Setup Guide

Configuring Ports in Access Gateway Mode
∙ Enabling and disabling Access Gateway mode...............................................................................................................................................25
∙ Access Gateway mapping............................................................................................................................................................................................26
∙ N_Port configurations....................................................................................................................................................................................................40
∙ D_Port support................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 43
Enabling and disabling Access Gateway mode
Use the following steps to enable and disable Access Gateway mode. After you enable AG mode, some fabric information is erased,
such as the zone and security databases. Enabling AG mode is disruptive because the switch is disabled and rebooted. You can display
the port mappings and status of the host connections to the fabric when Access Gateway mode is enabled. For more information on the
ag commands used in these steps, refer to the Fabric OS Command Reference .
When you disable AG mode, the switch automatically reboots in Fabric OS Native mode and comes back online using the fabric switch
configuration. The AG mode parameters, such as port mapping, and Failover and Failback, are automatically removed.To rejoin the
switch to the core fabric, refer to Rejoining Fabric OS switches to a fabric on page 87.
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account with admin permissions.
2. Before enabling or disabling AG mode on a switch, use the configUpload command to save the current configuration file.
3. Ensure that no zoning transaction buffers are active. If any transaction buffer is active, enabling AG mode will fail with the error,
"Failed to clear Zoning configuration."
4. Verify that the switch is set to Native mode.
a) Use the switchShow command to verify the switch mode.
b) If the switch mode is not Native, use the ag --modedisable command to set the switch to Native mode.
For more information on setting switches to Native mode, refer to the
Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide .
5. Enter the switchDisable command.
switch:admin> switchdisable
This command disables all user ports on a switch. All Fibre Channel ports are taken offline. If the switch is part of a fabric, the
remaining switches reconfigure. You must disable the switch before making configuration changes.
6. Enter the ag --modeenable command.
switch:admin> ag --modeenable
The switch automatically reboots and comes back online in AG mode using a factory default port mapping. For more
information on AG mode default port mapping, refer to Table 7 on page 29.
7. Enter the ag --modeshow command to verify that AG mode is enabled.
switch:admin> ag --modeshow
Access Gateway mode is enabled.
8. Use the ag --mapshow command to display all the mapped ports.
The ag --mapshow command shows all enabled N_Ports, even if those N_Ports are not connected.
9. Use the switchshow command to display the status and port state of all ports.
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