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are registered trademarks, and DCFM, Extraordinary Networks, and SAN Health are trademarks of Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., in the United States and/or in other countries. All other brands, products, or service names are or may be trademarks or service marks of, and are used to identify - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 3
bit routing Added support for: - Cascading Access Gateway. July 2008 Updated to fix the table of contents July 2008 Updated for Fabric OS 6.2.0 November 2008 Updated for Fabric OS 6.3.0 July 2009 Updated for Fabric OS 6.4.0 March 2010 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide iii 53-1001760 - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 4
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1 Brocade Access Gateway overview 1 Comparing Native Fabric and Access Gateway modes 1 Fabric OS features in Access Gateway mode 3 Access Gateway port types 4 Comparison of Access Gateway ports to standard switch ports. 4 Access Gateway hardware considerations 5 Chapter 2 Configuring Ports - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 6
the list of allowed devices on the switch 31 ADS policy considerations 31 Upgrade and downgrade considerations for the ADS policy. . . 31 Automatic Port Configuration policy 31 How the APC policy works Load Balancing considerations 41 vi Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 7
works 50 Configuring Trunking on the Edge switch 51 Configuration management for Networking in AG mode enabled 59 Adaptive Networking on Access Gateway considerations . . . . . 59 Per Port NPIV login limit 60 Setting the login limit 60 Considerations for the Brocade 8000 60 SAN Configuration - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 8
65 Verifying the switch mode 65 Enabling NPIV on M-EOS switches 66 Connectivity to Cisco Fabrics 67 Enabling NPIV on a Cisco switch 67 Rejoining Fabric OS switches to a fabric 67 Reverting to a previous configuration 67 Troubleshooting viii Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 9
8 Figure 9 Figure 10 Figure 11 Figure 12 Figure 13 Switch function in Native mode 2 Switch function in Access Gateway mode 2 Port usage comparison 5 Example switch 24 Port grouping behavior 34 Port group 1 (pg1) setup 34 Example 1 and 2 Failover behavior 45 Failback behavior 49 Starting - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 10
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configurations 5 Port state description 9 Description of port mapping 11 Access Gateway default port mapping 12 Policy enforcement matrix 28 Address identifier 52 Access Gateway trunking considerations for the Edge switch 54 PWWN format for F_Port and N_Port trunk ports 57 Troubleshooting - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 12
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parts of procedures documented here apply to some switches but not to others, this guide identifies exactly which switches are supported and which are not. Although many different software and hardware configurations are tested and supported by Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. For Fabric OS v6 - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 14
Cisco switches with SAN OS must be running 3.0 (1) and 3.1 (1) or later. Fabric OS v6.4.0 supports the following Brocade hardware platforms for Access Gateway: • Brocade 300 • Brocade 5100 • Brocade M5424 • Brocade 5450 • Brocade 5460 • Brocade 5470 • Brocade 5480 • Brocade VA40-FC • Brocade 8000 - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 15
names Identifies the names of user-manipulated GUI elements Identifies keywords and . Command syntax conventions Command syntax in this manual follows these conventions: command --option, option provides a reference to related information. Access Gateway Administrator's Guide xv 553-1001760-01 - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 16
damage to hardware, firmware, software, contain references to Brocade and Fibre Channel, see the Brocade Glossary. The following terms are used in this manual to describe Access Gateway mode and its components. Access Gateway (AG) Fabric OS mode for switches that reduces SAN (storage area network - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 17
industry-specific documentation that you might find helpful. Brocade resources To get up-to-the-minute information, go to http://my.brocade.com and register at no cost for a user ID and password. For additional Brocade documentation, visit the Brocade SAN Info Center and click the Resource Library - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 18
: http://www.fibrechannel.org Optional Brocade features For a list of optional Brocade features and descriptions, see the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide. Getting technical help Contact your switch support supplier for hardware, firmware, and software support, including product repairs and part - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 19
switch is inoperable, you can get the WWN from the same place as the serial number, except for the Brocade DCX. For the Brocade DCX, access the numbers on the WWN cards by removing the Brocade from you. Forward your feedback to: [email protected] Provide the title and version number of the - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 20
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. This document describes configurations using the CLI commands. Please see the Web Tools Administrator's Guide, the Fabric Manager Administrator's Guide, or the Data Center Fabric Manager User Guide for more information about AG support in those tools. After you set a Fabric OS switch to AG mode - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 22
