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Fabric OS feature compatibility in native connectivity modes, Converged Network Switch

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Fabric OS feature compatibility in native connectivity modes Some Fabric OS features are not fully supported when operating in the native connectivity modes for deployment with M-EOS-based products. All HP StorageWorks models supported by Fabric OS 6.3.0 support both interopmodes 2 and 3, with the exception of the 4/32 SAN Switch, 2408 FCoE Converged Network Switch, and DC SAN Backbone Director or DC04 SAN Director with one or more DC SAN Director Switch 10/24 FCoE Blades. NOTE: HP may not support all of these switches in this mode. For information about support in interopmodes 2 and 3, see Merging Fabrics based on M-series and B-series FC switches application note, available at http://www.hp.com. Table 5 specifies Fabric OS feature support when operating in either interopmode 2 (McDATA Fabric Mode) or interopmode 3 (Open Fabric Mode) with Fabric OS 6.3.0. Table 5 Feature support in interopmodes 2 and 3 Fabric OS features (supported in interopmode 0) Fabric OS 6.3.0 IM = interopmode IM 2 IM 3 L2 Fabric OS Hot Code Load Yes Yes Fabric OS Hot Code Load with FCR Yes Yes Zone Activation Support Yes Yes11 Traffic Isolation Zones1 Yes No Frame Redirection (devices attached to Fabric OS)1 Yes Yes11 Frame Redirection (devices attached to M-EOS)1 Yes Yes11 Frame Redirection over FCR10 FCR Fabric Binding (route to M-EOS fabric with Fabric Binding)9 Yes Yes11 Yes Yes L2 Fabric Binding Yes No* DCC policies No No SCC policies Yes4 No* E/EX_Port Authentication Yes Yes ISL Trunking (frame level) Yes2 Yes2 Dynamic Path Selection (DPS, exchange-based routing) Yes3 Yes3 Dynamic Load Sharing (DLS, port-based routing) Yes Yes Virtual Channels (VC RDY) Yes2 Yes2 HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.0 release notes 23

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Fabric OS feature compatibility in native connectivity modes
Some Fabric OS features are not fully supported when operating in the native connectivity modes for
deployment with M-EOS-based products. All HP StorageWorks models supported by Fabric OS 6.3.0
support both interopmodes 2 and 3, with the exception of the 4/32 SAN Switch, 2408 FCoE
Converged Network Switch, and DC SAN Backbone Director or DC04 SAN Director with one or
more DC SAN Director Switch 10/24 FCoE Blades.
NOTE:
HP may not support all of these switches in this mode. For information about support in interopmodes
2 and 3, see
Merging Fabrics based on M-series and B-series FC switches application note
, available
at
h
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tp://w
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w
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.co
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Table 5
specifies Fabric OS feature support when operating in either interopmode 2 (McDATA Fabric
Mode) or interopmode 3 (Open Fabric Mode) with Fabric OS 6.3.0.
Table 5 Feature support in interopmodes 2 and 3
Fabric OS 6.3.0
Fabric OS features (supported in interopmode 0)
IM 3
IM 2
IM = interopmode
Yes
Yes
L2 Fabric OS Hot Code Load
Yes
Yes
Fabric OS Hot Code Load with FCR
Yes
11
Yes
Zone Activation Support
No
Yes
Traffic Isolation Zones
1
Yes
11
Yes
Frame Redirection (devices attached to Fabric OS)
1
Yes
11
Yes
Frame Redirection (devices attached to M-EOS)
1
Yes
11
Yes
Frame Redirection over FCR
10
Yes
Yes
FCR Fabric Binding (route to M-EOS fabric with Fabric Binding)
9
No*
Yes
L2 Fabric Binding
No
No
DCC policies
No*
Yes
4
SCC policies
Yes
Yes
E/EX_Port Authentication
Yes
2
Yes
2
ISL Trunking (frame level)
Yes
3
Yes
3
Dynamic Path Selection (DPS, exchange-based routing)
Yes
Yes
Dynamic Load Sharing (DLS, port-based routing)
Yes
2
Yes
2
Virtual Channels (VC RDY)
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