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Chapter

Using the Access Gateway

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.