HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.2.1b Release Notes (AA-RWEYC-TE, June 2007)

New suppor t for embedded switch m odels

Fabric OS 5.2.1b supports the merge of the Fabric OS 5.0.x code stream with the Fabric OS 5.2.x code

stream. This adds support for the following embedded switches:

• Brocade 4Gb SAN

Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem (Brocade 4012)

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

NOTE:

The Fabric OS 5.0.5 stream remains acti ve for the Core Switch 2/64 and for the SAN Director 2/128 in

chassis modes

3and4.

Unsupported product models

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

• HPStorageWorksSANSwitch2/16,whichoperateswithFabricOS3.2.x(Brocade3800)

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

• HP StorageWorks Multi-protocol (MP) Ro uter, which operates with XPath OS 7.4.x (Brocade

AP7420)

IMPORTANT:

Any enhancem ents 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 SAN design reference guide for supported devices:

ttp://ww w.hp.com/go/san.

Operating systems

See http: //www.hp.com/go/san for a list of operating sy stems.

New features in Fabric OS 5.2.1b

This section describes Fabric OS 5.2.1b added features and improvements.

Access Gateway

IMPORTANT:

Access Gateway is supported only in the following HP products:

• Brocade 4

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

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

Please check h

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

Access Gateway mode is not supported if any half-high BladeServers ( BL3xp) are conﬁgured in the

same sle

eve within the p-Class enclosure.