HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.3d Release Notes (5697-0493, May 2010 - includes all 6.3.0x versions)

When using the new Virtual Fabrics (VF) feature, HP recommends that all switches participating in a

fabric with a logical switch use the latest firmware available. All switches must be operating at the

minimum firmware levels or later, as noted in the FOS Interoperability table.

When using either the Encryption SAN Switch or DC Switch Encryption FC Blade, switches that are

attached to hosts and targets or that are part of the encryption flow must operate at the following

minimum levels:

• 2-Gb platforms must operate with Fabric OS 5.3.2b or later.

• 4-Gb and 8-Gb platforms must operate with Fabric OS 6.1.0h, 6.1.2a, or later.

• M-EOS-based platforms must operate with M-EOS 9.8.1 or later for McDATA Fabric Mode (in-

teropmode 2), or M-EOS 9.9.0 or later for Open Fabric Mode (interopmode 3).

WebTools compatibility

• Fabric OS 6.3 is supported with JRE 1.6.0 Update 13.

• If the JRE 1.6.0 version is not Update 13, the DCFM server/client and B-series Element Manager

(WebTools) crashes on launch.

• WebTools tunnel and TCP graphs support tool tips only for the first enabled TCP connection graph.

Fabric OS feature compatibility in native connectivity modes

Some Fabric OS features are not fully supported when operating in the native connectivity modes for

deployment with M-EOS-based products. All HP StorageWorks models supported by Fabric OS 6.3.0x

support both interopmodes 2 and 3, with the exception of the 4/32 SAN Switch, 2408 FCoE

Converged Network Switch, and DC SAN Backbone Director or DC04 SAN Director with one or

more DC SAN Director Switch 10/24 FCoE Blades.

NOTE:

HP may not support all of these switches in this mode. For information about support in interopmodes

2 and 3, see

HP StorageWorks Merging Fabrics Based on M-Series and B-Series Fibre Channel

Switches Application Notes

, available at http://www.hp.com.

Table 5 specifies Fabric OS feature support when operating in either interopmode 2 (McDATA Fabric

Mode) or interopmode 3 (Open Fabric Mode) with Fabric OS 6.3.0d.

Table 5 Feature support in interopmodes 2 and 3

Fabric OS 6.3.0dFabric OS features (supported in interopmode 0)

IM 3IM 2IM = interopmode

YesYesL2 Fabric OS Hot Code Load

YesYesFabric OS Hot Code Load with FCR

Yes

YesZone Activation Support

NoYes

Traffic Isolation Zones

Yes

Frame Redirection (devices attached to Fabric OS)

Yes

Frame Redirection (devices attached to M-EOS)