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Connectivity to Cisco Fabrics
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Connectivity to Cisco Fabrics
When connecting a switch in Access Gateway mode to a Cisco fabric Fabrics you only need to make
sure NPIV is enabled on the connecting switch and that Fabric OS version 3.1 or higher is used.
Enabling NPIV on a Cisco switch
1. Log in as admin on the Cisco MDS switch.
2. Enter the show version command to determine that you are using the correct SAN-OS version
and to see if NPIV is enabled on the switch.
3. Enter the following commands to enable NPIV:
conf t
enable npiv
4. Press Ctrl-Z to exit.
5. Enter the following commands to save the MDS switch connection:
copy run start
Your Cisco switch is now ready to connect to a switch in Access Gateway mode.
Rejoining Fabric OS switches to a fabric
When a switch reboots after AG mode is disabled, the Default zone is set to no access. Therefore,
the switch does not immediately join the fabric to which it is connected. Use one of the following
methods to re-join a switch to the fabric:
• If you saved a Fabric OS configuration before enabling AG mode, download the configuration
using the configDownload command.
• If you want to re-join the switch to the fabric using the fabric configuration, use the following
procedure.
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role.
2. Enter the switchDisable command to disable the switch.
3. Enter the defZone
--
allAccess command to allow the switch to merge with the fabric.
4. Enter the cfgSave command to commit the defzone changes.
5. Enter the switchEnable command to enable the switch and allow it to merge with the fabric.
The switch automatically re-joins the fabric.
Reverting to a previous configuration
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role.
2. Enter the switchDisable command to disable the switch.
3. Enter the configDownload command to revert to the previous configuration.
4. Enter the switchEnable command to bring the switch back online.