Dell POWEREDGE M1000E - Manual (Page 40)

20 Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide
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Adding F_Ports to an N_Port
You can modify the default port mapping by adding F_Ports to an N_Port. Adding an F_Port to an
N_Port routes that traffic to and from the fabric through the specified N_Port.
You can assign an F_Port to only one primary N_Port at a time. If the F_Port is already assigned to
an N_Port, you must first remove it from the N_Port before you can add it to a different N_Port.
Use the following steps to add an F_Port to an N_Port.
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role.
2. Enter the ag command with the
--
mapadd n_portnumber f_port1;f_port2;... option to add the
list of F_Ports to the N_Port.
The F_Port list can contain multiple F_Port numbers separated by semicolons. In the following
example, F_Ports 6 and 7 are mapped to N_Port 13.
switch:admin> ag --mapadd 13 "6;7"
F-Port to N-Port mapping has been updated successfully
3. Enter the ag
--
mapshow command and specify the port number to display the list of mapped
F_Ports. Verify that the added F_Ports appear in the list.
Removing F_Ports from an N_Port
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role.
2. Remove any preferred secondary N_Port settings for the F_Port. Refer to “Deleting F_Ports
from a preferred secondary N_Port” on page 53 for instructions.
3. Enter the ag
--
mapdel N_Port command with the f_port1;f_port;... option to remove F_Ports
from an N_Port.
The F_Port list can contain multiple F_Port numbers separated by semicolons. In the following
example, F_Ports 17 and 18 are removed from the N_Port where they were mapped.
switch:admin> ag --mapdel 17;18
F-Port to N-Port mapping has been updated successfully
4. Enter the switchShow command to verify that the F_Port is free (unassigned).
In output for this command, the unassigned F_Port status “Disabled (No mapping for F_Port).”
will display under the “Proto” column.
F_Port Static Mapping
The F_Port Static Mapping feature allows you to change mapping of an F_Port to a different N_Port
using a single Fabric OS command (staticadd or staticdel), rather than using the ag --mapdel
command to delete the existing N_Port port mapping to an F_Port, and then the ag --mapadd
command to map a different N_Port to the F_Port. Using two commands can be slow and can
cause some time-critical applications to malfunction.
Use the following steps to change F_Port to N_Port mapping.
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role.
2. Enter the following command:
ag --staticadd “N-Port” “F-Port(s)”