Q-Logic 5600 Manuel D’Utilisation

A – Command Line Interface

Group Command

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Initiates an editing session in which to specify a group member and its attributes 
for the existing group given by [group]. ISL, Port, and MS member attributes are 
described in 

 respectively. The group name 

and group type attributes are read-only fields common to all three tables.

                                                                                           

Member

Worldwide name of the switch that would attach to the switch. A 
member cannot belong to more than one group.

Authentication

Enables (CHAP) or disables (None) authentication using the Chal-
lenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP). The default is 
None.

Primary Hash

The preferred hash function to use to decipher the encrypted Pri-
mary Secret sent by the ISL member. The hash functions are MD5 
or SHA-1. If the ISL member does not support the Primary Hash, the 
switch will use the Secondary Hash.

Primary Secret

Hexadecimal string that is encrypted by the Primary Hash for 
authentication with the ISL group member. The string has the follow-
ing lengths depending on the Primary Hash function:

„ MD5 hash: 16-byte
„ SHA-1 hash: 20-byte

Secondary Hash

Hash function to use to decipher the encrypted Secondary Secret 
sent by the ISL group member. Hash values are MD5 or SHA-1. The 
Secondary Hash is used when the Primary Hash is not available on 
the ISL group member. The Primary Hash and the Secondary Hash 
cannot be the same.

Secondary 
Secret

Hex string that is encrypted by the Secondary Hash and sent for 
authentication. The string has the following lengths depending on 
the Secondary Hash function:

„ MD5 hash: 16-byte
„ SHA-1 hash: 20-byte

Binding

Domain ID of the switch to which to bind the ISL group member 
worldwide name. This option is available only if 
FabricBindingEnabled is set to True using the Set Config Security 
command. Refer to the 

0 (zero) specifies no binding.