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Firmware upgrades and downgrades, Open Fabric Mode. Supported EOS platforms include M4400, M4700

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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 *The feature is available, but not officially tested or supported. 1Requires 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. 2Allowed only between Fabric OS-based switches. 3DPS is supported outbound from Fabric OS-based switches. M-EOS can provide reciprocal load balancing using Open Trunking. 4SCC policies are supported only in conjunction with L2 Fabric Binding. 5Not supported in Fabric OS 6.0 or later. 6Mode 3 is qualified only with M-EOS switches. 7Not on FCR. 8Supported only locally on the Fabric OS switch. 9All 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. 10To 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. 11Only 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. NOTE: FICON Cascaded CUP is qualified on select platforms only. Firmware upgrades and downgrades Upgrading to Fabric OS 6.3.0 is allowed only from Fabric OS 6.2.0a or later. The policy to support one-level migration only, which began with Fabric OS 6.0.0, provides more reliable and robust migrations for customers. By having fewer major changes in internal databases, configurations, and subsystems, the system can perform the upgrade more efficiently, ensuring a truly seamless and nondisruptive process for the fabric. The one-release migration policy also reduces the number of upgrade-downgrade permutations that must be tested, allowing for thorough testing and verification of supported migration paths. The DC04 SAN Director cannot be downgraded to a release earlier than Fabric OS 6.2.0a. HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.0 release notes 25

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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
*
The feature is available, but not officially tested or supported.
1
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.
2
Allowed only between Fabric OS-based switches.
3
DPS is supported outbound from Fabric OS-based switches. M-EOS can provide reciprocal load
balancing using Open Trunking.
4
SCC policies are supported only in conjunction with L2 Fabric Binding.
5
Not supported in Fabric OS 6.0 or later.
6
Mode 3 is qualified only with M-EOS switches.
7
Not on FCR.
8
Supported only locally on the Fabric OS switch.
9
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.
10
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.
11
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.
NOTE:
FICON Cascaded CUP is qualified on select platforms only.
Firmware upgrades and downgrades
Upgrading to Fabric OS 6.3.0 is allowed only from Fabric OS 6.2.0a or later. The policy to support
one-level migration only, which began with Fabric OS 6.0.0, provides more reliable and robust
migrations for customers. By having fewer major changes in internal databases, configurations, and
subsystems, the system can perform the upgrade more efficiently, ensuring a truly seamless and
nondisruptive process for the fabric. The one-release migration policy also reduces the number of
upgrade-downgrade permutations that must be tested, allowing for thorough testing and verification
of supported migration paths.
The DC04 SAN Director cannot be downgraded to a release earlier than Fabric OS 6.2.0a.
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