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Considerations for initiator and target ports, Brocade 8000 mapping differences

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Access Gateway mapping 2 TABLE 7 Brocade Model 6510 Access Gateway default port mapping (Continued) Total ports F_Ports N_Ports 48 0-39 40-47 8000 32 8-31 0-7 FCoE ports mapped as F_Ports. Default port mapping 0-4 mapped to 40 5-9 mapped to 41 10-14 mapped to 42 15-19 mapped to 43 20-24 mapped to 44 25-29 mapped to 45 30-34 mapped to 46 35-39 mapped to 47 8-11 mapped to 0 12-15 mapped to 1 16-19 mapped to 2 20-23 mapped to 3 24-27 mapped to 4 28-31 mapped to 5 Considerations for initiator and target ports The following connections are possible for the Fibre Channel Protocol (FCP) initiator (host) and target ports through AG: • All F_Ports connect to all initiator ports. • All F_Ports connect to all target ports. • Some F_Ports connect to initiator ports and some F_Ports connect to target ports. For the last case, communication between initiator and target ports is not supported if both are mapped to the same N_Port. Therefore, follow these recommendations for initiator and target port mapping: • If connecting a host and target port to the same AG, you should map them to separate N_Ports and connect those N_Ports to the same fabric. • Use separate port groups for initiator and target ports. • When configuring secondary port mapping for failover and failback situations, make sure that initiator and target F_Ports will not fail over or fail back to the same N_Port. Brocade 8000 mapping differences The Brocade 8000 contains 24 internal FCoE ports and 8 external Fibre Channel ports. In Access Gateway mode, the internal FCoE ports are configured logically as F_Ports, while the external Fibre Channel ports are configured as N_Ports. The FCoE ports are divided into six groups, or trunks, consisting of four ports each. All four ports in a group are mapped to one N_Port. Although you can change the default port mapping for these groups (refer to "Default port mapping" on page 16), consider the following when working with these FCoE ports: • All four FCoE ports in the group are mapped to the same N_Port. • You cannot map individual FCoE ports within the same port group to different N_Ports. • Any Access Gateway operation that involves moving F_Ports will move all FCoE ports in the group. • All four FCoE ports in a group will fail over or fail back to one N_Port. Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 19 53-1002743-01

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Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide
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53-1002743-01
Access Gateway mapping
2
Considerations for initiator and target ports
The following connections are possible for the Fibre Channel Protocol (FCP) initiator (host) and
target ports through AG:
•
All F_Ports connect to all initiator ports.
•
All F_Ports connect to all target ports.
•
Some F_Ports connect to initiator ports and some F_Ports connect to target ports.
For the last case, communication between initiator and target ports is not supported if both are
mapped to the same N_Port. Therefore, follow these recommendations for initiator and target port
mapping:
•
If connecting a host and target port to the same AG, you should map them to separate N_Ports
and connect those N_Ports to the same fabric.
•
Use separate port groups for initiator and target ports.
•
When configuring secondary port mapping for failover and failback situations, make sure that
initiator and target F_Ports will not fail over or fail back to the same N_Port.
Brocade 8000 mapping differences
The Brocade 8000 contains 24 internal FCoE ports and 8 external Fibre Channel ports. In Access
Gateway mode, the internal FCoE ports are configured logically as F_Ports, while the external Fibre
Channel ports are configured as N_Ports. The FCoE ports are divided into six groups, or trunks,
consisting of four ports each. All four ports in a group are mapped to one N_Port. Although you can
change the default port mapping for these groups (refer to
“Default port mapping”
on page 16),
consider the following when working with these FCoE ports:
•
All four FCoE ports in the group are mapped to the same N_Port.
•
You cannot map individual FCoE ports within the same port group to different N_Ports.
•
Any Access Gateway operation that involves moving F_Ports will move all FCoE ports in the
group.
•
All four FCoE ports in a group will fail over or fail back to one N_Port.
6510
48
0-39
40-47
0-4 mapped to 40
5-9 mapped to 41
10-14 mapped to 42
15-19 mapped to 43
20-24 mapped to 44
25-29 mapped to 45
30-34 mapped to 46
35-39 mapped to 47
8000
32
8-31
FCoE ports
mapped as
F_Ports.
0-7
8-11 mapped to 0
12-15 mapped to 1
16-19 mapped to 2
20-23 mapped to 3
24-27 mapped to 4
28-31 mapped to 5
TABLE 7
Access Gateway default port mapping
(Continued)
Brocade
Model
Total ports
F_Ports
N_Ports
Default port mapping