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59022-03 D 3-1
Section 3
Managing Fabrics
This section describes the following tasks that manage fabrics:
■ Security
■ Managing the fabric database
■ Displaying fabric information
■ Zoning a fabric
3.1
Security
The two components of SANbox2 security are user authentication and fabric
security. The user must be authenticated before gaining access to a switch. If an
invalid account name/password combination is entered, that user can not access
the switch, and thus can not gain access to the fabric. If security is enabled (on)
and a valid account name/password combination is entered, that user can access
the switch but can not execute any command that exceeds their authority
(privileges) level. If security is disabled (off) and a valid account name/password
combination is entered, that user has access to all switches in the fabric and can
execute all commands (both user and admin), regardless of their authority
(privileges) level.
3.1.1
User Authentication
User authentication pertains to accessing a switch based on a valid account
name/password combination entered by the user. The valid account
name/password/system privileges combinations are set up by the system
administrator, and define which set of system commands each user may execute
if a valid account name/password combination is entered. The system privileges
are tied to the account name/password combination.
3.1.2
Fabric Security
Fabric security pertains to whether all switches in the fabric are configured to
permit access to each switch in that fabric. All switches in the fabric should be
configured with the same security setting (enabled/true or disabled/false). By
default, security is disabled. Once access is gained to the entry switch in a fabric,
that user may access all switches in that fabric.