Brocade FCoE Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter Installation and User’s Guide - Manual (Page 51)

Chapter 7. Understanding Access Gateway 37
switch:admin> ag --modeshow
Access Gateway mode is enabled.
Once AG mode has been enabled, complete the AG configuration. See the Brocade Access
Gateway Administrator’s Guide and the Release Notes accompanying the Brocade FCoE Switch
Module for details. You should be aware of some operational restrictions in AG on the high speed
switch module.
• If an N_Port becomes unreliable, its currently active online F_Ports DO NOT failover to another
N_Port. They remain on the unreliable N_Port.
• The Brocade FCoE Switch Module can support only one FCoE VLAN in AG mode.
• QoS is NOT disabled on the N_Ports.
The following features are not supported:
• Virtual fabrics
• Admin domains
• Port-based zoning
• QoS zoning
• Hot code load (HCL)
• FC-SP
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 OS Native mode. To re-join the switch to the core fabric, refer to the Brocade Access Gateway
Administrator’s Guide.
Use the following steps to disable Access Gateway mode using Fabric OS commands. For more
information, refer to the “Enabling and disabling Access Gateway mode” section in the Brocade
Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide.
1. Enter the switchShow command to verify the switch mode.
“Access Gateway Mode” displays when the switch is in Access Gateway mode.
2. Enter switchDisable to disable the switch. Access Gateway mode can only be disabled or
enabled when the switch is in a disabled state.
3. Enter ag --modeDisable to disable Access Gateway mode.
4. The switch reboots at this point so you must log back in to the switch.
5. Enter the ag
--
modeShow command to verify that AG mode is disabled.
switch:admin> ag --modeshow
Access Gateway mode is NOT enabled