2 Changing from Fabric Switch mode to Access Gateway mode

Web Tools

Complete the following steps to enable Access Gateway mode using Web Tools.

1.From the management console, open a Web browser.

2.Enter the IP address of the SAN I/O Module into the Address field of the Web browser. See the Web Tools Administrator’s Guide for more information on using Web Tools.

3.Log into Web Tools using the default administrative account. Login: admin

Password: password

4.From the Fabric Tree, select the SAN I/O Module.

The selected SAN I/O Module appears in the Switch View.

5.Click the Switch Admin button in the WebTools Manage taskbox. The Switch Administration window opens.

NOTE

You should save the configuration file if you are converting an SAN I/O Module to Access Gateway mode. To save your current configuration, click the Show Advanced Mode button in the top right-hand corner of the Switch Administration window. Select the Configure tab, then select the Upload/Download tab. Enter the relevant information to upload the configuration file.

6.From the Switch Status section, click Disable.

7.From the Access Gateway Mode section, click Enable.

8.Click Apply.

9.When prompted, click Yes to restart the SAN I/O Module in Access Gateway mode.

The current Web Tools session closes; relaunch Web Tools after the SAN I/O Module reboots.

Command Line Interface

Complete the following steps to enable Access Gateway mode using the CLI.

1.Log in using the default administrative account.

Login: admin

Password: password

2.Enter the following command to disable Full Fabric Switch mode. switchDisable

3.Enter the following command to save the current configuration on the SAN I/O Module.

This command is optional and is only required if you are converting an existing SAN I/O Module to Access Gateway mode.

configUpload Save

4.Enter the following command to enable Access Gateway mode: ag ––modeEnable

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