HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0a release notes (AA-RWEYE-TE, September 2007)

NewfeaturesinFabricOS5.3.0

This section lists Fabric OS 5.3.0 added features and improvements:

NOTE:

The Fabric OS

5.3.0a patch ﬁrmwarecontainsthesamefeaturesintroducedinFabricOS5.3.0.

• IPv6 support for the management por ts

• Firmware download enhancements:

• Support for Secure Copy (SCP)

• Support for passive FTP

• iSCSI blade – F C4 -16IP enhancements

• Support for iSCSI re-direction

• Support for CHAP binding

• Support for LUN delete from a virtual target

• Access Gateway m ode support on the HP StorageWorks 4/16 SAN Switch (not supported on the

4/8 SAN Switch)

• Access Gateway enhancements:

• Web Tools support

• Fabric M anager s upport

•NPIVonF_ports

• Fibre Channel Routing enhancements

• IP Broadcast zone support

• IP over FC also via FCR

• IP Filter support (formerly MAC and Management p ort ACLs in Secure Fabric OS (SFOS))

• Support for FCS with base Fabric OS (formerly in S FOS)

• Support for multiple NTP servers

• Port m i rroring for 4/32B switch

• Security Enhancements

• Support for security Admin role

• Support for account lock-out for admin role

Access Gateway support

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 half-high

BladeServers (BL3xp) are conﬁgured in the same sleeve within the p-Class enclosure. Please check

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

cess Gateway was initially introduced with Fabric OS 5.2.1b. It allows a switch to operate in a special

agmode that allows simpliﬁed connectivity between large numbers of servers and the SAN. Access

Gateway leverages N_port ID virtualization (NPIV) to hide the complexity of the servers (both p hysical

HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0a release notes