HP 4400 HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.0c Release Notes (5697-0703, September 2 - Page 21

EFCM and FM compatibility, Fabric OS compatibility, Web Tools compatibility, SMI 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 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 the same switches and directors as Professional and Professional Plus, but also adds support for the DC SAN Backbone Director. DCFM Enterprise is required to manage FICON fabrics. Existing EFCM and FM customers that have active Maintenance and Support contracts are provided a seamless migration path to DCFM Enterprise. NOTE: DCFM 10.4.0 added the capability to manage Fabric OS switches and fabrics using Administrative Domains (ADs), although the support is limited. See the Data Center Fabric Manager 10.4.0 release notes and DCFM 10.4.0 User Guide for further information. 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 are in sustaining mode. Consequently, neither EFCM nor FM are qualified or supported to manage switches operating with Fabric OS 6.3.x and later 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 15 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. Web Tools compatibility • Fabric OS 6.4 is supported only with JRE 1.6.0 Update 16. • If the JRE 1.6.0 version is not Update 16, 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. SMI compatibility • Fabric OS 6.4 is supported with SMI-S agent 120.11.0 and also with SMI-S Agent integrated with DCFM 10.4. HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.0c Release Notes 21

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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 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 depart-
mental 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 the same switches and directors as Professional and Professional Plus,
but also adds support for the DC SAN Backbone Director. DCFM Enterprise is required to manage
FICON fabrics. Existing EFCM and FM customers that have active Maintenance and Support
contracts are provided a seamless migration path to DCFM Enterprise.
NOTE:
DCFM 10.4.0 added the capability to manage Fabric OS switches and fabrics using Administrative
Domains (ADs), although the support is limited. See the
Data Center Fabric Manager 10.4.0 release
notes
and
DCFM 10.4.0 User Guide
for further information. 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 are in sustaining mode. Consequently, neither
EFCM nor FM are qualified or supported to manage switches operating with Fabric OS 6.3.
x
and
later 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 15 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.
Web Tools compatibility
•
Fabric OS 6.4 is supported only with JRE 1.6.0 Update 16.
•
If the JRE 1.6.0 version is not Update 16, 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.
SMI compatibility
•
Fabric OS 6.4 is supported with SMI-S agent 120.11.0 and also with SMI-S Agent integrated
with DCFM 10.4.
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