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...xv Text formatting xv Command syntax conventions xv Notes, cautions, and warnings xvi Notice to the reader xvi Key terms for Access Gateway xvii Additional information xviii Brocade resources xviii Other industry resources xviii Optional Brocade features xviii Getting technical... help xviii Document feedback xix Chapter 1 Access Gateway Basic Concepts Brocade Access Gateway overview 1 Comparing Native Fabric and ...
...xv Text formatting xv Command syntax conventions xv Notes, cautions, and warnings xvi Notice to the reader xvi Key terms for Access Gateway xvii Additional information xviii Brocade resources xviii Other industry resources xviii Optional Brocade features xviii Getting technical... help xviii Document feedback xix Chapter 1 Access Gateway Basic Concepts Brocade Access Gateway overview 1 Comparing Native Fabric and ...
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... Setting 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 Brocade 6505 and 6510 72 vii
... Setting 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 Brocade 6505 and 6510 72 vii
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... document are as follows: bold text italic text Identifies command names Identifies the names of this manual follows these conventions: command --option, option -argument, arg [ ] Commands are printed in bold. Under"Considerations for the Brocade 6505 and 6510" on page 72, added that all lowercase... paths and Internet addresses Identifies document titles code text Identifies CLI output Identifies syntax examples For readability, command names in mixed lettercase: for the Brocade 5430 switch to "Access Gateway default port mapping" on demand (POD) licenses must be present to...
... document are as follows: bold text italic text Identifies command names Identifies the names of this manual follows these conventions: command --option, option -argument, arg [ ] Commands are printed in bold. Under"Considerations for the Brocade 6505 and 6510" on page 72, added that all lowercase... paths and Internet addresses Identifies document titles code text Identifies CLI output Identifies syntax examples For readability, command names in mixed lettercase: for the Brocade 5430 switch to "Access Gateway default port mapping" on demand (POD) licenses must be present to...
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... every effort to the module 3. However, if you find an error or an omission, or you . World Wide Name (WWN) Use the licenseIdShow command to : documentation@brocade.com Provide the title and version number of the chassis. Forward your feedback to display the WWN of the document and as much detail... this document. Switch Serial Number The switch serial number and corresponding bar code are provided on the serial number label, 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 left •...
... every effort to the module 3. However, if you find an error or an omission, or you . World Wide Name (WWN) Use the licenseIdShow command to : documentation@brocade.com Provide the title and version number of the chassis. Forward your feedback to display the WWN of the document and as much detail... this document. Switch Serial Number The switch serial number and corresponding bar code are provided on the serial number label, 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 left •...
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...fabric without increasing the number of the fabric; You can connect an AG switch 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 those tools. You do this by reducing...3 •Access Gateway port types 9 •Access Gateway hardware considerations 11 Brocade Access Gateway overview Brocade Access Gateway (AG) is a Fabric OS feature that you can use the command line interface (CLI), Web Tools, or Brocade Network Advisor (BNA) to the host and the fabric. Switches in AG mode...
...fabric without increasing the number of the fabric; You can connect an AG switch 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 those tools. You do this by reducing...3 •Access Gateway port types 9 •Access Gateway hardware considerations 11 Brocade Access Gateway overview Brocade Access Gateway (AG) is a Fabric OS feature that you can use the command line interface (CLI), Web Tools, or Brocade Network Advisor (BNA) to the host and the fabric. Switches in AG mode...
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...Administrator's Guide 3 53-1002743-01 TABLE 1 Feature Fabric OS components supported on these features, refer to the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide and Fabric OS Command Reference. A single asterisk (*) indicates the feature is enabled. Fabric OS features in Access Gateway mode 1 FIGURE 2 Switch function in Access Gateway mode Fabric... Gateway mode. "Yes" indicates that the feature is supported in Access Gateway mode Table 1 lists Fabric OS components that is not a Brocade fabric. that are supported on a switch when AG mode is transparent to the Enterprise fabric.
