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8 Brocade VA-40FC Hardware Reference Manual

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Fabric OS Native and Access Gateway modes

Enabling Access Gateway mode

Note the following when enabling Access Gateway mode:

• After you enable AG mode, some fabric information is erased, such as the zone and security

databases.

• Enabling AG mode is disruptive because the switch is disabled and rebooted.

• Ensure that no zoning or Admin Domain (AD) transaction buffers are active. If any transaction

buffer is active, enabling Access Gateway mode will fail with the error, “Failed to clear

Zoning/Admin Domain configuration.”

Use the following steps to enable Access Gateway mode using Fabric OS commands. For more

information on enabling Access Gateway mode, refer to “Enabling and disabling Access Gateway

mode” in the Brocade Access Gateway Administrator’s Guide.

1. Before disabling a switch to enable Access Gateway mode, save the current configuration file

using the configupload command in case you might need this configuration again.

2. Enter the switchshow command to verify the switch mode.

• “Access Gateway Mode” displays for switchMode if the switch is in Access Gateway mode.

• “Native” displays for switchMode if the switch is in Fabric OS Native mode.

3. Enter switchDisable to disable the switch. Access Gateway mode can only be enabled or

disabled when the VA-FC40 is in a disabled state.

4. Enter ag –modeEnable to enable Access Gateway mode.

5. Enter the ag

--modeshow command to verify that AG mode is enabled.

switch:admin> ag --modeshow

Access Gateway mode is enabled.