SAN Switch unable to log on via GUI, Telnet OK.

[Noel Wilson]

Hi
I upgraded two Compaq SAN Switches 1/8 to Firmware rev v2.6.2D, I am able to log in via telnet,using admin, I can connect to the switch and launch the GUI, I can view the switch, But when I try to log on to say switch admin I get a Java certificate logon error, and I am uable to log in, (again telnet is OK for login), My java is updated on my laptop.
Are there new security features for the browser?

[Noel Wilson]

This is the Java log error

java.io.IOException: Server returned HTTP response code: 500 for URL: http://192.168.100.246:-1/switchcert.html
at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.getInputStream(Unknown Source)
at com.brocade.security.CertificateLoader.(CertificateLoader.java:108)
at com.brocade.security.CertificateLoader.getInstance(CertificateLoader.java:57)
at com.brocade.security.AuthenticationTask.getPublicKey(FabricSecurity.java:392)
at com.brocade.security.AuthenticationTask.run(FabricSecurity.java:293)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Could not verify Certificate with Root CA
java.lang.NullPointerException
at com.brocade.security.CertificateLoader.verify(CertificateLoader.java:82)
at com.brocade.security.AuthenticationTask.getPublicKey(FabricSecurity.java:393)
at com.brocade.security.AuthenticationTask.run(FabricSecurity.java:293)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Could not verify Certificate with Root CA
Could not extract Public Key
Could not verify Certificate with Root CA

[Steven Clementi · Accepted solution]

Noel:


I have had java issues with older SAN switches in the past. One of the things I have tried to get back in is try a workstation with an older version of java.. 1.3.1 lets say, which should work just fine, theoretically.

You can try installing the older version on your laptop as well.. Sometimes the different versions work well together, sometimes they dont.


My question to you is.... you wouldn't happen to live in CT would you? If so, then HIYA!!!


Steven

[Ole Thomsen_1]

I had a similar problem, where admin could not login from a browser but telnet was fine.

I could login from gui with root though, did you try that?

Ole Thomsen

[santhanakrishnan_1]

Hi Noel,


Can u issue this command from telnet of the switch httpcfgshow & check the version.Check the same in your laptop by going to cmd prompt type java -version.Compare the both outputs u will get a idea

[Noel Wilson]

Hi Folks
Thanks for you help. I found that the newest Java is not totally backwards compatable with the older switches (even if they have the newest firmware). After I loaded an older version of Java onto another server I could log into that switch GUI. (none of the other acounts worked eather). When I upgraded that servers java to a higher version, I then was locked out again! I removed the updated java, reinstalled the older version java and I could connect again. This also means I couldn't connect to newer 2gig switches on the site without a java upgrade.
Thanks again.

[Noel Wilson]

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