HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.0.1a release notes (AA-RWFMA-TE, June 2008)

8Gb capable ports, allocates the largest portion of available bandwidth to high priority trafficandthe
smallest am ount to low priority traffic. SID/DID flow pairs not explicitly set as having high or low priority
automatically default to medium priority. Flow Based Prioritization can be config ured by utilizing existing
zones, allowing the user to quickly establish priority for specificapplicationflows within a fabric.
Top Talkers
The new Top Talkers feature, part of the optional Advanced Performance Monitoring license, provides
real-time information about the top ‘n’ bandwidth consuming flows passing through a specificpointin
the network. Top Talkers can be enabled on individual Fx_ports.
TrafficIsolationZones
Traffic Isolation Zones is a new c apability that allows the user to isolate traffic assigned to ISLs within
the fabric. This provides the option to segregate some applications from others, g uaranteeing separate
paths through the fabric.
FCIP
• FCIP IPv6—With Fabric OS 6.x, the individual FCIP tunnels can be configured as either I Pv4
or IPv6
• VLAN tagging—Each FCIP tunnel has the option to specify whether VLAN tagging will be
supported, with a designa ted VL AN ID and L2 CoS (priority bits) specified at the time of creation.
AllframeswillbetaggedaccordingtoIEEE802.1Qand802.1pspecifications.
Access Gateway enhancements
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 partitioning related host and fabric connections into independently o perated 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 (Preferred N_Por t).
Secure Fabric OS (SFOS) feature not compatible with Fabric
OS 6.x and later
Customers that wish to use the security features available in SFOS should upgrade to Fabric OS 5.3.x or
later, which includes all SFOS features. For environments 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.
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