HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.x Administrator Guide (AA-RUQSF-TE, September 2005)

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13.Enter the starting port number. The default is 24600.
If the default starting port number is not a free port number, the server cannot start up correctly. If you
enter a new port number, you must ensure that it and the next five port numbers represent free ports.
Make a note of the port number that you enter: you must use the same port number during the client
installation.
NOTE: If you are upgrading or migrating from a previous version of Fabric Manager, you might receive
a message indicating that the ports are unavailable. This can occur when the ports have yet to be
released by the previous uninstall. Wait a few minutes and try again.
14.Click Next.
You are prompted to wait while Fabric Manager configures your machine.
15.Select your authentication method and click Next.
• For NIS authentication: Enter your NIS host name or IP address and NIS domain name and click
Next. You can omit the NIS domain name to force the Fabric Manager server to use broadcast to
locate a valid NIS server or NIS slave.
• For switch-based authentication: Enter the IP addresses of the switches and then click Next.
• For RADIUS server authentication: HP recommends that you configure at least two RADIUS servers
so that if one fails, the other can assume service. You can configure up to three RADIUS servers.
a. Enter values for the following:
• RADIUS server IP address or DNS name.
• RADIUS authentication port number.
• Authentication type. The authentication type should match the setting on your RADIUS server.
• Shared secret and confirm shared secret. The shared secret is a password for the RADIUS client
and server. It is used in an encryption process to obscure details (like user passwords) in RADIUS
messages.
• HP recommends that the shared secret contain at least 22 characters with mixed case letters,
numerals, and symbol or punctuation characters.
• Timeout. The number of seconds the client waits for the RADIUS server to reply.
• Retry. The number of attempts to connect to the RADIUS server before giving up.
b. Click Add.
c. Optional: You can add multiple RADIUS servers by entering their configuration information and
clicking Add. To edit the information you have already entered, select it from the list, make your
changes, and then click Update.
d. Click Next.
• For password file authentication: Click Next.
16.Select the size of the SAN that Fabric Manager is to manage (Table 5 on page 27 lists the polling rates
for each SAN size).
17. Click Next.
The Install Complete window opens.
18.Click Done to exit the install wizard.
Copying an installation from server to server
This section provides information on copying a Fabric Manager server installation from one server to
another (keeping the same version). For example, you can copy Fabric Manager 4.2 from one server to
another, or Fabric Manager 4.4 from one server to another.
If you are using an external FTP (located on the Fabric Manager server), you must copy the firmware files.
For more information, see ”Accessing firmware when changing the FTP server” on page 159.
Before attempting the copy, make sure the following conditions exist:
• Host1 and Host2 are running the same version of the OS.