HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0c Release Notes (AA-RWEYG-TE, November 2007)

Support for embedded switch models
The B-Series embedded switches have transitioned from supporting the Fabric OS 5.0.5 stream only, to
operating with
Fabric OS 5.2.1b and later. The B-Series embedded switch models include:
• Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem (Brocade 4012)
• Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem (Brocade 4024)
NOTE:
The Fabric OS 5
.0.5streamremainsactivefortheCoreSwitch2/64andfortheSANDirector2/128in
chassis modes 3 and 4.
Unsupported product models
• HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64, which op erates with Fabric OS 5.0.x (Brocade 12000)
• HPStorageWorksSANSwitch2/16,whichoperateswithFabricOS3.2.x(Brocade3800)
• HP StorageWorks MSA SAN Switch 2/8, which operates with Fabric OS 3.2.x (Brocade 3000)
• HP StorageWorks Multi-protocol (M P) Router, which op erates with XPath OS 7.4.x (Brocade
AP7420)
IMPORTANT:
Any enhancements for the above models will be delivered in Fabric OS 3.2.x, Fabric OS 5.0.5x, and
XPath OS 7.4 .x sustaining releases.
Devices supported
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.
New featur
es in Fabric OS 5.3.0
This section lists Fabric OS 5.3.0 added features and improvements:
NOTE:
The Fabric OS 5.3.0c patch firmware contains the same features introduced in Fabric OS 5.3.0.
• IPv6 support for the management ports
• Firmware downlo ad enhancements:
• Support for Secure Copy (SCP)
• Support for passive FTP
• iSCSI B lade – FC4-16IP enhancements
• Support for iSCSI re-direction
• Support for CHAP binding
• Support for LUN delete from a virtual target
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