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53-1001760-01 ® 30 March 2010 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v6.4.0 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 2
any warranty, expressed or implied, concerning any equipment, equipment feature, or service offered or to be offered by Brocade. Brocade reserves the right to programming source code, please visit http://www.brocade.com/support/oscd. Brocade Communications Systems, Incorporated Corporate and Latin - Dell PowerEdge M905 | 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 PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 4
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How this document is organized xiii Supported hardware and software xiii What's new standard switch ports. 4 Access Gateway hardware considerations 5 Chapter 2 Configuring Ports in Access Gateway mode In this chapter 7 Enabling and Access Gateway Administrator's Guide v 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 6
configurations 24 Displaying N_Port configurations Upgrade and downgrade considerations for the ADS policy. . . 31 Automatic Port Configuration 32 Automatic Port Configuration policy considerations 32 Upgrade and downgrade considerations policy considerations 39 Upgrade and downgrade considerations - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 7
46 Enabling and disabling Failover on a N_Port 47 Enabling and disabling Failover for a port group 47 Upgrade and downgrade considerations for Failover 48 Failback 48 Failback configurations in Access Gateway 48 Enabling and disabling Failback on an N_Port 49 Enabling and disabling Failback - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 8
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 PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 9
Port group 1 (pg1) setup 34 Example 1 and 2 Failover behavior 45 Failback behavior 49 Starting point for QoS 59 Access Gateway cascading 64 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide ix 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 10
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6 Table 7 Table 8 Table 9 Table 10 Fabric OS components supported on Access Gateway 3 Port configurations 5 Port state description 9 Description of port mapping 11 Access Gateway default and N_Port trunk ports 57 Troubleshooting 69 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide xi 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 12
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document is a procedural guide to help SAN administrators configure and manage Brocade Access Configuration with Access Gateway" describes how to connect multiple devices using Access Gateway. • Appendix A, "Troubleshooting" provides symptoms and troubleshooting tips to resolve issues. Supported - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 14
. • Support for the device login balancing policy. • AG support for the Brocade 8000. • Setting per port NPIV login limits • Recommendations for connecting host and target ports to N_Ports. For further information, refer to the release notes. xiv Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 553-1001760 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 15
command names Identifies the names of user-manipulated GUI elements Identifies keywords and in the narrative portions of this guide are presented in mixed lettercase: for lowercase. Command syntax conventions Command syntax in this manual follows these conventions: command --option, option - - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 16
to you or cause damage to hardware, firmware, software, or data. DANGER A Danger RPM, Linux Undercover Emulex QLogic Key terms For definitions of SAN-specific terms specific to Brocade and Fibre Channel, see the Brocade Glossary. The following terms are used in this manual Guide 553-1001760-01 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 17
additional Brocade and industry-specific documentation that you might com and register at no cost for a user ID and password. For additional Brocade documentation, are also bundled with the Fabric OS firmware. Other industry resources • White papers, jhtml. • Best practice guides, white papers, data - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 18
Fabric OS Administrator's Guide. Getting technical help Contact your switch support supplier for hardware, firmware, and software support, including product problem, including the switch or fabric behavior immediately following the problem, and specific questions • Description of any troubleshooting - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 19
For the Brocade DCX, access the numbers on the WWN cards by removing the Brocade logo plate at the top of the nonport side of the chassis. Document feedback Quality is our first concern at Brocade number and your suggestions for improvement. Access Gateway Administrator's Guide xix 553-1001760-01 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 20
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Tools, or Fabric Manager. 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 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | 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 PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 23
