HP StorageWorks 8/80 HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0b release notes (5697-0352 - Page 22

FCR backbone fabric ID changes, Traffic isolation over FCR, Integrated routing, Access gateway

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FCR backbone fabric ID changes • With 8Gb director blades, the switch must be disabled to change the backbone fabric ID. • With routing and dual backbone fabrics, the backbone fabric ID must be changed to keep the IDs unique. Traffic isolation over FCR • All switches and Fibre Channel Routers, both in edge and backbone fabrics, must be running Fabric OS 6.1.0 or later in order to support this feature. • In order for Traffic Isolation over FCR to function properly, the associated TI zones in each fabric (edge and backbone) need to have failover enabled. Integrated routing • To allow Hot Code Load on an HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch when using Integrated Routing, the edge switch connected to the 8/40 SAN Switch must be running Fabric OS 6.1 or later. • The HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch does not support Hot Code Load from Fabric OS 6.1.0 to 6.2.x in a dual backbone configuration with a routed connection to an M-EOS product. • Integrated Routing EX_Ports are supported only in the base switch on a switch with VF enabled. To test Integrated Routing functionality, disable the VF feature (fosconfig --disable vf) first. • Integrated Routing and TopTalkers are not concurrently supported in Fabric OS 6.2.x. To use Integrated Routing, be sure to disable TopTalkers before configuring EX_Ports. Access gateway When in Access Gateway mode, the Automatic Port Configuration policy may not work when attached to M-EOS switches. M-EOS ports should be set to G_port to prevent problems with port type discovery. FCS automatic distribution • When using the FCS Automatic Distribution feature in Fabric OS 6.0 or later, all switches in the fabric must be running Fabric OS 6.0 or later. If any switches are running Fabric OS 5.x or earlier, only manual distribution can be used. • Fabric OS 6.0 or later allow only FCS automatic distribution when in strict mode, requiring only switches with Fabric OS 6.0 or later. FIPS FIPS mode should not be enabled on HP StorageWorks 4/8 or 4/16 SAN Switches. If FIPS is enabled, the 4/8 and 4/16 SAN Switches will not boot. LDAP When using LDAP, downgrades from Fabric OS 6.2.x to earlier releases requires user intervention. Authentication must be set to local and back to LDAP in order to continue using LDAP authentication. 22

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FCR backbone fabric ID changes
•
With 8Gb director blades, the switch must be disabled to change the backbone fabric ID.
•
With routing and dual backbone fabrics, the backbone fabric ID must be changed to keep the
IDs unique.
Traffic isolation over FCR
•
All switches and Fibre Channel Routers, both in edge and backbone fabrics, must be running
Fabric OS 6.1.0 or later in order to support this feature.
•
In order for Traffic Isolation over FCR to function properly, the associated TI zones in each fabric
(edge and backbone) need to have failover enabled.
Integrated routing
•
To allow Hot Code Load on an HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch when using Integrated
Routing, the edge switch connected to the 8/40 SAN Switch must be running Fabric OS 6.1 or
later.
•
The HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch does not support Hot Code Load from Fabric OS 6.1.0
to 6.2.x in a dual backbone configuration with a routed connection to an M-EOS product.
•
Integrated Routing EX_Ports are supported only in the base switch on a switch with VF enabled.
To test Integrated Routing functionality, disable the VF feature (fosconfig --disable vf) first.
•
Integrated Routing and TopTalkers are not concurrently supported in Fabric OS 6.2.x. To use In-
tegrated Routing, be sure to disable TopTalkers before configuring EX_Ports.
Access gateway
When in Access Gateway mode, the Automatic Port Configuration policy may not work when attached
to M-EOS switches. M-EOS ports should be set to G_port to prevent problems with port type discovery.
FCS automatic distribution
•
When using the FCS Automatic Distribution feature in Fabric OS 6.0 or later, all switches in the
fabric must be running Fabric OS 6.0 or later. If any switches are running Fabric OS 5.x or
earlier, only manual distribution can be used.
•
Fabric OS 6.0 or later allow only FCS automatic distribution when in strict mode, requiring only
switches with Fabric OS 6.0 or later.
FIPS
FIPS mode should not be enabled on HP StorageWorks 4/8 or 4/16 SAN Switches. If FIPS is enabled,
the 4/8 and 4/16 SAN Switches will not boot.
LDAP
When using LDAP, downgrades from Fabric OS 6.2.x to earlier releases requires user intervention.
Authentication must be set to local and back to LDAP in order to continue using LDAP authentication.
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