HP 1606 HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 22

EFCM and FM compatibility, Fabric OS compatibility, WebTools compatibility

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• DCFM Professional Plus-A SAN management application designed for medium-size businesses to manage up to four physical fabrics (Fabric OS, M-EOS, and mixed fabrics) and up to 2,560 switch ports. DCFM Professional Plus supports Brocade director products (for example, DC04 SAN Director and 4/256, but not DC SAN Backbone Director), FC switches, FCIP switches, FCR switches/Integrated Routing (IR) capabilities, FCoE/CEE switches, and Brocade HBAs. Enterpriseclass customers who want to manage departmental SANs can consider deploying this product. • DCFM Enterprise-An application designed for enterprise-class customers that provides unparalleled performance and scalability (24 physical fabrics, up to 9,000 switch ports). DCFM Enterprise configures and manages DC SAN Backbone Directors, along with other B-series directors, routers, switches, and HBAs. DCFM Enterprise is required to manage FICON fabrics, and fabrics with the DC SAN Backbone Director. Existing EFCM and FM customers that have active Maintenance and Support contracts are provided a seamless migration path to DCFM Enterprise. NOTE: DCFM cannot manage Fabric OS switches or fabrics using Administrative Domains (ADs). Environments using ADs must use the CLI or WebTools for management. 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 have been put into sustaining mode. Consequently, neither EFCM nor FM are qualified or supported to manage switches operating with Fabric OS 6.3.x 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 Table 1 on page 16 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 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 9.8.3 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. 22

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DCFM Professional Plus
—
A SAN management application designed for medium-size businesses
to manage up to four physical fabrics (Fabric OS, M-EOS, and mixed fabrics) and up to 2,560
switch ports. DCFM Professional Plus supports Brocade director products (for example, DC04 SAN
Director and 4/256, but not DC SAN Backbone Director), FC switches, FCIP switches, FCR
switches/Integrated Routing (IR) capabilities, FCoE/CEE switches, and Brocade HBAs. Enterprise-
class customers who want to manage departmental SANs can consider deploying this product.
•
DCFM Enterprise
—
An application designed for enterprise-class customers that provides unparalleled
performance and scalability (24 physical fabrics, up to 9,000 switch ports). DCFM Enterprise
configures and manages DC SAN Backbone Directors, along with other B-series directors, routers,
switches, and HBAs. DCFM Enterprise is required to manage FICON fabrics, and fabrics with the
DC SAN Backbone Director. Existing EFCM and FM customers that have active Maintenance and
Support contracts are provided a seamless migration path to DCFM Enterprise.
NOTE:
DCFM cannot manage Fabric OS switches or fabrics using Administrative Domains (ADs). Environments
using ADs must use the CLI or WebTools for management. 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 have been put into sustaining mode. Consequently,
neither EFCM nor FM are qualified or supported to manage switches operating with Fabric OS 6.3.
x
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
Table 1
on page 16 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 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 9.8.3 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.
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