Managing port security and settings

Ops Center Administrator User Guide
Version
11.0.x
Audience
anonymous
Part Number
MK-99ADM001-23

Before creating a host group on a port, you might need to change the settings for port security and port attributes. By default, port security is disabled on storage systems.

Port security must be set based on the port type.
  • For Fibre/Fibre with SCSI mode ports or iSCSI ports, enable port security to use the provisioning functions.
  • For Fibre with NVMe mode ports, disable port security to use the provisioning functions.
  1. On the dashboard, click the Storage Systems (Storage systems) icon to see the inventory of storage systems and capacity information.
  2. Click a storage system to see the configuration of pools, ports, volumes, and parity groups.
  3. Click Ports to see the configured storage ports for the storage system. The Ports window opens:
    Note: Ports with NVMe mode are displayed only for storage systems with firmware versions supporting NVMe over FC.

    Port inventory

  4. To modify ports, do one of the following:
    • Select one or more Fibre Channel ports, then click Edit Ports to open the Edit Fibre Port window where you can change the port settings.
    • Select an iSCSI port, then click Edit Ports to open the Edit iSCSI Port window where you can change security settings and IPv4 or IPv6 settings.
  5. For VSP G1x00, F1500 storage systems, you can update port attributes by selecting one of the following:
    • Target: Fibre target port
    • Initiator: MCU initiator port
    • RCU Target: RCU target port
    • External: External initiator port
  6. For VSP 5000 series storage systems, you can select either the Target attribute or the Bidirectional attribute in the Edit Fibre Port window.
    Note: The bidirectional port attribute includes all the port attributes (such as Target and External). Ports with this attribute are available on some storage system models.
  7. Click SCSI Mode or NVMe Mode to select the port operation mode.
  8. Click Enable Security or Disable Security, then click OK.

    A job starts to update the port security.

    To provision volumes, set the following:
    • For Fibre/Fibre with SCSI mode ports and iSCSI ports: Enable Security
    • For Fibre with NVMe mode ports: Disable Security

To view the Login WWN and iSCSI Name details, click in the upper right-hand corner of the window.