HP StorageWorks 8/80 HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.1d release notes (5697-7962 - Page 9

Secure Fabric OS feature not compatible with Fabric OS 6.x and later, Zoning and fabric operations

Get HP StorageWorks 8/80 - SAN Switch PDF manuals and user guides View all HP StorageWorks 8/80 manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals

Page 9 highlights

• 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.x with Brocade Fabric OS 5.3.1, 5.3.1a, 6.0.0b, 6.0.1a • 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, 6.0.1a Secure Fabric OS feature not compatible with Fabric OS 6.x and later Fabric OS 5.3.x is the last Fabric OS version which was compatible with SFOS. However, all of the security features of SFOS have been fully integrated into the base Fabric OS, starting with Fabric OS 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 Fabric OS, HP recommends that you perform the configuration via an interface (such as Web Tools) to a product with the most recent version of Fabric OS. Some older versions of Fabric OS do not fully support newer hardware models, and problems may arise when configuring settings through these older products. NOTE: Never perform a zoning configuration through a switch operating with Fabric OS 3.x in a fabric that also has products operating with newer versions of Fabric OS. 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 6.1.1d 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 6.1.1d. Table 1 Feature support in interopmodes 2 and 3 Fabric OS Features (supported in interopmode 0) Fabric OS 6.1.1d 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 HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.1d release notes 9

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
•
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.x with Brocade Fabric OS 5.3.1, 5.3.1a, 6.0.0b, 6.0.1a
•
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,
6.0.1a
Secure Fabric OS feature not compatible with Fabric OS 6.x
and later
Fabric OS 5.3.x is the last Fabric OS version which was compatible with SFOS. However, all of the
security features of SFOS have been fully integrated into the base Fabric OS, starting with Fabric OS
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 Fabric OS, HP recommends that you perform the configuration via an interface
(such as Web Tools) to a product with the most recent version of Fabric OS. Some older versions of
Fabric OS do not fully support newer hardware models, and problems may arise when configuring
settings through these older products.
NOTE:
Never perform a zoning configuration through a switch operating with Fabric OS 3.x in a fabric that
also has products operating with newer versions of Fabric OS.
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 6.1.1d 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 6.1.1d.
Table 1 Feature support in interopmodes 2 and 3
Fabric OS 6.1.1d
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
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.1d release notes
9