Changing the storage server’s mutual authentication configuration

File Services Administration Guide for Hitachi NAS Platform
Version
14.7.x
14.6.x
Audience
anonymous
Part Number
MK-92HNAS006-29
Once the storage server's iSCSI initiator configuration has been set up, you can either change an initiator's secret or delete it entirely.
  1. Navigate to Home > File Services > iSCSI Initiators.
    Field/Item Description
    EVS Displays the EVS on which to configure Initiator Authentication. Click change to select a different EVS.
    Initiator Name Identifies the initiator with a globally unique name.
    Secret Password used to secure the Initiator from any unauthorized access. The secret should be from 12 to 17 characters in length, but may be between 1-255 characters in length.
    details Click to display the iSCSI Initiator Details page for the selected initiator.
    Check All Click to fill the check box of all initiators in the list.
    Clear All Click to empty the check box of all initiators in the list.
    add Click to display the Add iSCSI Initiator page.
    delete Click to delete the selected iSCSI initiator.
    iSCSI Targets Click to display the iSCSI Targets page.
  2. Ensure that the required EVS is selected.
    Check the EVS name listed at the top of the page. If this is not the EVS that you want the iSCSI initiator to connect with, click change and select the required EVS.
  3. You can now either delete the initiator or change the initiator's secret.
    • To delete an iSCSI initiator:
    1. Select the check box for the initiator you want to remove.
    2. Click delete to delete the selected initiator.
      A confirmation dialog appears, and you can click OK to delete the iSCSI Initiator, or cancel to return to the iSCSI Initiators page without deleting the Initiator.
    • To change the initiator's secret:
    1. Select the check box for the initiator you want to change.
    2. Click details to display the iSCSI Initiator Details page for the selected initiator.
      Field/Item Description
      Initiator Name The initiator's globally unique name. This name is displayed in the Change Initiator node name dialog of the Microsoft iSCSI initiator or from a file located in the /etc/iscsi directory for a Linux iSCSI initiator.
      Secret The Secret for the Initiator. This is the secret which will be entered in the Chap Secret Setup dialog of the iSCSI Initiator. This secret is a password which is used to secure the Initiator from unauthorized access. The secret should be from 12 to 17 characters in length, but may be between 1-255 characters in length.
      iSCSI Targets Click to display the iSCSI Targets page.
    3. In the Secret field, type the new secret.

      The secret should be between 12 and 17 characters in length, but can be between 1-255 characters in length.

    4. Click OK to save the changed secret, or click cancel to return to the iSCSI Initiator Authentication page.
  4. Click OK to save the changed secret, or click cancel to return to the iSCSI Initiator Authentication page.
  5. Click details to display the iSCSI Initiator Details page.