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- HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 1
53-1001345-01 28 July 2009 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS 6.3.0 - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 2
. Notice: This document is for informational purposes only and does not set forth any warranty, expressed or implied, concerning any equipment, equipment feature, or service offered or to be offered by Brocade. Brocade reserves the right to make changes to this document at any time, without notice - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 3
53-1001189-01 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1001345-01 Summary of Changes Publication Date First version January 2007 Added support for the 200E June 2007 Added support for new policies and changes to N_Port mappings. October 2007 Added support for new March 2008 platforms: 300 - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 4
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Supported hardware and software xiii What's new in this document xiv Document conventions xv Text formatting xv Command syntax conventions xv Notes, cautions, and warnings xv Notice to the reader xvi Key terms xvi Additional information xvii Brocade to standard switch ports. 4 10 Default port - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 6
devices to the list of allowed devices 20 Displaying the list of allowed devices on the switch 21 ADS policy considerations 21 Upgrade and downgrade considerations for the ADS policy. . . 21 considerations for the Port Grouping policy 29 vi Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1001345-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 7
. 47 SAN Configuration with Access Gateway In this chapter 49 Connectivity of multiple devices overview 49 Access Gateway cascading 49 Fabric and Edge switch configuration 50 Verifying the switch mode 51 Enabling NPIV on M-EOS switches 52 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide vii 53-1001345 - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 8
ID List 54 Enabling Flat FCID mode if no FC target devices on switch . . . 54 Editing Company ID list if target devices on switch 55 Rejoining Fabric OS switches to a fabric 55 Reverting to a previous configuration 56 Troubleshooting viii Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1001345-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 9
Figure 7 Figure 8 Figure 9 Figure 10 Figure 11 Switch function in Native mode 2 Switch function in Access Gateway mode 2 Port usage comparison 5 Example mapping 10 Example of adding an external F_Port (F9) on an embedded switch 15 Port grouping behavior 24 Port group 1 (pg1) setup 24 Example - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 10
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10 Access Gateway default F_Port-to-N_Port mapping 11 Policy enforcement matrix 18 Address identifier 39 Access Gateway trunking considerations for the Edge switch 42 PWWN format for F_Port and N_Port trunk ports 45 Troubleshooting 57 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide xi 53-1001345 - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 12
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" provides symptoms and troubleshooting tips to resolve issues. Supported hardware and software In those instances in which procedures or parts of procedures documented here apply to some switches but not to others, this guide identifies exactly which switches are supported and which are not - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 14
when Access Gateway connects to a Brocade fabric. • Manual rebalance of F_Ports to distribute them among available N_Ports. • PG policy support for the following: - Login balancing within port groups. - Port group modes to allow F_Ports to connect to a specific port group For further information - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 15
text Identifies command names Identifies the names of user-manipulated GUI elements Identifies keywords and operands Identifies text guide are presented in mixed lettercase: for example, switchShow. In actual examples, command lettercase is often all lowercase. Otherwise, this manual specifically - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 16
firmware, specific to Brocade and Fibre Channel, see the Brocade Glossary. The following terms are used in this manual to describe Access Gateway mode and its components. Access Gateway (AG) Fabric OS mode for switches that reduces SAN (storage area network) deployment complexity by leveraging NPIV - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 17
section lists additional Brocade and industry-specific documentation that you might find helpful. Brocade resources To get up-to-the-minute information, go to http://my.brocade.com and register at no cost for a user ID and password. For practical discussions about SAN design, implementation, and - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 18
site: http://www.fibrechannel.org Optional Brocade features For a list of optional Brocade features and descriptions, see the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide. Getting technical help Contact your switch support supplier for hardware, firmware, and software support, including product repairs and part - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 19