...Administrator's Guide 3 53-1002743-01 TABLE 1 Feature Fabric OS components supported on these features, refer to the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide and Fabric OS Command Reference. A single asterisk (*) indicates the feature is enabled. Fabric OS features in Access Gateway mode 1 FIGURE 2 Switch function in Access Gateway mode Fabric... Gateway mode. "Yes" indicates that the feature is supported in Access Gateway mode Table 1 lists Fabric OS components that is not a Brocade fabric. that are supported on a switch when AG mode is transparent to the Enterprise fabric.
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Enable and disable CR using the portcfgcreditrecovery command. Forward error correction support Forward error correction (FEC) is supported in the following configurations for FEC: • Supported on Brocade 16 Gbps platforms only. • Supported by Fabric OS 7.1.0 and later. • Enabled by default. • A ... AG switch. This is highly recommended that you can be disabled. • Specific switch platforms support this command. Refer to the Fabric OS Command Reference for Virtual Fabrics or enable Virtual Fabrics on an AG switch, you disable this feature on the AG...
Enable and disable CR using the portcfgcreditrecovery command. Forward error correction support Forward error correction (FEC) is supported in the following configurations for FEC: • Supported on Brocade 16 Gbps platforms only. • Supported by Fabric OS 7.1.0 and later. • Enabled by default. • A ... AG switch. This is highly recommended that you can be disabled. • Specific switch platforms support this command. Refer to the Fabric OS Command Reference for Virtual Fabrics or enable Virtual Fabrics on an AG switch, you disable this feature on the AG...
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... not be enforced on all ports automatically. • Off - A fabric switch with the policy mode set to the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide or Fabric OS Command Reference. The ports on authentication policy for both switch and device policy. • Passive -
... not be enforced on all ports automatically. • Off - A fabric switch with the policy mode set to the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide or Fabric OS Command Reference. The ports on authentication policy for both switch and device policy. • Passive -
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... DH-CHAP Success - disable No negotiation F_Port without authentication F_Port without authentication No negotiation F_Port without authentication Supported Fabric OS commands All Fabric OS commands for authentication policy apply to the Fabric OS Command Reference. 1 Fabric OS features in native mode. reject AG switch with device mode PASSIVE policy mode OFF HBA authentication...
... DH-CHAP Success - disable No negotiation F_Port without authentication F_Port without authentication No negotiation F_Port without authentication Supported Fabric OS commands All Fabric OS commands for authentication policy apply to the Fabric OS Command Reference. 1 Fabric OS features in native mode. reject AG switch with device mode PASSIVE policy mode OFF HBA authentication...
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... across a link. A fabric switch requires more information. AG uses the following Fibre Channel (FC) ports: • F_Port - NOTE Initiate the portcfgpersisentenable command on all ports in the fabric. A fabric switch consumes SAN resources, such as E_Ports. Node port that a switch uses in AG mode. •... Gateway multiplexes host connections to an Edge fabric switch. For an embedded switch, execute this command through the chassis management console and not the switch CLI or the command may not persist. Figure 3 shows a comparison of the types of hosts. Refer to ...
... across a link. A fabric switch requires more information. AG uses the following Fibre Channel (FC) ports: • F_Port - NOTE Initiate the portcfgpersisentenable command on all ports in the fabric. A fabric switch consumes SAN resources, such as E_Ports. Node port that a switch uses in AG mode. •... Gateway multiplexes host connections to an Edge fabric switch. For an embedded switch, execute this command through the chassis management console and not the switch CLI or the command may not persist. Figure 3 shows a comparison of the types of hosts. Refer to ...
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... Switch in Native Fabric mode Fabric Fabric Switch F_Port E_Port E_Port F_Port E_Port E_Port FIGURE 3 Port usage comparison You can be viewed using Fabric OS commands during or after testing. Results can convert a Fibre Channel port into a D_Port on page 10 illustrates the supported D_Port configurations. Figure 4 on AG switch and...
... Switch in Native Fabric mode Fabric Fabric Switch F_Port E_Port E_Port F_Port E_Port E_Port FIGURE 3 Port usage comparison You can be viewed using Fabric OS commands during or after testing. Results can convert a Fibre Channel port into a D_Port on page 10 illustrates the supported D_Port configurations. Figure 4 on AG switch and...
