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Using the Access Gateway

In this chapter

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.
Access Gateway mode is available on the following Brocade switches:
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For detailed descriptions of the Access Gateway, refer to the Brocade Access Gateway
Administrator's Guide.
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Access Gateway overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
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Viewing Switch Explorer for Access Gateway mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
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Access Gateway mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
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Enabling Access Gateway mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
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Disabling Access Gateway mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
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Viewing the Access Gateway settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
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Port configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
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Access Gateway policy modification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
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Access Gateway limitations on the Brocade 8000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
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