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Version 6.3.0 NOTE: This software conforms to the Fibre Channel (FC) standards and accepted engineering practices and procedures. Effective date September 2009 Description Fabric OS 6.3.0 supports the following new hardware platforms: • HP StorageWorks DC SAN Director Multi-protocol Extension Blade, the next-generation distance extension blade for the DC SAN Backbone Director and DC04 SAN Director, supports 12 FC ports operating at 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gb/s, 10 1-GbE ports and 2 10-GbE ports. (GbE ports require 4-Gb B-series SFPs; 10-GbE ports require 10-GbE B-series SFPs.) • HP StorageWorks 1606 Extension SAN Switch, the next-generation distance extension platform for FCIP applications, supports 16 FC ports at 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gb/s, and 6 1-GbE optical ports. (The user can select either a copper or optical interface on two ports.) GbE ports require 4-Gb Bseries SFPs. • HP StorageWorks DC SAN Director Switch 10/24 FCoE Blade, an FCoE/CEE blade for the DC SAN Backbone Director and DC04 SAN Director, supports 24 10-GbE CEE ports. • HP StorageWorks 2408 FCoE Converged Network Switch, an FCoE/CEE switch, supports 24 10GbE CEE ports and 8 FC ports operating at 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gb/s. Initially supported by Fabric OS 6.1.2_cee1, the 2408 FCoE Converged Network Switch is now supported as part of the Fabric OS 6.3 release. In addition to support for the new hardware platforms and blades, there are several new features in Fabric OS 6.3.0. • FCIP enhancements Enhanced compression, FCIP trunking, and Adaptive Rate Limiting (ARL) features for new extension platforms. These features are enabled only on the 1606 Extension SAN Switch and the DC SAN Director Multi-protocol Extension Blade platforms. They are not available on the HP StorageWorks 400 Multi-protocol Router (Brocade 7500), or the HP StorageWorks Multi-protocol Router Blade (Brocade FR4-18i). • FCR enhancements • EX_Port Masterless Trunking This is available on FC ports only. Masterless Trunking is not supported on FCIP ports in this release. • EX_Port Quality of Service (QoS) HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.0 release notes 3

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Version
6.3.0
NOTE:
This software conforms to the Fibre Channel (FC) standards and accepted engineering practices and
procedures.
Effective date
September 2009
Description
Fabric OS 6.3.0 supports the following new hardware platforms:
•
HP StorageWorks DC SAN Director Multi-protocol Extension Blade
, the next-generation distance
extension blade for the DC SAN Backbone Director and DC04 SAN Director, supports 12 FC
ports operating at 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gb/s, 10 1-GbE ports and 2 10-GbE ports. (GbE ports require
4-Gb B-series SFPs; 10-GbE ports require 10-GbE B-series SFPs.)
•
HP StorageWorks 1606 Extension SAN Switch
, the next-generation distance extension platform
for FCIP applications, supports 16 FC ports at 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gb/s, and 6 1-GbE optical ports.
(The user can select either a copper or optical interface on two ports.) GbE ports require 4-Gb B-
series SFPs.
•
HP StorageWorks DC SAN Director Switch 10/24 FCoE Blade
, an FCoE/CEE blade for the DC
SAN Backbone Director and DC04 SAN Director, supports 24 10-GbE CEE ports.
•
HP StorageWorks 2408 FCoE Converged Network Switch
, an FCoE/CEE switch, supports 24 10-
GbE CEE ports and 8 FC ports operating at 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gb/s. Initially supported by Fabric
OS 6.1.2_cee1, the 2408 FCoE Converged Network Switch is now supported as part of the
Fabric OS 6.3 release.
In addition to support for the new hardware platforms and blades, there are several new features in
Fabric OS 6.3.0.
•
FCIP enhancements
Enhanced compression, FCIP trunking, and Adaptive Rate Limiting (ARL) features for new extension
platforms. These features are enabled only on the 1606 Extension SAN Switch and the DC SAN
Director Multi-protocol Extension Blade platforms. They are not available on the HP StorageWorks
400 Multi-protocol Router (Brocade 7500), or the HP StorageWorks Multi-protocol Router Blade
(Brocade FR4
–
18i).
•
FCR enhancements
•
EX_Port Masterless Trunking
This is available on FC ports only. Masterless Trunking is not supported on FCIP ports in this
release.
•
EX_Port Quality of Service (QoS)
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.0 release notes
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