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... a switch to AG mode, save the current configuration file using an account assigned to enable and disable Access Gateway mode. Issue the switchShow command to the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide. 5. For more information on page 17. All Fibre Channel ports are active. a. b. If the ...Failed to Native mode. If any transaction buffer is erased, such as the zone and security databases. Enter the switchDisable command. switch:admin> switchdisable This command disables all user ports on setting switches to Native mode, refer to verify the switch mode. You must disable the switch...
... a switch to AG mode, save the current configuration file using an account assigned to enable and disable Access Gateway mode. Issue the switchShow command to the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide. 5. For more information on page 17. All Fibre Channel ports are active. a. b. If the ...Failed to Native mode. If any transaction buffer is erased, such as the zone and security databases. Enter the switchDisable command. switch:admin> switchdisable This command disables all user ports on setting switches to Native mode, refer to verify the switch mode. You must disable the switch...
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... light Receiving light but out of the port state, refer toTable 5 on Access Gateway. 8. switch:admin> switchdisable 11. Enter the ag --mapshow command to the fabric on page 14. the AG parameters, such as port mapping, and Failover and Failback, are not connected. 9. When the switch ...Diag_Flt No interface card present No module (GBIC or other) present Module validation in Fabric OS Native mode. Refer to the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual for examples of the host connections to display all enabled N_Ports, even if those N_Ports are automatically removed. 2 Enabling and ...
... light Receiving light but out of the port state, refer toTable 5 on Access Gateway. 8. switch:admin> switchdisable 11. Enter the ag --mapshow command to the fabric on page 14. the AG parameters, such as port mapping, and Failover and Failback, are not connected. 9. When the switch ...Diag_Flt No interface card present No module (GBIC or other) present Module validation in Fabric OS Native mode. Refer to the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual for examples of the host connections to display all enabled N_Ports, even if those N_Ports are automatically removed. 2 Enabling and ...
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... the specified N_Port. F_Port Static Mapping The F_Port Static Mapping feature allows you can contain multiple F_Port numbers separated by semicolons. Using two commands can be slow and can assign an F_Port to only one primary N_Port at a time. Adding an F_Port to an N_Port routes that...an N_Port. 2 Access Gateway mapping Adding F_Ports to an N_Port You can contain multiple F_Port numbers separated by semicolons. Enter the ag --mapshow command and specify the port number to verify that the F_Port is already assigned to an N_Port, you must first remove it to a different N_Port...
... the specified N_Port. F_Port Static Mapping The F_Port Static Mapping feature allows you can contain multiple F_Port numbers separated by semicolons. Using two commands can be slow and can assign an F_Port to only one primary N_Port at a time. Adding an F_Port to an N_Port routes that...an N_Port. 2 Access Gateway mapping Adding F_Ports to an N_Port You can contain multiple F_Port numbers separated by semicolons. Enter the ag --mapshow command and specify the port number to verify that the F_Port is already assigned to an N_Port, you must first remove it to a different N_Port...
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... following when using F_Port Static Mapping with Access Gateway features and policies: • F_Port Static Mapping is not supported on the Brocade 8000 switch. • F_Port Static Mapping functions with cascaded Access Gateway configurations. • Failover, failback, and preferred secondary N_Port...All static mappings will not have the failover, failback, or preferred N_Port settings that other AG features and policies Consider the following command to remove F_Port mapping entirely: ag --staticdel "N-Port" "F-Port(s)" Considerations for an F_Port already, you must remove all static...
... following when using F_Port Static Mapping with Access Gateway features and policies: • F_Port Static Mapping is not supported on the Brocade 8000 switch. • F_Port Static Mapping functions with cascaded Access Gateway configurations. • Failover, failback, and preferred secondary N_Port...All static mappings will not have the failover, failback, or preferred N_Port settings that other AG features and policies Consider the following command to remove F_Port mapping entirely: ag --staticdel "N-Port" "F-Port(s)" Considerations for an F_Port already, you must remove all static...
