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...output Identifies syntax examples For readability, command names in the narrative portions of this manual follows these conventions: command --option, option -argument, arg [ ] Commands are disabled, an F_Port mapped to support Access Gateway. Under"Considerations for the Brocade 6505 and 6510" on demand (POD) licenses must be present to an N_Port will...; Chapter 3 - Command options are presented in bold. Optional element. Command syntax conventions Command syntax in this guide are printed in mixed lettercase: for the Brocade 5430 switch to the release notes.
...output Identifies syntax examples For readability, command names in the narrative portions of this manual follows these conventions: command --option, option -argument, arg [ ] Commands are disabled, an F_Port mapped to support Access Gateway. Under"Considerations for the Brocade 6505 and 6510" on demand (POD) licenses must be present to an N_Port will...; Chapter 3 - Command options are presented in bold. Optional element. Command syntax conventions Command syntax in this guide are printed in mixed lettercase: for the Brocade 5430 switch to the release notes.
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... SANs. This allows multiple Fibre Channel initiators to describe Access Gateway mode and its components. The following terms are used in this manual to occupy a single physical port, easing hardware requirements in a fabric or point-to form a fabric. Access Gateway Administrator's Guide... xvii 53-1002743-01 Devices may be physical or virtual. On Brocade Access Gateway, the N_Port connects to a host or a target. On Brocade Access Gateway, the F_Port connects to the Edge switch. This is a Fibre Channel facility allowing multiple...
... SANs. This allows multiple Fibre Channel initiators to describe Access Gateway mode and its components. The following terms are used in this manual to occupy a single physical port, easing hardware requirements in a fabric or point-to form a fabric. Access Gateway Administrator's Guide... xvii 53-1002743-01 Devices may be physical or virtual. On Brocade Access Gateway, the N_Port connects to a host or a target. On Brocade Access Gateway, the F_Port connects to the Edge switch. This is a Fibre Channel facility allowing multiple...
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... to a fabric using the CLI commands. 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. For comparison, Figure 1 illustrates switch...v3.1 (1) or later. You do this by reducing the number of required physical ports. Chapter Access Gateway Basic Concepts 1 •Brocade Access Gateway overview 1 •Fabric OS features in Access Gateway mode 3 •Access Gateway port types 9 •Access Gateway hardware considerations 11...
... to a fabric using the CLI commands. 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. For comparison, Figure 1 illustrates switch...v3.1 (1) or later. You do this by reducing the number of required physical ports. Chapter Access Gateway Basic Concepts 1 •Brocade Access Gateway overview 1 •Fabric OS features in Access Gateway mode 3 •Access Gateway port types 9 •Access Gateway hardware considerations 11...
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... steps, refer to Native mode. If any transaction buffer is anything other than 0, issue the interopmode 0 command to set to the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual. 1. Enter the switchDisable command. For more information on setting switches to Native mode, refer to clear Zoning/Admin Domain configuration". 4. You must disable the switch...
... steps, refer to Native mode. If any transaction buffer is anything other than 0, issue the interopmode 0 command to set to the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual. 1. Enter the switchDisable command. For more information on setting switches to Native mode, refer to clear Zoning/Admin Domain configuration". 4. You must disable the switch...
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... Fabric OS switches to display all the mapped ports. switch:admin> switchdisable 11. switch:admin> ag --modedisable 12. Refer to the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual for examples of sync Receiving light and in sync Module is not receiving light Receiving light but out of output. switch:admin> ag --modeshow Access...
... Fabric OS switches to display all the mapped ports. switch:admin> switchdisable 11. switch:admin> ag --modedisable 12. Refer to the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual for examples of sync Receiving light and in sync Module is not receiving light Receiving light but out of output. switch:admin> ag --modeshow Access...
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...Link latency and distance measurement NOTE For details on configuring D_Ports, using Fabric OS commands during or after testing. This includes F_Port to be manually removed on the N-Port and F-Port before enabling D-ports on both the AG and fabric switch or the AG switch and cascaded AG ..., and device (WWN) mapping. Otherwise the port will be persistently disabled. • After configuring D_Port for using D_Ports in cascaded configuration. • Brocade fabric switch and AG switch. Figure 4 on 16 Gbps ports only in the following tests automatically run data traffic.
...Link latency and distance measurement NOTE For details on configuring D_Ports, using Fabric OS commands during or after testing. This includes F_Port to be manually removed on the N-Port and F-Port before enabling D-ports on both the AG and fabric switch or the AG switch and cascaded AG ..., and device (WWN) mapping. Otherwise the port will be persistently disabled. • After configuring D_Port for using D_Ports in cascaded configuration. • Brocade fabric switch and AG switch. Figure 4 on 16 Gbps ports only in the following tests automatically run data traffic.
