Data Center Fabric Manager Professional Plus User Manual - Supporting DCFM 10.3.x (53-1001356-01, October 2009)

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Configuring switch authentication
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5. Enter the TCP port used by the Radius server in the TCP Port field.
6. Enter the timeout timer value (in seconds) that specifies the amount of time to wait between
retries when the server is busy in the Timeout (Sec) field.
7. Enter the number of attempts to be made to reach a server before assuming it is unreachable
in the Attempts field.
8. Click OK to return to the Authentication tab.
9. If you have established an active connection with the LDAP server, click Test.
Test attempts to contact the LDAP server by issuing a ping command.
10. Click Apply to save the configuration.
Configuring switch authentication
Switch authentication enables you to authenticate a user account against the switch database and
the Management application server. You can configure up to three switches and specify the fall
back order if one or more of the switches is not available.
NOTE
Switch authentication is only supported on Fabric OS devices.
To configure switch authentication, complete the following steps.
1. Select the Authentication tab.
2. For Primary Authentication, select Switch.
3. Enter the switch IP address and click Add.
Repeat step 3 as needed. You can add up to three switches.
4. Set up the fall back order by completing the following steps.
a. Select the IP address of the switch you want to move.
b. Click Move Up or Move Down to move the switch where you want it.
5. Select a switch and click Remove to remove a switch from the list.
6. Click Test.
The Test Authentication dialog box displays.
7. Enter your user ID and password and click Test.
Test verifies your user ID and password on the switch and verifies user privileges on the
Management application server.
8. Click Apply to save the configuration.