Brocade 5100 Access Gateway QuickStart Guide

Complete the steps in this guide to install and setup a management connection to your Brocade 5100 switch, and to enable
Access Gateway mode.

Power up and connect cables to the switch

ATTENTION

1.Connect the power cord to the switch and then to the

power source. The power and status LEDs display amber
then green. This can take from one to 3 minutes.

When you enable Access Gateway mode, you disable the ability for the Brocade 5100 to operate as a switch. Access Gateway
mode and switch mode are mutually exclusive. If you want to use the Brocade 5100 as a switch at a later time, you will need to
disable Access Gateway mode and enable switch mode. Changing between Access Gateway and Switch modes is a data
disruptive operation. It is strongly recommended that you disable the switch from the command line interface before enabling
or disabling Access Gateway mode.

2.Get an Ethernet hub.

3.Connect an Ethernet cable from the switch to the LAN
through an Ethernet hub.

Getting Ready

Before you start the installation and setup of your switch, ensure the following items are available.
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A setup computer.with a serial COM port, running either a Microsoft Windows or a UNIX operating system.
A serial cable with an RJ45 connector on one end to attach to the Brocade 5100, and a connector that works on the setup computers serial
port on the other end.
Have the correct Ethernet addressing information available. You may write the addresses below for reference.
Static IP address (IPv4 or IPv6) for the switch ______________ ___________________________________________________

4.Attach a serial cable from the RJ45 console port on the

switch to the COM port on the setup computer.

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6.Attach an Ethernet cable from the Ethernet hub to the

LAN/WAN.

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Configure a Terminal Emulation Program on the Setup Computer

Configure a terminal emulation program on the setup computer, such as HyperTerminal for Windows computers, or TERM for
UNIX computers, and establish a terminal session. The COM port properties are:

Bits per second: 9600

Data bits: 8
Parity: none
Stop bits: 1
Flow control: None

7.From the setup computer, start a terminal session.

8.Log in as administrator, using the default user name and
password. The default user name is admin. The default
password is password.

Subnet mask value: _____________________________________________________________________________________

Default Gateway value:___________________________________________________________________________________

5.Connect an Ethernet cable from the switch to the setup

computer.

Ensure all POD licenses are present and enabled

1. Enter LicensePort - -Show at the terminal application prompt to display the port licensing assignments. POD licenses must
be present and enabled for all 40 ports to enable Access Gateway on the Brocade 5100 switch. If all ports are not enabled,
refer to the EZswitchSetup Administrators Guide for instructions on how to enable port licenses.

Set the switch IP address

1. Enter ipadderset at the terminal application prompt.

Prompts are displayed for the Ethernet IP address, Ethernet subnet mask, and Gateway IP address.
2. Enter the addresses you want to use for your installation
3. Enter y at the Set IP Address Now? prompt, and press Enter to commit the IP address changes.
After the configuration changes are committed, you are returned to the terminal application prompt.

2. Connect Fibre Channel cables. Using a mapping scheme appropriate for your installation, connect servers to ports in the
F_port group, and edge switches to ports in the N-port group (see the figure in step six).

Enable Access Gateway Mode

a.

Remove plastic protector caps from the Fibre Channel

cable ends (if there are any), and position the cable
connector so that it is oriented correctly.

b.

Insert the cable connector into the SFP until it is firmly

seated and the latching mechanism clicks.

1. At the terminal application prompt, type SwitchDisable, and press Enter to disable switch mode.
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2. If you are converting an Brocade 5100 currently configured as a switch to Access Gateway mode, type configUpload Save
and press Enter to save the current configuration.
3. To enable Access Gateway mode, type ag - -modeEnable, and press Enter. The switch automatically reboots and comes
back online in Access Gateway mode.
4. Enter the ag - -modeShow command to ensure that the Brocade 5100 is in Access Gateway mode.
5. Enter ag - -mapshow to display the F_port to N_port mapping. The F_ports connect to servers, and the N_ports connect to
Fabrics. The following figure summarizes default port assignments and mapping options for Access Gateway on the
Brocade 5100.

Default mapping:
0-3 to 32
8-11 to 34
4-7 to 33 12-15 to 35

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11

16

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24

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26

27

32

33

34

35

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20

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28

29

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36

37

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39

Ports 0-31 are F_ports

16-19 to 36
20-23 to 37

24-27 to 28
28-31 to 39

Ports 32-39 are N_ports

with failover and
failback enabled.

ATTENTION
The Automatic Port Configuration Policy (APC) is disabled in the factory default. The switch should be in a disabled state before
activating or deactivating the APC policy. When the APC policy is enabled, all the existing F_Port to N_Port mappings are deleted.
When the APC policy disabled, N_Port configuration and F_Port to N_Port mapping will revert back to the factory default.

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Bring up the Management Interface

1. From your management console, log in to the switch. If Web Tools is available on the computer, you may launch an internet
browser window and type in the IP address as the http:// address. If Web Tools is not available, or if you prefer to work from
a command line interface, launch a Telnet window, and log in to the switch IP address through Telnet. In either case, use
the default admin user name and password, unless you have already changed them.
2. If you successfully log in, quit the terminal application program on the setup computer, and physically disconnect the setup
computer from the serial port and Ethernet port.
If you are unsuccessful, you may want to use the setup computer to troubleshoot the connection. Typically, the problem is
incorrect IP addressing. You may want to issue a ping command from the setup computer to the management console to
test the IP path.
3. If you logged in with the default password, change it now. As a precaution, you may want to write down the password and
store it in a secure location for future reference.

Connect Devices

1. Install the SFP transceivers in the Fibre Channel ports on the switch.
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a.

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b.

Remove any protector plugs from the SFP

transceivers you are going to use, and position and
insert each SFP transceivers as required (right side
up in the top row of ports and upside down in the
bottom row of ports) until it is firmly seated.
Close the latching bale.

Configure and Administer Access Gateway

You are now ready to configure and administer Access Gateway. Refer to the Access Gateway Administrators Guide for detailed
information about Access Gateway concepts, configuration procedures, and administrative operations.
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