Dell Brocade 6520 Web Tools Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v7.1.0 - Page 167
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Chapter Using the Access Gateway 11 In this chapter •Access Gateway overview 139 •Viewing Switch Explorer for Access Gateway mode 139 •Access Gateway mode 140 •Enabling Access Gateway mode 141 •Disabling Access Gateway mode 142 •Viewing the Access Gateway settings 142 •Port configuration 142 •Access Gateway policy modification 146 •Access Gateway limitations on the Brocade 8000 148 Access Gateway overview Access Gateway is a software feature that allows multiple host bus adapters (HBAs) to access the fabric using fewer physical ports. You can set a switch in Access Gateway mode to transform them into a device management tool that is compatible with different types of fabrics, including Brocade Enterprise OS (EOS), and Cisco-based fabrics. When a switch is in Access Gateway mode, it is logically transparent to the host and the fabric. Brocade Access Gateway mode allows hosts to access the fabric without increasing the number of switches and simplifies configuration and management in a large fabric by reducing the number of domain IDs and ports. For detailed descriptions of the Access Gateway, refer to the Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide. NOTE When Access Gateway mode is enabled on switches managed through Web Tools, only a limited subset of menus and options related to device management are available. A switch in Access Gateway mode is considered a device management tool and not a fabric switch, therefore fabric related options are disabled, fabric management menus are unavailable, and fabric-related service requests are forwarded to the fabric switches. Viewing Switch Explorer for Access Gateway mode The Switch Explorer for Access Gateway mode displays as shown in Figure 33. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 139 53-1002756-01