HP 4400 HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes (5697-0809, February 20 - Page 6

HP StorageWorks Fabric Interoperability: Merging Fabrics Based on M-series and B-series

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NOTE: For information on specific switches and switch firmware supported for interop applications, see the HP StorageWorks Fabric Interoperability: Merging Fabrics Based on M-series and B-series Fibre Channel Switches Application Notes. Security enhancements • Configurable stateless IPv6 auto-configuration is supported. • IPsec with IPv6 support provides greater security for management ports and configurable security policies for IPv4/IPv6 addresses. • A switch-wide policy requiring HBA authentication requires that the FC-SP bit be set during Fabric login (FLOGI). If the bit is not set, the FLOGI is rejected and the port is disabled. • A new warning for RADIUS login allows users to specify how many days in advance they should be notified of password expiration. • An LDAP enhancement adds the ability to provide an alternate UPN to domain authentication. Port beaconing support The portBeacon CLI command was added in Fabric OS 6.2.1. It allows individual ports to be identified by enabling a special LED function. The portBeacon command has the following characteristics: • Function: Sets port beaconing mode on or off. • Syntax: portbeacon --mode [slot]/port • Description: Enables or disables port beaconing mode on a specified port. This command works with 4-Gb (or larger) FC ports, with the exception of the HP StorageWorks SAN Director 6 Port 10-Gb FC ISL Blade (FC10-6). When beaconing mode is enabled on a port, the port LED flashes amber and green for 2.5 seconds each, in an alternating pattern, and continues until you turn it off. Beaconing mode is useful if you want to locate a specific port. Beaconing mode takes over the port LEDs. The normal flashing LED pattern associated with an active, fault, or disabled port is suppressed, and only the beaconing pattern is displayed. Other commands are still executable and functional. However, if diagnostic frame-based tests, such as the portLoopbackTest, are executed, the diagnostic LED pattern is interleaved with the port beaconing pattern. • Operands: --enable turns beaconing mode on; --disable turns beaconing mode off. • Examples: ◦ To turn beaconing mode on: switch:admin> portbeacon --enable 1/0 ◦ To turn beaconing mode off: switch:admin> portbeacon --disable 2/1 Diagnostics restrictions The porttest and spinfab commands are not supported on the following ports in Fabric OS 6.2.1 or later: • Ports connected to shared-area ports (ports 16-47 on 48-port blades) • Ports connected to ports with area swapped • ICLs • Slave ports in trunk groups • Long-distance ports • Ports connected to a logical switch and base switch (Fabric OS 6.2.x only), if VF is enabled 6

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NOTE:
For information on specific switches and switch firmware supported for interop applications,
see the
HP StorageWorks Fabric Interoperability: Merging Fabrics Based on M-series and B-series
Fibre Channel Switches Application Notes
.
Security enhancements
•
Configurable stateless IPv6 auto-configuration is supported.
•
IPsec with IPv6 support provides greater security for management ports and configurable
security policies for IPv4/IPv6 addresses.
•
A switch-wide policy requiring HBA authentication requires that the FC-SP bit be set during
Fabric login (FLOGI). If the bit is not set, the FLOGI is rejected and the port is disabled.
•
A new warning for RADIUS login allows users to specify how many days in advance they
should be notified of password expiration.
•
An LDAP enhancement adds the ability to provide an alternate UPN to domain authentication.
Port beaconing support
The
portBeacon
CLI command was added in Fabric OS 6.2.1. It allows individual ports to be
identified by enabling a special LED function. The
portBeacon
command has the following
characteristics:
•
Function:
Sets port beaconing mode on or off.
•
Syntax:
portbeacon -
–
mode [slot]/port
•
Description:
Enables or disables port beaconing mode on a specified port. This command
works with 4-Gb (or larger) FC ports, with the exception of the HP StorageWorks SAN Director
6 Port 10-Gb FC ISL Blade (FC10-6).
When beaconing mode is enabled on a port, the port LED flashes amber and green for 2.5
seconds each, in an alternating pattern, and continues until you turn it off. Beaconing mode
is useful if you want to locate a specific port.
Beaconing mode takes over the port LEDs. The normal flashing LED pattern associated with
an active, fault, or disabled port is suppressed, and only the beaconing pattern is displayed.
Other commands are still executable and functional. However, if diagnostic frame-based tests,
such as the portLoopbackTest, are executed, the diagnostic LED pattern is interleaved with the
port beaconing pattern.
•
Operands:
––
enable
turns beaconing mode on;
––
disable
turns beaconing mode off.
•
Examples:
To turn beaconing mode on:
switch:admin> portbeacon
––
enable 1/0
◦
◦
To turn beaconing mode off:
switch:admin> portbeacon
––
disable 2/1
Diagnostics restrictions
The
porttest
and
spinfab
commands are not supported on the following ports in Fabric OS
6.2.1 or later:
•
Ports connected to shared-area ports (ports 16–47 on 48-port blades)
•
Ports connected to ports with area swapped
•
ICLs
•
Slave ports in trunk groups
•
Long-distance ports
•
Ports connected to a logical switch and base switch (Fabric OS 6.2.
x
only), if VF is enabled
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