HP 4400 HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 22

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Table 5 Feature support in interopmodes 2 and 3 (continued) Fabric OS features (supported in interopmode 0) Fabric OS 6.4.1b Extended Fabrics IM = interopmode IM 2 Yes IM 3 Yes11 Alias Server No No Platform Service No No FCIP (VE_Ports) IPFC (IP over FC) Yes Yes12 Yes Yes12 M-EOS ALPA 0x13 configuration Yes Yes VE_Port to VEX_Port Integrated Routing4 Yes Yes Yes Yes Domain Offset Support Yes Yes 239 Domain Support (available on Mi10K only) N/A Yes Masterless F_Port Trunking (AG connect to Fabric OS switches only) Yes Yes FC10-6 to FC10-6 ISL Yes Yes RASLog Events on Duplicate WWNs Yes Yes Virtual Fabrics Yes Yes Logical Fabric using LISLs (XISLs in base Fabric) No No Port Fencing Yes Yes Bottleneck Detection Yes Yes Lossless DLS No No 1 Only Frame Reduction zones can be configured on Fabric OS platforms and sent to fabrics operating in McDATA Open Fabric Mode (interopmode 3). M-EOS 9.9 is required to support Frame Reduction zones in McDATA Open Fabric Mode. 2 Requires M-EOS 9.7 or later for redirection between devices attached to Fabric OS switches, M-EOS 9.8 for redirection between devices attached to M-EOS switches, M-EOS 9.9 for use in McDATA Open Fabric Mode. Supported EOS platforms include M4400, M4700, M6140, and Mi10K. 3 To support Frame Reduction to an M-EOS edge fabric, there must be at least one Fabric OS switch in the edge fabric to configure Frame Redirection zones. 4 All routers (EX_Ports) must reside in a backbone fabric running in interopmode 0 only. Only edge fabrics with devices imported to the backbone fabric or other edge fabrics can operate in interopmode 2 or 3. 5 The feature is available, but not tested or supported. 6 SCC policies are supported only in conjunction with L2 Fabric Binding. 7 Allowed only between Fabric OS-based switches. 8 DPS is supported outbound from Fabric OS-based switches. M-EOS can provide reciprocal load balancing using Open Trunking. 9 Not supported in Fabric OS 6.0 or later. 10 Mode 3 is qualified only with M-EOS switches. 11 Not on FCR. 12 Supported only locally on the Fabric OS switch. 22

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Table 5 Feature support in interopmodes 2 and 3
(continued)
Fabric OS 6.4.1b
Fabric OS features (supported in interopmode 0)
IM 3
IM 2
IM = interopmode
Yes
11
Yes
Extended Fabrics
No
No
Alias Server
No
No
Platform Service
Yes
Yes
FCIP (VE_Ports)
Yes
12
Yes
12
IPFC (IP over FC)
Yes
Yes
M-EOS ALPA 0x13 configuration
Yes
Yes
VE_Port to VEX_Port
Yes
Yes
Integrated Routing
4
Yes
Yes
Domain Offset Support
Yes
N/A
239 Domain Support (available on Mi10K only)
Yes
Yes
Masterless F_Port Trunking (AG connect to Fabric OS switches only)
Yes
Yes
FC10-6 to FC10-6 ISL
Yes
Yes
RASLog Events on Duplicate WWNs
Yes
Yes
Virtual Fabrics
No
No
Logical Fabric using LISLs (XISLs in base Fabric)
Yes
Yes
Port Fencing
Yes
Yes
Bottleneck Detection
No
No
Lossless DLS
1
Only Frame Reduction zones can be configured on Fabric OS platforms and sent to fabrics operating in McDATA
Open Fabric Mode (interopmode 3). M-EOS 9.9 is required to support Frame Reduction zones in McDATA Open
Fabric Mode.
2
Requires M-EOS 9.7 or later for redirection between devices attached to Fabric OS switches, M-EOS 9.8 for redirection
between devices attached to M-EOS switches, M-EOS 9.9 for use in McDATA Open Fabric Mode. Supported EOS
platforms include M4400, M4700, M6140, and Mi10K.
3
To support Frame Reduction to an M-EOS edge fabric, there must be at least one Fabric OS switch in the edge fabric
to configure Frame Redirection zones.
4
All routers (EX_Ports) must reside in a backbone fabric running in interopmode 0 only. Only edge fabrics with devices
imported to the backbone fabric or other edge fabrics can operate in interopmode 2 or 3.
5
The feature is available, but not tested or supported.
6
SCC policies are supported only in conjunction with L2 Fabric Binding.
7
Allowed only between Fabric OS-based switches.
8
DPS is supported outbound from Fabric OS-based switches. M-EOS can provide reciprocal load balancing using Open
Trunking.
9
Not supported in Fabric OS 6.0 or later.
10
Mode 3 is qualified only with M-EOS switches.
11
Not on FCR.
12
Supported only locally on the Fabric OS switch.
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