HP A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Release Note page 9

Access Gateway support
Access Gateway mode is supported on the following HP products only:
• Brocade 4-Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem (Brocade 4012)
• Brocade 4-Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem (Brocade 4024)
• HP StorageWorks 4/16 SAN Switch (Brocade 200E)
• HP StorageWorks 8/24 SAN Switch (Brocade 300)
IMPORTANT:
Although the HP StorageWorks 4/8 SAN Switch uses the same hardware as the 4/16 SAN Switch,
it does not support Access Gateway. Also, Access Gateway mode is not supported with the Brocade
4-Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem (Brocade 4012) if any half-height BladeServers (BL3xp)
are configured in the same sleeve within the p-Class enclosure.
Access Gateway connectivity is supported by the above referenced switches and also by the following
B-Series switches:
• HP StorageWorks EVA4400 embedded switch module
• HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch
• HP StorageWorks 8/80 SAN Switch
• HP StorageWorks DC SAN Director
• HP StorageWorks 4/256 SAN Director
• HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 4/32
• HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 4/32B
• HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 4/64
• HP StorageWorks 400 Multi-Protocol Router
Access Gateway was initially introduced with Fabric OS 5.2.1b. It allows a switch to operate in a
special agmode to simplify connectivity between large numbers of servers and the SAN. Access
Gateway leverages N_Port ID virtualization (NPIV) to hide the complexity of the servers (both physical
and virtual) attached to it while allowing easy SAN connectivity. The edge fabric switch provides all
the fabric services, while Access Gateway connects to the edge switch by what appears as a Host
Bus Adapter (HBA) connection. This architecture allows the deployment of many additional servers
without requiring a domain and the associated fabric rebuild traffic that is prevalent when switches
are powered on, or added, or removed from a fabric.
See the Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide available on the HP website:
www.hp.com/go/san
Access Gateway support in non-Brocade fabrics
In addition to being supported in Brocade fabrics, Access Gateway is supported for connectivity to
the following:
• McDATA/M-Series switches: HP StorageWorks Director 2/64, 2/140; HP StorageWorks Edge
Switch 2/12, 2/16, 2/24, 2/32, McDATA Sphereon4400, 4700, i10K Director
• McDATA fabrics running EOS 09.00.xx with Brocade Fabric OS 5.2.1b
• McDATA fabrics running EOS 09.02.xx or 09.03.xx with Brocade Fabric OS 5.3.0, 5.3.0a,
5.3.0b, 5.3.0c, 5.3.0d
for more information.
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0h release notes
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