HP 4400 HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.0c Release Notes (5697-0703, September 2 - Page 8

Virtual fabrics enhancements, Deprecated features, Optionally licensed software

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• Device-based mapping-This feature allows mapping of individual NPIV logins to individual Nports of an Access Gateway. Even if an NPIV device logs in through a different F-port of an Access Gateway, it stays mapped to the same N-port. This feature also supports the N-port failover policy. • WWN to N-port load balancing-Fabric OS 6.4.0 implemented a new WWN to N-port load balancing policy for Access Gateway. When enabled, this policy allows future NPIV logins to be automatically distributed uniformly within a port group. • Individual port level NPIV limit configuration-In Fabric OS 6.4.0 individual ports can be configured with unique NPIV login limits. This feature provides more flexibility to deploy Virtual Machines based on real system needs by allowing more NPIV logins through some ports than others. This feature is supported in both Access Gateway and Switch modes. Virtual fabrics enhancements Fabric OS 6.4.0 added support for the Dynamic Area Addressing for the Default Switch in DC SAN Backbone and DC04 SAN Directors when VF is enabled. This enables several capabilities in the Default Switch in DC SAN Backbone and DC04 SAN Directors which could not be supported in pre-Fabric OS 6.4.0 releases. These capabilities include the following: • Ability to assign any area to a port without doing portswap • Support for WWN based PID assignment in the Default Switch • Port mirroring support for devices directly attached to 8 Gb 48- and 64-port blade ports in the Default Switch • Maximum NPIV limit support of 255 devices per port for these blade ports within the Default Switch Deprecated features • FAL API-Fabric OS 6.4.0 and later no longer includes FAL API support. Equivalent functionality is available through the following SMI-S agents: • SMI-S 120.11.0 • DCFM 10.4 Professional Plus and DCFM 10.4 Enterprise editions. Option to install only SMIS without DCFM client capabilities is also supported. Optionally licensed software There were no new licenses introduced in Fabric OS 6.4.0. Optionally licensed features in Fabric OS 6.4.0 include the following: • Ports on Demand-Allows customers to instantly scale the fabric by provisioning additional ports through a license key upgrade (applies to select switch models). • Extended Fabrics-Provides greater than 10 km of switched fabric connectivity at full bandwidth over long distances. (Depending on the platform, the distance can be up to 3,000 km.) • ISL Trunking-Enables aggregation of multiple physical links into one logical link for enhanced network performance and fault tolerance. It also includes Access Gateway ISL Trunking on the products that support the Access Gateway deployment. • Advanced Performance Monitoring-Enables performance monitoring of networked storage resources. This license includes the Top Talkers feature. • High-Performance Extension over FCIP/FC (formerly known as FC-IP Services)-For the HP StorageWorks B-series Multiprotocol Router Blade and 400 MP Router, this license key also includes the FC FastWrite (FCFW) feature and IPsec capabilities. • Accelerator for FICON license-Enables unique FICON emulation support for the IBM Global Mirror (formerly XRC) application (including Hitachi Data Systems HXRC and EMC XRC), as well 8

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Device-based mapping
—
This feature allows mapping of individual NPIV logins to individual N-
ports of an Access Gateway. Even if an NPIV device logs in through a different F-port of an Access
Gateway, it stays mapped to the same N-port. This feature also supports the N-port failover policy.
•
WWN to N-port load balancing
—
Fabric OS 6.4.0 implemented a new WWN to N-port load
balancing policy for Access Gateway. When enabled, this policy allows future NPIV logins to be
automatically distributed uniformly within a port group.
•
Individual port level NPIV limit configuration
—
In Fabric OS 6.4.0 individual ports can be configured
with unique NPIV login limits. This feature provides more flexibility to deploy Virtual Machines
based on real system needs by allowing more NPIV logins through some ports than others. This
feature is supported in both Access Gateway and Switch modes.
Virtual fabrics enhancements
Fabric OS 6.4.0 added support for the Dynamic Area Addressing for the Default Switch in DC SAN
Backbone and DC04 SAN Directors when VF is enabled. This enables several capabilities in the
Default Switch in DC SAN Backbone and DC04 SAN Directors which could not be supported in
pre-Fabric OS 6.4.0 releases. These capabilities include the following:
•
Ability to assign any area to a port without doing portswap
•
Support for WWN based PID assignment in the Default Switch
•
Port mirroring support for devices directly attached to 8 Gb 48- and 64-port blade ports in the
Default Switch
•
Maximum NPIV limit support of 255 devices per port for these blade ports within the Default Switch
Deprecated features
•
FAL API
—
Fabric OS 6.4.0 and later no longer includes FAL API support. Equivalent functionality
is available through the following SMI-S agents:
•
SMI-S 120.11.0
•
DCFM 10.4 Professional Plus and DCFM 10.4 Enterprise editions. Option to install only SMI-
S without DCFM client capabilities is also supported.
Optionally licensed software
There were no new licenses introduced in Fabric OS 6.4.0. Optionally licensed features in Fabric
OS 6.4.0 include the following:
•
Ports on Demand
—
Allows customers to instantly scale the fabric by provisioning additional ports
through a license key upgrade (applies to select switch models).
•
Extended Fabrics
—
Provides greater than 10 km of switched fabric connectivity at full bandwidth
over long distances. (Depending on the platform, the distance can be up to 3,000 km.)
•
ISL Trunking
—
Enables aggregation of multiple physical links into one logical link for enhanced
network performance and fault tolerance. It also includes Access Gateway ISL Trunking on the
products that support the Access Gateway deployment.
•
Advanced Performance Monitoring
—
Enables performance monitoring of networked storage re-
sources. This license includes the Top Talkers feature.
•
High-Performance Extension over FCIP/FC
(formerly known as FC-IP Services)
—
For the HP Storage-
Works B-series Multiprotocol Router Blade and 400 MP Router, this license key also includes the
FC FastWrite (FCFW) feature and IPsec capabilities.
•
Accelerator for FICON license
—
Enables unique FICON emulation support for the IBM Global
Mirror (formerly XRC) application (including Hitachi Data Systems HXRC and EMC XRC), as well
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