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... be offered by the GNU General Public License or other countries. This informational document describes features that accompany it. The authors and Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. No. 1 Guanghua Road Chao Yang District Units 2718 and 2818 Beijing 100020, China Tel: +8610 6588 ...Ltd. Other brands, products, or service names mentioned are trademarks of the programming source code, please visit http://www.brocade.com/support/oscd. Contact a Brocade sales office for informational purposes only and does not set forth any warranty, expressed or implied, concerning any time, without...
... be offered by the GNU General Public License or other countries. This informational document describes features that accompany it. The authors and Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. No. 1 Guanghua Road Chao Yang District Units 2718 and 2818 Beijing 100020, China Tel: +8610 6588 ...Ltd. Other brands, products, or service names mentioned are trademarks of the programming source code, please visit http://www.brocade.com/support/oscd. Contact a Brocade sales office for informational purposes only and does not set forth any warranty, expressed or implied, concerning any time, without...
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... policy - 16- July 2009 Updated for Fabric OS v7.0.0. March 2010 Updated for Fabric OS v6.4.0. January 2007 Added support for Fabric OS v6.2.0. July 2008 Updated for the 200E. Masterless Trunking - July 2008 Updated to N_Port mappings. Added... support for new policies and changes to fix the table of changes Publication date First version. June 2007 Added support for new features: - bit routing Added support for Fabric OS v7.0.1. April 2011 Updated for Cascading Access Gateway...
... policy - 16- July 2009 Updated for Fabric OS v7.0.0. March 2010 Updated for Fabric OS v6.4.0. January 2007 Added support for Fabric OS v6.2.0. July 2008 Updated for the 200E. Masterless Trunking - July 2008 Updated to N_Port mappings. Added... support for new policies and changes to fix the table of changes Publication date First version. June 2007 Added support for new features: - bit routing Added support for Fabric OS v7.0.1. April 2011 Updated for Cascading Access Gateway...
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... Getting technical help xviii Document feedback xix Chapter 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...
... Getting technical help xviii Document feedback xix Chapter 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...
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... Device mapping 21 Considerations for Access Gateway mapping 28 N_Port configurations 30 Displaying N_Port configurations 31 Unlocking N_Ports 31 Persisting port online state 31 D_Port support 32 Limitations and considerations 32 Saving port mappings 33 Managing Policies and Features in Access Gateway Mode Access Gateway policies overview 35 Displaying current policies...
... Device mapping 21 Considerations for Access Gateway mapping 28 N_Port configurations 30 Displaying N_Port configurations 31 Unlocking N_Ports 31 Persisting port online state 31 D_Port support 32 Limitations and considerations 32 Saving port mappings 33 Managing Policies and Features in Access Gateway Mode Access Gateway policies overview 35 Displaying current policies...
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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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Tables Table 1 Table 2 Table 3 Table 4 Table 5 Table 6 Table 7 Table 8 Table 9 Table 10 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 ...
Tables Table 1 Table 2 Table 3 Table 4 Table 5 Table 6 Table 7 Table 8 Table 9 Table 10 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 ...
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...Supported hardware and software xiv •What's new in this document xiv •Document conventions xv •Notice to the reader xvi •Key terms for Access Gateway xvii •Additional information xviii •Getting technical help SAN administrators configure and manage Brocade...'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...
...Supported hardware and software xiv •What's new in this document xiv •Document conventions xv •Notice to the reader xvi •Key terms for Access Gateway xvii •Additional information xviii •Getting technical help SAN administrators configure and manage Brocade...'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...
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... policy features under "Access Gateway port types" on page 9". Brocade 5430 added to others, this guide identifies which switches are supported and which are tested and supported by Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., for Fabric OS v7.1.0, documenting all ... supports the following Brocade hardware 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...
... policy features under "Access Gateway port types" on page 9". Brocade 5430 added to others, this guide identifies which switches are supported and which are tested and supported by Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., for Fabric OS v7.1.0, documenting all ... supports the following Brocade hardware 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...
