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... Administrator's Guide iii 53-1002743-01 April 2011 Updated for Fabric OS v6.4.0. July 2009 Updated for Fabric OS v7.0.1. Document History Document title Publication number Access Gateway Administrator's Guide Access Gateway Administrator's Guide Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1000430-01 53-1000633-01 53-1000605-01 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide...
... Administrator's Guide iii 53-1002743-01 April 2011 Updated for Fabric OS v6.4.0. July 2009 Updated for Fabric OS v7.0.1. Document History Document title Publication number Access Gateway Administrator's Guide Access Gateway Administrator's Guide Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1000430-01 53-1000633-01 53-1000605-01 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide...
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... Contact your call, have the following information available: 1. General Information • Technical Support contract number, if applicable xviii Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1002743-01 White papers, online demonstrations, and data sheets are available through the Brocade website at no cost for hardware, firmware, and software support, including product repairs and part...
... Contact your call, have the following information available: 1. General Information • Technical Support contract number, if applicable xviii Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1002743-01 White papers, online demonstrations, and data sheets are available through the Brocade website at no cost for hardware, firmware, and software support, including product repairs and part...
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...is located 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 shown here: : *FT00X0054E9* FT00X0054E9 The serial number label is inoperable, you can get... message logs 2. Access Gateway Administrator's Guide xix 53-1002743-01 Switch Serial Number The switch serial number and corresponding bar code are provided on the left • Brocade M5424, 5450, 5460, 5470, 5480-Serial number label attached to the module 3. Document feedback Quality is our first concern at...
...is located 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 shown here: : *FT00X0054E9* FT00X0054E9 The serial number label is inoperable, you can get... message logs 2. Access Gateway Administrator's Guide xix 53-1002743-01 Switch Serial Number The switch serial number and corresponding bar code are provided on the left • Brocade M5424, 5450, 5460, 5470, 5480-Serial number label attached to the module 3. Document feedback Quality is our first concern at...
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...fabric and the number of domains. Refer to the Enterprise fabric as N_Ports rather than as E_Ports. After you set a Fabric OS switch to AG mode, the F_Ports connect 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 can use to configure your Enterprise fabric to handle additional devices instead of required physical ports. Multiple AGs can increase the number of hosts that have access to...
...fabric and the number of domains. Refer to the Enterprise fabric as N_Ports rather than as E_Ports. After you set a Fabric OS switch to AG mode, the F_Ports connect 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 can use to configure your Enterprise fabric to handle additional devices instead of required physical ports. Multiple AGs can increase the number of hosts that have access to...
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..., it can run between an AG switch running Fabric OS v7.1.0 or later and a fabric running Fabric OS earlier than AG to connect the same number of ports that various tests can connect to the F_Port of the fabric switch. • D_Port - NOTE Initiate the portcfgpersisentenable command on another switch across...
..., it can run between an AG switch running Fabric OS v7.1.0 or later and a fabric running Fabric OS earlier than AG to connect the same number of ports that various tests can connect to the F_Port of the fabric switch. • D_Port - NOTE Initiate the portcfgpersisentenable command on another switch across...
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...log in using an account assigned to the admin role. 2. 2 Access Gateway mapping Adding F_Ports to an N_Port You can contain multiple F_Port numbers separated by semicolons. Use the following steps to change mapping of an F_Port to a different N_Port using a single Fabric OS command (staticadd or... F_Port is already assigned to the admin role. 2. F_Port Static Mapping The F_Port Static Mapping feature allows you can contain multiple F_Port numbers separated by adding F_Ports to N_Port 13. Enter the following example, F_Ports 17 and 18 are mapped to an N_Port. In the following...
...log in using an account assigned to the admin role. 2. 2 Access Gateway mapping Adding F_Ports to an N_Port You can contain multiple F_Port numbers separated by semicolons. Use the following steps to change mapping of an F_Port to a different N_Port using a single Fabric OS command (staticadd or... F_Port is already assigned to the admin role. 2. F_Port Static Mapping The F_Port Static Mapping feature allows you can contain multiple F_Port numbers separated by adding F_Ports to N_Port 13. Enter the following example, F_Ports 17 and 18 are mapped to an N_Port. In the following...
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... a port group when using device mapping. Figure 6 illustrates an example of devices must connect to port groups. Device mapping is especially true when a reasonably large number of device mapping to the same fabric through a single port group. NOTE Automatic Port Configuration and Device Load Balancing cannot be enabled at the same...
... a port group when using device mapping. Figure 6 illustrates an example of devices must connect to port groups. Device mapping is especially true when a reasonably large number of device mapping to the same fabric through a single port group. NOTE Automatic Port Configuration and Device Load Balancing cannot be enabled at the same...
