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Brocade SMI Agent User’s Guide
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Besides Windows Domain authentication, does the SMI Agent support local user authentication?
The SMI Agent also supports authenticating the user against the system on which it is installed. By
default when you configure security, the user’s credentials (username and password) are validated
against the ones present on the local system. To ensure this happens, follow these steps:
The SMI Agent also supports authenticating the user against the system on which it is installed. By
default when you configure security, the user’s credentials (username and password) are validated
against the ones present on the local system. To ensure this happens, follow these steps:
1. During SMI-A installation, enable security and select “No” for Windows domain authentication.
2. Create a local user on the Windows system where the agent is installed.