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...Under"Considerations for the Brocade 6505 and 6510" on page 72, added that If failover and failback policy are printed in mixed lettercase: for the Brocade 5430 switch to "Access Gateway default port mapping" on demand (POD) licenses must be present to support Access Gateway. In actual... Arguments. Table 5, - Command syntax conventions Command syntax in this guide are printed in bold. • Chapter 2 - Added "D_Port support" on page 55 that all lowercase. For further information, refer to enter at the GUI or CLI Provides emphasis Identifies variables Identifies paths ...
...Under"Considerations for the Brocade 6505 and 6510" on page 72, added that If failover and failback policy are printed in mixed lettercase: for the Brocade 5430 switch to "Access Gateway default port mapping" on demand (POD) licenses must be present to support Access Gateway. In actual... Arguments. Table 5, - Command syntax conventions Command syntax in this guide are printed in bold. • Chapter 2 - Added "D_Port support" on page 55 that all lowercase. For further information, refer to enter at the GUI or CLI Provides emphasis Identifies variables Identifies paths ...
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Other industry resources • 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 ordering. This website provides interface standards for high-performance and mass storage applications for Fibre Channel, storage management, and other ...
Other industry resources • 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 ordering. This website provides interface standards for high-performance and mass storage applications for Fibre Channel, storage management, and other ...
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...hosts that have access 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 AG mode. Refer to the fabric without increasing the number of the fabric; You can connect to...to the fabric as E_Ports. This document describes configurations using AG to the host and the fabric. Chapter Access Gateway Basic Concepts 1 •Brocade Access Gateway overview 1 •Fabric OS features in Native mode. Figure 1 shows a comparison of domains. Switches in AG mode are ...
...hosts that have access 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 AG mode. Refer to the fabric without increasing the number of the fabric; You can connect to...to the fabric as E_Ports. This document describes configurations using AG to the host and the fabric. Chapter Access Gateway Basic Concepts 1 •Brocade Access Gateway overview 1 •Fabric OS features in Native mode. Figure 1 shows a comparison of domains. Switches in AG mode are ...
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... function in Access Gateway mode Fabric OS features in Access Gateway mode Table 1 lists Fabric OS components that are supported on a switch when AG mode is not a Brocade fabric. Two asterisks (**) indicates that the feature is transparent to AG; A single asterisk (*) indicates the feature... is not provided in AG mode. For more information on Access Gateway Support Access Control1 Yes (limited roles) Adaptive ...
... function in Access Gateway mode Fabric OS features in Access Gateway mode Table 1 lists Fabric OS components that are supported on a switch when AG mode is not a Brocade fabric. Two asterisks (**) indicates that the feature is transparent to AG; A single asterisk (*) indicates the feature... is not provided in AG mode. For more information on Access Gateway Support Access Control1 Yes (limited roles) Adaptive ...
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...) Fabric Manager Yes** Fabric Provisioning No Fabric Services No Fabric Watch Yes Refer to the Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide for applicable support details. Fibre Channel Routing (FCR) No services FICON (includes CUP) No Forward Error Correction (FEC) Yes Refer to "Forward error correction... support" on page 32. High Availability Yes Hot Code Load Yes License Yes** Lightweight Directory Access Yes Protocol (LDAP) Log Tracking Yes...
...) Fabric Manager Yes** Fabric Provisioning No Fabric Services No Fabric Watch Yes Refer to the Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide for applicable support details. Fibre Channel Routing (FCR) No services FICON (includes CUP) No Forward Error Correction (FEC) Yes Refer to "Forward error correction... support" on page 32. High Availability Yes Hot Code Load Yes License Yes** Lightweight Directory Access Yes Protocol (LDAP) Log Tracking Yes...
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...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. Web Tools Yes Zoning NA ...
...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. Web Tools Yes Zoning NA ...
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...and disable CR using the portcfgcreditrecovery command. Forward error correction support Forward error correction (FEC) is a Fabric OS feature 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...and DH-CHAP are limitations and considerations for Access Gateway switches. By default, Brocade switches use authentication as a mechanism to be disabled. • Specific switch platforms support this feature either in R_RDY or VC_RDY mode. In R_RDY mode, this feature...
...and disable CR using the portcfgcreditrecovery command. Forward error correction support Forward error correction (FEC) is a Fabric OS feature 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...and DH-CHAP are limitations and considerations for Access Gateway switches. By default, Brocade switches use authentication as a mechanism to be disabled. • Specific switch platforms support this feature either in R_RDY or VC_RDY mode. In R_RDY mode, this feature...
