Data Center Fabric Manager Enterprise User Manual v10.3.X (53-1001357-01, November 2009)

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Feature-to-firmware requirements
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Feature-to-firmware requirements
Use the following table to determine whether the Management application features are only
available with a specific version of the Fabric OS firmware, M-EOS firmware, or both, as well as if
there are specific licensing requirements.
Feature Fabric OS M-EOS
Access Gateway (AG) AG connected to Fabric OS devices requires
firmware 6.1.1 or later.
AG connected to M-EOS devices requires firmware
9.9.2 or later.
Call Home Requires Fabric OS 5.2 or later for supportSave.
Requires Fabric Watch license for SNMP traps.
Requires M-EOS and M-EOSn 9.6.X or later.
Discovery Requires Fabric OS 5.0 or later for the seed switch
in a pure Fabric OS fabric.
Requires Fabric OS 6.0 or later for the seed switch
in a mixed Fabric OS and M-EOS fabric.
Requires M-EOS 9.9.2 or later for the seed switch
in a pure M-EOS fabric.
Requires M-EOS and M-EOSn 9.6.X or later for
discovery.
Encryption Requires Fabric OS 6.1.1_enc. Not available.
Enhanced Group Management Requires Enhanced Group Management license. Not available.
Fault Management Requires Fabric OS 4.4 or later for SNMP traps Requires M-EOS and M-EOSn 9.6.X or later.
Fabric Binding Requires Fabric OS 5.2 or later in a pure Fabric OS
fabric.
Requires Fabric OS 6.0 or later in a mixed
Fabric OS and M-EOS fabric.
Requires M-EOS and M-EOSn 9.6.X or later.
FCIP Management Requires Fabric OS 5.1 or later to modify.
Requires Fabric OS 5.3 or later for FCIP tunnels.
Requires FCIP license.
Requires Fabric OS 6.0 or later to enable the
FICON Emulation tab on the FCIP Tunnel
Advanced Settings dialog box.
Not available.
FICON Requires Fabric OS 5.2 or later for cascaded
FICON.
Requires Fabric OS 6.0 or later for advanced
FICON.
Requires Fabric OS 6.1.1 or later to configure
multiple Prohibit Dynamic Connectivity Mask
(PDCM) matrices.
Requires FICON CUP license to allow CUP
management features.
Only supports cascaded FICON configuration for
mixed fabrics.
Firmware Management Requires Fabric OS 5.0 or later.
Requires Fabric OS 6.1.1 or later on 8G devices.
Requires Fabric Management license.
Requires Enhanced Group Management license to
perform group actions.
Firmware download is only available through the
Element Manager.
High Integrity Fabric Requires Fabric OS 5.2 or later in a pure Fabric OS
fabric.
Requires Fabric OS 6.0 or later in a mixed
Fabric OS and M-EOS fabric.
Requires M-EOS and M-EOSn 9.6.X or later.