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Version 10.4.5 Description HP StorageWorks B-series Data Center Fabric Manager (DCFM) 10.4.5 is a patch release, which provides a number of fixes since the DCFM 10.4.2 release. All of the features and functionality of DCFM 10.4.0, 10.4.1, and 10.4.2 are brought forward with this release, including: • Support for new hardware • Feature enhancements across multiple platforms • Integrated SMI DCFM 10.4 added support for the new HP StorageWorks DC SAN Director 64-port 8Gb Fibre Channel Blade, which enables server and fabric consolidation. DCFM 10.4 continues to simplify management of key data center solutions, such as security, virtualization, and converged IP/SAN networks. The following sections provide a summary of the main feature enhancements of the DCFM 10.4 release. New hardware platforms DCFM 10.4.0 introduced support for the following new hardware platforms, which carries forward with this release: • HP StorageWorks DC SAN Director 64-port 8Gb Fibre Channel Blade • Brocade 804 8Gb FC HBA for HP BladeSystem c-Class New software features DCFM 10.4.0 introduced support for the following new software features, which carries forward with this release: • Management Plug-In for VMware vCenter 4.0. Plug-in is invoked from vSphere client on selection of a tab, displaying the following information from DCFM: • VM connectivity information • Statistics information • Event information • Integrated SMI Agent (Professional Plus and Enterprise editions only): • Provides the ability to manage both Fabric Operating System (Fabric OS) and M-EOS hardware • Integrated into DCFM; includes SMI-only installation option • FCoE: Support for HP StorageWorks 2408 FCoE Converged Network Switch in Access Gateway mode B-series Data Center Fabric Manager Enterprise, Professional Plus, and Professional 3

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Version
10.4.5
Description
HP StorageWorks B-series Data Center Fabric Manager (DCFM) 10.4.5 is a patch release, which
provides a number of fixes since the DCFM 10.4.2 release. All of the features and functionality of
DCFM 10.4.0, 10.4.1, and 10.4.2 are brought forward with this release, including:
•
Support for new hardware
•
Feature enhancements across multiple platforms
•
Integrated SMI
DCFM 10.4 added support for the new HP StorageWorks DC SAN Director 64-port 8Gb Fibre
Channel Blade, which enables server and fabric consolidation. DCFM 10.4 continues to simplify
management of key data center solutions, such as security, virtualization, and converged IP/SAN
networks. The following sections provide a summary of the main feature enhancements of the DCFM
10.4 release.
New hardware platforms
DCFM 10.4.0 introduced support for the following new hardware platforms, which carries forward
with this release:
•
HP StorageWorks DC SAN Director 64-port 8Gb Fibre Channel Blade
•
Brocade 804 8Gb FC HBA for HP BladeSystem c-Class
New software features
DCFM 10.4.0 introduced support for the following new software features, which carries forward with
this release:
•
Management Plug-In for VMware vCenter 4.0. Plug-in is invoked from vSphere client on selection
of a tab, displaying the following information from DCFM:
•
VM connectivity information
•
Statistics information
•
Event information
•
Integrated SMI Agent (Professional Plus and Enterprise editions only):
•
Provides the ability to manage both Fabric Operating System (Fabric OS) and M-EOS hardware
•
Integrated into DCFM; includes SMI-only installation option
•
FCoE: Support for HP StorageWorks 2408 FCoE Converged Network Switch in Access Gateway
mode
B-series Data Center Fabric Manager Enterprise, Professional Plus, and Professional
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