HP 1606 HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 21

Table 5 Feature support in interopmodes 2 and 3

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Table 5 Feature support in interopmodes 2 and 3 Fabric OS features (supported in interopmode 0) IM = interopmode L2 Fabric OS Hot Code Load Fabric OS Hot Code Load with FCR Zone Activation Support Traffic Isolation Zones2 Frame Redirection (devices attached to Fabric OS)2 Frame Redirection (devices attached to M-EOS)2 Frame Redirection over FCR3 FCR Fabric Binding (route to M-EOS fabric with Fabric Binding)4 L2 Fabric Binding DCC policies SCC policies E/EX_Port Authentication ISL Trunking (frame level) Dynamic Path Selection (DPS, exchange-based routing) Dynamic Load Sharing (DLS, port-based routing) Virtual Channels (VC RDY) FICON Management Server (Cascading) FICON MIHPTO Full Scalability (to maximum M-EOS fabric limits) Adaptive Networking QoS Adaptive Networking: Ingress Rate Limiting Advanced Performance Monitoring (APM) APM: Top Talkers Admin Domains Secure Fabric OS9 Fabric Watch Ports on Demand (POD) NPIV Timer Server Function (NTP) Open E_Port10 Broadcast Zoning FDMI Remote Switch Port Mirroring Fabric OS 6.4.1b IM 2 IM 3 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes1 Yes No Yes Yes1 Yes Yes1 Yes Yes1 Yes Yes Yes No5 No No Yes6 No5 Yes Yes Yes7 Yes7 Yes8 Yes8 Yes Yes Yes7 Yes7 Yes No5 Yes No5 Yes Yes No No5 No5 No5 No No5 No5 No5 No No N/A N/A Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No N/A N/A No No No No No No Yes Yes Fabric OS feature compatibility in native connectivity modes 21

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Table 5 Feature support in interopmodes 2 and 3
Fabric OS 6.4.1b
Fabric OS features (supported in interopmode 0)
IM 3
IM 2
IM = interopmode
Yes
Yes
L2 Fabric OS Hot Code Load
Yes
Yes
Fabric OS Hot Code Load with FCR
Yes
1
Yes
Zone Activation Support
No
Yes
Traffic Isolation Zones
2
Yes
1
Yes
Frame Redirection (devices attached to Fabric OS)
2
Yes
1
Yes
Frame Redirection (devices attached to M-EOS)
2
Yes
1
Yes
Frame Redirection over FCR
3
Yes
Yes
FCR Fabric Binding (route to M-EOS fabric with Fabric Binding)
4
No
5
Yes
L2 Fabric Binding
No
No
DCC policies
No
5
Yes
6
SCC policies
Yes
Yes
E/EX_Port Authentication
Yes
7
Yes
7
ISL Trunking (frame level)
Yes
8
Yes
8
Dynamic Path Selection (DPS, exchange-based routing)
Yes
Yes
Dynamic Load Sharing (DLS, port-based routing)
Yes
7
Yes
7
Virtual Channels (VC RDY)
No
5
Yes
FICON Management Server (Cascading)
No
5
Yes
FICON MIHPTO
Yes
Yes
Full Scalability (to maximum M-EOS fabric limits)
No
No
Adaptive Networking QoS
No
5
No
5
Adaptive Networking: Ingress Rate Limiting
No
5
No
5
Advanced Performance Monitoring (APM)
No
5
No
5
APM: Top Talkers
No
No
Admin Domains
N/A
N/A
Secure Fabric OS
9
Yes
Yes
Fabric Watch
Yes
Yes
Ports on Demand (POD)
Yes
Yes
NPIV
No
No
Timer Server Function (NTP)
N/A
N/A
Open E_Port
10
No
No
Broadcast Zoning
No
No
FDMI
No
No
Remote Switch
Yes
Yes
Port Mirroring
Fabric OS feature compatibility in native connectivity modes
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