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... 1 Access Gateway Basic Concepts Brocade Access Gateway overview 1 Comparing Native Fabric and Access Gateway modes 1 Fabric OS features in Access Gateway mode 3 Buffer credit recovery support 5 Forward error correction support 6 Virtual Fabrics support 6 Device authentication support 6 Access Gateway port types 9 Comparison of Access Gateway ports to standard switch ports 9 Access Gateway hardware...
... 1 Access Gateway Basic Concepts Brocade Access Gateway overview 1 Comparing Native Fabric and Access Gateway modes 1 Fabric OS features in Access Gateway mode 3 Buffer credit recovery support 5 Forward error correction support 6 Virtual Fabrics support 6 Device authentication support 6 Access Gateway port types 9 Comparison of Access Gateway ports to standard switch ports 9 Access Gateway hardware...
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...Failback policy disabled on unreliable links (N_Port monitoring 57 Trunking in Access Gateway mode 58 How trunking works 58 Configuring trunking on the Edge switch 58 Configuration management for trunk areas 59 Enabling trunking 61 Disabling F_Port trunking 61 Monitoring trunking 61 AG trunking considerations for the Edge...the login limit 67 Advanced Performance Monitoring 68 End-to-end monitors 68 Frame monitors 69 Limitations for using APM 70 Considerations for the Brocade 8000 70 Port mapping 70 Policy and feature support 70 Fabric OS command support 71 Considerations for the...
...Failback policy disabled on unreliable links (N_Port monitoring 57 Trunking in Access Gateway mode 58 How trunking works 58 Configuring trunking on the Edge switch 58 Configuration management for trunk areas 59 Enabling trunking 61 Disabling F_Port trunking 61 Monitoring trunking 61 AG trunking considerations for the Edge...the login limit 67 Advanced Performance Monitoring 68 End-to-end monitors 68 Frame monitors 69 Limitations for using APM 70 Considerations for the Brocade 8000 70 Port mapping 70 Policy and feature support 70 Fabric OS command support 71 Considerations for the...
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... 75 Access Gateway cascading 76 Access Gateway cascading considerations 76 Fabric and Edge switch configuration 77 Verifying the switch mode 77 Enabling NPIV on M-EOS switches 78 Connectivity to Cisco fabrics 78 Enabling NPIV on a Cisco switch 78 Rejoining Fabric OS switches to a fabric 79 Reverting to a previous configuration 79 Troubleshooting viii Access Gateway Administrator...
... 75 Access Gateway cascading 76 Access Gateway cascading considerations 76 Fabric and Edge switch configuration 77 Verifying the switch mode 77 Enabling NPIV on M-EOS switches 78 Connectivity to Cisco fabrics 78 Enabling NPIV on a Cisco switch 78 Rejoining Fabric OS switches to a fabric 79 Reverting to a previous configuration 79 Troubleshooting viii Access Gateway Administrator...
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... 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 7 Figure 8 Figure 9 Figure 10 Figure 11 Figure 12 Figure 13 Figure 14 Figure 15 Figure 16 Switch function in Native mode 2 Switch function in Access Gateway mode 3 Port usage comparison 10 Diagnostic port configurations 10 Port mapping example 16 Example of device mapping to N_Port... groups 23 Example device mapping to an N_Port 24 Example of adding an external F_Port (F9) on an embedded switch 30 Port grouping behavior 41 Port group 1 (PG1) setup 42 Failover behavior 52 Failback behavior 56 Starting point for QoS 66 ...
... 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 7 Figure 8 Figure 9 Figure 10 Figure 11 Figure 12 Figure 13 Figure 14 Figure 15 Figure 16 Switch function in Native mode 2 Switch function in Access Gateway mode 3 Port usage comparison 10 Diagnostic port configurations 10 Port mapping example 16 Example of device mapping to N_Port... groups 23 Example device mapping to an N_Port 24 Example of adding an external F_Port (F9) on an embedded switch 30 Port grouping behavior 41 Port group 1 (PG1) setup 42 Failover behavior 52 Failback behavior 56 Starting point for QoS 66 ...