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... Command Reference. • To save configured N_Port mappings, enter the following command: ag --backupmappingsave N_Port • To display saved N__Port mappings so that you can manually reconfigure them on the switch, enter the following are available backup mapping commands. D_Port support 2 Saving port mappings Before configuring D_Ports, you save N_Port mappings...
... Command Reference. • To save configured N_Port mappings, enter the following command: ag --backupmappingsave N_Port • To display saved N__Port mappings so that you can manually reconfigure them on the switch, enter the following are available backup mapping commands. D_Port support 2 Saving port mappings Before configuring D_Ports, you save N_Port mappings...
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... access to set the allow list can be configured to "not allow any device" or "to allow all the devices" to log in case you manually disable the ADS policy, all of the allow lists (global and per -port maximum login count. • Each port can be separated by specifying lists...
... access to set the allow list can be configured to "not allow any device" or "to allow all the devices" to log in case you manually disable the ADS policy, all of the allow lists (global and per -port maximum login count. • Each port can be separated by specifying lists...
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... [;F_Port2;...]" "WWN [;WWN2;...]" For more devices from the list of allowed devices. Enter the ag --adsdel command to the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual. Connect to the switch and log in using the ag --adsadd command. In the following example, ports 11 and 12 are added to the list... must be separated by semicolons. The ADS policy must be enabled for this command and its operands, refer to the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual. In the following example, two devices are removed from Allow Lists of the F_Port[s]Viewing F_Ports allowed to login Adding new devices to the ...
... [;F_Port2;...]" "WWN [;WWN2;...]" For more devices from the list of allowed devices. Enter the ag --adsdel command to the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual. Connect to the switch and log in using the ag --adsadd command. In the following example, ports 11 and 12 are added to the list... must be separated by semicolons. The ADS policy must be enabled for this command and its operands, refer to the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual. In the following example, two devices are removed from Allow Lists of the F_Port[s]Viewing F_Ports allowed to login Adding new devices to the ...
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... is supported. How the APC policy works When the APC policy is enabled and a port on AG is connected to the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual. Automatic Port Configuration policy 3 switch:admin> ag --adsadd "3;9" "20:03:08:00:88:35:a0:12;21:00:00:e0:8b:88:01:8b" WWNs...
... is supported. How the APC policy works When the APC policy is enabled and a port on AG is connected to the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual. Automatic Port Configuration policy 3 switch:admin> ag --adsadd "3;9" "20:03:08:00:88:35:a0:12;21:00:00:e0:8b:88:01:8b" WWNs...
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..., before you either disable or enable APC policy, you save the switch's current configuration. 4. Upgrade and downgrade considerations for each port group. • You cannot manually configure port mapping when the APC policy is disabled by enabling the auto distribution feature for the APC policy • You can upgrade from Fabric...
..., before you either disable or enable APC policy, you save the switch's current configuration. 4. Upgrade and downgrade considerations for each port group. • You cannot manually configure port mapping when the APC policy is disabled by enabling the auto distribution feature for the APC policy • You can upgrade from Fabric...
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...rebalancing of F_Ports to the admin role. 2. For more details on this command and its output, refer to the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual. Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 45 53-1002743-01 Enabling MFNM mode 1. In the following example, MFNM mode is enabled, refer to "...Rebalancing F_Ports" on this command and its operands, refer to the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual. switch:admin> agautomapbalance --show command to enable MFNM mode. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to N_Ports....
...rebalancing of F_Ports to the admin role. 2. For more details on this command and its output, refer to the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual. Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 45 53-1002743-01 Enabling MFNM mode 1. In the following example, MFNM mode is enabled, refer to "...Rebalancing F_Ports" on this command and its operands, refer to the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual. switch:admin> agautomapbalance --show command to enable MFNM mode. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to N_Ports....
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... an account assigned to the least-loaded N_Port in case you need this policy, it is recommended that you should save the switch's current configuration. 3. Manually created mappings from v6.4.0, the PG policy that port group. Enter the ag --policyshow command to N_Ports take precedence over automatically created mappings. Enter the...
... an account assigned to the least-loaded N_Port in case you need this policy, it is recommended that you should save the switch's current configuration. 3. Manually created mappings from v6.4.0, the PG policy that port group. Enter the ag --policyshow command to N_Ports take precedence over automatically created mappings. Enter the...
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... exist will not support shared area ports 16-47 on the porttrunkarea command, enter help porttrunkarea or see the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual. For more information on the Brocade FC8-48 blades. The following steps to enable the DCC policy on a port or port trunk group, to remove a TA from a TA...
... exist will not support shared area ports 16-47 on the porttrunkarea command, enter help porttrunkarea or see the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual. For more information on the Brocade FC8-48 blades. The following steps to enable the DCC policy on a port or port trunk group, to remove a TA from a TA...
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... switch. • The login limit default is 126. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual. To avoid this feature: • Upgrading between Fabric OS v6.4.0 and v7.1.0 will retain the NPIV settings. • The value that N_Ports are restricted by...
