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24 Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide
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Access Gateway mapping
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FIGURE 7 Example device mapping to an N_Port
Static versus dynamic mapping
Device mapping can be classified as either “static” or “dynamic” as follows:
• Device mapping to an N_Port and to an N_Port group are considered static. Static mappings
persists across reboots and can be saved and restored with Fabric OS configUpload and
configDownload commands.
• Automatic Device Load Balancing, if enabled, is considered dynamic. These mappings exist
only while a device is logged in. Dynamic mappings cannot be saved or edited by the
administrator and do not persist across reboots. Dynamic mapping shows the current mapping
for devices as opposed to the original static mapping. If a device is mapped to an N_Port
group, then all mapping is dynamic.
NOTE
Static and dynamic mapping only applies to NPIV devices and cannot redirect devices that are
directly attached to Access Gateway because physically-attached devices use the port maps to
connect to the fabric.
Device mapping to port groups (recommended)
Mapping NPIV devices to a port group is an ideal choice when a reasonably sized set of devices
must connect to the same group of N_Ports, and you want the flexibility of moving the devices to
any available F_Port. This type of mapping is recommended because the device will automatically
connect to the least-loaded N_Port in the group if the N_Port to which the device is currently
connected goes offline or is not yet online. For more information on port groups, refer to
“Port
Grouping policy” on page 41.
N_2
Hosts/Targets Access Gateway
F_3
F_2
F_1
N_3
WWN1
WWN2
WWN3
WWN4
F_4 WWN5
WWN6
F_5 WWN7
N_4
N_1
F_6 WWN8
N_5