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Operating systems, Access Gateway support, Access Gateway support in non-Brocade fabrics

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Operating systems See http://www.hp.com/go/san for a list of operating systems. Access Gateway support Access Gateway is supported in the following HP products only: • Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem (Brocade 4012) • Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem (Brocade 4024) • HP StorageWorks 4/16 SAN Switch (Brocade 200E) IMPORTANT: The HP StorageWorks 4/8 SAN Switch, although using the same hardware as the 4/16 SAN Switch, does not support Access Gateway. Also, Access Gateway mode is not supported with the Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem (Brocade 4012) if any half-height BladeServers (BL3xp) are configured in the same sleeve within the p-Class enclosure. Please check http://www.hp.com for the latest updates. Access Gateway was initially introduced with Fabric OS 5.2.1b. It allows a switch to operate in a special agmode that allows simplified connectivity between large numbers of servers and the SAN. Access Gateway leverages N_port ID virtualization (NPIV) to hide the complexity of the servers (both physical and virtual) attached to it while allowing easy SAN connectivity. The edge fabric switch provides all the fabric services, while Access Gateway connects to the edge switch by what appears as a Host Bus Adapter (HBA) connection. This architecture allows the deployment of many additional servers without requiring a domain and the associated fabric rebuild traffic that is prevalent when switches are powered on, or added, or removed from a fabric. Refer to the Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide available on http://www.hp.com/go/san for more information. Access Gateway support in non-Brocade fabrics In addition to being supported in Brocade fabrics, Access Gateway is supported for connectivity to the following: • McDATA fabrics running EOS 09.00.xx with Brocade Fabric OS 5.2.1b • McDATA fabrics running EOS 09.02.xx or 09.03.xx with Brocade Fabric OS 5.3.0, 5.3.0a, 5.3.0b, 5.3.0c, 5.3.0d or 6.x • Cisco fabrics running SAN-OS 3.0(2a) with Brocade Fabric OS 5.2.1b • Cisco fabrics running SAN-OS versions 3.1(2a), 3.1(3), 3.1(3a) with Brocade Fabric OS 5.3.0, 5.3.0a, 5.3.0b, 5.3.0c, 5.3.0d or 6.x HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.0.0b release notes 5

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Operating systems
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Access Gateway support
Access Gateway is supported in the following HP products only:
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Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem (Brocade 4012)
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Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem (Brocade 4024)
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HP StorageWorks 4/16 SAN Switch (Brocade 200E)
IMPORTANT:
The HP StorageWorks 4/8 SAN Switch, although using the same hardware as the 4/16 SAN Switch, does
not support Access Gateway. Also, Access Gateway mode is not supported with the Brocade 4Gb SAN
Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem (Brocade 4012) if any half-height BladeServers (BL3xp) are con
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Access Gateway was initially introduced with Fabric OS 5.2.1b. It allows a switch to operate in a special
agmode
that allows simpli
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ed connectivity between large numbers of servers and the SAN. Access
Gateway leverages N_port ID virtualization (NPIV) to hide the complexity of the servers (both physical
and virtual) attached to it while allowing easy SAN connectivity. The edge fabric switch provides all
the fabric services, while Access Gateway connects to the edge switch by what appears as a Host Bus
Adapter (HBA) connection. This architecture allows the deployment of many additional servers without
requiring a domain and the associated fabric rebuild traf
fi
c that is prevalent when switches are powered
on, or added, or removed from a fabric.
Refer to the
Brocade Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide
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Access Gateway support in non-Brocade fabrics
In addition to being supported in Brocade fabrics, Access Gateway is supported for connectivity to the
following:
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McDATA fabrics running EOS 09.00.xx with Brocade Fabric OS 5.2.1b
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McDATA fabrics running EOS 09.02.xx or 09.03.xx with Brocade Fabric OS 5.3.0, 5.3.0a, 5.3.0b,
5.3.0c, 5.3.0d or 6.x
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Cisco fabrics running SAN-OS 3.0(2a) with Brocade Fabric OS 5.2.1b
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Cisco fabrics running SAN-OS versions 3.1(2a), 3.1(3), 3.1(3a) with Brocade Fabric OS 5.3.0,
5.3.0a, 5.3.0b, 5.3.0c, 5.3.0d or 6.x
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