Connectivity To Cisco Fabrics; Enabling Npiv On A Cisco Switch; Rejoining Fabric Os Switches To A Fabric; Reverting To A Previous Configuration - Brocade Communications Systems 8 Administrator's Manual

Connectivity to Cisco Fabrics

When connecting a switch in Access Gateway mode to a Cisco fabric Fabrics you only need to make
sure NPIV is enabled on the connecting switch and that Fabric OS version 3.1 or higher is used.

Enabling NPIV on a Cisco switch

1. Log in as admin on the Cisco MDS switch.
2. Enter the show version command to determine that you are using the correct SAN-OS version
3. Enter the following commands to enable NPIV:
4. Press Ctrl-Z to exit.
5. Enter the following commands to save the MDS switch connection:

Rejoining Fabric OS switches to a fabric

When a switch reboots after AG mode is disabled, the Default zone is set to no access. Therefore,
the switch does not immediately join the fabric to which it is connected. Use one of the following
methods to re-join a switch to the fabric:
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1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role.
2. Enter the switchDisable command to disable the switch.
3. Enter the defZone
4. Enter the cfgSave command to commit the defzone changes.
5. Enter the switchEnable command to enable the switch and allow it to merge with the fabric.

Reverting to a previous configuration

1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role.
2. Enter the switchDisable command to disable the switch.
3. Enter the configDownload command to revert to the previous configuration.
4. Enter the switchEnable command to bring the switch back online.
Access Gateway Administrator's Guide
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and to see if NPIV is enabled on the switch.
conf t
enable npiv
copy run start
Your Cisco switch is now ready to connect to a switch in Access Gateway mode.
If you saved a Fabric OS configuration before enabling AG mode, download the configuration
using the configDownload command.
If you want to re-join the switch to the fabric using the fabric configuration, use the following
procedure.
allAccess command to allow the switch to merge with the fabric.
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The switch automatically re-joins the fabric.

Connectivity to Cisco Fabrics

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