. If you cannot use the licenseIdShow command because the switch is inoperable, you can get the WWN from the same place as the serial number, except for the Brocade DCX. For the Brocade DCX, access the numbers on the WWN cards by removing the Brocade logo plate at the top of the nonport side - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 20
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port types 4 •Access Gateway limitations 5 Brocade Access Gateway overview Brocade Access Gateway (AG) is a Fabric OS Guide, the Fabric Manager Administrator's Guide, or the Data Center Fabric Manager User Guide for more information about AG support in those tools. After you set a Fabric OS switch - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 22
1 Brocade Access Gateway overview FIGURE 1 Switch function in Native mode FIGURE 2 Switch function in Access Gateway mode 2 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1001345-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 23
components that are supported on a switch when AG Brocade fabric, the feature may not be available. TABLE 1 Fabric OS components supported on Access Gateway Feature Support Access Control Yes (limited roles)1 Adaptive Networking Yes Audit Yes Beaconing Yes Config Download APM support) - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 24
components supported on Access Gateway Support Syslog Daemon Trunking ValueLineOptions (Static POD, DPOD) Web Tools Yes Yes** Yes Yes 1. When a switch N_Port to an Edge fabric switch. Using N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV), AG allows multiple FC initiators to access the SAN on the same physical - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 25
to the fabric, therefore it does not participate in the SAN as a fabric switch. Access Gateway limitations The limitations of Access Gateway are as follows: • Only the switch platforms and embedded switch platforms listed in "Supported hardware and software" on page xiii. • The maximum number of - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 26
• Direct connections to SAN target devices are not supported. • Admin Domains is not supported. • FICON is not supported. • Extended Fabrics is not supported. • Management Platform Services is not supported. • Name Services is not supported. • Port Mirroring is not supported. • SMI-S is not - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 27
refer to the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide. 4. Enter the ag --modeenable command. switch:admin> ag --modeenable The switch automatically reboots and comes back online in AG mode using a factory default F_Port-to-N_Port mapping. For more information on AG default F_Port-to-N_Port mapping, see Table - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 28
-to-N_Port mapping, and Failover and Failback are automatically removed. When the switch reboots, it starts in Fabric OS Native mode. To re-join the switch to the core fabric, refer to "Rejoining Fabric OS switches to a fabric" on page 55. 8 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1001345-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 29
8. Enter the switchDisable command to disable the switch. switch:admin> switchdisable 9. Enter the ag command with the --modedisable operand to disable AG mode. switch:admin> ag --modedisable 10. Enter the ag Online The port is up and running Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 9 53-1001345-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 30
first enable a switch to AG mode, by default, the F_Ports are mapped to a set of predefined N_Ports. For the default F_Port-to-N_Port Switch (Switch_A) F_A1 NPIV enabled F_A2 NPIV enabled Fabric Host_4 F_4 Host_5 F_5 Host_6 F_6 N_3 N_4 Edge Switch (Switch_B) F_B1 NPIV enabled F_B2 NPIV - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 31
Brocade 5100, 300, and 200E. .Changing the default F_Port-to N_Port mapping TABLE 5 Brocade Model 300 200E 4012 4016 4018 4020 Access Gateway default F_Port-to-N_Port mapping Total Ports F_Ports N_Ports Default 18 12, 13, 14 mapped to 19 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 11 53-1001345-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 32
2 Access Gateway mapping TABLE 5 Brocade Model 4024 4424 5100 5424 5450 Access Gateway default F_Port-to-N_Port mapping Total Ports F_Ports N_Ports Default F_ to N_Port Mapping 24 1-16 0, 17-23 1, 2 mapped to 17 25 15, 16 mapped to 0 12 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1001345-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 33
Brocade Model 5470 5480 Access Gateway default F_Port-to-N_Port mapping Total Ports F_Ports N_Ports Default to an N_Port You can modify the default port mapping by adding F_Ports to an to an N_Port. 1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned ". switch:admin> ag - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 34
the N_Port. The f_portlist can contain multiple F_Port numbers separated by semicolons, for example "17;18". switch:admin> ag --mapdel 17;18 F-Port to N-Port mapping has been updated successfully 3. Enter the 00:00:05:1e:35:10:1e 0x5a0800 14 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1001345-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 35
Enterprise fabric must be configured as an N_Port. By default, on embedded switches, only the internal ports of Access Gateway are configured as F_Ports. All external ports are configured (locked) as N_Ports. On standalone switches with AG support, a preset number of ports are locked as N_ports and - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 36