supported on Access Gateway Support Access Control Adaptive Networking Yes (limited roles)1 Yes Admin Domains No Audit Yes Beaconing Yes Config Download Log Tracking Yes Management Server NA Manufacturing Diagnostics Yes N_Port ID Virtualization Name Server Network Time Protocol (NTP - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 24
TABLE 1 Feature Fabric OS components supported on Access Gateway (Continued) Support Speed Negotiation Syslog Daemon Trunking ValueLineOptions 5. 2. In embedded switches, time should be updated by the server management utility. Access Gateway port types Access Gateway 's Guide 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 25
TABLE 2 Port Type Port configurations Access Gateway Fabric switch F_Port N_Port E_Port Yes Connects hosts and targets to Access Gateway. Yes Connects devices, such as hosts, HBAs, and storage to the fabric. Yes Connects Access Gateway to a fabric NA N_Ports are not supported. switch. NA ISL - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 26
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mode will fail with the error, "Failed to clear Zoning/Admin Domain configuration". 3. Verify that the switch is set to Native mode or interopmode the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide. 4. Enter the switchdisable command. switch:admin> switchdisable This command to disables all user ports on a switch. - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 28
N4 Online N-Port 10:00:00:05:1e:35:10:1e 0x5a0000 For a description of the port state, see Table 3 on page 9. 8 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 29
The switch automatically reboots and comes back online using the fabric switch configuration; the AG parameters, such as port mapping, and Failover and Port_Flt Diag_Flt Lock_Ref Testing Offline Online No interface card present No module (GBIC or other) present Administrator's Guide 9 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 30
mapping (optional) A specific device WWN is mapped to N_port groups (preferred method) or to specific N_Ports. Device mapping allows 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 Guide 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 31
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 port groups for initiator and target ports. Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 11 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 32
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 12, 13 mapped to 22 14, 15mapped to 23 12 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 33
5 1, 2 mapped to 0 3, 4 mapped to 15 5, 6, 7 mapped to 16 8, 9 mapped to 17 10, 11 mapped to 18 12, 13, 14 mapped to 19 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 13 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 34
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 /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 PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 35
preferred secondary N_Port" on page 46 for instructions. 3. Enter the ag --mapdel N_Port F-Port to N-Port mapping has been updated successfully 4. Enter the switchshow command to directly to an N_Port group (recommended) or specific N_Ports, traffic from the device will always Guide 15 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 36
is not supported when both -time," especially during fail-over conditions and system power up. This is especially true when a reasonably large instead of specific N_Ports within a port group when using device mapping. NOTE Automatic port configuration and device Administrator's Guide 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 37
F_3 N_3 F_4 N_4 F_5 N_5 PG2 F_6 N_6 FIGURE 5 Example of device mapping to N_Port groups Figure 6 shows an example of device mapping to specific N_Ports. 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 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 38
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's Guide 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 39
device WWNs will use the least loaded N_Port in the port group when they log in, unless a specific device mapping can be used instead. This command can only map devices currently connecting through NPIV. The mapped to the desired port group. Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 19 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 40
following procedures to disable device mapping for all or only specific devices. These procedures are useful when you want to temporarily ag --wwnmappingdisable with the "[WWN]; [WWN]" option to disable mapping for specific WWNs. The device mappings will be ignored for all the listed device WWNs - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 41
admin role. 2. Enter the ag --wwnmappingenable command with the "[WWN]; [WWN]" option to enable mapping for specific WWNs. The following example enables two device WWNs. switch:admin> ag --wwnmappingenable "10:00:00:06:2b logs into the switch. Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 21 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 42
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 types. Mapping priority To avoid potential problems when both port-based and device-based Administrator's Guide 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 43
In some cases, you may be able to configure your virtual or physical fabrics to further reduce this condition. • Device mapping is not supported when firmware is downgraded to Fabric OS 6.3.x or lower has the fewest logins) and fail to connect. Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 23 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 44
