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Access Gateway hardware considerations 1 TABLE 4 Port type Port configurations Available on Access Gateway? Available on Fabric switch? F_Port N_Port E_Port D_Port Yes Connects hosts and targets to Access Gateway. Yes Connects devices, such as hosts, HBAs, and storage to the fabric. Yes Connects Access Gateway to a fabric NA N_Ports are not supported. switch. NA ISL is not supported.1 Yes Connects the switch to other switches to form a fabric. Yes Allows diagnostic testing across link Yes Allows diagnostic testing across link to to connected AG or fabric switch. connected AG switch. 1. The switch is logically transparent to the fabric, therefore it does not participate in the SAN as a fabric switch. Access Gateway hardware considerations Hardware considerations for Access Gateway are as follows: • Access Gateway is supported on the switch platforms and embedded switch platforms listed in "Supported hardware and software" on page xiv. • Loop devices are not supported. • Direct connections to SAN target devices are only supported if the AG-enabled module is connected to a fabric. Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 11 53-1002743-01

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Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide
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53-1002743-01
Access Gateway hardware considerations
1
Access Gateway hardware considerations
Hardware considerations for Access Gateway are as follows:
•
Access Gateway is supported on the switch platforms and embedded switch platforms listed in
“Supported hardware and software”
on page xiv.
•
Loop devices are not supported.
•
Direct connections to SAN target devices are only supported if the AG-enabled module is
connected to a fabric.
TABLE 4
Port configurations
Port type
Available on Access Gateway?
Available on Fabric switch?
F_Port
Yes
Connects hosts and targets to
Access Gateway.
Yes
Connects devices, such as hosts, HBAs,
and storage to the fabric.
N_Port
Yes
Connects Access Gateway to a fabric
switch.
NA
N_Ports are not supported.
E_Port
NA
ISL is not supported.
1
1.
The switch is logically transparent to the fabric, therefore it does not participate in the SAN as a fabric switch.
Yes
Connects the switch to other switches to
form a fabric.
D_Port
Yes
Allows diagnostic testing across link
to connected AG or fabric switch.
Yes
Allows diagnostic testing across link to
connected AG switch.