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2 Enabling and disabling Access Gateway mode 7. Enter the ag --modeshow command to verify that AG mode is enabled. switch:admin> ag --modeshow Access Gateway mode is enabled. You can display the port mappings and status of the host connections to the fabric on Access Gateway. 8. Enter the ag --mapshow command to display all the mapped ports. The ag --mapshow command shows all enabled N_Ports, even if those N_Ports are not connected. 9. Enter the switchShow command to display the status and port state of all ports. Refer to the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual for examples of output. For a description of the port state, refer toTable 5 on page 14. When you disable AG mode, the switch automatically reboots and comes back online using the fabric switch configuration; the AG parameters, such as port mapping, and 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 "Rejoining Fabric OS switches to a fabric" on page 79. 10. Enter the switchDisable command to disable the switch. switch:admin> switchdisable 11. Enter the ag command with the ---modedisable option to disable AG mode. switch:admin> ag --modedisable 12. Enter the ag --modeshow command to verify that AG mode is disabled. switch:admin> ag --modeshow Access Gateway mode is NOT enabled Port state description Table 5 describes the possible port states. TABLE 5 Port state description State Description No _Card No _Module Mod_Val Mod_Inv No_Light No_Sync In_Sync Laser_Flt Port_Flt Diag_Flt No interface card present No module (GBIC or other) present Module validation in process Invalid module Module is not receiving light Receiving light but out of sync Receiving light and in sync Module is signaling a laser fault Port marked faulty Port failed diagnostics 14 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1002743-01

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Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide
53-1002743-01
Enabling and disabling Access Gateway mode
2
7.
Enter the
ag
--
modeshow
command to verify that AG mode is enabled.
switch:admin>
ag --modeshow
Access Gateway mode is enabled.
You can display the port mappings and status of the host connections to the fabric on Access
Gateway.
8.
Enter the
ag
--
mapshow
command to display all the mapped ports.
The
ag
--
mapshow
command shows all enabled N_Ports, even if those N_Ports are not
connected.
9.
Enter the
switchShow
command to display the status and port state of all ports. Refer to the
Fabric OS Command Reference Manual
for examples of output. For a description of the port
state, refer to
Table 5
on page 14.
When you disable AG mode, the switch automatically reboots and comes back online using the
fabric switch configuration; the AG parameters, such as port mapping, and 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
“Rejoining Fabric OS switches to a fabric”
on page 79.
10.
Enter the
switchDisable
command to disable the switch.
switch:admin>
switchdisable
11.
Enter the
ag
command with the
---modedisable
option to disable AG mode.
switch:admin>
ag --modedisable
12.
Enter the
ag
--
modeshow
command to verify that AG mode is disabled.
switch:admin>
ag --modeshow
Access Gateway mode is NOT enabled
Port state description
Table 5
describes the possible port states.
TABLE 5
Port state description
State
Description
No _Card
No interface card present
No _Module
No module (GBIC or other) present
Mod_Val
Module validation in process
Mod_Inv
Invalid module
No_Light
Module is not receiving light
No_Sync
Receiving light but out of sync
In_Sync
Receiving light and in sync
Laser_Flt
Module is signaling a laser fault
Port_Flt
Port marked faulty
Diag_Flt
Port failed diagnostics