HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.0.0b release notes (5697-7345, April 2008)

New hardware support

AtthetimeofthisFabricOS6.0.0bﬁrmware release, no new hardware is supported.

Supported product models

Product models that can be upgraded to Fabric OS 6.x or later:

• HP StorageWorks 4/8 SAN Switch and 4/16 SAN Switch (Brocade 200E)

• HP StorageWorks 4/64 SAN Switch (Brocade 4900)

• HP StorageWorks 400 Multi-protocol Router (Brocade 7500)

• HP StorageWorks 16 Port 4Gb Blade (FC4-16)

• HP StorageWorks 32 Port 4Gb Blade (FC4-32)

• B-Series MP Router Blade (Brocade FR4-18i Blade)

• HP StorageWorks 4/48 SAN Director Blade (FC4-48)

• HP StorageWorks SA N Swi tch 4/32 (Brocade 4100)

• HP StorageWorks 4/32B SAN Switch (Brocade 5000)

• HP StorageWorks 4/256 SAN Director (Brocade 48000 Director)

• HP StorageWorks B-series iSCSI Director Blade (Brocade FC4-16IP) c ompatible with the 4/256

SAN Director model only running Fabric OS 6.x or later at the time of this document’s release.

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

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

Unsuppor

ted product models

ProductmodelsthatcannotbeupgradedtoFabricOS6.xorlater:

• HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64, which operates with Fabric OS 5.0.x (Brocade 12000

Directo

• HP StorageWorks SAN Director 2/128 (Brocade 24000 Director)

• HP StorageWorks MSA SAN Switch 2/8, which operates with Fabric OS 3.2.x (Brocade 3000

switch)

• HP Stora geWorks SAN Switch 2/8V (Brocade 3250 switch)

• HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/16V (Brocade 3850 switch)

• HP Stor

ageWorks SAN Switch 2/16, which operates with Fabric OS 3.2.x (Brocade 3800 switch)

• HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2 /32 (Brocade 3900 switch)

• HP StorageWorks Multi-protocol (MP) Router, which op erates with XPath OS 7.4.x (Brocade

AP742

IMPORTANT:

Any enhancements for the above models will be delivered in Fabric OS 3.2.x, Fabric OS 5.0.5x, and

XPath OS 7.4.x sustaining releases.

Devices supported

See the HP StorageWorks S AN design r eference guide for supported devices:

http://www.hp.com/go/san