HP 1606 HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.2b Release Notes (5697-0777, November 20 - Page 17

EFCM and FM compatibility, Fabric OS compatibility, Web Tools compatibility

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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: Beginning with version 10.4.0, DCFM provides limited management of Fabric OS switches or fabrics using Administrative Domains (ADs). Environments using ADs must use DCFM 10.4.0 or later, or use the CLI or Web Tools for management. See the DCFM 10.4.0 User Guide for details. 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 prevents 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 11 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. 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 6.2.1b 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). Web Tools 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 (Web Tools) crashes on launch. • Web Tools tunnel and TCP graphs support tool tips only for the first enabled TCP connection graph. HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.2b Release Notes 17

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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:
Beginning with version 10.4.0, DCFM provides limited management of Fabric OS switches or fabrics
using Administrative Domains (ADs). Environments using ADs must use DCFM 10.4.0 or later, or use
the CLI or Web Tools for management. See the
DCFM 10.4.0 User Guide
for details. 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 prevents 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 11 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.
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 6.2.1b 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).
Web Tools 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
(Web Tools) crashes on launch.
•
Web Tools tunnel and TCP graphs support tool tips only for the first enabled TCP connection graph.
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