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Enhancements This section summarizes Fabric Manager 5.2.0a enhancements. New operating system support Fabric Manager 5.2.0a supports Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4.0. NOTE: For a list of supported operating systems for each switch, see http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/ saninfrastructure/switches.html. New features introduced in Fabric Manager 5.2.0a Fabric Manager 5.2.0a includes the following new features: • DomainId and AreaId displays in hex in addition to decimal in the tables & topology. • When a fabric is selected in any of the Topology views the Overview tab shows Domain ID only in decimal and hex formats. • Domain ID property (as mentioned above) has been renamed to Seed Switch Domain ID and moved down the property list below "Seed Switch" property. • Domain ID in all topology views under Switches tab contains four hex digits rather than two. • Under Fabric View in FC Devices tab, Port ID column has been removed as it seems to be redundant. • Under Fabric View in FC Devices tab, User Port Number contains four hex digits rather than two. • Domain ID in topology tool tip when mouse hovered on the fabric object under all topology views has been updated to display both in decimal and in hex. • Area ID / Port Index column has been updated to display value both in hex and in decimal. • Column headers of Area ID / Port Index, Domain ID & User Port Number have been appended with (hex) to give visual cue to user. New features introduced in Fabric Manager 5.2.0 Fabric Manager 5.2.0 includes the following new features: • Fabric Manager Client - includes the new Java/swing based client for Fabric Manager. • Enhanced Topology - provides a comprehensive, real-time display of the fabric, switches, interconnections, and end devices. • Admin Domain (AD) and Role Based Access Control (RBAC) - provides facility to get AD filtered views and supports a role-based user concept similar to Fabric OS. • Offline Zone Management - allows the user to edit zone information locally without affecting the fabric and preview the impact of those changes before committing them. • FOS 5.2.0 Features - provides management capability to the latest FOS features. • Secure Communication - employs HTTPS communication between the server and the switch. • iSCSI Management - provides fabric wide management functions for iSCSI blade. • Fault Management - collects supportShow information of the switch or groups of switches in the fabric to initiate a Call Home action and saves support information through supportsave command. • Device Diagnostics - this Fabric Manager feature will now verify if the devices selected belong to defined DCC policies. • Fabric Health - lists problems that prevent the switches to be in "Normal" (Healthy) state. 6

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Enhancements
This section summarizes Fabric Manager 5.2.0a enhancements.
New operating system support
Fabric Manager 5.2.0a supports Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4.0.
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New features introduced in Fabric Manager 5.2.0a
Fabric Manager 5.2.0a includes the following new features:
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DomainId and AreaId displays in hex in addition to decimal in the tables & topology.
•
When a fabric is selected in any of the Topology views the
Overview
tab shows Domain ID
only in decimal and hex formats.
•
Domain ID property (as mentioned above) has been renamed to Seed Switch Domain ID and
moved down the property list below “Seed Switch” property.
•
Domain ID in all topology views under
Switches
tab contains four hex digits rather than two.
•
Under Fabric View in
FC Devices
tab, Port ID column has been removed as it seems to be
redundant.
•
Under Fabric View in
FC Devices
tab, User Port Number contains four hex digits rather than two.
•
Domain ID in topology tool tip when mouse hovered on the fabric object under all topology views
has been updated to display both in decimal and in hex.
•
Area ID / Port Index column has been updated to display value both in hex and in decimal.
•
Column headers of Area ID / Port Index, Domain ID & User Port Number have been appended
with (hex) to give visual cue to user.
New features introduced in Fabric Manager 5.2.0
Fabric Manager 5.2.0 includes the following new features:
•
Fabric Manager Client
– includes the new Java/swing based client for Fabric Manager.
•
Enhanced Topology
— provides a comprehensive, real-time display of the fabric, switches,
interconnections, and end devices.
•
Admin Domain (AD) and Role Based Access Control (RBAC)
— provides facility to get AD filtered
views and supports a role-based user concept similar to Fabric OS.
•
Offline Zone Management
— allows the user to edit zone information locally without affecting the
fabric and preview the impact of those changes before committing them.
•
FOS 5.2.0 Features
— provides management capability to the latest FOS features.
•
Secure Communication
— employs HTTPS communication between the server and the switch.
•
iSCSI Management
— provides fabric wide management functions for iSCSI blade.
•
Fault Management
— collects
supportShow
information of the switch or groups of switches in
the fabric to initiate a Call Home action and saves support information through
supportsave
command.
•
Device Diagnostics
— this Fabric Manager feature will now verify if the devices selected belong to
defined DCC policies.
•
Fabric Health
— lists problems that prevent the switches to be in “Normal” (Healthy) state.
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