Iscsi Transparent Mode Initiator - Cisco AP776A - Nexus Converged Network Switch 5020 Configuration Manual

Cisco mds 9000 family cli configuration guide - release 4.x (ol-18084-01, february 2009)

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iSCSI Authentication Setup Guidelines and Scenarios

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switch(config-radius)# server 10.1.1.1

Configure an IPv6 address.

switch(config)# aaa group server radius iscsi-radius-group

switch(config-radius)# server 001:0DB8:800:200C::4180

switch(config)# aaa authentication iscsi default group iscsi-radius-group

Set up the iSCSI authentication method to require CHAP for all iSCSI clients.

switch(config)# iscsi authentication chap

Verify that the global iSCSI authentication setup is for CHAP.

switch# show iscsi global

iSCSI Global information

Authentication: CHAP

Verify that the AAA authentication information is for iSCSI.

switch# show aaa authentication

switch# show radius-server groups

total number of groups:2

following RADIUS server groups are configured:

switch# show radius-server

Global RADIUS shared secret:mds-1

following RADIUS servers are configured:

To configure an iSCSI RADIUS server, follow these steps:

Configure the RADIUS server to allow access from the Cisco MDS switch's management Ethernet IP

Configure the shared secret for the RADIUS server to authenticate the Cisco MDS switch.

Configure the iSCSI users and passwords on the RADIUS server.