Configuring Additional F_Ports - Brocade Communications Systems A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Administrator's Manual

Configuring additional F_Ports

By default, only the internal ports of Brocade Access Gateway are configured as F_Ports. All external
ports are configured (locked) as N_Ports. The internal ports connect hosts in the bladed server and
external ports connect to the fabric. To connect an additional FCP initiator to an external port,
reconfigure an N_Port as an F_Port as follows:
1. Remap any F_Ports on the N_Port that is being converted. See
2. Unlock N_Port mode to change the port type to an F_Port. See
page 4-10.
3. Map the newly configured F_Port to an N_Port. See
4. Connect the HBA, host, or other FCP initiator to the F_Port.
Figure 4-1
that the newly configured F_Port was mapped to an N_Port.
Figure 4-1
Access Gateway Administrator's Guide
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Note
A switch in Access Gateway mode must have at least one port configured as an N_Port.
Therefore the maximum number of F_Ports that could be mapped to an N_Port is the
number of ports on the switch minus 1.
shows a diagram of a host connected to an external F_Port of Brocade Access Gateway. Note
Example of adding an external F_Port (F9)
Configuring additional F_Ports
"Adding F_Ports"
"Unlocking N_Port mode"
"Adding F_Ports" on page 4-5.
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