Dell PowerEdge M805 Tech Note
SAN TECH NOTE
Preparing to Install the
Brocade Access Gateway
INTRODUCTION
This SAN Tech Note describes configuration parameters that must be implemented to integrate the
Brocade® M4424 SAN I/O Module for the Dell™ PowerEdge™ M1000e in Access Gateway mode into a
Storage Area Network (SAN) fabric. The following describes the parameters for the Edge device that
will be connected to the Brocade Access Gateway.
CONNECTING TO BROCADE FABRICS
Fabric OS Switches
Ensure that all the following conditions are met:
• Fabric OS® 5.2.1 recommended
Fabric OS 5.1.0 or later also supported
• NPIV must be enabled on SAN switch N_Ports that will connect to the Access Gateway.
• Management Server platform services must be disabled before the Access Gateway is connected
to the fabric. (Management Server platform services can be enabled after you complete the
setup.)
• Allow inband inquiries, such as GFN and GML, and registration commands, such as RPL and RPAB
to the Management Server.
• Set Management Server access set to “all access.” If set to “restricted,” include all AG N_Port
WWNs in the MS access control list
• Fabric and switch zoning rules must use the WWN zoning scheme.
• Switch and fabric ACL (Access Control List) policies, if present, must include the WWN of the
Access Gateway N_Ports and/or the host WWNs.
• Fabric logins on the port and switch that connect the Access Gateway to the SAN set to the
maximum.
Also See for Dell PowerEdge M805
- Dell PowerEdge M805 CLI Reference Guide 808 pages
- Dell PowerEdge M805 Configuration manual 232 pages
- Dell PowerEdge M805 Getting Started Guide 90 pages
- Dell PowerEdge M805 Hardware Reference Manual 48 pages
- Dell PowerEdge M805 Information Update 106 pages
- Dell PowerEdge M805 Installaiton Order Guidelines 2 pages
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