N_Ports By default, on embedded switches all external support other types of ports, such as ISL (inter switch link) ports. By default, on fabric switches the switch and Port Grouping policy is enabled. switch:admin> portcfgnport Ports 0 switch:admin> portcfgnport 10 0 Alternatively, to lock - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 37
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. switch:admin> ag --policyshow Policy_Description Policy_Name State Port Grouping - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 38
secures virtual and physical connections to the SAN. How the ADS policy works When you enable this policy, it applies to all F_ports on the AG-enabled module. By default, all devices have access to the fabric and Failback policies are enabled. 18 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1001345-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 39
default, the ADS policy is disabled. When you manually switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role. 2. Enter the ag --policyenable ads command to enable the ADS policy. switch switch default, specific ports. In the following example, ports 1, 10, and, 13 are set to "all access." switch - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 40
switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role. 2. Enter the ag --adsset command with the appropriate operands to set the list of devices not allowed to log into specific ports. In the following example, ports 11 and 12 are set to "no access." switch switch switch: switch switch: - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 41
Fabric OS v6.2.0 or earlier is supported. Upgrading from 6.2.0 to 6.3.0 or Configuration (APC) policy is disabled by default in Access Gateway. ACP provides the ability example, when a port on AG is connected to a Fabric switch, AG configures the port as an N_Port. If a host Guide 21 53-1001345-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 42
into effect. Please save the current configuration using configupload. Do you want to continue? (yes, y, no, n): [no] y Access Gateway configuration has been restored to factory default 6. Enter the switchenable command to enable the switch. 22 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1001345-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 43
manually configure F_Port-to-N_Port mapping with this policy enabled. Upgrade and downgrade considerations for the APC policy The following are supported want to isolate specific hosts to specific fabric ports for of two port groups. The default PG0 group contains all N_ports Guide 23 53-1001345-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 44
a dual redundant fabric configuration is used, F_Ports connected to a switch in AG mode can access the same target devices from both of the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role. 2. Enter the ag --pgadd command with the appropriate operands to add an N_Port to a specific port - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 45
N_Port from a specific port group. In the following example, N_Port 13 is removed from port group 3. switch:admin> ag -- switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role. 2. Enter the ag --policydisable command. switch:admin> ag --policydisable pg Access Gateway Administrator's Guide - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 46
default on the operating mode. For "default" mode a message is logged N_port group. In both default and managed mode, the mode 1. Connect to the switch and log in using an and has login balancing enabled. switch:admin> ag --pgcreate 3 "1;3" port group was created. switch:admin> ag --pgshow PG_ID - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 47
can modify the default behavior of 1. Connect to the switch and log in using online event occurs. switch:admin> agautomapbalance -- event occurs. switch:admin> agautomapbalance event occurs. switch:admin> agautomapbalance groups, 0 and 1. switch:admin> agautomapbalance --show example. switch:admin - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 48
switch switch switch:admin> ag --pgdelmodes 3 "mfnm" Managed Fabric Name Monitoring mode has been disabled for Port Group 3 switch switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role. 2. Enter the ag --pgfnmtov command. switch switch:admin by default in Fabric OS 6.0 and higher. A default port - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 49
v6.2.0 or earlier is supported. Note the following considerations policy is enabled by default. Persistent ALPA Policy This The persistent ALPA policy for switches in Access Gateway mode lets ALPA on the F_ports though the host power cycle. You can also achieve the same Guide 29 53-1001345-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 50
Persistent ALPA By default, Persistent ALPA is to make space using instructions under "Removing device data switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role. 2. Enter the ag --deletepwwnfromdb command. switch:admin> ag --deletepwwnfromdb PWWN 30 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 51
for a specific port. In the following example, the mapping for port 2 is cleared from the database. switch:admin> ag switch to achieve the same functionality. Upgrade and downgrade considerations for Persistent ALPA Downgrading to Fabric OS v6.2.0 or earlier is supported Guide 31 53-1001345-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 52
