HP Surestore 64 FW 05.01.00 and SW 07.01.00 HP StorageWorks SAN High Availabil - Page 152
Task 3: Consider Interoperability with Fabric Elements and End Devices
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Configuration Planning Tasks Task 3: Consider Interoperability with Fabric Elements and End Devices HP conducts a substantial level of testing to ensure director and switch interoperability with fabric elements and end devices provided by multiple original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). New devices are tested and qualified on a continual basis. Contact your HP representative for the latest information about fabric element, server, host bus adapter (HBA), and device interoperability. Consider whether to set the director or switch to Open Systems management style or FICON management style. This setting only affects the management style used to manage the product; it does not affect port operation. Open-systems interconnection (OSI) devices can communicate with each other if the product is set to FICON management style, and Fibre Connection (FICON) devices can communicate with each other if the product is set to Open Systems management style. Be aware that: ■ When a director or switch is set to Open Systems management style, a traditional Fibre Channel fabric consisting of multiple domains (fabric elements) is supported. Inband management through the open-systems management server (OSMS) is also supported. ■ When a director or switch is set to FICON management style, only a single domain (fabric element) is supported. Inband management through the FICON management server (FMS) is also supported. When operating in FICON management style, ports are set to F_Port operation, thus eliminating E_Port, ISL, and multiswitch fabric capabilities. Note: If the FICON management server feature is enabled, the default management style is FICON. Open Systems management style cannot be enabled. 152 SAN High Availability Planning Guide