1 Brocade Access Gateway overview FIGURE 1 Switch function in Native mode FIGURE 2 Switch function in Access Gateway mode 2 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 23
components that are supported on a switch when AG Brocade fabric, the feature may not be available. TABLE 1 Feature Fabric OS components supported on Access Gateway Support Access Control Adaptive Networking Yes (limited roles)1 Yes Admin Domains No Audit Yes Beaconing Yes Config Download - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 24
supported on Access Gateway (Continued) Support Speed Negotiation Syslog Daemon Trunking ValueLineOptions (Static POD, DPOD) Web Tools Zoning Yes Yes Yes** Yes Yes NA 1. When a switch , refer to "Access Gateway hardware considerations" on page 5. 2. In embedded switches, time should be updated by - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 25
platforms and embedded switch platforms listed in "Supported hardware and software" on page xiii. • 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 5 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 26
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's Guide. 4. Enter the switchdisable command. switch:admin> switchdisable This command to disables all user ports on a switch. All Fibre Channel ports are taken offline. If the switch was part of a fabric, the remaining switches reconfigure. You must disable the switch before making configuration - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 28
example only and may not exactly reflect output from the current Fabric OS. switch:admin> switchshow switchName: switch switchType: 43.2 switchState: Online switchMode: Access Gateway Mode switchWwn: 10: state, see Table 3 on page 9. 8 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 29
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 re-join the switch to the core fabric, refer to "Rejoining Fabric OS switches Locking to the reference signal Running - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 30
to an N_Port before the F_Port can come online. When you first enable a switch to AG mode, by default, the F_Ports are mapped to a set of predefined N_Ports. For default port mapping on supported hardware platforms, refer to Table 5. Refer to Adding F_Ports to an N_Port if you want to change the - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 31
TABLE 4 Description of port mapping Access Gateway Fabric F_Port N_Port Edge switch F_Port F_1, F_2 N_1 F_3, F_4 N_2 F_5, F_6 N_3 last case, communication between initiator and target ports is not supported if both are mapped to the same N_Port. Therefore, follow Guide 11 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 32
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 - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 33
Brocade Model 5100 Access Gateway default port mapping (Continued) Total Ports F_Ports N_Ports 40 0-31 32-39 5424 24 1-16 0, 17-23 5450 26 6-25 0, 19-25 Not all ports may be present. Default mapped to 18 12, 13, 14 mapped to 19 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 13 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 34
that the added F_Ports appear in the list. switch:admin> ag --mapshow 13 N_Port : 13 Failover(1=enabled/0=disabled) : 1 Failback(1=enabled/0=disabled) : 1 Current F_Ports : None Configured F_Ports : 6;7 PG_ID : 0 PG_Name : pg0 14 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 35
F_Ports from N_Ports 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 46 for instructions. 3. Enter the ag --mapdel N_Port command - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 36
Port Grouping Policy is not supported when both Automatic Login Balancing N_Ports within a port group when using device mapping. NOTE Automatic port configuration and device load balancing cannot be enabled at the same time. Figure 2 (PG2). 16 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 37
. Note that you can map one or multiple WWNs to one N_Port to allow multiple devices to log in through one N_Port. Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 17 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 38
the group if the N_Port to which the device is currently connected goes offline or is not yet online. For more information on port groups, refer to "Port Grouping policy" on page 33. 18 Access Gateway Administrator - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 39
or more devices to an N_Port group or remove device mapping from an N_Port group. 1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role. 2. To add one or multiple device WWNs to been mapped to the desired port group. Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 19 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 40
time without reconfiguring your original mapping. To enable disabled mapping, refer to "Enabling device mapping" on page 21. 1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role. entry from the WWN mapping database. 20 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 41
device, that is one who's mapping is not disabled, will be enabled by default. Disabled mappings can be modified with out automatically enabling them. The following command enables all the next time the device logs into the switch. Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 21 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 42
refer to the Technical Brief: How to Configure NPIV on VMware ESX Server 3.5 at following link: http://www.brocade.com/downloads/documents/brocade_vmware_technical_briefs/Brocade_NP IV_ESX3.5_WP.pdf . Mapping priority To avoid potential problems when both port-based and device Guide 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 43
an N_Port in a port group (if defined) For more information, refer to "Port Grouping policy" on page 33. Device mapping considerations Consider to configure your virtual or physical fabrics to further reduce this condition. • Device mapping is not supported when firmware is Guide 23 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 44
