Cisco MDS 9000 Series Command Reference

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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference
OL-8413-07, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x
Chapter 15 M Commands
mutual-chap username (iSCSI initiator configuration and iSLB initiator configuration)
mutual-chap username (iSCSI initiator configuration and iSLB
initiator configuration)
To assign a username for the initiator’s challenge, use the mutual-chap command in iSCSI initiator
configuration submode. To remove the username, use the no form of the command.
mutual-chap username username password {0 cleartext-password | 7 encrypted-password |
password}
no mutual-chap username username password {0 cleartext-password | 7 encrypted-password |
password}
Syntax Description
Defaults None.
Command Modes iSCSI initiator configuration submode.
iSLB initiator configuration submode.
Command History
Usage Guidelines The iSLB initiator can authenticate the Cisco MDS switch’s initiator target during the iSCSI login phase.
This authentication requires the user to configure a username and password for the switch to present to
the iSLB initiator. The provided password is used to calculate a CHAP response to a CHAP challenge
sent to the IPS port by the initiator.
Examples The following example shows how to configure a username, password type, and password for an iSCSI
initiator challenge (mutual CHAP).
switch# config terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
switch(config)# iscsi initiator name iqn.1987-02.com.cisco.initiator
switch(config-iscsi-init)# mutual-chap username userName password 0 cisco
switch(config-iscsi-init)#
username username Specifies a username. The maximum size is 32.
password Specifies a password for the initiator’s challenge.
0 Specifies that the password is a cleartext CHAP password.
7 Specifies that the password is an encrypted CHAP password.
password Specifies a password for the username. The maximum size is 32.
Release Modification
2.0(1b) This command was introduced.
3.0(1) Added iSLB initiator configuration submode.

Cisco MDS 9000 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	MDS 9000 Series
Category	Switch
Language	English