HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.1a release notes (AA-RWEYJ-TE, May 2008)

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

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

Support for embedded switch models

The B-Series embedded switches have transitioned from s uppor ting the Fabric OS 5.0.5 stream only, to

operating with Fabric OS 5.2.1b and later. The B-Series embedded switch models include:

• Brocade 4Gb SA

N Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem (Brocade 4012)

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

NOTE:

TheFabricOS5.0.5streamremainsactivefortheCoreSwitch2/64andfortheSANDirector2/128in

chassis mode

s3and4.

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) Router, which operates with XPath OS 7.4.x (Brocade

AP7420)

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 SAN design reference guide for supported devices:

http://ww

w.hp.com/go/san.

Operating systems

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

NewfeaturesinFabricOS5.3.0

This sect

ion lists Fabric OS 5.3.0 added features and improvements:

NOTE:

The Fabric OS 5.3.1a ﬁrmware release contains the same featur es introduced in Fabric OS 5.3.0.

• IPv6 support for the management ports

• Firmware download enhancements:

• Support for Secure Copy (SCP)

• Support for passive FTP

• iSCSI B lade—FC4-16IP enhancements