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

Access G ateway e

nhancements

Auto Port Conﬁguration (APC) policy

Provides the ability to automatically discover port types (host versus fabric) and dynamically update the

routing maps when a new connection is detected. This policy is intended for a fully hands-off operation.

Multi-fabric connectivity

Fabric OS 6.x allows an Access Gateway enabled product to connect to multiple fabrics. This is done

through parti

tioning related host and fabric connections into independently operated groups.

Enhanced path failover

Customers can explicitly restrict N_Port failover to a group of N_Ports (Port Grouping Policy) or to a

single secondary path (Preferre d N_Port).

Secure Fabric OS (SFOS) feature not compatible with Fabric

OS 6.x and later

Customers th

at wish to use the security features available in SFOS should upgrade to Fabric OS 5.3.x,

which inclu

des all SFOS features. For environm ents with SFOS installed on switches that cannot be

upgraded to Fabric OS 5.3 or later, FC routing can be used to interoperate with Fabric OS 6.x.

Prerequisites

Table 1 summarizes current Fabric OS ﬁrmware versions. However, HP recommends using the latest

supported ﬁrmware release versions to get the g reatest beneﬁtfromtheSAN.

For a list of retired p roducts, go to the HP website, h

ttp://www.hp.com.

HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.0.0b release notes