HP AE370A Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide v6.0.0 (53-1000606-01, April - Page 212

Path Failover and failback policies, Enabling Automatic Port Configuration (APC),

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15 Changing Access Gateway policies Path Failover and failback policies The Path Failover and failback policies determine the behavior of the F_Port if the primary mapped N_Port they are mapped to goes offline or is disabled. The Path Failover and failback policies are attributes of N_Port. By default, the Path Failover and failback policies are enabled for all N_Ports. Modifying Path Failover and failback policies 1. Click a port in the Switch View to open the Port Administration window. 2. Select the N-port you want to modify the policy on. 3. Click the Edit Configuration button. FIGURE 91 N Port Configuration dialog box 4. Select the appropriate check box to modify the policy. 5. Click Save. Enabling Automatic Port Configuration (APC) APC is a global configuration policy for a switch operating in Access Gateway mode. The default setting for this policy is disabled. You cannot enable this policy if you have created N_Port grouping. After you enable APC, you cannot define custom port type configuration, port mapping, Path Failover, and failback settings. 1. Click a port in the Switch View to open the Port Administration window. 2. Click the Port Configuration Policy drop-down menu and select Automatic. FIGURE 92 Port Administration window, enabling APC 3. Click Yes in the confirmation window. 192 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1000606-01

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Changing Access Gateway policies
15
Path Failover and failback policies
The Path Failover and failback policies determine the behavior of the F_Port if the primary mapped
N_Port they are mapped to goes offline or is disabled. The Path Failover and failback policies are
attributes of N_Port. By default, the Path Failover and failback policies are enabled for all N_Ports.
Modifying Path Failover and failback policies
1.
Click a port in the Switch View to open the
Port Administration
window.
2.
Select the N-port you want to modify the policy on.
3.
Click the
Edit Configuration
button.
FIGURE 91
N Port Configuration dialog box
4.
Select the appropriate check box to modify the policy.
5.
Click
Save
.
Enabling Automatic Port Configuration (APC)
APC is a global configuration policy for a switch operating in Access Gateway mode. The default
setting for this policy is disabled. You cannot enable this policy if you have created N_Port grouping.
After you enable APC, you cannot define custom port type configuration, port mapping, Path
Failover, and failback settings.
1.
Click a port in the Switch View to open the
Port Administration
window.
2.
Click the
Port Configuration Policy
drop-down menu and select
Automatic
.
FIGURE 92
Port Administration window, enabling APC
3.
Click
Yes
in the confirmation window.