HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYF-TE, October 2007)

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• Access Ga teway mode support on the HP StorageWorks 4 /16 SAN Switch (not supported on the

4/8 SAN Switch)

• Access Gateway enhancements:

• Web Tools support

• Fabric M anager support

•NPIVonF_ports

• Fibre Channel Routing enhancements

• IP Broadcast zone suppor t

• IP over FC also via FCR

• IP Filter support (formerly MAC and Management port ACLs in Secure Fabric OS (SFOS))

• Support for FCS with base Fabric OS (formerly in SFOS)

• Support for multiple NTP servers

• Port mirroring for 4 /32B switch

• Security Enhancem ents

• Support for security Admin role

• Support for account lock-out for admin role

• Support for strong password policies preventing repeat or sequence characters

• P-EAP/MS-CHAPv2 support for RADIUS

• FC-IP

• Fast Write and Tape Pipelining are supported over secure tunnels (not suppor ted by HP at time of

release of these release notes)

• Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) markings.

• New FC Fast Write feature

• New SNMP Features

•SNMPAD/RBACsupport

• 3DESandAESprivacyprotocolsupport

•FCIPMIB

• IPv6 trap destination

• IPv6 SNMP ACL entries.

Access Gateway support

Acces

s Gateway is supported in the following HP products only:

• Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem (Brocade 4012)

• Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem (Brocade 4024)

• HP Sto

rageWorks 4/16 SAN Switch (Brocade 200E)

IMPORTANT:

The HP StorageWorks 4/8 SAN Switch, although using the same hardware as the 4/16 SAN Switch, does

not support Access Gateway. Also, Access Gateway mode is not supported with the Brocade 4G b SAN

Swit

ch for HP p-Class BladeSystem (Brocade 4012 ) if any half-height BladeServers (BL3xp) are conﬁgured

in th

e same sleeve within the p-Class enclosur e. Please check h

ttp://www.hp.com for the latest updates.

Access Ga teway was initially introduced with Fabric OS 5.2.1b. It allows a switch to operate in a special

agmode that allows simpliﬁed connectivity between large numbers of servers and the SAN. Access

Gateway leverages N_por t ID virtualization (NPIV) to hide the complexity of the servers (both physical

and virtual) attached to it while allowing easy SAN connectivity. The edge fabric switch provides all

thefabricserviceswhileAccessGatewayconnectstotheedgeswitchbywhatappearsasaHostBus

Adapter (HBA) connection. This architecture allows the deployment of m a ny additional servers without

HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0b release notes