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

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Host security authentication

Fibre Channel Security Protocol (FC-SP) is a mechanism used to secure communication between

two switches or between a switch and a device such as an HBA port.

You can use either the the Management application or the HCM GUI to display the authentication

settings and status. When you enable FC-SP authentication using the Management application,

you can also set the authentication settings on the attached 8 Gbps 16-FC-ports, 10 GbE

8-Ethernet Port switch.

NOTE

FC-SP is only available for Brocade HBAs that are managed using the HCM agent. FC-SP is not

available for virtual ports or unmanaged HBA ports. The user must have the Security privilege to use

this feature.

Configuring security authentication using the Management application

Access the Fibre Channel Security Protocol Configuration (FCSP) dialog box by selecting an adapter

port from the device tree.

1. Select the appropriate device based on how you want to configure security authentication:

2. Select Configure > FC-SP from the main menu right-click the adapter from the list.

The Fibre Channel Security Protocol Configuration (adapter level) dialog box displays. The Fibre

Channel Security Protocol Configuration dialog at the host level displays.

FIGURE 133 Fibre Channel Security Protocol Configuration - host level dialog box