Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide v6.0.0 (53-1000606-01, April 2008)

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Modifying the port configuration
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FIGURE 88 Access Gateway Device Display
Modifying the port configuration
You can configure the port types (N_Port, F_Port) on each individual port on an Access Gateway
enabled module.
When you configure ports, you can specify a global configuration policy using the Port Configuration
Policy button. By default, Advanced is selected and sets the initial defaults for port types, groups,
and the F-port to N-port mappings. When the policy is Automatic, the port type assignments and
mappings are configured automatically based on device and switch connections and internal
load-balancing, and grouping and user controls are disabled.
When you configure ports, perform the tasks in the following order:
• Configure N-Ports, if necessary.
Use the Edit Configuration button to configure a port.
• Configure N-Port groups
• Configure F-Port to N-Port mappings
You can set up primary and secondary mappings. The secondary mapping is the N-Port to
which an F-Port is mapped when the primary N-Port mapping goes offline.
Creating port groups
You can group a number of N_ports (and their mapped F_ports) together to connect to multiple
independent fabrics or to create performance optimized ports. To group a number of ports, you
must create a new port group and assign desired N_ports to it. The N_port grouping option is
enabled by default, and all N_ports are members of a default port group 0 (pg0). Access Gateway
prevents failover of F_ports across N_port groups