Access Gateway Limitations; Upgrade And Downgrade Considerations For Switches In Ag Mode; Table 3 Description Of F_Port-To-N_Port Mapping; Table 4 Firmware Upgrade And Downgrade Scenarios - Brocade Communications Systems A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Administrator's Manual

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Access Gateway limitations

TABLE 3
Access Gateway
F_Port
F_1, F_2
F_3, F_4
F_5, F_6
F_7, F_8
Access Gateway limitations
The limitations of Access Gateway are as follows:
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Upgrade and downgrade considerations for switches in AG mode

Downgrading to Fabric OS v6.1.0 or earlier is supported; however, you must first disable the switch
from AG mode. Note the following considerations when upgrading and downgrading from Fabric OS
v6.2.0 to Fabric OS v6.1.0 and earlier:
The following table describes the scenarios for upgrading and downgrading Fabric OS versions.
TABLE 4
Policies
Auto Port Configuration
Port Grouping
Port Trunking
(with trunk members OFFLINE)
Port Trunking
(with trunk members ONLINE)
Advance Device Security Policy
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Description of F_Port-to-N_Port mapping
N_Port
N_1
N_2
N_3
N_4
Limited to switch platforms and embedded switch platforms listed in
software" on page xiii.
Maximum number of AGs that can be connected to an Edge switch is 30
Maximum number of devices that can be connected to a Fabric OS switch through AG depends
on the maximum number of local devices supported by Fabric OS.
AG does not support loop devices.
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Downgrades to v6.0.0 or earlier Fabric OS versions are not allowed if any F_Port trunk is
active.
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Trunking must be disabled before downgrading to Fabric OS v6.0.0 or earlier.
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When a switch is set in AG mode, if you downgrade to v6.0.0x, all preferred Failover
settings are lost.
Firmware upgrade and downgrade scenarios
Fabric
Edge switch F_Port
Switch_A F_A1
Switch_A F_A2
Switch_B F_B1
Switch_B F_B2
Fabric OS v6.2 -> 6.1 Fabric OS v6.1 -> 6.2
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
"Supported hardware and
Fabric OS v6.2 -> 6.0
Yes
No
No
No
No
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