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... Command Reference. The AG will not initiate authentication on ports, but participates in AG or native mode, refer to off policy modes are supported on the AG switch. To perform authentication with switch policy, the on and off . Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 7 53-1002743-01 ... for both switch and device policy. • Passive - The AG does not initiate authentication when connected to off , and passive modes are supported by Access Gateway: • On - Fabric OS features in Access Gateway mode 1 For details on installing FCAP certificates and creating DHCAP secrets...
... Command Reference. The AG will not initiate authentication on ports, but participates in AG or native mode, refer to off policy modes are supported on the AG switch. To perform authentication with switch policy, the on and off . Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 7 53-1002743-01 ... for both switch and device policy. • Passive - The AG does not initiate authentication when connected to off , and passive modes are supported by Access Gateway: • On - Fabric OS features in Access Gateway mode 1 For details on installing FCAP certificates and creating DHCAP secrets...
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...Administrator's Guide 53-1002743-01 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. For more... in native mode. N_Port without authentication No negotiation N_Port without authenctication. Limitations and considerations • Authentication policy is supported in Access Gateway mode TABLE 2 Behavior of sending device (HBA) and receiving AG switch with different policies configured ...
...Administrator's Guide 53-1002743-01 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. For more... in native mode. N_Port without authentication No negotiation N_Port without authenctication. Limitations and considerations • Authentication policy is supported in Access Gateway mode TABLE 2 Behavior of sending device (HBA) and receiving AG switch with different policies configured ...
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... is not a switch; NOTE Initiate the portcfgpersisentenable command on all ports in AG mode. • High availability (HA) reboots are supported. Using N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV), AG allows multiple FC initiators to Native mode. • Device and switch policies must be disabled on...the same physical port. A fabric switch consumes SAN resources, such as E_Ports. Access Gateway port types 1 • Authentication is not supported between it to AG mode. • Authentication policy is connected to fabric switch running Fabric OS earlier than v7.1.0. Typically, fabric ...
... is not a switch; NOTE Initiate the portcfgpersisentenable command on all ports in AG mode. • High availability (HA) reboots are supported. Using N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV), AG allows multiple FC initiators to Native mode. • Device and switch policies must be disabled on...the same physical port. A fabric switch consumes SAN resources, such as E_Ports. Access Gateway port types 1 • Authentication is not supported between it to AG mode. • Authentication policy is connected to fabric switch running Fabric OS earlier than v7.1.0. Typically, fabric ...
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... Edge Switch D-Port Fabric FIGURE 4 Diagnostic port configurations Table 4 shows a comparison of the link as D_Ports, diagnostic tests automatically initiate on page 10 illustrates the supported D_Port configurations. 1 Access 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...
... Edge Switch D-Port Fabric FIGURE 4 Diagnostic port configurations Table 4 shows a comparison of the link as D_Ports, diagnostic tests automatically initiate on page 10 illustrates the supported D_Port configurations. 1 Access 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...
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...connected to a fabric. F_Port N_Port E_Port D_Port Yes Connects hosts and targets to the fabric, therefore it does not participate in "Supported hardware and software" on the switch platforms and embedded switch platforms listed in the SAN as a fabric switch. Yes Connects Access Gateway...'s Guide 11 53-1002743-01 connected AG switch. 1. Yes Connects devices, such as follows: • Access Gateway is not supported.1 Yes Connects the switch to other switches to the fabric. Yes Allows diagnostic testing across link Yes Allows diagnostic testing across link to...
...connected to a fabric. F_Port N_Port E_Port D_Port Yes Connects hosts and targets to the fabric, therefore it does not participate in "Supported hardware and software" on the switch platforms and embedded switch platforms listed in the SAN as a fabric switch. Yes Connects Access Gateway...'s Guide 11 53-1002743-01 connected AG switch. 1. Yes Connects devices, such as follows: • Access Gateway is not supported.1 Yes Connects the switch to other switches to the fabric. Yes Allows diagnostic testing across link Yes Allows diagnostic testing across link to...