HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.0.0 Features Overview (AA-RW1NA-TE, May 2005)

23Fabric OS 5.0 features overview
Fabric Access
Fabric Access is an application programming interface (API) that enables software
applications to interact with HP StorageWorks switches. It gives third-party software the ability
to retrieve detailed information about fabrics, such as properties, statistics, and states of fabric
elements. Fabric Access also gives applications the ability to control and configure many
fabric functions and properties, including zoning.
Secure Fabric OS
Secure Fabric OS provides customizable security restrictions through local and remote
management channels on an HP StorageWorks fabric. Secure Fabric OS allows you to
perform the following activities:
• Create policies to customize fabric management access
• Specify which switches and devices can join a fabric
• View statistics related to attempted policy violations
• Manage the fabric-wide Secure Fabric OS parameters through a single switch
• Create temporary passwords specific to a login account and switch
• Enable and disable Secure Fabric OS as desired
Secure Fabric OS uses digital certificates based on PKI or Diffie-Hellman with
Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol (DH-CHAP) shared secrets to provide
switch-to-switch authentication.
Ports on Demand
The Ports on Demand feature is available on the SAN Switch 4/32 model.
Ports on Demand enables you to scale your fabric as necessary. You can buy a switch with a
subset of the ports activated. If you need more ports in your fabric, you can upgrade by
purchasing a license key. Contact your authorized HP representative to purchase a license key.