HP StorageWorks 8/80 HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0h release notes (5697-7961 - Page 10

• McDATA fabrics running EOS 09.06.xx with Brocade Fabric OS 5.3.1, 5.3.1a, 6.0.0b and 6.0.1a • Cisco MDS 9506, 9509, 9216 and 9216a Multilayer Director switches • 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 and 6.0.1a Secure Fabric OS (SFOS) feature not compatible with Fabric OS 6.x and later The last Fabric OS version compatible with SFOS is Fabric OS 5.3.x. However, all of the security features of SFOS have been fully integrated into the base Fabric OS, beginning with Fabric OS 5.3.x and later. Fabric Manager compatibility Fabric OS 6.1.0h is compatible with Fabric Manager version 5.5.0. HP recommends upgrading to Fabric Manager 5.5.0 before upgrading to Fabric OS 6.1.0h as down-level Fabric Manager software is not supported with Fabric OS 6.1.0h. Prerequisites Table 1 summarizes current Fabric OS firmware versions. However, HP recommends using the latest supported firmware release versions to get the greatest benefit from the SAN. For a list of retired products, see the HP website: http://www.hp.com IMPORTANT: The Fabric OS versions listed in the Earliest compatible version column below are the earliest versions supported by HP at the time Fabric OS 6.1.0h released. Table 1 Current supported Fabric OS versions Model Earliest compatible ver- Recommended version sion HP StorageWorks 1-Gb Switch Not supported, end of support (December 2007) HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8 EL HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/16 MSA SAN Switch 2/8 3.2.1b 3.2.1c 10