HP StorageWorks 1606 HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.0 release notes (5697-0358, - Page 9

Previously licensed software now included with base Fabric OS, Standards compliance

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Previously licensed software now included with base Fabric OS The capabilities described in this section are included as part of the base Fabric OS. No additional purchase or licensing is necessary. NOTE: Advanced Zoning and Web Tools licenses are no longer necessary, starting with Fabric OS 6.1. These features are enabled automatically on all products running Fabric OS 6.1 or later. Standards compliance This software conforms to the FC standards and accepted engineering practices and procedures. In certain cases, HP might add proprietary supplemental functions to those specified in the standards. For a list of standards conformance, see the HP web site: http://www.hp.com. The 2408 FCoE Converged Network Switch and DC SAN Director Switch 10/24 FCoE Blade conform to the following Ethernet standards: • IEEE 802.1D, Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) • IEEE 802.1s, Multiple Spanning Tree • IEEE 802.1w, Rapid Reconfiguration of Spanning Tree Protocol • IEEE 802.3ad, Link Aggregation with LACP • IEEE 802.3ae, 10G Ethernet • IEEE 802.1Q, VLAN Tagging • IEEE 802.1p, Class of Service Prioritization and Tagging • IEEE 802.1v, VLAN Classification by Protocol and Port • IEEE 802.AB, Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) • IEEE 802.3x, Flow Control (Pause Frames) The following draft versions of the Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE) and FCoE standards are also supported on the 2408 FCoE Converged Network Switch and DC SAN Director Switch 10/24 FCoE Blade: • IEEE 802.1Qbb, Priority-based Flow Control • IEEE 802.1Qaz, Enhanced Transmission Selection • IEEE 802.1, DCB Capability Exchange Protocol (proposed under the DCB Task Group of IEEE 802.1 Working Group) • FC-BB-5, FCoE (Rev. 1.0.3) Update recommendations All products supported by Fabric OS 6.0.x can be upgraded to Fabric OS 6.3.0, with the exception of the following switches: • HP StorageWorks 4/8 SAN Switch • HP StorageWorks 4/16 SAN Switch • Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem • Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.0 release notes 9

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Previously licensed software now included with base Fabric OS
The capabilities described in this section are included as part of the base Fabric OS. No additional
purchase or licensing is necessary.
NOTE:
Advanced Zoning and Web Tools licenses are no longer necessary, starting with Fabric OS 6.1.
These features are enabled automatically on all products running Fabric OS 6.1 or later.
Standards compliance
This software conforms to the FC standards and accepted engineering practices and procedures. In
certain cases, HP might add proprietary supplemental functions to those specified in the standards.
For a list of standards conformance, see the HP web site:
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The 2408 FCoE Converged Network Switch and DC SAN Director Switch 10/24 FCoE Blade conform
to the following Ethernet standards:
IEEE 802.1D, Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
IEEE 802.1s, Multiple Spanning Tree
IEEE 802.1w, Rapid Reconfiguration of Spanning Tree Protocol
IEEE 802.3ad, Link Aggregation with LACP
IEEE 802.3ae, 10G Ethernet
IEEE 802.1Q, VLAN Tagging
IEEE 802.1p, Class of Service Prioritization and Tagging
IEEE 802.1v, VLAN Classification by Protocol and Port
IEEE 802.AB, Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)
IEEE 802.3x, Flow Control (Pause Frames)
The following draft versions of the Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE) and FCoE standards are also
supported on the 2408 FCoE Converged Network Switch and DC SAN Director Switch 10/24 FCoE
Blade:
IEEE 802.1Qbb, Priority-based Flow Control
IEEE 802.1Qaz, Enhanced Transmission Selection
IEEE 802.1, DCB Capability Exchange Protocol (proposed under the DCB Task Group of IEEE
802.1 Working Group)
FC-BB-5, FCoE (Rev. 1.0.3)
Update recommendations
All products supported by Fabric OS 6.0.x can be upgraded to Fabric OS 6.3.0, with the exception
of the following switches:
HP StorageWorks 4/8 SAN Switch
HP StorageWorks 4/16 SAN Switch
Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem
Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.0 release notes
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