configured as F_Ports. All external ports are configured (locked) as N_Ports. On standalone switches with AG support port conversion is done automatically and no user intervention is necessary. For more information mode must have at least one port configured as an N_Port. Therefore, the maximum - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 45
ON Unlocking N_Ports By default, on embedded switches all external ports are configured in N_Port lock mode when you enable Access Gateway. Access Gateway connects only initiators and targets to the fabric. It does not support other types of ports, such as ISL (inter switch Guide 25 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 46
2 N_Port configurations 26 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 47
Advanced Device Security policy 28 •Automatic Port Configuration policy 31 •Port Grouping policy 33 • . These policies can be used to control various advanced features, such as Failover, Port Grouping, Automatic Port Configuration, and Advanced Device Security Port Configuration auto Disabled - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 48
co-exist N/A Can co-exist 1. The ADS policy is not supported when using Device mapping. 2. Device Load Balancing and Automatic Login Balancing in the Enterprise fabric using the DCC policy. For information on configuring the DCC policy, see "Enabling the DCC policy on trunk" Guide 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 49
manually disable the ADS policy, all of the allow lists (global and per-port) are cleared. Before disabling the ADS policy, you should save the configuration using the configupload command in case you need this configuration can be configured to is configured to log into specific ports. - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 50
Enter the ag --adsset command with the appropriate operands to set the list of devices not allowed to log into specific ports. In the following example, ports 11 and 12 are set to "no access." switch:admin > ag -- Allow Lists of the F_Port[s] 30 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 51
: • In cascading configurations, you should set the ADS policy on the AG module that directly connects to the servers. • ADS policy can be enabled or disabled independent of status of other AG policies. • The ADS policy is not currently supported with device-based mapping. Upgrade and downgrade - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 52
Configuration configuration configurations will be lost. Please save the current configuration current configuration. Configuration policy considerations Following are the considerations for the Automatic Port Configuration manually configure port mapping when this policy is enabled. 32 Access - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 53
configuration again. Upgrade and downgrade considerations for the APC policy The following are supported: • Downgrading to a Fabric OS level that supports the APC policy. • Upgrading • When you want to isolate specific hosts to specific fabric ports for performance, security, Guide 33 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 54
-2 PG2 FIGURE 8 Port grouping behavior When a dual redundant fabric configuration is used, F_Ports connected to a switch in AG mode can the ag --pgadd command with the appropriate operands to add an N_Port to a specific port group. In the following example N_Port 14 is added to port group 3. - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 55
admin role. 2. Enter the ag --pgdel command with the appropriate operands to delete an N_Port from a specific port group. In the following example, N_Port 13 is removed from port group 3. switch:admin> ag . switch:admin> ag --policydisable pg. Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 35 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 56
detect inconsistencies such as a port group being connected to multiple fabrics. You can configure the monitoring timeout value to something other than 120 seconds using the ag -- switch:admin> ag --pgcreate 3 "1;3" -n FirstFabric1 -m "lb" 36 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 57
the automatic login redistribution settings for N_Ports and F_Ports as shown in the following example. switch:admin> agautomapbalance --show AG Policy: Auto Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 37 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 58
In such cases you may want to consider a manual login distribution that forces a rebalancing of F_Ports to N_Ports. • To control automatic rebalancing to avoid disruptions when the Port Grouping pgfnmtov Fabric Name Monitoring TOV: 120 seconds 38 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 59
Before disabling the PG policy, you should save the configuration using the configupload command in case you might need this configuration again. • If N_Ports connected to unrelated fabrics are Managed Fabric Name Monitoring mode" on page 38. Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 39 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 60
supported. Note the following considerations when upgrading and downgrading from Fabric OS v6.4.0 to Fabric OS v6.3.0 and earlier: • When upgrading configuration file using the configupload command in case you might need this configuration again. • If you upgrade Manually 's current configuration. 3. - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 61
