Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide (53-1000605-01, October 2007)

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Managing policies

3. Enter the ag command with the --failoverenable <n_portnumber> operand to enable path

failover.

switch:admin> ag --failoverenable 13

Failover policy is enabled for port 13

To disable failover

1. Connect and log in to the switch.

2. Enter the ag command with the

--failovershow <n_portnumber> operand to display the

failover setting.

switch:admin> ag --failovershow 13

Failover on N_Port 13 is supported

3. Enter the ag --failoverdisable command with the --failoverdisable <n_portnumber> operand

to disable failover.

switch:admin> ag --failoverdisable 13

Failover policy is disabled for port 13

Enabling the path failback policy

A switch in Access Gateway mode supports automatic F_Port failback to N_Ports when that port

comes back online. By default, the failback policy is enabled.

When an N_Port with an enabled failback policy comes back online, the F_Ports that were originally

mapped to it automatically reroutes back to the N_Port.

To enable failback

1. Connect and log in to the switch.

2. Enter the ag

--failbackshow command with the n_portnumber operand to display the failover

setting.

switch:admin> ag --failbackshow 13

Failback on N_Port 13 is not supported

3. Enter the ag --failbackenable command with the n_portnumber operand to enable failover.

switch:admin> ag --failbackenable 13

Failback policy is enabled for port 13

To disable path failback

1. Connect and log in to the switch.

2. Enter the ag

--failbackshow command with the n_portnumber operand to display the path

failover setting.

switch:admin> ag --failbackshow 13

Failback on N_Port 13 is supported

3. Enter the ag --failbackdisable command with the n_portnumber operand to disable failover.

switch:admin> ag --failbackdisable 13

Failback policy is disabled for port 13