HP StorageWorks MSA 2/8 HP StorageWorks Fabric OS V3.2.1 Release Notes (AA-RUQ - Page 3

About this document This section identifies the audience of these Release Notes and provides a high-level description of the information it contains. Release Notes overview These Release Notes cover the following major topics: • Fabric OS 3.2.1 enhancements, page 3 • HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 3.2.1 addendum, page 6 • Accessing documentation, page 6 • Important notes, page 8 • Documentation updates, page 10 Audience These Release Notes are intended for systems administrators and technicians who are responsible for installing, operating, and maintaining Fabric OS version 3.2.1. Fabric OS 3.2.1 enhancements Fabric OS v3.2.1 is a maintenance release containing fixes to a number of defects found since the release of Fabric OS v3.2.0a. Aside from these changes, this maintenance release includes the same feature set as the Fabric OS v3.2.0 release. HP StorageWorks Fabric OS v3.2.1 contains significant enhancements in the areas of Fibre Channel long-distance support, scalability, and manageability. Several improvements since the release of HP StorageWorks Fabric OS v3.1.3 have been incorporated in this release. Major new features include: • Additional support for the HP StorageWorks Multi-protocol (MP) Router • Updated security enhancements: • RADIUS • DH-CHAP authentication • Improved manageability and ease-of-use for Fabric Watch and Advanced Web Tools Fabric OS 3.2.1 release notes 3