SVS200 (T1714-96008, June 2006)

46 Overview of LUN Manager

The host connects to the array without authentication of the host regardless of whether or not the host

is configured for authentication by host groups with CHAP.

In this case, although you do not need to register the host’s user information on the host group, you

can register the user information.

NOTE: You should register the user information for all hosts to be connected to a host group that

performs authentication of hosts. To allow a specific host to connect to such a host group without

authentication, configure the host group and the host as follows:

• On the host group:

disable the host authentication setting.

Figure 10 shows an example of authentication of hosts. In this figure, WWNs of host bus adapters (HBAs)

are abbreviated as a, b, and so on.

Figure 10 Example of authentication of hosts (Fibre Channel environments)

In Figure 10, host group 1 performs authentication of hosts, but host group 2 does not.

Host A’s user information is registered on host group 1, and the authentication setting is enabled.

Therefore, if the authentication of the host succeeds, Host A can connect to the array (or processing goes

to the authentication of the host group). As a precondition of successful authentication, configure Host A

for authentication by host groups with CHAP.

Host B’s user information is also registered on host group 1, but the authentication setting is disabled.

Therefore, Host B can connect to the array without authentication.

Host C’s user information is not registered on host group 1. Therefore, when Host C tries to connect to the

array, authentication fails and the connection request is denied regardless of Host C’s setting.