of a cascaded AG configuration. • This policy policy is not supported on the Brocade lets you configure the AG across switch module or the server power cycles. This policy, F_Ports though the host power cycle. You may server login will be rejected and the server port will not be able - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 62
host receives an error message. You can remove some of the entries to make space using instructions under "Removing device data from the database" next. Removing device data from the database Use the . switch:admin> ag --deletepwwnfromdb PWWN 42 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 63
command with the appropriate operand to remove the PWW-to-ALPA mapping for a specific port. In the following example, the mapping for port 2 is cleared previous configuration. Upgrade and downgrade considerations for Persistent ALPA Downgrading to Fabric OS v6.2.X or earlier is not supported. When - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 64
Access Gateway Failover ensures maximum uptime for the servers. When a port is configured as an N_Port, failover is enabled by default and is enforced during power-up. Failover allows hosts and targets to not participate in the failover event. 44 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 65
N_Port for the 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 automatic login balancing is enabled. Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 45 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 66
specific N_Port instead of to a N_Port group. If mapping a device to a specific specific N_Ports. Adding a preferred secondary N-Port for device mapping (optional) Use the following steps to configure configure an N_Port as a failover port for one or multiple devices mapped to a specific configure - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 67
2. To delete an N_Port configured as a failover port for one or multiple devices mapped to a specific N_Port, enter the ag -- ag --failovershow 13 Failover on N_Port 13 is not supported 3. Enter the ag --failoverenable N_Port command to enable Gateway Administrator's Guide 47 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 68
Downgrading to Fabric OS v6.3.0 or earlier is supported. • Upgrading from v6.3.0 to v6.4.0 or downgrading from v6 N_Port if configured) and will remain connected to this failover N_Port when the original N_Port comes back online. Failback configurations in Access Administrator's Guide 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 69
the failover setting. switch:admin> ag --failbackshow 13 Failback on N_Port 13 is not supported 3. Use the following commands to enable or disable Failback: • Enter the ag --failbackenable 13 Failback policy is disabled for port 13 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 49 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 70
earlier is supported. • Upgrading from Fabric OS v6.3.0 is supported. Trunking the trunk group. Trunking in Access Gateway is mostly configured on the Edge switch. To enable this feature, you fully functional and no re-configuration is required. Trunking prevents reassignments of the Port - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 71
applied and enabled. On the Edge switch, you must first configure an F_Port Trunk group and statically assign an Area_ID to the , the Brocade 300 platform supports a trunk group with up to eight ports. The trunking groups are based on the user port number, with contiguous Guide 51 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 72
Gateway mode Configuration management for Reference. F_Port trunking will not support shared area ports 16-47 on the Brocade FC8-48 blades. The following table shows an example port configuration (ports still disabled). switch:admin> porttrunkarea --show enabled 52 Access Gateway - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 73
14. switch:admin> portenable 10/13 switch:admin> portenable 10/14 6. Show the TA port configuration after enabling the ports: switch:admin> porttrunkarea --show enabled Slot Port Type State Master TI DI , including created trunks. Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 74
within the F_Port trunk group starting from port 0 on a Edge switch or blade. Authentication The static trunk area you assign must be one of the port's authentication details when you issue the portshow command. Management Server Note: Switches in Access Gateway mode do not perform - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 75
a firmware version earlier firmware downgrade. Upgrade HA Sync Port Types Default Area portCfgTrunkPort port, 0 switchCfgTrunk 0 Port Swap Trunk Master Fast Write FICON FC8-48 blades not supported on support shared area ports on the Brocade FC8-48 blades in a 48000. F_Port Trunking is supported - Dell PowerEdge M905 | 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 PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 77
Use the ag -show command to determine the devices using a particular trunk. Upgrade and downgrade considerations for Trunking in Access Gateway mode Upgrading and downgrading from Fabric OS v6.4.0 to Fabric OS v6.3.0 and earlier is supported. Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 57 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 78
