Q-Logic 5200 Manuel D’Utilisation

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Managing Fabrics

This section describes the following tasks that manage fabrics:

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The components of Fibre Channel fabric security are:

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User account security

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Fabric services

User account security is the process by which your user account and password 
are authenticated with the list of valid user accounts and passwords. The switch 
validates your account and password when you attempt to add a fabric using 
SANsurfer Switch Manager or log in to a switch through Telnet. Your system 
administrator defines accounts, passwords, and authority levels that are stored on 
the switch. Refer to 

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The Admin account possesses Admin authority which grants full access to all 
tasks of the SANsurfer Switch Manager menu system. The switch validates your 
user account and SANsurfer Switch Manager grants access to its menus 
according to your authority level. If you do not have Admin authority, you are 
limited to monitoring tasks. 

If a user is logged into a switch using SANsurfer Switch Manager or 
CLI, and an administrator changes user access rights or passwords, 
existing logins will not be affected by the new settings. Login access 
and privileges are only checked for a new login request.