Brocade Communications Systems Brocade BladeSystem 4/24, Administrator'S Manual

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16 Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide
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Enabling Access Gateway mode
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Enabling Access Gateway mode
This section explains how to change the switch mode from Fabric OS Native mode to Access
Gateway mode using the command line interface. Converting a switch to a Brocade Access
Gateway allows you to use the switch as a device management tool that transparently connects
hosts to the fabric.
NOTE
On the 200E, you must enable all ports using POD licensing before enabling Access Gateway mode.
Using the CLI to enable Access Gateway mode
Enabling Access Gateway mode is a disruptive process; the switch is disabled and rebooted. After
you enable Access Gateway mode, only a limited subset of Fabric OS commands are available and
all fabric-related service requests are forwarded to the fabric switches. For more information on the
available Access Gateway commands, refer to
Appendix D, “Access Gateway Commands” .
You must verify that the interop mode is set to ‘0’, Brocade Native mode, by viewing the switchshow
command output. If the switch mode setting is anything other than ‘Native’ you must change the
interop mode to ‘0’ before continuing with enabling Access Gateway mode.
ATTENTION
When you enable Access Gateway mode some fabric information is erased, such as the zone and
security databases. To recover the information, save the switch configuration
before enabling
Access Gateway mode.
Table 3 describes the commands used to enable Access Gateway mode.
To enable Access Gateway mode from the CLI
You must perform the switchShow command first to see which mode the switch is in. If the switch
is not in Native mode, then you must disable the switch and set the switch to Native mode. See
“To
change the switch mode” on page 17.
1. Log in to the switch as admin.
2. Enter the switchShow command to display the current switch configuration.
The following example shows a switch in the Fabric OS Native mode where switchMode
displays as Native.
TABLE 3
Access Gateway Enable Command list
Command Description
switchDisable Disable the switch.
configUpload Save the switch’s current configuration.
When you enable Access Gateway mode some fabric information is
erased, such as the zone and security databases.
ag
--
modeenable Enable Access Gateway mode.
The switch will reboot and come back online in Access Gateway mode.
ag
--
modeshow Verify that Access Gateway mode has been enabled.
ag
--
mapshow Display the F_Port to N_Port mapping.
switchShow Ensure that all the ports are mapped and online.