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2 Access Gateway mapping Adding F_Ports to an N_Port You can modify the default port mapping by adding F_Ports to an N_Port. Adding an F_Port to an N_Port routes that traffic to and from the fabric through the specified N_Port. You can assign an F_Port to only one primary N_Port at a time. If the F_Port is already assigned to an N_Port, you must first remove it from the N_Port before you can add it to a different N_Port. Use the following steps to add an F_Port to an N_Port. 1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role. 2. Enter the ag command with the --mapadd n_portnumber f_port1;f_port2;... option to add the list of F_Ports to the N_Port. The F_Port list can contain multiple F_Port numbers separated by semicolons. In the following example, F_Ports 6 and 7 are mapped to N_Port 13. switch:admin> ag --mapadd 13 "6;7" F-Port to N-Port mapping has been updated successfully 3. Enter the ag --mapshow command and specify the port number to display the list of mapped F_Ports. Verify that the added F_Ports appear in the list. Removing F_Ports from an N_Port 1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role. 2. Remove any preferred secondary N_Port settings for the F_Port. Refer to "Deleting F_Ports from a preferred secondary N_Port" on page 53 for instructions. 3. Enter the ag --mapdel N_Port command with the f_port1;f_port;... option to remove F_Ports from an N_Port. The F_Port list can contain multiple F_Port numbers separated by semicolons. In the following example, F_Ports 17 and 18 are removed from the N_Port where they were mapped. switch:admin> ag --mapdel 17;18 F-Port to N-Port mapping has been updated successfully 4. Enter the switchShow command to verify that the F_Port is free (unassigned). In output for this command, the unassigned F_Port status "Disabled (No mapping for F_Port)." will display under the "Proto" column. F_Port Static Mapping The F_Port Static Mapping feature allows you to change mapping of an F_Port to a different N_Port using a single Fabric OS command (staticadd or staticdel), rather than using the ag --mapdel command to delete the existing N_Port port mapping to an F_Port, and then the ag --mapadd command to map a different N_Port to the F_Port. Using two commands can be slow and can cause some time-critical applications to malfunction. Use the following steps to change F_Port to N_Port mapping. 1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role. 2. Enter the following command: ag --staticadd "N-Port" "F-Port(s)" 20 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1002743-01