configured as an N_Port, failover is enabled by default and is enforced during power-up. Failover allows F_Ports to automatically remap secondary N_Port is set for any of the F_Ports. • First the Edge switch F_A1 port goes offline, as shown in Figure 8 on page 33 Example Guide 53-1001345-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 53
F_7 Fabric Edge Switch (Switch_A) F_A1 NPIV enabled F_A2 NPIV enabled Edge Switch (Switch_B) F_B1 NPIV enabled F_B2 NPIV enabled Example 2 switch:admin> ag --failovershow 13 Failover on N_Port 13 is not supported 3. Enter the ag --failoverenable n_portnumber command to enable failover. switch - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 54
the switch and log in using an account assigned to disable failover. switch:admin> ag -- earlier is supported. • Upgrading be configured. 1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account a semicolon, for example: switch:admin> ag --prefset "3;9" 1. Connect to the switch and log in using - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 55
F_Ports 3 and 9 are deleted from preferred secondary N_Port 4. switch:admin> ag --prefdel "3;9" 4 Preferred N_Port is deleted successfully mapped N_Ports. Failback is an N_Port parameter and is enabled by default. Only the originally mapped F_Ports fail back. In the case 's Guide 35 53-1001345-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 56
Switch (Switch_A) F_A1 NPIV enabled F_A2 NPIV enabled Edge Switch (Switch_B) F_B1 NPIV enabled F_B2 NPIV or disable Failback on N_Ports. 1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the setting. switch:admin> ag --failbackshow 13 Failback on N_Port 13 is not supported 3. Use - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 57
switch switch supported. Trunking in Access Gateway mode Brocade's hardware-based Port Trunking feature enhances management, performance, and reliability of Access Gateway N_ports when they are connected to Brocade fabrics. Port Trunking combines multiple links between the switch switching switch module - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 58
enabled. On the Edge switch, you must first . On switches running in the default area as its PID. NOTE By default, Trunking switches that support trunking and where all the ports on each switch Brocade 300 switch supports a trunk group with up to eight ports. The trunking groups are based on the user - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 59
of the switch. Any it was removed from the switch. Example: How Trunk Area Index back to the switch. For example, the same 7 back to the switch. That means AD1's on all ports of a switch. Issue the porttrunkarea command support shared area ports 16-47 on the Brocade of 125. switch:admin> porttrunkarea - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 60
switch:admin> portenable 10/13 switch:admin> portenable 10/14 6. Show the TA port configuration after enabling the ports: switch Trunking connections. 1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account connected to N_Ports on an AG module. switch:admin> porttrunkarea --enable 36-39 -index - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 61
Gateway mode 3 5. Enter the switchshow command to display the switch or port information: switch:admin> switchshow switchName: SPIRIT_B4_01 switchType: 66.1 switchState: Online 20:16:00:05:1e:41:4b:4d N4 Online F-Port 2 NPIV public Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 41 53-1001345-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 62
F_Port masterless trunk. The static trunk area you assign must fall within the F_Port trunk group starting from port 0 on a Edge switch or blade. The static trunk area you assign must be one of the port's default areas of the trunk group. 42 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1001345-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 63
a firmware version earlier than Fabric OS v6.1.0 and a Trunk Area is present on the switch, the CP blades will become out of sync. Only F_Port trunk ports are allowed on a Trunk Area port. All other port types that include F/FL/E/EX are persistently disabled. Port X is a port that has its Default - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 64
run on ports that are not F_Port trunked within the same switch. FC8-48 blades FC4-32 blade F_Port Trunking does not support shared area ports on the Brocade FC8-48 blades in a 48000. F_Port Trunking is supported on all ports on the Brocade FC8-48 in the DCX and DCX-4S. If an FC4 - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 65
from the switch to be of the switch. Note supported in the same F_Port trunk group. Supported . The following table describes the PWWN format for F_Port and N_Port trunk ports. TABLE 9 PWWN format for F_Port and N_Port trunk ports NAA = 2 2f:xx:nn:nn:nn:nn:nn:nn (1) Port WWNs for: switch - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 66
: • Access Gateway trunking is not supported on M-EOS or third-party switches. • Trunk groups cannot span across Service (QoS) feature on Brocade switches. Fabric OS provides a mechanism to assign traffic priority, (high, medium, or low) for a given source and destination traffic flow. By default - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 67
