Brocade Access Gateway Admin Guide v6.1.0 (53-1000605-02, June 2008)

Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide 11
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Access Gateway policies
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Displaying the list of devices on the switch
1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin.
2. Enter the ag --adsshow command.
switch:admin> ag --adsshow
F_Port WWNs Allowed
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1 ALL ACCESS
3 20:03:08:00:88:35:a0:12
21:00:00:e0:8b:88:01:8b
9 20:03:08:00:88:35:a0:12
21:00:00:e0:8b:88:01:8b
10 ALL ACCESS
11 NO ACCESS
12 NO ACCESS
13 ALL ACCESS
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Automatic Port Configuration policy
Automatic Port Configuration (APC) is an optional policy and is disabled by default. When APC is
enabled, the switch automatically discovers the port type. For example, when a switch in AG mode
is connected to a port, AG configures the port as an N_Port. If a host is connected to a port on
Access Gateway, then AG determines that it is connected and configures the port as an F_Port.
After all the port types are determined, dynamic mapping between F_Ports and N_Ports is created
and F_Ports are evenly distributed across all N_Ports. While the APC is enabled, you cannot
manually configure F_Port-to-N_Port mapping.
ATTENTION
Enabling the APC policy is disruptive to F_Ports and N_Ports. You must disable the switch before you
enable the APC policy because when you enable the APC policy, existing F_Port-to-N_Port mappings
are deleted. Because the APC policy enforcement erases port mappings existing on the switch, it is
recommended to perform a configupload before enabling the APC policy. After you enable the APC
policy, the policy immediately takes effect; a reboot is not required. When you disable the APC policy,
the N_Port configuration and the F_Port-to-N_Port mapping revert back to the default factory
configuration for that platform.
The APC policy is mutually exclusive with the Port Grouping policy. When the APC policy is enabled
on a switch connected to multiple fabrics, no attempt is made by AG to restrict failover behavior
even if the N_Ports are connected to unrelated fabrics. Do not to use the APC policy when Access
Gateway is connected to multiple fabrics.