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Chapter 3 Managing Policies and Features in Access Gateway Mode In this chapter •Access Gateway policies overview 27 •Advanced Device Security policy 28 •Automatic Port Configuration policy 31 •Port Grouping policy 33 •Device Load Balancing Policy 40 •Persistent ALPA Policy 41 •Failover 44 •Failback 48 •Trunking in Access Gateway mode 50 •Adaptive Networking on Access Gateway 58 •Per Port NPIV login limit 60 •Considerations for the Brocade 8000 60 Access Gateway policies overview This chapter provides detailed information on all Access Gateway policies. These policies can be used to control various advanced features, such as Failover, Failback, and Trunking when used in Access Gateway mode. Displaying current policies You can run the following command to display policies that are currently enabled or disabled on a switch. 1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role. 2. Enter the ag --policyshow command. The following example shows that Port Grouping, Automatic Port Configuration, and Advanced Device Security policies are enabled. switch:admin> ag --policyshow Policy_Description Policy_Name State Port Grouping pg Enabled Auto Port Configuration auto Disabled Advanced Device Security ads Enabled WWN Based Load Balancing wwnloadbalance Disabled Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 27 53-1001760-01

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Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide
27
53-1001760-01
Chapter
3
Managing Policies and Features in Access Gateway Mode
In this chapter
Access Gateway policies overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
27
Advanced Device Security policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
28
Automatic Port Configuration policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
31
Port Grouping policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
33
Device Load Balancing Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
40
Persistent ALPA Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
41
Failover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
44
Failback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
48
Trunking in Access Gateway mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
50
Adaptive Networking on Access Gateway. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
58
Per Port NPIV login limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
60
Considerations for the Brocade 8000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
60
Access Gateway policies overview
This chapter provides detailed information on all Access Gateway policies. These policies can be
used to control various advanced features, such as Failover, Failback, and Trunking when used in
Access Gateway mode.
Displaying current policies
You can run the following command to display policies that are currently enabled or disabled on a
switch.
1.
Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role.
2.
Enter the
ag
--
policyshow
command.
The following example shows that Port Grouping, Automatic Port Configuration, and Advanced
Device Security policies are enabled.
switch:admin>
ag --policyshow
Policy_Description
Policy_Name
State
--------------------------------------------------
Port Grouping
pg
Enabled
Auto Port Configuration
auto
Disabled
Advanced Device Security
ads
Enabled
WWN Based Load Balancing
wwnloadbalance
Disabled