HP B-series Fabric OS 6.3.2e Release Notes (5697-1816, March 2012) - includes all 6.3.2x versions

Access Gateway connectivity is supported by the switches listed in this section and also by the
following B-series switches:
• HP 4/16 SAN Switch (Brocade 200e)
• HP 4/32 SAN Switch
• HP 4/32B SAN Switch
• HP 4/64 SAN Switch
• HP 4/256 SAN Director
• Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem (Brocade 4012)
• Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem (Brocade 4024)
• HP 8/80 SAN Switch
• HP DC SAN Backbone Director
• HP DC04 SAN Director
• HP 400 Multiprotocol Router
• HP EVA4400 Embedded Switch Module
• HP 1606 Extension SAN Switch (Brocade 7800)
Access Gateway mode allows a switch to operate in agmode, which provides simplified connectivity
between large numbers of servers and the SAN. Access Gateway leverages N_Port 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 fabric services, while Access Gateway
connects to the edge switch by what appears as a host bus adapter (HBA) connection. This
architecture allows the deployment of many additional servers without requiring a domain and the
associated fabric rebuild traffic. Rebuild traffic is prevalent when switches are powered on, added,
or removed from a fabric.
For more information, see the Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide, available on http://
www.hp.com/go/san.
Access Gateway support in non-Brocade fabrics
In addition to being supported in Brocade fabrics, Access Gateway is supported with switches
running Fabric OS 6.3.2x for connectivity to the following:
• McDATA switches: M4400, M4700, and Mi10K running EOS 9.9.7 with Brocade Fabric
OS 6.3.2x
• Cisco switches: MDS 9216A, MDS 9506, MDS 9509, MDS 9120, MDS 9140, MDS 9124,
and MDS 9134 running SAN OS 3.3(2), 3.3(3), 3.3(4), 3.3(4a) and 3.3(5) with Brocade
Fabric OS 6.3.2x
• Cisco switches: MDS9124, MDS9124e, and MDS 9134 NX-OS 4.1(3a), 4.2(3), and 4.2(5)
with Brocade Fabric OS 6.3.2x
• Cisco switches: MDS 9216i running SAN-OS 3.3(1c) and NX-OS 4.1(1c), 4.2(3), and 4.2(5)
with Brocade Fabric OS 6.3.2x
Zoning and fabric operations
When configuring zoning or other fabric-wide settings in a fabric that has products operating with
different versions of Fabric OS, HP recommends that you perform the configuration through an
interface (such as Web Tools) to a product with the most recent version of Fabric OS. Some older
versions of Fabric OS do not fully support newer hardware models, and problems may arise when
configuring settings through these older products.
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