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3. Enter the configUpload command to save the switch’s current configuration.

4. Enter the ag --policydisable pg command to disable the Port Grouping (PG) policy.

5. Enter the ag --policyenable auto command to enable the APC policy.

6. At the command prompt, type Y to enable the policy.

The switch is ready; a reboot is not required.

1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role.

2. Enter the switchDisable command to ensure that the switch is disabled.

3. Enter the configUpload command to save the switch’s current configuration.

4. Enter the ag --policyDisable auto command to disable the APC policy.

5. At the command prompt, type Y to disable the policy.

6. Enter the switchEnable command to enable the switch.

Following are the considerations for the Automatic Port Configuration (APC) policy:

• The APC and the PG policies cannot be enabled at the same time. You can still benefit from the

automatic port mapping feature of the APC policy when the Port Grouping policy is enabled by

enabling the auto distribution feature for each port group.

• You cannot manually configure port mapping when the APC policy is enabled.

• The APC policy applies to all ports on the switch. Enabling the APC policy is disruptive and erases

all existing port mappings. Therefore, before enabling the APC policy, you should disable the AG

module. When you disable the APC policy, the N_Port configuration and the port mapping revert

back to the default factory configurations for that platform. It is recommended that before you either

disable or enable APC policy, you save the current configuration file using the configUpload

command in case you need this configuration again.

You can downgrade to a Fabric OS level that supports the APC policy. You can upgrade from Fabric

OS v6.4.0 to Fabric OS v7.1.0, and the policy that was enabled in Fabric OS v6.4.0 will be maintained.

Upgrade to Fabric OS v7.1.0 from Fabric OS releases prior to v6.4.0 is not supported.

Port Grouping policy

Use the Port Grouping (PG) policy to partition the fabric, host, or target ports within an AG-enabled

module into independently operated groups. Use the PG policy in the following situations:

• When connecting the AG module to multiple physical or virtual fabrics.

• When you want to isolate specific hosts to specific fabric ports for performance, security, or other

reasons.

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