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

FC FastWrite.....................................................................................................................28
Native connectivity.............................................................................................................28
FCS Automatic Distribution..................................................................................................28
FCAP...............................................................................................................................28
FICON.............................................................................................................................28
FL_Port (loop) support.........................................................................................................29
Port Mirroring....................................................................................................................29
10Gb interoperability.........................................................................................................29
Port Fencing......................................................................................................................29
Zoning.............................................................................................................................30
ICLs.................................................................................................................................30
Extended Fabrics and R_RDY flow control..............................................................................30
Implementation.............................................................................................................30
8-Gb link initialization and fill words....................................................................................31
Overview.....................................................................................................................31
portcfgfillword behavior summary....................................................................................31
Miscellaneous...................................................................................................................33
Encryption behavior................................................................................................................34
Initial setup of encrypted LUNs.................................................................................................39
Documentation Updates..........................................................................................................40
Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference (Publication Number 53-1001337-01)...........................40
Brocade Fabric OS Encryption Administrator’s Guide (Publication Number
53-1001760-011001341-02)..................................................................................................40
Fabric OS 6.3.2 fixes..............................................................................................................40
Fabric OS 6.3.2a fixes............................................................................................................45
Fabric OS 6.3.2b fixes............................................................................................................47
Fabric OS 6.3.2c fixes............................................................................................................49
Fabric OS 6.3.2d fixes............................................................................................................51
Fabric OS 6.3.2e fixes............................................................................................................51
Effective date.........................................................................................................................52
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