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• Support for Pathinfo over MetaSAN • Use FSPF cost in the FCR backbone fabric to find the shortest path to the edge fabric • In-band management link over FCIP connections for HP StorageWorks 400 Multi-protocol Router • TCP byte streaming for FCIP connections with WAN optimization hardware • Improved FCIP statistics support, including TCP connection history, high watermark information, and connection snapshot capability • Support of temporary licenses for Adaptive Networking, Integrated Routing, and Fabric Watch • Security enhancements • IPv6 auto-configuration • IPsec with IPv6 (for management port) • Configurable switch-wide policy requiring authentication of all HBAs • RADIUS enhancements allowing password expiration and source IP address information • LPAD enhancement allowing for an alternate domain userPrincipalName (UPN) • IPv6 certified for JITC Approved Product List • FICON enhancements • RNID support for CUP • New FC addressing modes for support with virtual fabrics • Support for HP StorageWorks SAN Director 48 Port 8Gb FC Blade with VF-enabled HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director and DC04 SAN Director for FICON environments • Access Gateway enhancements • AG mode support on HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch. • Miscellaneous • FC ping support between switches (ping switch WWN) • Provision of path information via CLI • Frame redirection support in interopmode 3 (McDATA Open Fabric Mode) • Support for M-EOSn's 239 Domain ID mode via FCR in interopmode 3 • System-wide RASLog • Port auto-disable support • Ethernet port bonding for management ports • New CLI command to configure F_Port receive buffer credits New feature descriptions This section describes the new features that were introduced in Fabric OS 6.2.0a, and brought forward with Fabric OS 6.2.0g. Virtual fabrics • Virtual Fabrics (VF) is a new capability supported on the HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director, DC04 SAN Director, HP StorageWorks 8/80 SAN Switch, and HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch. Once enabled, VF allows the user to divide a single physical chassis or switch into multiple logical switches by assigning individual ports to a logical switch. Each logical switch is managed as a completely independent layer 2 Fibre Channel switch, and can be deployed in independent fabrics known as logical fabrics. • VF also allows the user to create a special logical switch known as the base switch, which is used for connectivity to other base switches and also as a backbone fabric for Fibre Channel Routing. 4

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Support for
Pathinfo
over MetaSAN
•
Use FSPF cost in the FCR backbone fabric to find the shortest path to the edge fabric
•
In-band management link over FCIP connections for HP StorageWorks 400 Multi-protocol
Router
•
TCP byte streaming for FCIP connections with WAN optimization hardware
•
Improved FCIP statistics support, including TCP connection history, high watermark information,
and connection snapshot capability
•
Support of temporary licenses for Adaptive Networking, Integrated Routing, and Fabric Watch
•
Security enhancements
•
IPv6 auto-configuration
•
IPsec with IPv6 (for management port)
•
Configurable switch-wide policy requiring authentication of all HBAs
•
RADIUS enhancements allowing password expiration and source IP address information
•
LPAD enhancement allowing for an alternate domain userPrincipalName (UPN)
•
IPv6 certified for JITC Approved Product List
•
FICON enhancements
•
RNID support for CUP
•
New FC addressing modes for support with virtual fabrics
•
Support for HP StorageWorks SAN Director 48 Port 8Gb FC Blade with VF-enabled HP Stor-
ageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director and DC04 SAN Director for FICON environments
•
Access Gateway enhancements
•
AG mode support on HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch.
•
Miscellaneous
•
FC ping support between switches (ping switch WWN)
•
Provision of path information via CLI
•
Frame redirection support in interopmode 3 (McDATA Open Fabric Mode)
•
Support for M-EOSn's 239 Domain ID mode via FCR in interopmode 3
•
System-wide RASLog
•
Port auto-disable support
•
Ethernet port bonding for management ports
•
New CLI command to configure F_Port receive buffer credits
New feature descriptions
This section describes the new features that were introduced in Fabric OS 6.2.0a, and brought forward
with Fabric OS 6.2.0g.
Virtual fabrics
•
Virtual Fabrics (VF) is a new capability supported on the HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone
Director, DC04 SAN Director, HP StorageWorks 8/80 SAN Switch, and HP StorageWorks 8/40
SAN Switch. Once enabled, VF allows the user to divide a single physical chassis or switch into
multiple logical switches by assigning individual ports to a logical switch. Each logical switch is
managed as a completely independent layer 2 Fibre Channel switch, and can be deployed in
independent fabrics known as
logical fabrics
.
•
VF also allows the user to create a special logical switch known as the
base switch
, which is used
for connectivity to other base switches and also as a backbone fabric for Fibre Channel Routing.
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