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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 supported by Fabric OS 6.2.0e support both interopmodes 2 and 3, with the exception of the 4/32 SAN Switch. NOTE: HP may not support all of these switches in this mode. See "Merging Fabrics based on M-series and B-series FC switches" application note available at http://www.hp.com for specific support in interopmodes 2 and 3. Table 5 specifies the support of Fabric OS features when operating in either interopmode 2 (McDATA Fabric Mode) or interopmode 3 (Open Fabric Mode) with Fabric OS 6.2.0e. Table 5 Feature support in interopmodes 2 and 3 Fabric OS Features (supported in interopmode 0) Fabric OS 6.2.0x 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 Yes1 Traffic Isolation Zones2 Yes No Frame Redirection (devices attached to Fabric OS)2 Yes Yes1 Frame Redirection (devices attached to M-EOS)2 Frame Redirection over FCR3 Yes Yes1 Yes Yes1 FCR Fabric Binding (route to M-EOS fabric with Fabric Binding)4 Yes Yes L2 Fabric Binding Yes No5 DCC policies No No SCC policies Yes6 No5 E/Ex_Port Authentication ISL Trunking (frame level) Yes Yes Yes7 Yes7 Dynamic Path Selection (DPS, exchange-based routing) Yes8 Yes8 Dynamic Load Sharing (DLS, port-based routing) Virtual Channels (VC RDY) Yes Yes Yes7 Yes7 FICON Management Server (Cascading) Yes No5 HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0e release notes 17

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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 supported by Fabric OS 6.2.0e
support both interopmodes 2 and 3, with the exception of the 4/32 SAN Switch.
NOTE:
HP may not support all of these switches in this mode. See
“
Merging Fabrics based on M-series and
B-series FC switches
”
application note available at
h
t
tp://w
w
w
.hp
.co
m
for specific support in
interopmodes 2 and 3.
Table 5
specifies the support of Fabric OS features when operating in either interopmode 2 (McDATA
Fabric Mode) or interopmode 3 (Open Fabric Mode) with Fabric OS 6.2.0e.
Table 5 Feature support in interopmodes 2 and 3
Fabric OS 6.2.0x
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
Yes
1
Yes
Zone Activation Support
No
Yes
Traffic Isolation Zones
2
Yes
1
Yes
Frame Redirection (devices attached to Fabric OS)
2
Yes
1
Yes
Frame Redirection (devices attached to M-EOS)
2
Yes
1
Yes
Frame Redirection over FCR
3
Yes
Yes
FCR Fabric Binding (route to M-EOS fabric with Fabric Binding)
4
No
5
Yes
L2 Fabric Binding
No
No
DCC policies
No
5
Yes
6
SCC policies
Yes
Yes
E/Ex_Port Authentication
Yes
7
Yes
7
ISL Trunking (frame level)
Yes
8
Yes
8
Dynamic Path Selection (DPS, exchange-based routing)
Yes
Yes
Dynamic Load Sharing (DLS, port-based routing)
Yes
7
Yes
7
Virtual Channels (VC RDY)
No
5
Yes
FICON Management Server (Cascading)
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