Access Gateway Mode; Restricted Access In The Port Administration Window; Enabling Access Gateway Mode - Brocade Communications Systems SN3000B Administrator's Manual

Access Gateway mode

The Access Gateway feature on the Brocade Encryption switch and the Brocade 8000 enables
interoperability with the Cisco fabrics. The Access Gateway mode of the switch presents standard
F_Ports to the hosts, but it connects to the Enterprise fabric as N_Port (rather than as E_Port in
case of a regular switch).

Restricted access in the Port Administration window

When Access Gateway mode is enabled, the following options are disabled in the Port
Administration window:
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Enabling Access Gateway mode

When you enable Access Gateway mode some fabric information, such as the zone and security
databases, is erased. To recover this information, save the switch configuration before enabling

Access Gateway mode.

To save the switch configuration using Web Tools, click Switch Admin in the Manage section under
Tasks, and then select the Configure > Upload/Download subtab and upload the configuration file.
NOTE
You cannot enable Access Gateway mode if Management Server is enabled. To disable
Management Server, enter the MsplmgmtDeactivate command.
Web Tools Adminstrator's Guide
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Port Configuration Policy — Configuring the Auto or Advanced mode under Port Configuration
Policy is disabled.
Enable Trunking and Disable Trunking — Enabling and Disabling of N_Port trunking is disabled.
Configure N-Port Groups — You can only view the port group details from the Port Group
Configuration window. The following options are disabled:
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Disable N-port Grouping
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Add
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Edit/View
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Delete
Configure F-N Port Mappings — Add and Remove buttons are disabled for primary mappings
and secondary failover mapping.
N Port Configuration — By default all the ports are set to N_Ports and failover and fallback are
disabled. You can edit the speed. The following options are disabled in the N Port Configuration
window:
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Lock as N Port
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Allow as F, U Port
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Enable N Port Failover Policy
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Enable N Port Fallback Policy
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