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Access Gateway support in non-Brocade fabrics

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• HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director • HP StorageWorks DC04 SAN Director • HP StorageWorks 400 Multiprotocol Router • HP StorageWorks EVA4400 Embedded Switch Module • HP StorageWorks 1606 Extension SAN Switch (Brocade 7800) Access Gateway was introduced with FOS 5.2.1b. It allows a switch to operate in agmode, which provides simplified connectivity between large numbers of servers and the SAN. Access Gateway leverages N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) to hide the complexity of the servers (both physical and virtual) attached to it, while allowing easy SAN connectivity. The edge fabric switch provides all fabric services, while Access Gateway connects to the edge switch by what appears as a host bus adapter (HBA) connection. This architecture allows the deployment of many additional servers without requiring a domain and the associated fabric rebuild traffic. Rebuild traffic is prevalent when switches are powered on, added, or removed from a fabric. For more information, see the Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide, available on http:// www.hp.com/go/san. Access Gateway support in non-Brocade fabrics In addition to being supported in Brocade fabrics, Access Gateway is supported for connectivity to the following: • McDATA switches: 2/12 (ES4300), 2/24 (ES4500), 2/16 (ES3216), 2/32 (ES3232), 2/64 (ED6064), 2/140 (M6140), M4400, and Mi10K running EOS 09.07.02 with Brocade FOS 6.1.0x • McDATA switches: 2/12 (ES4300), 2/24 (ES4500), 2/16 (ES3216), 2/32 (ES3232), 2/64 (ED6064), 2/140 (M6140), M4400, and Mi10K running EOS 09.09.00 with Brocade FOS 6.2.0x and 6.2.1x • McDATA switches: 2/12 (ES4300), 2/24 (ES4500), 2/16 (ES3216), 2/32 (ES3232), 2/64 (ED6064), 2/140 (M6140), M4400, and Mi10K running EOS 09.09.05 with Brocade FOS 6.3.0x • Cisco switches: MDS 9216, MDS 9216A, MDS 9506, and MDS 9509 running SAN OS 3.0(2a) with Brocade FOS 6.1.0x • Cisco switches: MDS 9216, MDS 9216A, MDS 9216i, MDS 9506, MDS 9509, MDS 9120, MDS 9140, MDS 9124, and MDS 9134 running SAN OS 3.2(3) with Brocade FOS 6.2.0x and 6.2.1x • Cisco switches: MDS 9216, MDS 9216A, MDS 9506, MDS 9509, MDS 9120, and MDS 9140 running SAN OS 3.3(2) or 3.3(3) with Brocade FOS 6.3.0x, or MDS 9216i running SAN OS 3.3(1c) with Brocade FOS 6.3.0x • Cisco switches: MDS 9134, MDS 9124, and MDS 9124e running NX OS 4.1(3a) with Brocade FOS 6.3.0x, or MDS 9216i running NX OS 4.1(1c) with Brocade FOS 6.3.0x Secure FOS feature not compatible with FOS 6.x and later FOS 5.3.x is the last FOS version compatible with Secure FOS (SFOS). However, all of the security features of SFOS have been fully integrated into the base FOS, starting with FOS 5.3.x. Zoning and fabric operations When configuring zoning or other fabric-wide settings in a fabric that has products operating with different versions of FOS, HP recommends that you perform the configuration through an interface 12

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HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director
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HP StorageWorks DC04 SAN Director
•
HP StorageWorks 400 Multiprotocol Router
•
HP StorageWorks EVA4400 Embedded Switch Module
•
HP StorageWorks 1606 Extension SAN Switch (Brocade 7800)
Access Gateway was introduced with FOS 5.2.1b. It allows a switch to operate in
agmode
, which
provides simplified connectivity between large numbers of servers and the SAN. Access Gateway
leverages N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) to hide the complexity of the servers (both physical and
virtual) attached to it, while allowing easy SAN connectivity. The edge fabric switch provides all fabric
services, while Access Gateway connects to the edge switch by what appears as a host bus adapter
(HBA) connection. This architecture allows the deployment of many additional servers without requiring
a domain and the associated fabric rebuild traffic. Rebuild traffic is prevalent when switches are
powered on, added, or removed from a fabric.
For more information, see the
Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide
, available on
h
t
tp://
w
w
w
.hp
.co
m/go/s
an
.
Access Gateway support in non-Brocade fabrics
In addition to being supported in Brocade fabrics, Access Gateway is supported for connectivity to
the following:
•
McDATA switches: 2/12 (ES4300), 2/24 (ES4500), 2/16 (ES3216), 2/32 (ES3232), 2/64
(ED6064), 2/140 (M6140), M4400, and Mi10K running EOS 09.07.02 with Brocade FOS
6.1.0x
•
McDATA switches: 2/12 (ES4300), 2/24 (ES4500), 2/16 (ES3216), 2/32 (ES3232), 2/64
(ED6064), 2/140 (M6140), M4400, and Mi10K running EOS 09.09.00 with Brocade FOS
6.2.0x and 6.2.1x
•
McDATA switches: 2/12 (ES4300), 2/24 (ES4500), 2/16 (ES3216), 2/32 (ES3232), 2/64
(ED6064), 2/140 (M6140), M4400, and Mi10K running EOS 09.09.05 with Brocade FOS
6.3.0x
•
Cisco switches: MDS 9216, MDS 9216A, MDS 9506, and MDS 9509 running SAN OS 3.0(2a)
with Brocade FOS 6.1.0x
•
Cisco switches: MDS 9216, MDS 9216A, MDS 9216i, MDS 9506, MDS 9509, MDS 9120,
MDS 9140, MDS 9124, and MDS 9134 running SAN OS 3.2(3) with Brocade FOS 6.2.0x and
6.2.1x
•
Cisco switches: MDS 9216, MDS 9216A, MDS 9506, MDS 9509, MDS 9120, and MDS 9140
running SAN OS 3.3(2) or 3.3(3) with Brocade FOS 6.3.0x, or MDS 9216i running SAN OS
3.3(1c) with Brocade FOS 6.3.0x
•
Cisco switches: MDS 9134, MDS 9124, and MDS 9124e running NX OS 4.1(3a) with Brocade
FOS 6.3.0x, or MDS 9216i running NX OS 4.1(1c) with Brocade FOS 6.3.0x
Secure FOS feature not compatible with FOS 6.
x
and later
FOS 5.3.
x
is the last FOS version compatible with Secure FOS (SFOS). However, all of the security
features of SFOS have been fully integrated into the base FOS, starting with FOS 5.3.
x
.
Zoning and fabric operations
When configuring zoning or other fabric-wide settings in a fabric that has products operating with
different versions of FOS, HP recommends that you perform the configuration through an interface
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