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...Table 11 Table 12 Fabric OS components supported on Access Gateway 3 Behavior of sending AG switch and receiving fabric switch with different policies configured 8 Behavior of sending device (HBA) and receiving AG switch with different policies configured 8 Port configurations 11 Port state description 14 Description of port ...default port mapping 17 Policy enforcement matrix 36 Address identifier 60 Access Gateway trunking considerations for the Edge switch 62 PWWN format for F_Port and N_Port trunk ports 65 Troubleshooting 81 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide xi 53-1002743-01
...Table 11 Table 12 Fabric OS components supported on Access Gateway 3 Behavior of sending AG switch and receiving fabric switch with different policies configured 8 Behavior of sending device (HBA) and receiving AG switch with different policies configured 8 Port configurations 11 Port state description 14 Description of port ...default port mapping 17 Policy enforcement matrix 36 Address identifier 60 Access Gateway trunking considerations for the Edge switch 62 PWWN format for F_Port and N_Port trunk ports 65 Troubleshooting 81 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide xi 53-1002743-01
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... issues. Access Gateway Administrator's Guide xiii 53-1002743-01 This preface contains the following components: • Chapter 1, "Access Gateway Basic Concepts" describes the Brocade Access Gateway and provides an overview of its key features. • Chapter 2, "Configuring Ports in Access Gateway Mode" describes how to configure ports in... Access Gateway mode. • Chapter 3, "Managing Policies and Features in Access Gateway mode. It also provides information on a switch in Access Gateway Mode" describes how to help SAN administrators configure and manage...
... issues. Access Gateway Administrator's Guide xiii 53-1002743-01 This preface contains the following components: • Chapter 1, "Access Gateway Basic Concepts" describes the Brocade Access Gateway and provides an overview of its key features. • Chapter 2, "Configuring Ports in Access Gateway Mode" describes how to configure ports in... Access Gateway mode. • Chapter 3, "Managing Policies and Features in Access Gateway mode. It also provides information on a switch in Access Gateway Mode" describes how to help SAN administrators configure and manage...
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... platforms for Access Gateway: • Brocade 300 • Brocade 5100 • Brocade M5424 • Brocade 5430 • Brocade 5450 • Brocade 5460 • Brocade 5470 • Brocade 5480 • Brocade 6505 • Brocade 6510 • Brocade 8000 • NC-4380 • Brocade VA-40FC What's new in which procedures or parts of procedures documented here apply to some switches but not to list of...
... platforms for Access Gateway: • Brocade 300 • Brocade 5100 • Brocade M5424 • Brocade 5430 • Brocade 5450 • Brocade 5460 • Brocade 5470 • Brocade 5480 • Brocade 6505 • Brocade 6510 • Brocade 8000 • NC-4380 • Brocade VA-40FC What's new in which procedures or parts of procedures documented here apply to some switches but not to list of...
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... In actual examples, command lettercase is often all ports on page 32. • Chapter 3 - Arguments. Added port mapping details for the Brocade 5430 switch to "Failover policy" on page 50 and "Failback policy" on page 17. Added "D_Port support" on demand (POD) licenses must be ...further information, refer to support Access Gateway. Command syntax conventions Command syntax in this guide are printed in mixed lettercase: for the Brocade 6505 and 6510" on page 72, added that If failover and failback policy are printed in bold. Access Gateway Administrator's Guide xv...
... In actual examples, command lettercase is often all ports on page 32. • Chapter 3 - Arguments. Added port mapping details for the Brocade 5430 switch to "Failover policy" on page 50 and "Failback policy" on page 17. Added "D_Port support" on demand (POD) licenses must be ...further information, refer to support Access Gateway. Command syntax conventions Command syntax in this guide are printed in mixed lettercase: for the Brocade 6505 and 6510" on page 72, added that If failover and failback policy are printed in bold. Access Gateway Administrator's Guide xv...
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Devices may be physical or virtual. Edge switch A fabric switch that connects switches together to the SAN. On Brocade Access Gateway, the F_Port connects to the fabric. On Brocade Access Gateway, the N_Port connects to run diagnostic tests between devices or F_Ports to ... port in this manual to Brocade and Fibre Channel, see the Brocade Glossary. A switch port that connects host, storage, or other devices, such as a diagnostic port on an AG switch, connected fabric switch, or connected cascaded AG switch to the Edge switch. A switch port that reduces storage area ...
Devices may be physical or virtual. Edge switch A fabric switch that connects switches together to the SAN. On Brocade Access Gateway, the F_Port connects to the fabric. On Brocade Access Gateway, the N_Port connects to run diagnostic tests between devices or F_Ports to ... port in this manual to Brocade and Fibre Channel, see the Brocade Glossary. A switch port that connects host, storage, or other devices, such as a diagnostic port on an AG switch, connected fabric switch, or connected cascaded AG switch to the Edge switch. A switch port that reduces storage area ...
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...-minute information, go to http://my.brocade.com to register at : http://www.brocade.com/products-solutions/products/index.page For additional Brocade documentation, visit the Brocade website: http://www.brocade.com Release notes are available on the MyBrocade website and are available through the Brocade Partner website. To expedite your switch support supplier for a user ID...