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... the devices to an N_Port group, then all mapping is considered dynamic. Dynamic mappings cannot be saved and restored with Fabric OS configUpload and configDownload commands. • Automatic Device Load Balancing, if enabled, is dynamic. For more information on page 41. 24 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1002743-01 Device mapping...
... the devices to an N_Port group, then all mapping is considered dynamic. Dynamic mappings cannot be saved and restored with Fabric OS configUpload and configDownload commands. • Automatic Device Load Balancing, if enabled, is dynamic. For more information on page 41. 24 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1002743-01 Device mapping...
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... the --all option is available. All the listed device WWNs will stop using an account assigned to an N_Port group, enter the command with the addwwnpgmapping command. The following example adds two devices to a different port group, use the N_Port if it is a shortcut for two devices from... group when they log in. Device mapping to and from the device through NPIV. The following example removes all 4. Enter the ag --wwnmapshow command to the admin role. 2. Also use port group 3 instead of WWNs mapped to port groups and verify that are using an account assigned...
... the --all option is available. All the listed device WWNs will stop using an account assigned to an N_Port group, enter the command with the addwwnpgmapping command. The following example adds two devices to a different port group, use the N_Port if it is a shortcut for two devices from... group when they log in. Device mapping to and from the device through NPIV. The following example removes all 4. Enter the ag --wwnmapshow command to the admin role. 2. Also use port group 3 instead of WWNs mapped to port groups and verify that are using an account assigned...
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...is mapped to disable mapping for two WWNs. These procedures are already mapped with the [WWN];[WWN] option. Enter the ag --wwnmappingdisable command with the --all available WWNs. The --all option will be modified without removing the entry from an N_Port, enter the ag --delwwnmapping N_Port...17. To remove all devices currently mapped from N_Port 17. The following example removes two devices from an N_Port, enter the ag --delwwnmapping N_Port command with the --all option to disable device mapping for all 4. switch:admin> ag --wwnmappingdisable "10:00:00:06:2b:0f:71:0c;...
...is mapped to disable mapping for two WWNs. These procedures are already mapped with the [WWN];[WWN] option. Enter the ag --wwnmappingdisable command with the --all available WWNs. The --all option will be modified without removing the entry from an N_Port, enter the ag --delwwnmapping N_Port...17. To remove all devices currently mapped from N_Port 17. The following example removes two devices from an N_Port, enter the ag --delwwnmapping N_Port command with the --all option to disable device mapping for all 4. switch:admin> ag --wwnmappingdisable "10:00:00:06:2b:0f:71:0c;...
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...if system administrators need to push configuration changes without error. Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 27 53-1002743-01 Enter the ag --wwnmappingenable command with the --all option to N_Ports or N_Port groups. You can also occur when a VM first boots, prior to the virtual... will be modified without automatically enabling them in ) • Enabled - Disabled mappings can use Raw Device Mapped storage. wwnmapshow command. The N_Port that this command displays the following: • WWN - This also applies to a new port group and then create the group without error...
...if system administrators need to push configuration changes without error. Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 27 53-1002743-01 Enter the ag --wwnmappingenable command with the --all option to N_Ports or N_Port groups. You can also occur when a VM first boots, prior to the virtual... will be modified without automatically enabling them in ) • Enabled - Disabled mappings can use Raw Device Mapped storage. wwnmapshow command. The N_Port that this command displays the following: • WWN - This also applies to a new port group and then create the group without error...
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... targets. 3. Make sure all VWWPNs in the output of the following actions is correct, traffic will flow from the portperfshow command displays all traffic on VMware ESX Server 3.5: http://www.brocade.com/downloads/documents/brocade_vmware_technical_briefs/Brocade_NP IV_ESX3.5_WP.pdf. For additional information on using device mapping with VMware, the base device initiates...
... targets. 3. Make sure all VWWPNs in the output of the following actions is correct, traffic will flow from the portperfshow command displays all traffic on VMware ESX Server 3.5: http://www.brocade.com/downloads/documents/brocade_vmware_technical_briefs/Brocade_NP IV_ESX3.5_WP.pdf. For additional information on using device mapping with VMware, the base device initiates...