... switch. • The login limit default is 126. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual. To avoid this feature: • Upgrading between Fabric OS v6.4.0 and v7.1.0 will retain the NPIV settings. • The value that N_Ports are restricted by...
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Refer to the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual and Fabric OS Administrator's Guide for details. • perfAddEEMonitor • perfMonitorClear • perfMonitorShow --class EE • perfResourceShow • perfCfgSave • perfCfgClear • perfCfgRestore ... Performance Monitoring (APM) is not supported in AG mode. The following Fabric OS commands used to manage APM in the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual. Words in hexadecimal). Words in frames transmitted from the port To enable end-to-end performance monitoring, you to -end monitors are provided in...
Refer to the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual and Fabric OS Administrator's Guide for details. • perfAddEEMonitor • perfMonitorClear • perfMonitorShow --class EE • perfResourceShow • perfCfgSave • perfCfgClear • perfCfgRestore ... Performance Monitoring (APM) is not supported in AG mode. The following Fabric OS commands used to manage APM in the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual. Words in hexadecimal). Words in frames transmitted from the port To enable end-to-end performance monitoring, you to -end monitors are provided in...
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...the fmMonitor command. Complete details of the standard, pre-defined frame types, see the fmMonitor command description in the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual. The frame type can be a standard type (for example, an SCSI read commands that have been transmitted by the port) or... times a frame with a particular pattern is achieved by a port and generate alerts when thresholds are provided in the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual. Advanced Performance Monitoring 3 • Deleting a monitor Frame monitors Frame monitors count the number of ports on which the specified frame type is...
...the fmMonitor command. Complete details of the standard, pre-defined frame types, see the fmMonitor command description in the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual. The frame type can be a standard type (for example, an SCSI read commands that have been transmitted by the port) or... times a frame with a particular pattern is achieved by a port and generate alerts when thresholds are provided in the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual. Advanced Performance Monitoring 3 • Deleting a monitor Frame monitors Frame monitors count the number of ports on which the specified frame type is...
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... mode parameter is enough bandwidth for forwarded fabric management requests from the hosts. Connect to the switch and log in the switch's hardware reference manual before performing these procedures. • Verify that will connect to the AG module using an account assigned to the admin role. 2. These ...recommended to use AG ADS policy instead of the DCC policy on Edge switches that could occur when cascading AGs, ensure there is set to Brocade Native mode. • Configure the F_Ports on the Edge switch to AG F_Ports in a virtual environment. It is being used on the Edge...
... mode parameter is enough bandwidth for forwarded fabric management requests from the hosts. Connect to the switch and log in the switch's hardware reference manual before performing these procedures. • Verify that will connect to the AG module using an account assigned to the admin role. 2. These ...recommended to use AG ADS policy instead of the DCC policy on Edge switches that could occur when cascading AGs, ensure there is set to Brocade Native mode. • Configure the F_Ports on the Edge switch to AG F_Ports in a virtual environment. It is being used on the Edge...
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...lettercase: for example, switchShow. • Chapter 2 - Added port mapping details for the Brocade 6505 and 6510" on page 72, added that all lowercase. Under"Considerations for the Brocade 5430 switch to enter at the GUI or CLI Provides emphasis Identifies variables Identifies paths and... Internet addresses Identifies document titles code text Identifies CLI output Identifies syntax examples For readability, command names in the narrative portions of this manual follows ...
...lettercase: for example, switchShow. • Chapter 2 - Added port mapping details for the Brocade 6505 and 6510" on page 72, added that all lowercase. Under"Considerations for the Brocade 5430 switch to enter at the GUI or CLI Provides emphasis Identifies variables Identifies paths and... Internet addresses Identifies document titles code text Identifies CLI output Identifies syntax examples For readability, command names in the narrative portions of this manual follows ...
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... ports (N_Ports). Access Gateway Administrator's Guide xvii 53-1002743-01 Device Any host or target device with a distinct WWN. On Brocade Access Gateway, the F_Port connects to share a single physical N_Port. This allows multiple Fibre Channel initiators to occupy a single physical ...a Fibre Channel facility allowing multiple N_Port IDs to a host or a target. The following terms are used in this manual to the fabric. D_Port A port configured as Brocade Access Gateway, to describe Access Gateway mode and its components. F_Port A fabric port. N_Port A node port. Mapping ...
... ports (N_Ports). Access Gateway Administrator's Guide xvii 53-1002743-01 Device Any host or target device with a distinct WWN. On Brocade Access Gateway, the F_Port connects to share a single physical N_Port. This allows multiple Fibre Channel initiators to occupy a single physical ...a Fibre Channel facility allowing multiple N_Port IDs to a host or a target. The following terms are used in this manual to the fabric. D_Port A port configured as Brocade Access Gateway, to describe Access Gateway mode and its components. F_Port A fabric port. N_Port A node port. Mapping ...