2 N_Port configurations N_Port configurations By default, on embedded switches, only the internal ports of Access Gateway are configured as F_Ports. All external ports are configured (locked) as N_Ports. On standalone switches with AG support, a preset number of ports are locked as N_Ports and the - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 45
switches all external ports are configured in N_Port lock mode when you enable Access Gateway. Access Gateway connects only FCP initiators and targets to the fabric. It does not support other types of ports, such as ISL (inter switch link) ports. By default, on fabric switches enabled. switch:admin> - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 46
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are enabled. switch:admin> ag --policyshow Policy_Description Policy_Name State Port Grouping pg Enabled Auto Port Configuration auto Disabled Advanced Device Security ads Enabled WWN Based Load Balancing wwnloadbalance Disabled Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 27 53-1001760 - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 48
Can co-exist 1. The ADS policy is not supported when using Device mapping. 2. Device Load Balancing F_Ports on the AG-enabled module. By default, all devices have access to the fabric on using the DCC policy. For information on configuring the DCC policy, see "Enabling the DCC Guide 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 49
the devices" to log in. • If the ADS policy is enabled, by default, every port is configured to allow all devices to log in. • The same Allow List can be specified for more than one F_Port. 1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role. 2. Enter the - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 50
switch set to "no access." switch:admin > ag --adsset " succeed. 1. Connect to the switch and log in using an devices (for ports 3 and 9). switch:admin> ag --adsdel "3;9" "22:03 succeed. 1. Connect to the switch and log in using an devices (for ports 3 and 9). switch:admin> ag --adsadd "3;9" "20:03 - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 51
policy is not currently supported with device-based mapping. Upgrade configures the port as an F_Port and automatically maps it to an existing N_Port with the least number of F_Ports mapped to it. When the APC policy is enabled, it applies to all ports on the switch. Access Gateway Administrator's Guide - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 52
Configuration policy. This policy is disabled by default in Access Gateway. Enabling APC policy 1. Connect to the switch switch is disabled. 3. Enter the configupload command to save the switch's current configuration. manually configure port mapping when this policy is enabled. 32 Access - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 53
ports on the switch. Enabling the APC policy is disruptive and erases all existing port-based mappings. Therefore, before enabling the APC policy, you should disable the AG module. When you disable the APC policy, the N_Port configuration and the port-based mapping revert back to the default factory - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 54
a dual redundant fabric configuration is used, F_Ports connected to a switch in AG mode can Refer to Figure 9. F_Port1 F_Port2 F_Port3 F_Port4 N_Port1 AG N_Port2 PG1 Fabric-1 Fabric-2 Storage Array FIGURE 9 Port group 1 (pg1) setup Adding an N_Port to a port group 1. Connect to the switch - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 55
to the switch and log group 3. switch:admin> ag switch:admin switch and switch:admin> ag --pgremove 3 Port Group 3 has been removed successfully Renaming a port group 1. Connect to the switch switch default for Access Gateway. To disable this policy, use the following steps. 1. Connect to the switch - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 56
to multiple fabrics. You can configure the monitoring timeout value to something other than 120 seconds using the ag --pgfnmtov command. Refer to "Setting the current fabric name monitoring timeout value" on page 39. The --pgfnmtov command is blocked on a Brocade 8000 during and after creation of - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 57
or when additional N_Ports are brought online you can modify the default behavior of the automatic login balancing feature by disabling or enabling as shown in the following example. switch:admin> agautomapbalance --show AG Policy: Auto Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 37 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 58
default manual login distribution that forces a rebalancing of F_Ports to N_Ports. • To control automatic rebalancing to avoid disruptions when the Port Grouping policy is enabled, refer to "Rebalancing F_Ports" on page 37. Enabling Managed Fabric Name Monitoring mode 1. Connect to the switch - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 59
preferred secondary path. • If the PG policy is disabled while a switch in AG mode is online, all the defined port groups are deleted, but the port mapping remains unchanged. Before disabling the PG policy, you should save the configuration using the configupload command in case you might need this - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 60
is supported. refer to "Device-based mapping" on page 15. Enabling WWN Load Balancing Use the following steps to enable Device Load Balancing. 1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role. 2. Enter the configupload command to save the switch's current configuration - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 61
AG of a cascaded AG configuration. • This policy is not applicable on a port group when the APC policy or Automatic Login Balancing are enabled. • This policy is not supported on the Brocade 8000 switch for Fabric OS v6.4.0. This is because MFNM is enabled on the default port group and any created - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 62