...-minute information, go to http://my.brocade.com to register at : http://www.brocade.com/products-solutions/products/index.page For additional Brocade documentation, visit the Brocade website: http://www.brocade.com Release notes are available on the MyBrocade website and are available through the Brocade Partner website. To expedite your switch support supplier for a user ID...
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... located as the serial number. Document feedback Quality is our first concern at Brocade and we want to hear from the same place as follows: • Brocade 300, 5100, 8000, VA-40FC, 6505, and 6510-On the switch ID pull-out tab located inside the chassis on the port side on the ...serial number label, as possible about your comment, including the topic heading and page number and your feedback to: documentation@brocade.com Provide the title...
... located as the serial number. Document feedback Quality is our first concern at Brocade and we want to hear from the same place as follows: • Brocade 300, 5100, 8000, VA-40FC, 6505, and 6510-On the switch ID pull-out tab located inside the chassis on the port side on the ...serial number label, as possible about your comment, including the topic heading and page number and your feedback to: documentation@brocade.com Provide the title...
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... ports you can use the command line interface (CLI), Web Tools, or Brocade Network Advisor (BNA) to enable and disable AG mode and configure AG features on a switch. Refer to the host and the fabric. Switches in AG mode are logically transparent to the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual, ...the Web Tools Administrator's Guide, or the Brocade Network Advisor User Guide for more information about AG support in...
... ports you can use the command line interface (CLI), Web Tools, or Brocade Network Advisor (BNA) to enable and disable AG mode and configure AG features on a switch. Refer to the host and the fabric. Switches in AG mode are logically transparent to the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual, ...the Web Tools Administrator's Guide, or the Brocade Network Advisor User Guide for more information about AG support in...
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... AG mode is , AG forwards the request to AG; A single asterisk (*) indicates the feature is not a Brocade fabric. Fabric OS features in Access Gateway mode 1 FIGURE 2 Switch function in Access Gateway mode Fabric OS features in Access Gateway mode. For more information on Access Gateway Support Access Control1 Yes (limited roles) Adaptive...
... AG mode is , AG forwards the request to AG; A single asterisk (*) indicates the feature is not a Brocade fabric. Fabric OS features in Access Gateway mode 1 FIGURE 2 Switch function in Access Gateway mode Fabric OS features in Access Gateway mode. For more information on Access Gateway Support Access Control1 Yes (limited roles) Adaptive...
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...Buffer credit recovery support This Fabric OS feature is behaving as an AG, RBAC features in following configurations: • Between AG switch F_Port and Brocade HBA port using Adapter v3.2 or greater firmware or any device supporting credit recovery, This feature only works at the maximum ...supported speed of the HBA port (8 Gbps or 16 Gbps). • Between AG switch N_Port and Brocade fabric switch or cascaded AG switch F_Port. Fabric OS features in Access Gateway mode 1 TABLE 1 Feature Fabric OS components supported on Access Gateway (Continued) ...
...Buffer credit recovery support This Fabric OS feature is behaving as an AG, RBAC features in following configurations: • Between AG switch F_Port and Brocade HBA port using Adapter v3.2 or greater firmware or any device supporting credit recovery, This feature only works at the maximum ...supported speed of the HBA port (8 Gbps or 16 Gbps). • Between AG switch N_Port and Brocade fabric switch or cascaded AG switch F_Port. Fabric OS features in Access Gateway mode 1 TABLE 1 Feature Fabric OS components supported on Access Gateway (Continued) ...
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... also should enable authentication when authentication is present on the fabric switch. • Access Gateway switch F_Port connected to log in into switch and fabric by default. • A Fabric OS downgrade requires FEC to Brocade fabric switch F_Port. For authentication between fabric switches and AG switches, FCAP and DH-CHAP are limitations and considerations for Virtual Fabrics...
... also should enable authentication when authentication is present on the fabric switch. • Access Gateway switch F_Port connected to log in into switch and fabric by default. • A Fabric OS downgrade requires FEC to Brocade fabric switch F_Port. For authentication between fabric switches and AG switches, FCAP and DH-CHAP are limitations and considerations for Virtual Fabrics...
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...or Fabric OS Command Reference. You must configure DH-CHAP shared secrets or install FCAP certificates on the AG and connected fabric switch before switching from the connected fabric switch or HBA. The AG will disable the port if any authentication negotiation request from a policy off , and passive modes are...and creating DHCAP secrets on policy is strict. For general information on authentication, refer to the section on the AG connected to the switch or device will not disable AG F_Ports if the connecting device does not support authentication or the policy mode is set to off ...
