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84 Configuration: Using iSCSI
Entering Mutual Authentication Permissions
Mutual authentication or two-way authentication is a way for a client or a
user to verify themselves to a host server, and for the host server to validate
itself to the user. This validation is accomplished in such a way that both
parties are sure of the other’s identity.
To add mutual authentication permissions:
1
In the AMW, select the
Setup
tab.
2
Select
Manage iSCSI Settings
.
The
Manage iSCSI Settings
window is displayed.
3
Select the
Mutual Authentication
tab.
4
Select an initiator in the
Select an Initiator
area.
The initiator details appear.
5
Click
CHAP Secret
to enter the initiator CHAP permissions in the dialog
that appears.
6
Click
OK
.
7
Click
OK
in the
Manage iSCSI Settings
window.
For more information, see the PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager
online help topics.
Creating CHAP Secrets
When you set up an authentication method, you can choose to create a
CHAP secret. The CHAP secret is a password that is recognized by the
initiator and the target. If you are using mutual authentication to configure
the storage array, you must enter the same CHAP secret that is defined in the
host server iSCSI initiator, and you must define a CHAP secret on the target
(the storage array) that must be configured in every iSCSI initiator that
connects to the target storage array. For more information on CHAP, see
“Understanding CHAP Authentication” in the Deployment Guide.
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