Disabling Access Gateway Mode - Brocade Communications Systems A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Administrator's Manual

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Access Gateway mode
TABLE 8
State
Diag_Flt
Lock_Ref
Testing
Offline
Online

Disabling Access Gateway mode

Before you disable a switch in AG mode, you should always back up the current configuration.
Disabling AG mode clears the F_Port-to-N_Port mapping.
Disabling AG mode is disruptive; the switch is disabled and rebooted. After AG mode is disabled,
the switch starts in Fabric OS Native mode. The switch will segment from the fabric upon reboot. To
re-join the switch to the core fabric, refer to
For additional information on reconfiguring a switch and joining it to a fabric, see the Fabric OS
Administrator's Guide.
1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin.
2. Enter the ag
3. Enter the switchDisable command to disable the switch.
4. Enter the ag command with the
5. Enter the ag
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Port state description
Description
Port failed diagnostics
locking to the reference signal
running diagnostics
Connection not established (only for virtual ports)
The port is up and running
modeshow command to verify that the switch is in AG mode.
--
switch:admin> ag --modeshow
Access Gateway mode is enabled
switch:admin> switchdisable
NOTE
To save the Access Gateway configuration, use the configUpload command before proceeding
with the next step.
switch:admin> ag --modedisable
The switch automatically reboots and comes back online using the fabric switch configuration;
the AG parameters, such as F_Port-to-N_Port mapping, and the failover and failback policies
are automatically removed.
modeshow command to verify that AG mode is disabled.
--
switch:admin> ag --modeshow
Access Gateway mode is NOT enabled
NOTE
Use the configDownload command to restore a previous fabric configuration.
"Re-joining switches to a fabric"
modedisable operand to disable AG mode.
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Access Gateway Administrator's Guide
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