HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0 Release Notes (AA-RWEYD-TE, July 2007)

NewfeaturesinFabricOS5.3.0
This section describes Fabric OS 5.3.0 added features and improvements. Highlights of Fabric OS
5.3.0 new features include:
• IPv6 suppor
t for the managem ent ports
• Firmware download enhancements:
• Support for Secure Copy (SCP)
• Support for
passive FTP
• iSCSI blade – FC4-16I P enhancem ents
• Support for iSCSI re-direction
• Support fo
rCHAPbinding
• Support for LUN delete from a virtual target
• Access Gateway mode support on the HP StorageWorks 4 /16 SAN Switch (not supported on the
4/8 SAN Switch)
• Access Ga
teway enha ncem ents:
• Web Tools support
• Fabric Manager suppor t
•NPIVonF
_ports
• Fibre Channel Routing enhancements
• IP Broadcast zone support
• IP over
FC also via F CR
• IP Filter suppor t (formerly M AC and Management por t ACLs in Secure Fabric OS (SFOS))
• Support for FCS with base Fabric OS (formerly in SFOS )
• Suppo
rt for multiple NTP servers
• Port mirroring for 4/32B switch
• Security Enhancements
• Suppo
rt for security Admin role
• Support for account lock-out for admin role
Access Gateway suppor t
Access 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 StorageWorks 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 if any ha l f-high
BladeServers (BL3xp) are configured in the same sleeve within the p-Class enclosure. Please check
h
ttp://w ww.hp.com for the latest updates.
Access Gateway was initially introduced with Fabric OS 5.2.1b. It allows a switch to op erate in a special
agmode that allows simplified connectivity b etween large numbers of servers and the SAN. Access
Gateway leverages N_port I D 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 many additional servers without
requiring a domain and the associated fabric rebuild traffic that is prevalent when switches are powere d
on, or added, or removed from a fabric.
HP StorageW orks Fabric OS 5.3.0 release notes
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