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... mode. Also note that if the Automatic Port Configuration (APC) policy is enabled, the port conversion is done automatically and no user intervention is the number of F_Ports that N_Port, then unlock the port from N_Port state. FIGURE 8 Example of an embedded switch with AG support, a preset... F_Ports. To convert an N_Port to an F_Port, first remove all F_Ports mapped to the N_Port first be mapped to an F_Port. Therefore, the maximum number of ports on the switch minus one port configured as an N_Port. All external ports are locked as N_Ports, these ports can be remapped to...
... mode. Also note that if the Automatic Port Configuration (APC) policy is enabled, the port conversion is done automatically and no user intervention is the number of F_Ports that N_Port, then unlock the port from N_Port state. FIGURE 8 Example of an embedded switch with AG support, a preset... F_Ports. To convert an N_Port to an F_Port, first remove all F_Ports mapped to the N_Port first be mapped to an F_Port. Therefore, the maximum number of ports on the switch minus one port configured as an N_Port. All external ports are locked as N_Ports, these ports can be remapped to...
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...ports, enter the following steps to determine which ports on embedded switches, all external or outward facing ports to be configured by its port number or by specifying a slot or a slot range. Issue the switchShow command for locked N_Ports. Enter the portcfgnport command. Command output will ...an account assigned to display which ports on all external ports are configured in N_Port mode, enter the portcfgnport and specify the port number and 1. Access Gateway connects only FCP initiators and targets to an F_Port. Fabric OS Native mode dynamically assigns the port type ...
...ports, enter the following steps to determine which ports on embedded switches, all external or outward facing ports to be configured by its port number or by specifying a slot or a slot range. Issue the switchShow command for locked N_Ports. Enter the portcfgnport command. Command output will ...an account assigned to display which ports on all external ports are configured in N_Port mode, enter the portcfgnport and specify the port number and 1. Access Gateway connects only FCP initiators and targets to an F_Port. Fabric OS Native mode dynamically assigns the port type ...
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... login count. • Each port can be enabled for more than one F_Port. switch:admin> ag --policydisable ads The policy ADS is enabled 3. The maximum number of entries in to log in . • If the ADS policy is disabled. Use an asterisk (*) instead of port... numbers in the F_Port list to add the specified WWNs to all devices to specific ports. Enter the ag --adsset command with the appropriate options to ...
... login count. • Each port can be enabled for more than one F_Port. switch:admin> ag --policydisable ads The policy ADS is enabled 3. The maximum number of entries in to log in . • If the ADS policy is disabled. Use an asterisk (*) instead of port... numbers in the F_Port list to add the specified WWNs to all devices to specific ports. Enter the ag --adsset command with the appropriate options to ...
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... ADS policy can be enabled or disabled independent of the status of other AG policies. • The ADS policy is not supported with the least number of F_Ports mapped to it applies to a Fabric switch, AG configures the port as an N_Port. Downgrading from Fabric OS v7.1.0 to v6.4.0 or upgrading...
... ADS policy can be enabled or disabled independent of the status of other AG policies. • The ADS policy is not supported with the least number of F_Ports mapped to it applies to a Fabric switch, AG configures the port as an N_Port. Downgrading from Fabric OS v7.1.0 to v6.4.0 or upgrading...
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... so that trunk. When this request may change across login sessions when booting over a SAN. However, depending on each trunk will be proportional to the number of ports in that the host is more likely to get the same PID when it ensures that all ports in Access Gateway mode allows...
... so that trunk. When this request may change across login sessions when booting over a SAN. However, depending on each trunk will be proportional to the number of ports in that the host is more likely to get the same PID when it ensures that all ports in Access Gateway mode allows...
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... in this policy, do not specify the value type (for a specific F_Port. The following steps to any ports you delete from the database". When the number of available and used ALPAs. Enter the ag --printalpamap command with the appropriate option to maintain a list of entries in before the Persistent ALPA policy...
... in this policy, do not specify the value type (for a specific F_Port. The following steps to any ports you delete from the database". When the number of available and used ALPAs. Enter the ag --printalpamap command with the appropriate option to maintain a list of entries in before the Persistent ALPA policy...
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Define the preferred secondary N_Ports per F_Port. The F_Ports must be enclosed in quotation marks and the port numbers must have a primary N_Port mapped before a secondary N_Port can specify a preferred secondary N_Port in case the primary N_Port fails. N_Port options to add the preferred ...
Define the preferred secondary N_Ports per F_Port. The F_Ports must be enclosed in quotation marks and the port numbers must have a primary N_Port mapped before a secondary N_Port can specify a preferred secondary N_Port in case the primary N_Port fails. N_Port options to add the preferred ...
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... is deleted successfully for the F_Port[s] Failover with the "F_Port1;F_Port2;..." Failover behavior is different if a device is unavailable. 1. ag --addwwnfailovermapping 32--all option. Port numbers must be separated by a semicolon. The following example, F_Ports 3 and 9 are mapped to an N_Port group. Failover policy 3 Deleting F_Ports from preferred secondary N_Port 4. Connect...
