Access Gateway Mapping - HP StoreFabric SN6500B Administrator's Manual

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State
Lock_Ref
Testing
Offline
Online

Access Gateway mapping

When operating in AG mode, you must specify pre-provisioned routes that AG will use to direct
traffic from the devices (hosts or targets) on its F_Ports to the ports connected to the fabric using
its N_Ports. This is unlike Native switch mode where the switch itself determines the best path
between its F_Ports. This process of pre-provisioning routes in AG mode is called "mapping."
During mapping, device World Wide Names (WWNs) or F_Ports are assigned to N_Ports and N_Port
groups on the switch running in AG mode. Mapping ensures that a device logging in to the switch
will always connect to the fabric through a specific N_Port or N_Port group. Two types of mapping
are available:
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Device mapping is optional and should be added on top of existing port maps. Port mapping must
exist at all times.
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Port state description (Continued)
Description
Locking to the reference signal
Running diagnostics
Connection not established (only for virtual ports)
Port is up and running
Port mapping
A specific F_Port is mapped to a specific N_Port. This ensures that all traffic from a specific
F_Port always goes through the same N_Port. To map an F_Port to an N_Port group, simply
map the port to an N_Port that belongs to that port group. All F_Ports mapped to that N_Port
will be part of that N_Port group.
Device mapping (optional)
A specific device WWN is mapped to N_Port groups (preferred method) or to specific N_Ports.
Device mapping allows a virtual port to access its destination device regardless of the F_Port
where the device resides. Device mapping also allows multiple virtual ports on a single
physical machine to access multiple destinations residing in different fabrics.
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