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4 Target aggregation • Redundant configurations should be maintained so that when hosts and targets fail over or fail back, they should not get mapped to a single N_Port. • Hosts and targets should be in separate port groups. • Configuration is not enforced. Target aggregation Access Gateway mode is normally used as host aggregation. In other words, a switch module in AG mode aggregates traffic from a number of host systems onto a single uplink N_Port. Similarly, many targets can be aggregated onto to a single uplink N_port. This feature has many applications. As one example, you can consolidate targets with various lower Fibre Channel speeds (such as1, 2 or 4 Gbps) onto a single high-speed uplink port to the core fabric. This reduces the number of core fabric ports used by target devices and allows higher scalability. Access Gateway cascading Cascading is an advanced configuration supported in Access Gateway mode. You can use cascading to further increase the ratio of hosts to fabric ports beyond what a single switch model in AG mode can support. Access Gateway cascading lets you connect two Access Gateway (AG) switches linking them back to back. The AG switch that is directly connected to the fabric is referred to as the Core AG. In this document, the AG switch connected to the device is referred to as the Edge AG. Figure 13 on page 64 illustrates Access Gateway cascading. . F_Port N_Port F_ Port Edge AG F_Port N_Port F_ Port F_Port N_Port Core AG F_ Port Fabric FIGURE 13 Access Gateway cascading AG cascading provides higher over-subscription because it allows you to consolidate the number of ports going to the main fabric. There is no license requirement to use this feature. Note the following configuration considerations when cascading Access Gateways: • Only one level of cascading is supported. Note that several Edge AGs can connect into a single Core AG to support even a higher consolidation ratio. 64 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1001760-01

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Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide
53-1001760-01
Target aggregation
4
•
Redundant configurations should be maintained so that when hosts and targets fail over or fail
back, they should not get mapped to a single N_Port.
•
Hosts and targets should be in separate port groups.
•
Configuration is not enforced.
Target aggregation
Access Gateway mode is normally used as host aggregation. In other words, a switch module in AG
mode aggregates traffic from a number of host systems onto a single uplink N_Port. Similarly,
many targets can be aggregated onto to a single uplink N_port. This feature has many applications.
As one example, you can consolidate targets with various lower Fibre Channel speeds (such as1, 2
or 4 Gbps) onto a single high-speed uplink port to the core fabric. This reduces the number of core
fabric ports used by target devices and allows higher scalability.
Access Gateway cascading
Cascading is an advanced configuration supported in Access Gateway mode. You can use
cascading to further increase the ratio of hosts to fabric ports beyond what a single switch model in
AG mode can support.
Access Gateway cascading lets you connect two Access Gateway (AG) switches linking them back to
back. The AG switch that is directly connected to the fabric is referred to as the Core AG. In this
document, the AG switch connected to the device is referred to as the Edge AG.
Figure 13
on
page 64 illustrates Access Gateway cascading.
.
FIGURE 13
Access Gateway cascading
AG cascading provides higher over-subscription because it allows you to consolidate the number of
ports going to the main fabric. There is no license requirement to use this feature.
Note the following configuration considerations when cascading Access Gateways:
•
Only one level of cascading is supported. Note that several Edge AGs can connect into a single
Core AG to support even a higher consolidation ratio.
F_Port
F_ Port
Edge
AG
N_Port
F_Port
F_ Port
N_Port
F_Port
N_Port
F_ Port
Fabric
Core
AG