Dell Brocade M5424 Brocade 7.1.0 Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Page 169
Restricted access in the Port Admin tab, Enabling Access Gateway mode
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Enabling Access Gateway mode 11 Restricted access in the Port Admin tab When Access Gateway mode is enabled, the following options can be configured in access gateway mode: • Port Configuration Policy - You can select Auto or Advanced mode (default mode). When auto mode is selected, options like Trunking, Configure N-Port Groups, Configure F-N Port Mappings, and N Port configuration are disabled. • Trunking - Enabling and Disabling of N_Port trunking is disabled. • Configure N-Port Groups - You can only view the port group details from the Port Group Configuration window. The following options are disabled: - Disable N-port Grouping - Add - Edit/View - Delete • Configure F-N Port Mappings - Add and Remove buttons are disabled for primary mappings and secondary failover mapping. • N Port Configuration - By default all the ports are set to N_Ports and failover and fallback are disabled. You can edit the speed. The following options are disabled in the N Port Configuration window: - Lock as N Port - Allow as F, U Port - Enable N Port Failover Policy - Enable N Port Fallback Policy Enabling Access Gateway mode When you enable Access Gateway mode some fabric information, such as the zone and security databases, is erased. To recover this information, save the switch configuration before enabling Access Gateway mode. To save the switch configuration using Web Tools, in the Switch Explorer window click Configure > Switch Admin, and then select the Configure > Upload/Download subtab and upload the configuration file. NOTE You cannot enable Access Gateway mode if Management Server is enabled. To disable Management Server, enter the MsplmgmtDeactivate command. To enable Access Gateway mode, perform the following steps. 1. Select a switch. 2. Click Configure > Switch Admin. The Switch Administration dialog box displays. 3. Click Disable in the Switch Status section. You can enable Access Gateway mode only after the switch is disabled. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 141 53-1002756-01