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Fabric OS feature compatibility in native connectivity modes Some Fabric OS features are not fully supported when operating in the native connectivity modes for deployment with M-EOS-based products. All HP StorageWorks models that are supported by Fabric OS 6.1.1b support both interopmodes 2 and 3, with the exception of the HP StorageWorks 4/32 SAN Switch. Table 1 specifies the support of various Fabric OS features when operating in either interopmode 2 (McDATA Fabric Mode) or interopmode 3 (Open Fabric Mode) with Fabric OS 6.1.1b. Table 1 Feature support in interopmodes 2 and 3 Fabric OS Features (supported in interopmode 0) Fabric OS 6.1.1b IM = interopmode IM 2 IM 3 L2 Fabric OS Hot Code Load Yes Yes Fabric OS Hot Code Load with FCR Yes Yes Zone Activation Support Yes No Traffic Isolation Zones1 Yes No Frame Redirection (devices attached to Fabric OS)1 Yes No Frame Reduction (devices attached to M-EOS)1 Yes No FCR Fabric Binding (route to M-EOS fabric with fabric binding) Yes Yes L2 Fabric Binding Yes No2 DCC polices No No SCC policies Yes3 No2 E/EX_Port authentication Yes Yes ISL Trunking (frame level) Yes4 Yes4 Dynamic Path Selection (DPS, exchange-based routing) Yes5 Yes Dynamic Load Sharing (DLS, port-based routing) Yes Yes Virtual Channels (VC RDY) Yes4 Yes4 FICON Management Server (Cascading) Yes No2 FICON MIHPTO Yes No2 Full scalability (to maximum M-EOS fabric limits) Yes Yes Adaptive Networking: QoS Adaptive Networking: Ingress Rate Limiting No No No2 No2 Advanced Performance Monitoring (APM) No2 No2 HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.1b release notes 11

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Fabric OS feature compatibility in native connectivity modes
Some Fabric OS features are not fully supported when operating in the native connectivity modes for
deployment with M-EOS-based products. All HP StorageWorks models that are supported by Fabric
OS 6.1.1b support both interopmodes 2 and 3, with the exception of the HP StorageWorks 4/32
SAN Switch.
Table 1
specifies the support of various Fabric OS features when operating in either interopmode 2
(McDATA Fabric Mode) or interopmode 3 (Open Fabric Mode) with Fabric OS 6.1.1b.
Table 1 Feature support in interopmodes 2 and 3
Fabric OS 6.1.1b
Fabric OS Features (supported in interopmode 0)
IM 3
IM 2
IM = interopmode
Yes
Yes
L2 Fabric OS Hot Code Load
Yes
Yes
Fabric OS Hot Code Load with FCR
No
Yes
Zone Activation Support
No
Yes
Traffic Isolation Zones
1
No
Yes
Frame Redirection (devices attached to Fabric OS)
1
No
Yes
Frame Reduction (devices attached to M-EOS)
1
Yes
Yes
FCR Fabric Binding (route to M-EOS fabric with fabric binding)
No
2
Yes
L2 Fabric Binding
No
No
DCC polices
No
2
Yes
3
SCC policies
Yes
Yes
E/EX_Port authentication
Yes
4
Yes
4
ISL Trunking (frame level)
Yes
Yes
5
Dynamic Path Selection (DPS, exchange-based routing)
Yes
Yes
Dynamic Load Sharing (DLS, port-based routing)
Yes
4
Yes
4
Virtual Channels (VC RDY)
No
2
Yes
FICON Management Server (Cascading)
No
2
Yes
FICON MIHPTO
Yes
Yes
Full scalability (to maximum M-EOS fabric limits)
No
No
Adaptive Networking: QoS
No
2
No
2
Adaptive Networking: Ingress Rate Limiting
No
2
No
2
Advanced Performance Monitoring (APM)
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