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

• Access Gateway mode support on the H P StorageWorks 4 /16 SAN Switch (not supported on the
4/8 SAN Switch)
• Access Gateway enhancements:
• Web Tools support
• Fabric Manager suppor t
•NPIVonF_ports
• Fibre Channel Routing enhancements
• IP B roadcast zone support
• IP over FC also via FCR
• IP Filter support (formerly MAC and Management por t ACLs in Secure Fabric OS (SFOS))
• Support for FCS with base Fabric OS (formerly in SFOS)
• Support for multiple NTP servers
• Port m irroring for 4/32B switch
• Security Enhancements
• Support for security Admin role
• Support for account lock-out for admin role
• Support for strong password policies preventing repeat or sequ ence characters
• P-EAP/MS-CHAPv2 support for RADIUS
• FC-IP
• Fast Write and Tape Pipelining are suppor ted over secure tunnels (not supported by HP at time of
release of these release notes)
• Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) markings.
• New FC Fast Write feature
• New SNMP Features
•SNMPAD/RBACsupport
• 3DESandAESprivacyprotocolsupport
•FCIPMIB
• IPv6 trap destination
• IPv6 SNMP ACL entries.
Access Gateway support
Acces
s 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 Sto
rageWorks 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 with the Brocade 4Gb SAN
Swit
ch for HP p-Class BladeSystem (Brocade 4012) if any half-height BladeServers (BL3xp) are configured
in th
e same sleev e within the p-Class enclosure. Please check h
ttp://www.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 SA N. Access
Gateway leverages N_port ID virtualization (NPIV) to hide the complexity of the servers (both physical
and virtual) attached to it while allowing easy SAN connectivity. The edge fabric switch provides all
thefabricserviceswhileAccessGatewayconnectstotheedgeswitchbywhatappearsasaHostBus
Adapter (HBA) connection. This architecture allows the deployment of many additional servers without
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0c release notes
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