Data Center Fabric Manager Enterprise User Manual v10.3.X (53-1001357-01, November 2009)

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Configuring Windows authentication

Windows authentication enables you to authenticate a user account against the switch database

and the Management application server when running on Windows hosts.

The following list details the supported Windows authentication types and the associated

platforms:

• NT domain authentication (multiple domains)—supported on Windows XP/2003 platforms only

• Windows Workgroup authentication—supported on Windows XP/2003 platforms only

• Windows local user accounts—supported on Windows XP/2003 platforms only.

To configure Windows authentication, complete the following steps.

1. Select the Authentication tab.

2. For Primary Authentication, select Windows Domain.

3. Enter the domain name in the Windows Domain Name field.

4. Click Test.

The Test Authentication dialog box displays.

5. Enter your user ID and password and click Test.

Test verifies your user ID and password on the Windows domain and verifies user privileges on

the Management application server.

6. Click Apply to save the configuration.

Configuring NIS authentication

Network Information Services (NIS/NIS+) authentication enables you to authenticate a user

account against the NIS user account and the Management application server when running on

UNIX platforms.

To configure NIS authentication, complete the following steps.

1. Select the Authentication tab.

2. For Primary Authentication, select NIS.

3. Enter the NIS IP address in the NIS Host Name/ IP Address field.

4. Enter the NIS domain name in the NIS Domain Name field.

5. Click Test.

The Test Authentication dialog box displays.

6. Enter your user ID and password and click Test.

Test verifies your user ID and password for NIS authentication and verifies user privileges on

the Management application server.

7. Click Apply to save the configuration.