HP AE370A Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide v6.0.0 (53-1000606-01, April - Page 207
Using the Access Gateway, In this Introduction to Access Gateway
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Chapter Using the Access Gateway 15 In this chapter This chapter contains the following information: •Introduction to Access Gateway 187 •Enabling Access Gateway mode 187 •Disabling Access Gateway mode 188 •Viewing the Access Gateway settings 188 •Modifying the port configuration 189 •Changing Access Gateway policies 191 Introduction to Access Gateway Brocade Access Gateway allows multiple host bus adapters (HBAs) to access the fabric using fewer physical ports. Access Gateway mode transforms the 4012, 4016, 4018, 4020, 4024, and 200E into a device management tool that is compatible with different types of fabrics, including Brocade-, Brocade Enterprise OS (EOS), and Cisco-based fabrics. When a switch is in Access Gateway mode, it is logically transparent to the host and the fabric. Brocade Access Gateway mode allows hosts to access the fabric without increasing the number of switches and simplifies configuration and management in a large fabric by reducing the number of domain IDs and ports. For detailed descriptions of the Access Gateway, see Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide. NOTE When Access Gateway mode is enabled on switches managed through Web Tools, only a limited subset of menus and options related to device management are available. A switch in Access Gateway mode is considered a device management tool and not a fabric switch, therefore fabric related options are disabled, fabric management menus are unavailable, and fabric-related service requests are forwarded to the fabric switches. Enabling Access Gateway mode When you enable Access Gateway mode some fabric information, such as the zone and security databases, is erased. To recover this information, save the switch configuration before enabling Access Gateway mode. To save the switch configuration using Web Tools, go to the Configure > Upload/Download subtab and upload the configuration file. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 187 53-1000606-01
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