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requiring a domain and the associated fabric rebuild traffic that is prevalent when switches are powered on, or added, or removed from a fabric. Refer to the Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide available on http://www.hp.com/go/san for more information. 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 fabrics running EOS 09.00.xx with Brocade Fabric OS 5.2.1b • McDATA fabrics running EOS 09.02.xx or 09.03.xx with Brocade Fabric OS 5.3.0, 5.3.0a, 5.3.0b, 5.3.0c, 5.3.0d, • McDATA fabrics running EOS 09.06.xx with Brocade Fabric OS 5.3.1, 5.3.1a, and 6.0.0b • Cisco fabrics running SAN-OS 3.0(2a) with Brocade Fabric OS 5.2.1b • Cisco fabrics running SAN-OS versions 3.1(2a), 3.1(3), 3.1(3a) with Brocade Fabric OS 5.3.0, 5.3.0a, 5.3.0b, 5.3.0c, 5.3.0d • Cisco fabrics running SAN-OS versions 3,0(2a) with Brocade Fabric OS 5.3.1, 5.3.1a & 6.0.0b New feature summaries This section lists Fabric OS 6.1.0a features and improvements. Enhanced connectivity with McDATA products McDATA connectivity enhancements include: • M-EOS Native Fabric Mode support-HP supports interop mode 2 on Fabric OS 6.1.x on the 4/256 SAN Director & DC SAN Backbone Director. This allows Directors to participate directly in M-EOS fabrics running in McDATA Fabric Mode. M-EOS products in the fabric must be running M-EOS 09.07.00 or later. • M-EOS Open Fabric Mode support-HP supports interop mode 3 on Fabric OS 6.1.x with the 4/256 SAN Director & DC SAN Backbone Director. This allows Directors to participate directly in M-EOS fabrics running in Open Fabric Mode. M-EOS products in the fabric must be running M-EOS 09.07.00 or later. Interopmode 3 scalability limits have also been increased to match those of interopmode 2. • Traffic Isolation Zones supported in mixed fabrics in Interopmode 2-Fabric OS 6.1.x allows the Traffic Isolation Zones capability to be used in fabrics with M-Type products. The M-EOS based products can also provide analogous capability through the use of Preferred Path configurations. • Frame Redirection-Fabric OS 6.1.x allows Frame Redirection to be used on FOS products that are operating in either of the native connectivity modes (interopmode 2 or 3). This provides even greater flexibility and support for environments that are interested in using the powerful Frame Redirection capability. Access Gateway Access Gateway enhancements include: • Trunking with Access Gateway-Enables frame distribution across a set of available paths linking Access Gateway to an adjacent switch. The adjacent switch to the Access Gateway has to be an HP StorageWorks switch running Fabric OS 6.1.x or later. This feature also enhances availability by enabling seamless fail-over of traffic from a failed N_Port to other ports within a trunk group. Trunking is an optionally licensed feature. • Advanced Device Security Policy (ADS)-Extends the DCC policy to a switch module in Access Gateway mode. DCC policy support enables a user to restrict N_port logins through an F_port of an Access Gateway. User must provide a list of device Port WWNs for an F_Port in order 6

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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 fabrics running EOS 09.00.xx with Brocade Fabric OS 5.2.1b
•
McDATA fabrics running EOS 09.02.xx or 09.03.xx with Brocade Fabric OS 5.3.0, 5.3.0a, 5.3.0b,
5.3.0c, 5.3.0d,
•
McDATA fabrics running EOS 09.06.xx with Brocade Fabric OS 5.3.1, 5.3.1a, and 6.0.0b
•
Cisco fabrics running SAN-OS 3.0(2a) with Brocade Fabric OS 5.2.1b
•
Cisco fabrics running SAN-OS versions 3.1(2a), 3.1(3), 3.1(3a) with Brocade Fabric OS 5.3.0,
5.3.0a, 5.3.0b, 5.3.0c, 5.3.0d
•
Cisco fabrics running SAN-OS versions 3,0(2a) with Brocade Fabric OS 5.3.1, 5.3.1a & 6.0.0b
New feature summaries
This section lists Fabric OS 6.1.0a features and improvements.
Enhanced connectivity with McDATA products
McDATA connectivity enhancements include:
•
M-EOS Native Fabric Mode support
—HP supports interop mode 2 on Fabric OS 6.1.x on the
4/256 SAN Director & DC SAN Backbone Director. This allows Directors to participate directly
in M-EOS fabrics running in McDATA Fabric Mode. M-EOS products in the fabric must be running
M-EOS 09.07.00 or later.
•
M-EOS Open Fabric Mode support
—HP supports interop mode 3 on Fabric OS 6.1.x with the
4/256 SAN Director & DC SAN Backbone Director. This allows Directors to participate directly
in M-EOS fabrics running in Open Fabric Mode. M-EOS products in the fabric must be running
M-EOS 09.07.00 or later. Interopmode 3 scalability limits have also been increased to match
those of interopmode 2.
•
Traf
fi
c Isolation Zones supported in mixed fabrics in Interopmode 2
—Fabric OS 6.1.x allows the
Traf
fi
c Isolation Zones capability to be used in fabrics with M-Type products. The M-EOS based
products can also provide analogous capability through the use of Preferred Path con
fi
gurations.
•
Frame Redirection
—Fabric OS 6.1.x allows Frame Redirection to be used on FOS products that
are operating in either of the native connectivity modes (interopmode 2 or 3). This provides even
greater
fl
exibility and support for environments that are interested in using the powerful Frame
Redirection capability.
Access Gateway
Access Gateway enhancements include:
•
Trunking with Access Gateway
—Enables frame distribution across a set of available paths linking
Access Gateway to an adjacent switch. The adjacent switch to the Access Gateway has to be an
HP StorageWorks switch running Fabric OS 6.1.x or later. This feature also enhances availability
by enabling seamless fail-over of traf
fi
c from a failed N_Port to other ports within a trunk group.
Trunking is an optionally licensed feature.
•
Advanced Device Security Policy (ADS)
—Extends the DCC policy to a switch module in Access
Gateway mode. DCC policy support enables a user to restrict N_port logins through an F_port
of an Access Gateway. User must provide a list of device Port WWNs for an F_Port in order
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