Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fabric OS v5.2.1 (53-1000430-01)

2-2 Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide

Publication Number: 53-1000430-01

Enabling Access Gateway mode

This sections explains how to change the switch mode from Fabric OS native mode to Access Gateway

mode. Converting a switch to a Brocade Access Gateway allows you to use the switch as a device

management tool that transparently connects hosts to the fabric.

Enable Access Gateway mode using one of the following methods:

• “Using Web Tools to enable Access Gateway mode” on page 2-2

• “Using the CLI to enable Access Gateway mode” on page 2-4

Using Web Tools to enable Access Gateway

mode

Once you enable Access Gateway mode, only a limited subset of switch menus are available; fabric

management menus are grayed out. All fabric-related service requests are forwarded to the fabric

switches.

To enable Access Gateway mode with Web Tools

1. Select Brocade Access Gateway from the Fabric Tree.

The selected switch appears in the Switch View.

2. Click the Admin button on the Switch View.

Note

If you are converting an existing switch to a Brocade Access Gateway, save the switch configuration

before enabling Access Gateway mode.