HP 1606 HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 20

EFCM and FM compatibility, Fabric OS compatibility, Web Tools compatibility, SMI compatibility - user guide

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and Professional Plus, but also adds support for the DC SAN Backbone Director. DCFM Enterprise is required to manage FICON fabrics. Existing EFCM and FM customers that have active Maintenance and Support contracts are provided a seamless migration path to DCFM Enterprise. NOTE: DCFM 10.4.0 added the capability to manage Fabric OS switches and fabrics using Administrative Domains (ADs), although the support is limited. See the Data Center Fabric Manager 10.4.0 release notes and DCFM 10.4.0 User Guide for further information. When managing a 2408 FCoE Converged Network switch in Access Gateway mode, DCFM 10.4.0 or later is required. Use of earlier DCFM releases will prevent management of zoning on the fabric. EFCM and FM compatibility With the introduction of DCFM, both EFCM and FM are in sustaining mode. Consequently, neither EFCM nor FM are qualified or supported to manage switches operating with Fabric OS 6.3.x and later firmware. Significant compatibility issues exist between FM and Fabric OS 6.3.x, including (but not limited to) compromised functionality in the zoning dialog and performance graphs, port enabling/disabling, and FICON wizard. HP strongly recommends that customers migrate from these products to DCFM. Fabric OS compatibility "Supported Fabric OS versions" (page 15) lists the earliest versions of software supported in this release, that is, the earliest supported software versions that interoperate. HP recommends using the latest software versions to get the greatest benefit from the SAN. When using the 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 Fabric OS Interoperability table. Web Tools compatibility • Fabric OS 6.4 is supported only with JRE 1.6.0 Update 16. • If the JRE 1.6.0 version is not Update 16, the DCFM server/client and B-series Element Manager (Web Tools) crashes on launch. • Web Tools tunnel and TCP graphs support tool tips only for the first enabled TCP connection graph. SMI compatibility • Fabric OS 6.4 is supported with SMI-S agent 120.11.0 and also with SMI-S Agent integrated with DCFM 10.4. 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 6.4.1b 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 (page 21) specifies Fabric OS feature support when operating in either interopmode 2 (McDATA Fabric Mode) or interopmode 3 (Open Fabric Mode) with Fabric OS 6.4.1b. 20

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and Professional Plus, but also adds support for the DC SAN Backbone Director. DCFM
Enterprise is required to manage FICON fabrics. Existing EFCM and FM customers that have
active Maintenance and Support contracts are provided a seamless migration path to DCFM
Enterprise.
NOTE:
DCFM 10.4.0 added the capability to manage Fabric OS switches and fabrics using
Administrative Domains (ADs), although the support is limited. See the
Data Center Fabric Manager
10.4.0 release notes
and
DCFM 10.4.0 User Guide
for further information. When managing a
2408 FCoE Converged Network switch in Access Gateway mode, DCFM 10.4.0 or later is
required. Use of earlier DCFM releases will prevent management of zoning on the fabric.
EFCM and FM compatibility
With the introduction of DCFM, both EFCM and FM are in sustaining mode. Consequently, neither
EFCM nor FM are qualified or supported to manage switches operating with Fabric OS 6.3.
x
and
later firmware. Significant compatibility issues exist between FM and Fabric OS 6.3.
x
, including
(but not limited to) compromised functionality in the zoning dialog and performance graphs, port
enabling/disabling, and FICON wizard. HP strongly recommends that customers migrate from
these products to DCFM.
Fabric OS compatibility
“Supported Fabric OS versions” (page 15)
lists the earliest versions of software supported in this
release, that is, the earliest supported software versions that interoperate. HP recommends using
the latest software versions to get the greatest benefit from the SAN.
When using the 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 Fabric OS Interoperability table.
Web Tools compatibility
•
Fabric OS 6.4 is supported only with JRE 1.6.0 Update 16.
•
If the JRE 1.6.0 version is not Update 16, the DCFM server/client and B-series Element Manager
(Web Tools) crashes on launch.
•
Web Tools tunnel and TCP graphs support tool tips only for the first enabled TCP connection
graph.
SMI compatibility
•
Fabric OS 6.4 is supported with SMI-S agent 120.11.0 and also with SMI-S Agent integrated
with DCFM 10.4.
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 6.4.1b 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
h
t
tp://w
w
w
.hp
.co
m
.
Table 5 (page 21)
specifies Fabric OS feature support when operating in either interopmode 2
(McDATA Fabric Mode) or interopmode 3 (Open Fabric Mode) with Fabric OS 6.4.1b.
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