HP 4400 HP B-series Fabric OS 6.3.2d Release Notes (5697-1105, July 2011) - Page 17

HP Network Advisor Professional Plus supports DC04 SAN Director and 4/256 SAN Director, FC switches, FCIP switches, FCR switches/Integrated Routing (IR) capabilities, FCoE/CEE switches, encryption switch and blade, and Brocade HBAs. Enterprise class customers who want to manage departmental SANs can consider deploying this product. • HP Network Advisor Enterprise is an application designed for enterprise-class customers that provides unparalleled performance and scalability (24 physical fabrics, up to 9,000 switch ports). HP Network Advisor Enterprise configures and manages the same switches and directors as Professional and Professional Plus, but also adds support for the DC SAN Backbone Director. HP Network Advisor Enterprise is required to manage FICON fabrics. Existing DCFM customers that have active Maintenance and Support contracts are provided a seamless migration path to HP Network Advisor Enterprise. DCFM compatibility Fabric OS 6.3.2d is fully compatible with DCFM 10.3.x and 10.4.x management software. DCFM is a comprehensive SAN management application that enables end-to-end management of HP B-series data center fabrics. With the introduction of HP Network Advisor, DCFM has been put into sustaining mode. DCFM is not qualified or supported for management of switches operating with Fabric OS 7.0.0a and later firmware versions. IMPORTANT: You must first upgrade DCFM to Network Advisor 11.1.0 or later if you are planning to upgrade devices to Fabric OS 7.0.0a, or you risk losing management connectivity. DCFM is available in three versions (see the DCFM release notes for full support details): • DCFM Professional-An application bundled with B-series switches that is ideally suited for small- and medium-size businesses that need a lightweight management product to manage their smaller fabrics (one physical fabric at a time, up to 1,000 ports). • 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: 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. HP B-series Fabric OS 6.3.2d Release Notes 17