...or Fabric OS Command Reference. You must configure DH-CHAP shared secrets or install FCAP certificates on the AG and connected fabric switch before switching from the connected fabric switch or HBA. The AG will disable the port if any authentication negotiation request from a policy off , and passive modes are...and creating DHCAP secrets on policy is strict. For general information on authentication, refer to the section on the AG connected to the switch or device will not disable AG F_Ports if the connecting device does not support authentication or the policy mode is set to off ...
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...F_Port without authentication No negotiation F_Port without authentication Table 3 describes the authentication behavior between a sending HBA and receiving AG switch. Authorization accept accept negotiation - reject HBA authentication disabled DH-CHAP Success - disable No negotiation No light DH-CHAP ...Gateway mode TABLE 2 Behavior of sending device (HBA) and receiving AG switch with different policies configured AG switch with device policy mode ON AG switch with device policy AG switch with switch policy off DH-CHAP/FCAP: Success - disable No Negotiation N_Port without ...
...F_Port without authentication No negotiation F_Port without authentication Table 3 describes the authentication behavior between a sending HBA and receiving AG switch. Authorization accept accept negotiation - reject HBA authentication disabled DH-CHAP Success - disable No negotiation No light DH-CHAP ...Gateway mode TABLE 2 Behavior of sending device (HBA) and receiving AG switch with different policies configured AG switch with device policy mode ON AG switch with device policy AG switch with switch policy off DH-CHAP/FCAP: Success - disable No Negotiation N_Port without ...
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...or FL_Ports) and storage devices to the host and presents E_Ports, VE_Ports, or EX_Ports to Native mode. • Device and switch policies must be disabled on the switch in AG mode. • N_Port - Figure 3 shows a comparison of the types of ports that these ports come online without... authentication policy. • Device and switch policies must be disabled on the AG before converting the switch to other switches in fabric management and zoning distribution. It presents an F_Port to the host and an N_Port to ...
...or FL_Ports) and storage devices to the host and presents E_Ports, VE_Ports, or EX_Ports to Native mode. • Device and switch policies must be disabled on the switch in AG mode. • N_Port - Figure 3 shows a comparison of the types of ports that these ports come online without... authentication policy. • Device and switch policies must be disabled on the AG before converting the switch to other switches in fabric management and zoning distribution. It presents an F_Port to the host and an N_Port to ...
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..., login to test the link between AG and a standard fabric switch. 10 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1002743-01 Switch in AG mode D-Port Diagnostic Ports Switch in AG mode D-Port D-Port Edge Switch D-Port Fabric FIGURE 4 Diagnostic port configurations Table 4 shows a comparison... Gateway port types Hosts N_Port N_Port Access Gateway Ports Switch in AG mode F_Port N_Port F_Port Edge Switch F_Port NPIV enabled Fabric Hosts N_Port N_Port Fabric Switch Ports Switch in Native Fabric mode Fabric Fabric Switch F_Port E_Port E_Port F_Port E_Port E_Port FIGURE 3 Port usage...
..., login to test the link between AG and a standard fabric switch. 10 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1002743-01 Switch in AG mode D-Port Diagnostic Ports Switch in AG mode D-Port D-Port Edge Switch D-Port Fabric FIGURE 4 Diagnostic port configurations Table 4 shows a comparison... Gateway port types Hosts N_Port N_Port Access Gateway Ports Switch in AG mode F_Port N_Port F_Port Edge Switch F_Port NPIV enabled Fabric Hosts N_Port N_Port Fabric Switch Ports Switch in Native Fabric mode Fabric Fabric Switch F_Port E_Port E_Port F_Port E_Port E_Port FIGURE 3 Port usage...
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Yes Connects devices, such as follows: • Access Gateway is supported on the switch platforms and embedded switch platforms listed in the SAN as a fabric switch. Yes Connects Access Gateway to a fabric NA N_Ports are as hosts, HBAs, and storage to the fabric. NA ISL is...transparent to the fabric, therefore it does not participate in "Supported hardware and software" on Access Gateway? The switch is not supported.1 Yes Connects the switch to other switches to form a fabric. Yes Allows diagnostic testing across link Yes Allows diagnostic testing across link to to Access Gateway...
Yes Connects devices, such as follows: • Access Gateway is supported on the switch platforms and embedded switch platforms listed in the SAN as a fabric switch. Yes Connects Access Gateway to a fabric NA N_Ports are as hosts, HBAs, and storage to the fabric. NA ISL is...transparent to the fabric, therefore it does not participate in "Supported hardware and software" on Access Gateway? The switch is not supported.1 Yes Connects the switch to other switches to form a fabric. Yes Allows diagnostic testing across link Yes Allows diagnostic testing across link to to Access Gateway...