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

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e. Click Next.
4. Select the version you would like to install (Full or Evaluation) and then click Next.
A valid serial number and license key are required to install the full version of Fabric Manager. You
cannot continue installing the full version without a valid serial number and license key.
5. Evaluation version only: Accept the license agreement.
If you are installing the full version, the Specify Serial Number and License Key screen opens.
6. Full version only: Enter a valid serial number and license key, and then click Next.
7. Ensure that both Client and Server are selected and then click Next.
The Introduction window opens.
8. Read the introduction and then click Next.
The Select Destination Folder window opens.
9. Use the default location, or click Choose to select a new folder.
10.Click Next.
The Select FTP Server window opens.
11.Select your FTP server option.
The FTP server is used primarily as a firmware repository.
12.Click Install.
You are prompted to wait while Fabric manager is installed on your machine. The Please Specify
Starting Port Number window opens.
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.