Dell POWEREDGE M1000E - Manual (Page 76)

56 Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide
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Failback policy
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Ports F_1 and F_2 are mapped to N_1 and continue routing to N_3. Ports F_3 and F_4, which were
originally mapped to N_2, are disabled and rerouted to N_2, and then enabled.
FIGURE 12 Failback behavior
Enabling and disabling the Failback policy on an N_Port
Use the following steps to enable or disable the Failback policy on N_Ports.
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role.
2. Enter the ag
--
failbackshow n_portnumber command to display the failback setting.
switch:admin> ag --failbackshow 13
Failback on N_Port 13 is not supported
3. Use the following commands to enable or disable the Failback policy:
• Enter the ag
--
failbackenable n_portnumber command to enable failback.
switch:admin> ag --failbackenable 13
Failback policy is enabled for port 13
Enter the ag --failbackdisable n_portnumber command to disable failback.
switch:admin> ag --failbackdisable 13
Failback policy is disabled for port 13
F_A2
Hosts Access Gateway
Edge Switch
Fabric
(Switch_A)
F_4
F_3
F_2
F_1
N_1
F_A1
N_3
F_B1
Host_1
Host_2
Host_3
Host_4
F_5 Host_5
F_6 Host_6
F_7 Host_7
F_8 Host_8
Edge Switch
(Switch_B)
N_4
F_B2
N_2
Legend
Physical connection
Mapped online
Failover route online
Original mapped route
(offline)
Example 3