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• In Fabric OS Native mode, the switch provides up to 48 external Fibre Channel ports. These
universal and self-configuring ports are capable of becoming one of the following port types:
‐ F_Port (fabric enabled)
‐ E_Port (expansion port)
‐ M_Port (mirror port)
• In Access Gateway mode, the switch also provides up to 48 external Fibre Channel ports. However,
these ports are configured as N_Ports, and you cannot reconfigure these as any other port type.
Disabling and enabling Access Gateway mode
This section provides steps to disable and enable Access Gateway mode using Fabric OS commands.
For more information on using these commands, refer to the “Enabling and disabling Access Gateway
mode” section in the Access Gateway Administrator's Guide or the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide .
NOTE
You can also disable and enable Access Gateway mode using Web Tools. Refer to the See the Web
Tools Administrator’s Guide for more information.
Enabling Access Gateway mode
Note the following when enabling Access Gateway mode:
• After you enable AG mode, some fabric information is erased, such as the zone and security
databases.
• Enabling AG mode is disruptive because the switch is disabled and rebooted.
• Ensure that no zoning or Admin Domain (AD) transaction buffers are active. If any transaction buffer
is active, enabling Access Gateway mode will fail with the error, “Failed to clear Zoning/Admin
Domain configuration.”
Use the following steps to enable Access Gateway mode using Fabric OS commands. For more
information on enabling Access Gateway mode, refer to “Enabling and disabling Access Gateway
mode” in the Access Gateway Administrator's Guide .
1. Before disabling a switch to enable Access Gateway mode, save the current configuration file using
the configupload command in case you might need this configuration again.
2. Enter the switchshow command to verify the switch mode.
• “Access Gateway Mode” displays for switchMode if the switch is in Access Gateway mode.
• “Native” displays for switchMode if the switch is in Fabric OS Native mode.
3. Enter switchDisable to disable the switch. Access Gateway mode can only be enabled or disabled
when the switch is in a disabled state.
4. Enter ag -modeEnable to enable Access Gateway mode.
5. Enter the ag --modeshow command to verify that AG mode is enabled.
switch:admin>
ag --modeshow
Access Gateway mode is enabled.
Disabling Access Gateway mode
When you disable Access Gateway mode, the switch automatically reboots and comes back online
using the fabric switch configuration. The Access Gateway parameters, such as F_Port-to-N_Port
mapping, Failover, and Failback are automatically removed. When the switch reboots, it starts in Fabric
Disabling and enabling Access Gateway mode
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