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Fabric OS Native and Access Gateway modes 2 • Ensure that no zoning or Admin Domain (AD) transaction buffers are active. If any transaction buffer is active, enabling Access Gateway mode will fail with the error, "Failed to clear Zoning/Admin Domain configuration." Use the following steps to enable Access Gateway mode using Fabric OS commands. 1. Before disabling a switch to enable Access Gateway mode, save the current configuration file using the configupload command in case you might need this configuration again. 2. Enter the switchshow command to verify the switch mode. • "Access Gateway Mode" displays for the switchMode value if the switch is in Access Gateway mode. • "Native" displays for the switchMode value if the switch is in Fabric OS Native mode. 3. Enter switchDisable to disable the switch. Access Gateway mode can only be enabled or disabled when the switch is in a disabled state. 4. Enter ag -modeEnable to enable Access Gateway mode. 5. Enter the ag --modeshow command to verify that Access Gateway mode is enabled. switch:admin> ag --modeshow Access Gateway mode is enabled. Disabling Access Gateway mode When you disable Access Gateway mode, the switch automatically reboots and comes back online using the fabric switch configuration. The Access Gateway parameters, such as F_Port-to-N_Port mapping, Failover, and Failback are automatically removed. When the switch reboots, it starts in Fabric OS Native mode. To rejoin the switch to the core fabric, refer to the Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide. Use the following steps to disable Access Gateway mode using Fabric OS commands. 1. Enter the switchshow command to verify the switch mode. • "Access Gateway Mode" displays if the switch is in Access Gateway mode. • "Native" displays if the switch is in Fabric OS Native mode. 2. Enter switchDisable to disable the switch. Access Gateway mode can only be disabled or enabled when the switch is in a disabled state. 3. Enter ag --modeDisable to disable Access Gateway mode. 4. Enter the ag --modeshow command to verify that Access Gateway mode is disabled. switch:admin> ag --modeshow Access Gateway mode is NOT enabled Brocade 6505 Hardware Reference Manual 15 53-1002449-01

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Brocade 6505 Hardware Reference Manual
15
53-1002449-01
Fabric OS Native and Access Gateway modes
2
•
Ensure that no zoning or Admin Domain (AD) transaction buffers are active. If any transaction
buffer is active, enabling Access Gateway mode will fail with the error, “Failed to clear
Zoning/Admin Domain configuration.”
Use the following steps to enable Access Gateway mode using Fabric OS commands.
1.
Before disabling a switch to enable Access Gateway mode, save the current configuration file
using the
configupload
command in case you might need this configuration again.
2.
Enter the
switchshow
command to verify the switch mode.
•
“Access Gateway Mode” displays for the switchMode value if the switch is in Access
Gateway mode.
•
“Native” displays for the switchMode value if the switch is in Fabric OS Native mode.
3.
Enter
switchDisable
to disable the switch. Access Gateway mode can only be enabled or
disabled when the switch is in a disabled state.
4.
Enter
ag –modeEnable
to enable Access Gateway mode.
5.
Enter the
ag
--
modeshow
command to verify that Access Gateway mode is enabled.
switch:admin>
ag --modeshow
Access Gateway mode is enabled.
Disabling Access Gateway mode
When you disable Access Gateway mode, the switch automatically reboots and comes back online
using the fabric switch configuration. The Access Gateway parameters, such as F_Port-to-N_Port
mapping, Failover, and Failback are automatically removed. When the switch reboots, it starts in
Fabric OS Native mode. To rejoin the switch to the core fabric, refer to the
Brocade Access Gateway
Administrator’s Guide
.
Use the following steps to disable Access Gateway mode using Fabric OS commands.
1.
Enter the
switchshow
command to verify the switch mode.
•
“Access Gateway Mode” displays if the switch is in Access Gateway mode.
•
“Native” displays if the switch is in Fabric OS Native mode.
2.
Enter
switchDisable
to disable the switch. Access Gateway mode can only be disabled or
enabled when the switch is in a disabled state.
3.
Enter
ag --modeDisable
to disable Access Gateway mode.
4.
Enter the
ag
--
modeshow
command to verify that Access Gateway mode is disabled.
switch:admin>
ag --modeshow
Access Gateway mode is NOT enabled