)#> security . . . 3. When you finish making changes, take one of the following actions: • To save the changes and close the Security Edit session, enter the security save command. 8/20q FC Switch (admin-security)#> security save • To close the Security Edit session without saving changes, enter the security cancel command. 8/20q FC Switch (admin-security)#> security cancel 4. To activate the changes to the active security set, enter the security activate command. 8/20q FC Switch (admin)#> security activate 5. To release the Admin session for other administrators, enter the admin end command. 8/20q FC Switch (admin)#> admin end Resetting the security database There are two ways to remove all groups and security sets from the security database: • Enter the security clear command, as shown in the following example: 8/20q FC Switch (admin-security) #> security clear All security information will be cleared. Please confirm (y/n): [n] y 8/20q FC Switch (admin-security) #> security save • Enter the reset security command, as shown in the following example. 8/20q FC Switch (admin) #> reset security The security configuration values, Autosave and FabricBindingEnabled, remain unchanged. Managing security sets Managing security sets consists of the following tasks: • Creating a security set, page 96 • Deleting a security set, page 97 • Renaming a security set, page 97 • Copying a security set, page 97 • Adding groups to a security set, page 97 • Removing groups from a security set, page 97 • Activating a security set, page 97 • Deactivating a security set, page 97 All of these tasks except Activating a security set, page 97 and Deactivating a security set, page 97 require a Security Edit session. Creating a security set To create a new security set, enter the securityset create command, as shown in the following example: 8/20q FC Switch (admin-security) #> securityset create securityset_1 96 Device security configuration

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96
Device security configuration
Modifying the security database
To modify the security database:
1.
Open an Admin session with the
admin start
command.
8/20q FC Switch #> admin start
An Admin session prevents other accounts from making changes at the same time either through Telnet,
QuickTools, or Simple SAN Connection Manager.
2.
To open a Security Edit session, enter the
security edit
command. The Security Edit session
provides access to the
securityset
,
group
, and
security
commands used to make modifications
to the security database.
8/20q FC Switch (admin) #> security edit
8/20q FC Switch (admin-security)#> securityset . . .
8/20q FC Switch (admin-security)#> group . . .
8/20q FC Switch (admin-security)#> security . . .
3.
When you finish making changes, take one of the following actions:
To save the changes and close the Security Edit session, enter the
security save
command.
8/20q FC Switch (admin-security)#> security save
To close the Security Edit session without saving changes, enter the
security cancel
command.
8/20q FC Switch (admin-security)#> security cancel
4.
To activate the changes to the active security set, enter the
security activate
command.
8/20q FC Switch (admin)#> security activate
5.
To release the Admin session for other administrators, enter the
admin end
command.
8/20q FC Switch (admin)#> admin end
Resetting the security database
There are two ways to remove all groups and security sets from the security database:
Enter the
security clear
command, as shown in the following example:
8/20q FC Switch (admin-security) #> security clear
All security information will be cleared.
Please confirm (y/n): [n] y
8/20q FC Switch (admin-security) #> security save
Enter the
reset security
command, as shown in the following example.
8/20q FC Switch (admin) #> reset security
The security configuration values,
Autosave
and
FabricBindingEnabled
, remain unchanged.
Managing security sets
Managing security sets consists of the following tasks:
Creating a security set
, page 96
Deleting a security set
, page 97
Renaming a security set
, page 97
Copying a security set
, page 97
Adding groups to a security set
, page 97
Removing groups from a security set
, page 97
Activating a security set
, page 97
Deactivating a security set
, page 97
All of these tasks except
Activating a security set
, page 97 and
Deactivating a security set
, page 97
require a Security Edit session.
Creating a security set
To create a new security set, enter the
securityset create
command, as shown in the following
example:
8/20q FC Switch (admin-security) #> securityset create securityset_1