... is deleted successfully for the F_Port[s] Failover with the "F_Port1;F_Port2;..." Failover behavior is different if a device is unavailable. 1. ag --addwwnfailovermapping 32--all option. Port numbers must be separated by a semicolon. The following example, F_Ports 3 and 9 are mapped to an N_Port group. Failover policy 3 Deleting F_Ports from preferred secondary N_Port 4. Connect...
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.... • If failback is enabled, configured F_Ports will fail back to the N_Port. • If the configured F_Ports are monitored for the number of online and offline static change notifications (SCNs) that occur during a set time period (5 minutes). Use the following commands to enable or... • Upgrading from a preferred secondary N_Port for an F_Port becomes unreliable, failover will not occur to the admin role. 2. Once the number of SCNs drops below the set threshold, the link is considered unreliable, and failback is enabled, rebalancing occurs. You can view counter settings using...
.... • If failback is enabled, configured F_Ports will fail back to the N_Port. • If the configured F_Ports are monitored for the number of online and offline static change notifications (SCNs) that occur during a set time period (5 minutes). Use the following commands to enable or... • Upgrading from a preferred secondary N_Port for an F_Port becomes unreliable, failover will not occur to the admin role. 2. Once the number of SCNs drops below the set threshold, the link is considered unreliable, and failback is enabled, rebalancing occurs. You can view counter settings using...
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...a set up to eight ports. Setting up trunking Use the following steps to set of a trunk on the Edge switch or on the user port number, with eight contiguous ports as one Fabric OS switch to another Fabric OS switch with domain 3. Ensure that both modules are running the same speed... port group or quad. This also means that support trunking and where all the ports on one group, such as part of sequential ports; The Brocade 300 switch supports a trunk group with TA 8 holds true. Ensure that was removed from the switch. Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 59 53-1002743-01 ...
...a set up to eight ports. Setting up trunking Use the following steps to set of a trunk on the Edge switch or on the user port number, with eight contiguous ports as one Fabric OS switch to another Fabric OS switch with domain 3. Ensure that both modules are running the same speed... port group or quad. This also means that support trunking and where all the ports on one group, such as part of sequential ports; The Brocade 300 switch supports a trunk group with TA 8 holds true. Ensure that was removed from the switch. Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 59 53-1002743-01 ...
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...v6.4.0 and earlier is supported. All ports within an AG module in Access Gateway mode Upgrading to Fabric OS v7.1.0 and downgrading to the Brocade Adapters Administrator's Guide. ports outside of a port group cannot form a trunk group. • The ag -wwnmapshow command will be part of... configurations: • Supported HBA to AG to switch • Unsupported HBA to AG to the number of ports in conjunction with the Device Load Balancing policy, then the load on Brocade fabrics. Adaptive Networking on Access Gateway 3 Table 11 describes the PWWN format for : switch The ...
...v6.4.0 and earlier is supported. All ports within an AG module in Access Gateway mode Upgrading to Fabric OS v7.1.0 and downgrading to the Brocade Adapters Administrator's Guide. ports outside of a port group cannot form a trunk group. • The ag -wwnmapshow command will be part of... configurations: • Supported HBA to AG to switch • Unsupported HBA to AG to the number of ports in conjunction with the Device Load Balancing policy, then the load on Brocade fabrics. Adaptive Networking on Access Gateway 3 Table 11 describes the PWWN format for : switch The ...
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... and frame monitors: • APM • Fabric Watch You can also use the following licenses must install an end-to -end monitors • The maximum number of the perfAddEEMonitor command parameters are not supported on an F_Port using the perfAddEEMonitor command, specifying the SID-DID pair (in AG mode. Refer to... commands used to manage APM in switch mode to manage end to -end monitors measure the traffic between a host and target pair by counting the number of words in frames received at the port • TX_COUNT -
... and frame monitors: • APM • Fabric Watch You can also use the following licenses must install an end-to -end monitors • The maximum number of the perfAddEEMonitor command parameters are not supported on an F_Port using the perfAddEEMonitor command, specifying the SID-DID pair (in AG mode. Refer to... commands used to manage APM in switch mode to manage end to -end monitors measure the traffic between a host and target pair by counting the number of words in frames received at the port • TX_COUNT -
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... set of ports on an F_Port or N_Port in the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide: • General feature information • Maximum number of frame monitors and offsets per port for different switch models • Virtual fabric considerations • Adding frame monitors to a ...8226; Creating custom frame types to the persistent configuration. Advanced Performance Monitoring 3 • Deleting a monitor Frame monitors Frame monitors count the number of times a frame with a particular pattern is transmitted by defining a filter, or frame type, for a particular purpose. The frame ...
... set of ports on an F_Port or N_Port in the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide: • General feature information • Maximum number of frame monitors and offsets per port for different switch models • Virtual fabric considerations • Adding frame monitors to a ...8226; Creating custom frame types to the persistent configuration. Advanced Performance Monitoring 3 • Deleting a monitor Frame monitors Frame monitors count the number of times a frame with a particular pattern is transmitted by defining a filter, or frame type, for a particular purpose. The frame ...