Guide. Figure 10 on page 47 shows the starting point for QoS in various Brocade and Non-Brocade supported. Note the following considerations when upgrading and downgrading from Fabric OS v6.3.0 to Fabric OS v6.2.0 and earlier: • If any of the AG QoS enabled ports are active and you attempt a firmware - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 68
error. To recover, disable QoS on the port, then enable the port. • Disabling QoS on online N_Ports in the same trunk can cause the slave NPIV F_Port on the edge switch to become persistently disabled with "Area has been acquired." This is expected behavior because after QOS is disabled, the slave - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 69
can connect to third-party fabrics with the following firmware versions: • M-EOSc v9.6.2 or later and M-EOSn v9.6 or later. • Cisco MDS Switches with SAN OS v3.0(1). • Loop devices and FICON channels/control unit connectivity are not supported. • When a switch is in AG mode, it can be connected to - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 70
the switch's Hardware Reference manual before performing these procedures. • Verify that the interop mode parameter is set to Brocade Native mode. • Configure the F_Ports on the Edge switch to which Access Gateway is connected as follows: • Enable NPIV. 50 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53 - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 71
classic Brocade switches, disable the Fabric OS Management Server Platform Service to get accurate statistical and configuration fabric data, Verifying the switch mode 1. Connect to the switch and 18 18 -- N4 No_Module 19 19 -- N4 No_Module Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 51 53-1001345-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 72
technology, ensure that N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) is enabled on the Cisco switch and that the switch is running SAN-OS 3.0 (1), SAN-OS 3.1 (1), or later. By default, NPIV is enabled per switch and not per port. For details on connecting Brocade switches in Access Gateway (AG) mode to Cisco - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 73
commands to determine the OUIs in the Company ID List: switch# show fcid-allocation area FCID area allocation company id info: 00:50:2E - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 74
Ensure that the debug FLOGI mode is not enabled; Cisco does not support NPIV when FLOGI debug is set. Run the show debug flogi command to start Saves MDS switch configuration • By default, if this is a new or an existing VSAN to use with the switch in Access Gateway mode, the default policy for - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 75
to determine if the OUIs in the Company ID list: switch#_show fcid-allocation area FCID area allocation company id info: 00:50:2E - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 76
Enter the switchDisable command to disable the switch. 3. Enter the configDownload command to revert to the previous configuration. 4. Enter the switchEnable command to bring the switch back online. The switch automatically joins the fabric. 56 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1001345-01 - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 77
A This appendix provides troubleshooting instructions. TABLE 10 Problem Troubleshooting Cause Solution Switch is not in Access Gateway mode NPIV disabled on Edge switch ports Need to reconfigure N_Port and F_Ports LUNs are not visible Switch is in Native switch mode Disable switch using the - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 78
TABLE 10 Problem Troubleshooting (Continued) Cause Failover is not working Failover disabled on port_number is supported." If it returns, "Failback (or Failover) on N_Port port_number is not supported." See "Adding a preferred secondary N_Port" on page 34. Disable switch using the switchDisable - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 79
on Cisco switch, 54 enabling NPIV on Cisco switch, 53 enabling VSAN mode, 54 QLogic-based devices, workaround, 53 saving the MDS switch configuration, 55 using the Cisco GUI, 55 Cisco fabric adding OUIs to Cisco switch, 54 Cisco fabric deleting OUIs on Cisco switch, 53 Cisco switch FLOGI support, 54 - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 80
default area, removing ports, 43 devices attaching multiple devices, 49 disabling switch supported, 5 Management Platform Services, 6 Name Services, 6 port group overlapping, 5 port mirroring, 6 SMI-S, 6 zoning, 6 long distance mode, Edge switch, 51 60 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 81
NPIV Edge switch, 50 enabling on Cisco switch, 53 enabling on M-EOS switch, 52 support, 49 O optional features, xviii Access Gateway Administrator's Guide port mapping adding ports, 13 default F_Port-to-N_Port, 11 maximum number of F_Ports, 15 Port mirroring, not supported, 44 port state, description - HP AM866A | Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-1001345-01, - Page 82
firmware downgrade, 47 ingress rate limiting, 46 SID/DID traffic prioritization, xiv, 46 R removing devices from switch, 20 removing trunk ports, 43 requirements, ports, 49 S settings ACL policies, 51 FLOGI, 51 inband queries, 51 Management Server Platform, 51 zone, no access, 55 supported hardware
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Access Gateway
Administrator’s Guide
Supporting Fabric OS 6.3.0