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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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It also provides information on a switch in Access Gateway mode. About This Document ... for Access Gateway xvii •Additional information xviii •Getting technical help SAN administrators configure and manage Brocade Access Gateway (AG). 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...
It also provides information on a switch in Access Gateway mode. About This Document ... for Access Gateway xvii •Additional information xviii •Getting technical help SAN administrators configure and manage Brocade Access Gateway (AG). 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...
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... following information has been added since this document was last released: • Preface - Brocade 5430 added to others, this document. All Fabric OS switches must be running 3.0 (1) and 3.1 (1) or later. all possible configurations and scenarios ...supported by Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., 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-...
... following information has been added since this document was last released: • Preface - Brocade 5430 added to others, this document. All Fabric OS switches must be running 3.0 (1) and 3.1 (1) or later. all possible configurations and scenarios ...supported by Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., 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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... 55 that If failover and failback policy are presented in bold. Added notes to support Access Gateway. Optional element. Added port mapping details for the Brocade 5430 switch to "Access Gateway default port mapping" on page 72, added that are used in this document are as follows: bold text italic text Identifies..., command names in the narrative portions of this manual follows these conventions: command --option, option -argument, arg [ ] Commands are printed in mixed lettercase: for the Brocade 6505 and 6510" on page 17.
... 55 that If failover and failback policy are presented in bold. Added notes to support Access Gateway. Optional element. Added port mapping details for the Brocade 5430 switch to "Access Gateway default port mapping" on page 72, added that are used in this document are as follows: bold text italic text Identifies..., command names in the narrative portions of this manual follows these conventions: command --option, option -argument, arg [ ] Commands are printed in mixed lettercase: for the Brocade 6505 and 6510" on page 17.
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...ID Virtualization (NPIV). A Fibre Channel host or storage port in this manual to Brocade and Fibre Channel, see the Brocade Glossary. Edge switch A fabric switch that connects switches together to the SAN. Corporation Emulex Corporation QLogic Corporation Referenced trademarks and products Emulex ...Fibre Channel facility allowing multiple N_Port IDs to the Edge switch. Access Gateway (AG) Fabric OS mode for switches that connects a host, host bus adapter (HBA), or storage device to form a fabric. On Brocade Access Gateway, the N_Port connects to share a single ...
...ID Virtualization (NPIV). A Fibre Channel host or storage port in this manual to Brocade and Fibre Channel, see the Brocade Glossary. Edge switch A fabric switch that connects switches together to the SAN. Corporation Emulex Corporation QLogic Corporation Referenced trademarks and products Emulex ...Fibre Channel facility allowing multiple N_Port IDs to the Edge switch. Access Gateway (AG) Fabric OS mode for switches that connects a host, host bus adapter (HBA), or storage device to form a fabric. On Brocade Access Gateway, the N_Port connects to share a single ...
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..., and data sheets are available through the Brocade Partner website. To expedite your switch support supplier for hardware, firmware, and software support, including product repairs and part ordering. Additional information This section lists additional Brocade and industry-specific documentation that you might find... 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 Fibre Channel, storage management, and other documentation are also bundled with the Fabric OS firmware...
..., and data sheets are available through the Brocade Partner website. To expedite your switch support supplier for hardware, firmware, and software support, including product repairs and part ordering. Additional information This section lists additional Brocade and industry-specific documentation that you might find... 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 Fibre Channel, storage management, and other documentation are also bundled with the Fabric OS firmware...
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... 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 left • Brocade M5424, 5450, 5460, 5470, 5480-Serial number label attached to the module... 3. Access Gateway Administrator's Guide xix 53-1002743-01 If you cannot use the licenseIdShow command because the switch is located as the serial number. However, if you ...
... 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 left • Brocade M5424, 5450, 5460, 5470, 5480-Serial number label attached to the module... 3. Access Gateway Administrator's Guide xix 53-1002743-01 If you cannot use the licenseIdShow command because the switch is located as the serial number. However, if you ...
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...Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 1 53-1002743-01 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. it... reduces the number of switches in the fabric and the number of the fabric; For comparison, Figure 1 illustrates...
...Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 1 53-1002743-01 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. it... reduces the number of switches in the fabric and the number of the fabric; For comparison, Figure 1 illustrates...
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... applicable in Access Gateway mode. that the feature is supported in Access Gateway mode. Fabric OS features in Access Gateway mode 1 FIGURE 2 Switch function in Access Gateway mode Fabric OS features in Access Gateway mode Table 1 lists Fabric OS components that the feature is not provided in ...AG mode. "No" indicates that are supported on a switch when AG mode is not a Brocade fabric. Two asterisks (**) indicates that the feature may not be available if the Enterprise fabric is enabled.
