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

Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide v
53-1000605-01
About This Document
This document is a procedural guide to help SAN administrators configure and manage Brocade
Access Gateway.
This preface contains the following sections:
•How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
•Supported hardware and software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
•What’s new in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
•Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi
•Key terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
•Additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
•Getting technical help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
•Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
How this document is organized
The document contains the following topics:
• Chapter 1, “Introduction to the Brocade Access Gateway” describes the Access Gateway
operation.
• Chapter 2, “Configuring Access Gateway” provides the initial setup procedures and fabric
requirement to deploy an Access Gateway solution.
• Chapter 3, “Disabling Access Gateway Mode” provides instructions on disabling Access
Gateway mode so that the switch can be used as a fabric switch.
• Chapter 4, “Managing Ports in Access Gateway mode” provides instructions on changing
N_Ports to F_Ports, mapping F_Ports to N_Ports, and changing various Access Gateway
policies.
• Appendix A, “Default Port Mapping” provides the default N_Port mappings for the different
switches while in Access Gateway mode.
• Appendix B, “Compatibility” provides compatibility information between different devices while
running a switch in Access Gateway mode.
• Appendix C, “Troubleshooting” provides symptoms and troubleshooting tips to resolve issues.
• Appendix D, “Access Gateway Commands” provides the commands for Access Gateway.
The appendixes provide the default mappings, compatibility guidelines, and troubleshooting
assistance.