default some of the entries to make space using instructions under "Removing device data from the database" next switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role. 2. Enter the ag --deletepwwnfromdb command. switch:admin> ag --deletepwwnfromdb PWWN 42 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 63
is not supported in the following: • When AG N_Ports are connected to the shared ports of 48-port Director blades • CISCO fabrics. Enable Persistent FCID mode on the connecting Cisco switch to achieve the same functionality. • Persistent ALPA configuration will not change to the default when the - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 64
for the servers. When a port is configured as an N_Port, failover is enabled by default and is enforced during power-up. Failover preferred secondary N_Port is set for any of the F_Ports. • First the Edge switch F_A1 port goes offline, as shown in Figure 10 on page 45 Example 1 Guide 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 65
other F_Port. F_Ports must have a primary N_Port mapped before a secondary N_Port can be configured. 1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role. 2. Enter the ag when automatic login balancing is enabled. Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 45 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 66
switch switch configure a secondary N_Port where devices will connect if their first or primary N_Port, if defined, is unavailable. 1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role. 2. To configure example configures N_Port 32 2c:11" To configure N_Port 32 as - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 67
switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role. 2. To delete an N_Port configured the switch and switch:admin> ag --failovershow 13 Failover on N_Port 13 is not supported 3. Enter the ag --failoverenable N_Port command to enable failover. switch switch and log in using an - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 68
disable failover. switch:admin> ag v6.3.0 or earlier is supported. • Upgrading from v6 an N_Port and is enabled by default when a port is locked to the configured) and will remain connected to this failover N_Port when the original N_Port comes back online. Failback configurations Guide 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 69
Switch (Switch_A) F_A1 Fabric F_A2 Edge Switch to the switch and log switch:admin> ag --failbackshow 13 Failback on N_Port 13 is not supported switch:admin> ag --failbackenable 13 Failback policy is enabled for port 13 • Enter the ag --failbackdisable n_portnumber command to disable failback. switch - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 70
OS v6.3.0 is supported. Trunking in Access Gateway mode Brocade's hardware-based Port Trunking feature enhances management, performance, and reliability of Access Gateway N_Ports when they are connected to Brocade fabrics. Port Trunking combines multiple links between the switch and AG module to - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 71
On the Edge switch, you must first configure an F_Port Trunk to the default area as its PID. NOTE By default, Trunking switches that support trunking and where all the ports on each switch Brocade 300 switch supports a trunk group with up to eight ports. The trunking groups are based on the user - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 72
. For more information on the porttrunkarea command, enter help porttrunkarea or see the Fabric OS Command Reference. F_Port trunking will not support shared area ports 16-47 on the Brocade FC8-48 blades. The following table shows an example of the Address Identifier. TABLE 7 Address identifier - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 73
switch:admin> portenable 10/13 switch:admin> portenable 10/14 6. Show the TA port configuration after enabling the ports: switch as TA. All DCC policies that refer to an Index that no longer switch or port information, including created trunks. Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 74
switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role. 2. Enter the porttrunkarea --disable command. switch the command: switch:admin> porttrunkarea starting from port 0 on a Edge switch or blade. Authentication The static trunk area you assign must be one of the port's default Switches - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 75
firmware downgrade. Upgrade HA Sync Port Types Default port has TA enabled. All ports on a switch must be TA disabled first. When you assign switch. F_Port Trunking does not support shared area ports on the Brocade FC8-48 blades in a 48000. F_Port Trunking is supported on all ports on the Brocade - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 76
when AG mode is enabled cannot be downloaded when AG mode is disabled. • A configuration file uploaded when the PG policy is enabled cannot be downloaded when the APC policy is enabled. • A configuration file uploaded when the APC policy is enabled cannot be downloaded when the PG policy is enabled - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 77
D,I refers to Domain,Index. Two masters is not supported in the same F_Port trunk group. Supported. The following table describes the PWWN format for F_Port and N_Port trunk ports. TABLE 9 PWWN format for F_Port and N_Port trunk ports NAA = 2 2f:xx:nn:nn:nn:nn:nn:nn (1) Port WWNs for: switch - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 78
prioritization levels of QoS for the following configurations: • Supported HBA to AG to switch • Unsupported HBA to AG to switch • HBA (all) to Edge AG to Core AG to switch For additional information on the Brocades adapters, refer to your HBA Administrator's Guide. QoS: Ingress Rate Limiting on AG - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 79
