HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.0.1a release notes (AA-RWFMA-TE, June 2008)
Unsupported pro
duct models
• HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64, which operates with Fabric OS 5.0.x (Brocade 12000
Director)
• HP StorageWorks SAN Director 2/128 (Brocade 24000 Director)
• HP StorageWorks MSA SAN Switch 2/8, which operates with Fabric OS 3.2.x (Brocade 3000
switch)
• HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V (Brocade 3250 switch)
• HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/16V (B rocade 3850 switch)
• HP StorageWo
rks SAN Switch 2/16, which operates with Fabric OS 3.2.x (Brocade 3800 switch)
• HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/32 (Brocade 3900 switch)
• HP StorageWorks Multi-protocol (MP) Router, which op erates with XPath OS 7.4.x (Brocade
AP7420)
IMPORTANT:
Any enhancements for the above models will be delivered in Fabri c OS 3.2 .x, Fabric OS 5.0.5x, and
XPath OS 7.4.x sustaining releases.
Devices suppor ted
See the HP StorageWorks SAN design reference guide for supported devices:
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http://www.hp.com/go/san.
Operating systems
See http://www.hp.com/go/san for a list of operating systems.
Access Gateway support
Access Gateway is suppor ted in the following HP products only:
• Brocade 4G b SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem (Brocade 4012)
• Brocade 4G b SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem (Brocade 4024)
• HP StorageWorks 4/16 SAN Switch (Brocade 200E)
IMPORTANT:
The HP Storage Works 4/8 SAN S witch, although using the same hardware as the 4/16 SAN Switch, does
not support Access Gateway. Also, Access Gateway mode is not supported with the Brocade 4Gb SAN
Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem (Brocade 4012 ) if any half-height BladeServers (BL3xp) are configured
in the same sleeve within the p-Class enclosure. Please check h
ttp://ww w.hp.com for the latest updates.
Access Gateway was initially introduced with Fabric OS 5.2.1b. It allows a switch to operate in a special
agmode that allows simplified connectivity bet ween large numbers of servers and the SAN. Access
Gateway leverages N _port ID virtualization (N PIV) to hide the complexity of the ser vers (both physical
and virtual) attached to it while allowing easy SAN connectivity. The edge fabric switch provides all
the fabric services, while Access Gateway connects to the edge switch by what app ears as a Host Bus
Adapter (HBA) connection. This architecture allows the deployment of many additional ser vers without
requiring a domain and the associated fabric rebuild traffi c that is prevalent when switches are powered
on, or added, or removed from a fabric.
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.0.1a release notes
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