Fabric OS licenseshow command. Refer to the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide for detailed information about QoS. You can configure the ingress rate limiting and SID/DID traffic prioritization levels of QoS for the following configurations: • Supported HBA to AG to switch • Unsupported HBA to AG to - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 79
enabled Downgrading to Fabric OS v6.3.0 is supported. Note the following considerations when upgrading and downgrading from Fabric OS v6.4.0 to Fabric OS v6.2.X and earlier: • If any of the AG QoS enabled ports are active and you attempt a firmware downgrade, the downgrade is prevented. You must - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 80
specific aspects of this feature: • Upgrading from Fabric OS v6.3.0 firmware upgrades. • This feature supports virtual switches, so each port can have a specific the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual. Setting the login limit configured logically as F_Ports, while the Fibre Channel ports are configured - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 81
not supported on the Brocade 8000 Core AG (the Brocade 8000 is only supported on an Edge AG). • Automatic Load Balancing • Auto Port Configuration Policy - ag --wwnmappingdisable - ag -delwwnfailovermapping - agautomapbalance - portcfgnport Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 61 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 82
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 and Automatic Login Balancing cannot be enabled. 62 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 83
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 later. • Cisco MDS Switches with SAN OS v3.0(1). • Loop devices and FICON channels/control unit connectivity are not supported. • When - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 84
feature. Note the following configuration considerations when cascading Access Gateways: • Only one level of cascading is supported. Note that several Edge AGs can connect into a single Core AG to support even a higher consolidation ratio. 64 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 85
are directly connected to devices. • APC policy is not supported when cascading. • Loopbacks (Core AG N_Port to Edge Install and configure the switch as described in the switch's Hardware Reference manual before Management Server Platform Service to get accurate statistical and configuration fabric - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 86
4 Fabric and Edge switch configuration switchType: 76.6 switchState: Online switchMode: and log in as admin on the M-EOS switch. 2. Enable the MS services by entering the following commands: For the Mi10K switch, enter the following command. Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 87
configuration before enabling AG mode, download the configuration using the configDownload command. • If you want to re-join the switch to the fabric using the fabric configuration previous configuration 1. configuration. 4. Enter the switchEnable - Dell PowerEdge M905 | 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 PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 89
Appendix A This appendix provides troubleshooting instructions. TABLE 10 Problem Troubleshooting Cause Solution Switch is not in Access Gateway mode NPIV disabled on Edge try again. Ensure the F_Port on AG module is enabled and active. Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 69 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 90
10 Problem Troubleshooting (Continued N_Port port_number is supported." If it returns, "Failback (or Failover) on N_Port port_number is not supported." See " a primary N_Port mapped before a secondary N_Port can be configured." on page 45. Access Gateway is mode Access Gateway Guide 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 91
4 Access Gateway mode comparison, 2 disabling, 9 port types, 4 supported firmware versions, 63 terms, xvi verifying, 7 ACL policies, settings, 65 support for port groups, 36 area assignment, 54 authentication, limitations, 54 B behavior, failover policy, 49 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 92
, 67 switchMode, 69, 70 switchShow, 8, 15, 65, 69, 70 compatibility, fabric, 65 configurations enabling switch, 67 limitations with configdownload command, 56 merging switch with fabric, 67 re-joining switch mode setting, 65 NPIV, 65 settings, 65 Access Gateway Administrator's Guide 53-1001760-01 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 93
platform, 65 zoning scheme, 65 Fabric OS management server platform service settings, 65 failback policy upgrade and downgrade considerations, 50 failback policy example, 44, 48 failover device mapping, 46 failover policy behavior, 45 configurations for port mapping, 44 enabling, 47 example, 45 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 94
support, 41 persistent ALPA clearing ALPA values, 43 considerations, 43 deleting hash table data, 42 disabling, 42 enabling, 42 flexible ALPA value, 42 reboot, 43 stringent ALPA value, 42 tables, 42 upgrade Port mirroring, not supported, 56 port state group, 55 Q QoS firmware downgrade, 59 ingress - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 95
ACL policies, 65 FLOGI, 65 inband queries, 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 - Dell PowerEdge M905 | Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide - Page 96
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