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You are deploying Brocade switches in Access Gateway mode in your environment. Each Access Gateway must provide access to both a Brocade fabric and a third-party fabric. Maximum resiliency and…
The correct answer is A. Use N_Port trunking on the Brocade fabric uplinks C. Use port groups to restrict fabric access D. Use port mappings to restrict fabric access. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
Question
You are deploying Brocade switches in Access Gateway mode in your environment. Each Access Gateway must provide access to both a Brocade fabric and a third-party fabric. Maximum resiliency and redundancy are required for the connections into each fabric. Individual servers will be connected to one or the other fabric, but never both. What are three ways to configure the Access Gateway? (Choose three.)
Options
- AUse N_Port trunking on the Brocade fabric uplinks
- BUse N_Port trunking on the third-party fabric
- CUse port groups to restrict fabric access
- DUse port mappings to restrict fabric access
- EUse different domain IDs for the uplink ports
How the community answered
(52 responses)- A73% (38)
- B17% (9)
- E10% (5)
Community Discussion
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Brenda K.May 24, 2026A, C, and D are your three. N_Port trunking on the Brocade fabric uplinks (A) gives you the redundancy and resiliency the question demands on that side, port groups (C) let you restrict which F_Ports can reach which fabric so servers stay locked to one or the other, and port mappings (D) tie specific host ports to specific N_Ports to enforce that same fabric separation. B is wrong because N_Port trunking is not supported on third-party fabrics, and E is a distractor since domain IDs live in the fabric, not on the Access Gateway itself.
Nina C.May 8, 2026Yes, A, C, and D look right to me. N_Port trunking gives you the redundancy and link aggregation you need on the Brocade side, and port groups combined with port mappings are how you make sure each server stays tied to only one fabric, which matches the requirement that servers never connect to both at the same time.