Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v7.0.0 (53-1002148-02, June 2011)

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Configuring encryption and compression

For additional information about establishing DH-CHAP secrets, see “Secret key pairs for DH-CHAP”

on page 151.

For additional information about configuring DH-CHAP authentication for E_Ports, see

“Authentication policy for fabric elements” on page 145.

Configuring encryption

NOTE

Before performing this procedure, you must authenticate the port as described in “Configuring and

enabling authentication” on page 316. It is also recommended that you check for port availability

using the portEncCompShow command. See “Viewing the encryption and compression

configuration” on page 315 for details.

To configure encryption on a port, follow these steps:

1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account with secure admin permissions, or an

account with OM permissions for the EncryptionConfiguration RBAC class of commands.

2. Disable the port on which you want to configure encryption. Use the portDisable command.

3. Enter the portCfgEncrypt --enable command.

This example enables encryption on port 21 on a Brocade 6510 switch:

portcfgencrypt --enable 21

This example enables encryption on port 15 of an FC16-32 blade in slot 9 of an enterprise

class platform:

portcfgencrypt --enable 9/15

4. Enable the port with the portEnable command.

After manually enabling the port, the new configuration becomes active.

Configuring compression

NOTE

Before performing this procedure, it is recommended that you check for port availability using the

portEncCompShow command. See “Viewing the encryption and compression configuration” on

page 315 for details.

To configure compression on a port, follow these steps:

1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account with admin permissions, or an account with

OM permissions for the SwitchPortConfiguration RBAC class of commands.

2. Disable the port on which you want to configure compression. Use the portDisable command.

3. Enter the portCfgCompress --enable command.

This example enables compression on port 21 on a Brocade 6510 switch:

portcfgcompress --enable 21