... applicable in Access Gateway mode. that the feature is supported in Access Gateway mode. Fabric OS features in Access Gateway mode 1 FIGURE 2 Switch function in Access Gateway mode Fabric OS features in Access Gateway mode Table 1 lists Fabric OS components that the feature is not provided in ...AG mode. "No" indicates that are supported on a switch when AG mode is not a Brocade fabric. Two asterisks (**) indicates that the feature may not be available if the Enterprise fabric is enabled.
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... 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. When a switch is supported on page 11. 2. Web Tools Yes Zoning NA 1. Fabric OS features in Access Gateway mode 1 TABLE...
... 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. When a switch is supported on page 11. 2. Web Tools Yes Zoning NA 1. Fabric OS features in Access Gateway mode 1 TABLE...
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... that you disable this feature on the AG switch before connecting to a switch running version 3.2 or greater firmware. • Between the AG switch N_Port and F_Port on Brocade 16 Gbps fabric switch or cascaded AG switch. If an FCAP certificate is present on the connected switch. Refer to Brocade fabric switch F_Port. Enable and disable CR using the portcfgcreditrecovery...
... that you disable this feature on the AG switch before connecting to a switch running version 3.2 or greater firmware. • Between the AG switch N_Port and F_Port on Brocade 16 Gbps fabric switch or cascaded AG switch. If an FCAP certificate is present on the connected switch. Refer to Brocade fabric switch F_Port. Enable and disable CR using the portcfgcreditrecovery...
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... with policy mode set to off . To perform authentication with device policy, the on, off . Authentication will disable if the connecting switch or device does not support authentication or the policy mode is the default mode for fabric elements in authentication if the connecting device initiates ...authentication. Table 2 on authentication policy for both switch and device policy. • Passive - You must configure DH-CHAP shared secrets or install FCAP certificates on the AG and connected ...
... with policy mode set to off . To perform authentication with device policy, the on, off . Authentication will disable if the connecting switch or device does not support authentication or the policy mode is the default mode for fabric elements in authentication if the connecting device initiates ...authentication. Table 2 on authentication policy for both switch and device policy. • Passive - You must configure DH-CHAP shared secrets or install FCAP certificates on the AG and connected ...
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...negotiation F_Port without authentication Table 3 describes the authentication behavior between a sending HBA and receiving AG switch. reject AG switch with device mode PASSIVE policy mode OFF HBA authentication enabled Authorization negotiation - disable No Negotiation N_Port...F_Port Failure - Limitations and considerations • Authentication policy is supported in native mode. For more information, refer to AG switches, including the following: • authutil -- N_Port Failure - Authorization accept accept negotiation - 1 Fabric OS features in Access...
...negotiation F_Port without authentication Table 3 describes the authentication behavior between a sending HBA and receiving AG switch. reject AG switch with device mode PASSIVE policy mode OFF HBA authentication enabled Authorization negotiation - disable No Negotiation N_Port...F_Port Failure - Limitations and considerations • Authentication policy is supported in native mode. For more information, refer to AG switches, including the following: • authutil -- N_Port Failure - Authorization accept accept negotiation - 1 Fabric OS features in Access...
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...in AG mode. • High availability (HA) reboots are supported. It presents an F_Port to the host and an N_Port to other switches in AG mode. • N_Port - Using N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV), AG allows multiple FC initiators to connect the same number of ...to the fabric. This reduces the hardware requirements and management overhead of Access Gateway ports to standard switch ports Access Gateway multiplexes host connections to the SAN connections. A fabric switch requires more information. Devices mapped to N_Ports connected to the fabric using interswitch link (ISL) ...
...in AG mode. • High availability (HA) reboots are supported. It presents an F_Port to the host and an N_Port to other switches in AG mode. • N_Port - Using N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV), AG allows multiple FC initiators to connect the same number of ...to the fabric. This reduces the hardware requirements and management overhead of Access Gateway ports to standard switch ports Access Gateway multiplexes host connections to the SAN connections. A fabric switch requires more information. Devices mapped to N_Ports connected to the fabric using interswitch link (ISL) ...
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... port configurations between the ports. Once in D_Port mode, the port does not participate 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.... 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 of the link as D_Ports, diagnostic...
... port configurations between the ports. Once in D_Port mode, the port does not participate 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.... 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 of the link as D_Ports, diagnostic...
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... the fabric. Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 11 53-1002743-01 Access Gateway hardware considerations 1 TABLE 4 Port type Port configurations Available on Fabric switch? Available on Access Gateway? connected AG switch. 1. Yes Allows diagnostic testing across link Yes Allows diagnostic testing across link to to Access Gateway. F_Port N_Port E_Port D_Port Yes Connects...
... the fabric. Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 11 53-1002743-01 Access Gateway hardware considerations 1 TABLE 4 Port type Port configurations Available on Fabric switch? Available on Access Gateway? connected AG switch. 1. Yes Allows diagnostic testing across link Yes Allows diagnostic testing across link to to Access Gateway. F_Port N_Port E_Port D_Port Yes Connects...