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2 Changing from Fabric OS Native to Access Gateway mode • Enabling Access Gateway mode is a disruptive process because the switch is disabled and rebooted.Once you enable the SAN I/O Module in Access Gateway mode, only a limited subset of Fabric OS commands are available and all fabric-related service requests are forwarded to the fabric switches. See the Access Gateway Administrator's Guide for more information. • When you enable Access Gateway mode some fabric information is erased, such as the zone and security databases. To recover the information save the switch configuration before enabling Access Gateway mode. Web Tools Complete the following steps to enable Access Gateway mode using Web Tools. 1. From the management console, open a Web browser. 2. Enter the IP address of the SAN I/O Module into the Address field of the Web browser. See the Web Tools Administrator's Guide for more information on using Web Tools. 3. Log into Web Tools using the default administrative account. Login: admin Password: password 4. From the Fabric Tree, select the SAN I/O Module. The selected SAN I/O Module appears in the Switch View. 5. Click the Switch Admin button in the WebTools Manage taskbox. The Switch Administration window opens. NOTE You should save the configuration file if you are converting an SAN I/O Module to Access Gateway mode. To save your current configuration, click the Show Advanced Mode button in the top right-hand corner of the Switch Administration window. Select the Configure tab, then select the Upload/Download tab. Enter the relevant information to upload the configuration file. 6. From the Switch Status section, click Disable. 7. From the Access Gateway Mode section, click Enable. 8. Click Apply. 9. When prompted, click Yes to restart the SAN I/O Module in Access Gateway mode. The current Web Tools session closes; relaunch Web Tools after the SAN I/O Module reboots. Command Line Interface Complete the following steps to enable Access Gateway mode using the CLI. 1. Log in using the default administrative account. Login: admin Password: password 2. Enter the following command to disable SAN I/O Module. switchDisable 16 M5424 SAN I/O Module Hardware Reference Manual 53-1001082-01

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M5424 SAN I/O Module Hardware Reference Manual
53-1001082-01
Changing from Fabric OS Native to Access Gateway mode
2
•
Enabling Access Gateway mode is a disruptive process because the switch is disabled and
rebooted.Once you enable the SAN I/O Module in Access Gateway mode, only a limited subset
of Fabric OS commands are available and all fabric-related service requests are forwarded to
the fabric switches. See the
Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide
for more information.
•
When you enable Access Gateway mode some fabric information is erased, such as the zone
and security databases. To recover the information save the switch configuration before
enabling Access Gateway mode.
Web Tools
Complete the following steps to enable Access Gateway mode using Web Tools.
1.
From the management console, open a Web browser.
2.
Enter the IP address of the SAN I/O Module into the Address field of the Web browser.
See the
Web Tools Administrator’s Guide
for more information on using Web Tools.
3.
Log into Web Tools using the default administrative account.
Login: admin
Password: password
4.
From the Fabric Tree, select the SAN I/O Module.
The selected SAN I/O Module appears in the Switch View.
5.
Click the
Switch Admin
button in the WebTools Manage taskbox.
The Switch Administration window opens.
NOTE
You should save the configuration file if you are converting an SAN I/O Module to Access Gateway
mode. To save your current configuration, click the
Show Advanced Mode
button in the top
right-hand corner of the Switch Administration window. Select the
Configure
tab, then select the
Upload/Download
tab. Enter the relevant information to upload the configuration file.
6.
From the Switch Status section, click
Disable
.
7.
From the Access Gateway Mode section, click
Enable
.
8.
Click
Apply
.
9.
When prompted, click
Yes
to restart the SAN I/O Module in Access Gateway mode.
The current Web Tools session closes; relaunch Web Tools after the SAN I/O Module reboots.
Command Line Interface
Complete the following steps to enable Access Gateway mode using the CLI.
1.
Log in using the default administrative account.
Login: admin
Password: password
2.
Enter the following command to disable SAN I/O Module.
switchDisable