firmware downgrade. • Upgrades from earlier versions to Fabric OS v6.4.0 are allowed, but AG QoS-enabled ports do not become effective until the ports are disabled or enabled so that QoS mode can be negotiated on the ISL links. Adaptive Networking on Access Gateway considerations • QoS is configured - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 80
. In Access Gateway mode, the FCoE ports are configured logically as F_Ports, while the Fibre Channel ports are configured as N_Ports. For details on how this affects port-based mapping, refer to "Brocade 8000 mapping differences" on page 12. 60 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 81
supported on the Brocade 8000. • Access Gateway Cascading NOTE This is not supported on the Brocade 8000 Core AG (the Brocade 8000 is only supported on an Edge AG). • Automatic Load Balancing • Auto Port Configuration - portcfgnport Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 61 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 82
mostly because the Brocade 8000 contains only eight Fibre Channel ports and does not support the Automatic Port Configuration policy: - ag --pgcreate - ag --policyenable - ag --policydisable - ag --portcfgdefault • To enable or disable FCoE (F) ports, use fcoe --enable and fcoe --disable instead of - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 83
, port requirements, NPIV HBA, and interoperability. AG does not support daisy chaining when two AG devices are connected to each other in a loop configuration. Switches in AG mode can connect to third-party fabrics with the following firmware versions: • M-EOSc v9.6.2 or later and M-EOSn v9.6 or - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 84
ratio of hosts to fabric ports beyond what a single switch model in AG mode can support. Access Gateway cascading lets you connect two Access Gateway (AG) switches linking them back to back. The AG switch that is directly connected to the fabric is referred to as the Core AG. In this document, the - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 85
Cisco-based fabrics: • Install and configure the switch as described in the switch's Hardware Reference manual before performing these procedures. • Verify that the interop mode parameter is set to Brocade Native mode. • Configure the F_Ports on the Edge switch to which Access Gateway is connected - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 86
agshow command to display Access Gateway information registered with the fabric. When an Access Gateway is exclusively connected to Non-Fabric-OS-based switches, it will not show up in the agshow output on other Brocade Switches in the fabric. 66 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 87
, the Default zone is set to no access. Therefore, the switch does not immediately join the fabric to which it is connected. Use one of the following methods to re-join a switch to the fabric: • If you saved a Fabric OS configuration before enabling AG mode, download the configuration using the - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 88
4 Rejoining Fabric OS switches to a fabric The switch automatically joins the fabric. 68 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 89
A This appendix provides troubleshooting instructions. TABLE 10 Problem Troubleshooting Cause Solution Switch is not in Access Gateway mode NPIV disabled on Edge switch ports Need to reconfigure N_Port and F_Ports LUNs are not visible Switch is in Native switch mode Disable switch using the - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 90
Problem Troubleshooting supported." If it returns, "Failback (or Failover) on N_Port port_number is not supported configured." on page 45. Access Gateway is mode Access Gateway must be disabled. not wanted Disable switch Brocade 8000 in AG Mode. The CNA host is retrying a log in before the switch - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 91
APC Policy disabling, 33 rebalancing F_Ports, 37 support for port groups, 36 area assignment, 54 authentication, limitations, 54 B behavior, failover policy, 49 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1001760-01 Brocade 8000 AG considerations, 60 default mapping, 12 mapping differences, 12 C Cisco - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 92
, 67 re-joining switch to fabric, 67 saving, 67 using configdownload command, 67 D daisy chaining, 63 DCC policy adding WWN, 53 enabling, 53 limitation creating TA, 56 default area, removing ports, 55 72 device load balancing, 36 device load balancing policy, 40 APC policy, 41 Brocade 8000, 41 - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 93
8000 differences, 12 considerations, 22 default mapping for Brocade 8000, 12 device, 10 device to port groups, 18 devices to ports, 20 example, 11 port, 10 ports, 10 mapping priority, 10 masterless trunking, 56 M-EOS switch, enabling NPIV, 66 N N_Port configurations, 24 description, 4 displaying - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 94
switch, 65 enabling on Cisco switch, 67 enabling on M-EOS switch, 66 login limit, 60 support, 63 O optional features, xviii P per port NPIV login limit, 60 Persistent ALPA support default firmware downgrade, 59 ingress rate limiting, 58 SID/DID traffic prioritization, 58 R removing devices from switch - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 95
, 65 management server platform, 65 zone, no access, 67 static vs. dynamic mapping, 18 supported hardware and software, xiii switch mode, verify, 65 T terms, xvi trunk area assign, 52 configuration management, 52 disabling, 55 remove ports, 52 standby CP, 55 using the porttrunkarea command, 56 - Dell PowerConnect M8428-k | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 96
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Access Gateway
Administrator’s Guide
Supporting Fabric OS v6.4.0