Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide v7.1.0 (53-1002756-01, March 2013)

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Chapter

Using the Access Gateway

In this chapter

•Access Gateway overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

•Viewing Switch Explorer for Access Gateway mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

•Access Gateway mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

•Enabling Access Gateway mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

•Disabling Access Gateway mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

•Viewing the Access Gateway settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

•Port configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

•Access Gateway policy modification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

•Access Gateway limitations on the Brocade 8000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Access Gateway overview

Access Gateway is a software feature that allows multiple host bus adapters (HBAs) to access the

fabric using fewer physical ports. You can set a switch in Access Gateway mode to transform them

into a device management tool that is compatible with different types of fabrics, including 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, refer to the 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.

Viewing Switch Explorer for Access Gateway mode

The Switch Explorer for Access Gateway mode displays as shown in Figure 33.