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Broadcom Brocade Fabric OS 6545 User Manual (85 pages)

Access Gateway

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Table of Contents
2
Copyright Statement
7
Introduction
8
About this Document
8
What Is New in this Document
8
Supported Hardware and Software
8
Key Access Gateway Terms
8
Contacting Technical Support for Your Brocade ® Product
9
Document Feedback
10
Access Gateway Basic Concepts
11
Brocade Access Gateway Overview
11
Fabric os Features in Access Gateway Mode
13
Buffer Credit Recovery Support
15
Forward Error Correction Support
16
Virtual Fabrics Support
16
Device Authentication Support
16
Supported Policy Modes
17
Supported Fabric os Commands
18
Limitations and Considerations
18
AG Mode Without All Ports on Demand Licenses
18
Password Distribution Support
19
FDMI Support
19
NTP Configuration Distribution to Access Gateways
19
Remote Fosexec Support
19
Slow-Drain Device Quarantining Support
21
Access Gateway Port Types
22
Comparison of Access Gateway Ports to Standard Switch Ports
22
Access Gateway Hardware Considerations
24
Configuring Ports in Access Gateway Mode
25
Enabling and Disabling Access Gateway Mode
25
Port State Description
26
Access Gateway Mapping
26
Port Mapping
27
Default Port Mapping
27
Considerations for Initiator and Target Ports
30
Adding F_Ports to an N_Port
31
Removing F_Ports from an N_Port
31
F_Port Static Mapping
32
Considerations for Using F_Port Static Mapping with Other AG Features and Policies
32
Upgrade and Downgrade Considerations
32
Device Mapping
32
Static Versus Dynamic Mapping
34
Device Mapping to Port Groups (Recommended)
34
Device Mapping to N_Ports
35
Disabling Device Mapping
36
Enabling Device Mapping
37
Displaying Device Mapping Information
37
Pre-Provisioning
37
Vmware Configuration Considerations
37
Considerations for Access Gateway Mapping
38
Mapping Priority
38
Device Mapping Considerations
39
N_Port Configurations
39
Displaying N_Port Configurations
41
Unlocking N_Ports
41
Persistent Port Online State
41
D_Port Support
42
Saving Port Mappings
43
Limitations and Considerations
43
Managing Policies and Features in Access Gateway Mode
44
Access Gateway Policies Overview
44
Displaying Current Policies
44
Policy Enforcement Matrix
44
Advanced Device Security Policy
44
How the ADS Policy Works
44
Enabling and Disabling the ADS Policy
45
Allow Lists
45
Setting the List of Devices Allowed to Log in
46
Setting the List of Devices Not Allowed to Log in
46
Removing Devices from the List of Allowed Devices
46
Adding New Devices to the List of Allowed Devices
46
Displaying the List of Allowed Devices on the Switch
47
ADS Policy Considerations
47
Automatic Port Configuration Policy
47
How the APC Policy Works
47
Enabling and Disabling the APC Policy
47
Enabling the APC Policy
48
Disabling the APC Policy
48
APC Policy Considerations
48
Port Grouping Policy
48
How Port Groups Work
49
Adding an N_Port to a Port Group
50
Deleting an N_Port from a Port Group
50
Removing a Port Group
51
Renaming a Port Group
51
Disabling the Port Grouping Policy
51
Port Grouping Policy Modes
51
Automatic Login Balancing Mode
51
Managed Fabric Name Monitoring Mode
52
Creating a Port Group and Enabling Automatic Login Balancing Mode
52
Rebalancing F_Ports
52
Considerations When Disabling Automatic Login Balancing Mode
53
Enabling MFNM Mode
53
Disabling MFNM Mode
53
Displaying the Current MFNM Mode Timeout Value
54
Setting the Current MFNM Mode Timeout Value
54
Port Grouping Policy Considerations
54
Device Load Balancing Policy
54
Enabling the Device Load Balancing Policy
55
Disabling the Device Load Balancing Policy
55
Device Load Balancing Policy Considerations
55
Persistent ALPA Policy
55
Enabling the Persistent ALPA Policy
56
Disabling the Persistent ALPA Policy
56
Persistent ALPA Device Data
56
Removing Device Data from the Database
56
Displaying Device Data
57
Clearing ALPA Values
57
Persistent ALPA Policy Considerations
57
Failover Policy
57
Failover with Port Mapping
57
Failover Configuration in Access Gateway
58
Failover Example
58
Adding a Preferred Secondary N_Port (Optional)
59
Deleting F_Ports from a Preferred Secondary N_Port
60
Failover with Device Mapping
60
Adding a Preferred Secondary N_Port for Device Mapping (Optional)
60
Deleting a Preferred Secondary N_Port for Device Mapping (Optional)
61
Enabling and Disabling the Failover Policy on an N_Port
61
Enabling and Disabling the Failover Policy for a Port Group
62
Failback Policy
62
Failback Policy Configurations in Access Gateway
62
Failback Example
62
Enabling and Disabling the Failback Policy on an N_Port
63
Enabling and Disabling the Failback Policy for a Port Group
64
Forcing Failback on N_Ports
64
Failback Policy Disabled on Unreliable Links (N_Port Monitoring)
64
Considerations for Failback Policy Disabled on Unreliable Links
65
Trunking in Access Gateway Mode
65
How Trunking Works
66
Configuring Trunking on the Edge Switch
66
Trunk Group Creation
66
Setting up Trunking
67
Configuration Management for Trunk Areas
67
Assigning a Trunk Area
67
Enabling the DCC Policy on a Trunk
68
Enabling Trunking
68
Disabling F_Port Trunking
68
Monitoring Trunking
69
AG Trunking Considerations for the Edge Switch
69
Trunking Considerations for Access Gateway Mode
71
Adaptive Networking on Access Gateway
71
Qos: Ingress Rate Limiting
71
Qos: SID/DID Traffic Prioritization
71
Adaptive Networking on Access Gateway Considerations
72
Per-Port NPIV Login Limit
72
Setting the Login Limit
73
Duplicate PWWN Handling During Device Login
73
Performance Monitoring
73
Flow Monitor
74
Flow Mirror
74
SAN Configuration with Access Gateway
76
Connectivity of Multiple Devices Overview
76
Considerations for Connecting Multiple Devices
76
Direct Target Attachment
76
Considerations for Direct Target Attachment
77
Target Aggregation
78
Access Gateway Cascading
78
Access Gateway Cascading Considerations
79
Fabric and Edge Switch Configuration
79
Connectivity to Cisco Fabrics
80
Enabling NPIV on a Cisco Switch
80
Verifying the Switch Mode
80
Rejoining Fabric os Switches to a Fabric
81
Reverting to a Previous Configuration
81
Troubleshooting
82
Revision History
84

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