HP Brocade 8/12c HP Fabric OS 6.2.2f Release Notes (5697-1756, February 2012) - Page 10

Temporary license support, Previously licensed software now included with base Fabric OS

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Temporary license support HP now supports temporary licenses or Universal Temporary Licenses. To obtain the Universal Temporary Licenses, select the StorageWorks Software Demo & Evaluation Downloads option at the HP website: http://www.software.hp.com Previously licensed software now included with base Fabric OS The capabilities described in this section are included as part of the base Fabric OS. No additional purchase or licensing is necessary. NOTE: Advanced Zoning and Web Tools licenses are no longer necessary. These features are enabled automatically on all products running Fabric OS 6.1 or later. Standards compliance This software conforms to the FC standards and accepted engineering practices and procedures. In certain cases, HP might add proprietary supplemental functions to those specified in the standards. For a list of standards conformance, see the HP website: http://www.hp.com. New hardware support Support for the HP StorageWorks DC04 SAN Director was introduced with Fabric OS 6.2.0a. The DC04 SAN Director: • Has 192 ports, 8 Gb/s technology in an 8U chassis with horizontal slots (9U with standard port side airflow kit) • Supports HP StorageWorks SAN Director 16 Port 8-Gb FC Blade, SAN Director 32 Port 8-Gb FC Blade, and SAN Director 48 Port 8-Gb FC Blade • Supports all special-purpose blades available for the DC SAN Backbone Director • Supports ICL connectivity to other DC04 SAN Director or DC SAN Backbone Director chassis Fabric OS 6.2.0b introduced support for the HP StorageWorks Encryption SAN Switch and the DC Switch Encryption FC Blade. The encryption switch provides: • 48 Gb/s of encryption processing power, upgradeable to 96 Gb/s • Industry standard AES-256 algorithms for data-at-rest encryption • 32 FC ports, 8 Gb/s in 2U form factor • Integration with HP StorageWorks SKM The encryption blade provides 16 ports and is supported in the DC SAN Backbone Director and DC04 SAN Director. NOTE: The encryption switch and encryption blade are unique products compared to standard FC switches. HP highly recommends that you read the Fabric OS Encryption Administrator's Guide before configuring these products in any fabric. Supported product models The following product models can be upgraded to Fabric OS 6.2.2f: • HP StorageWorks 4/8 SAN Switch and 4/16 SAN Switch (Brocade 200E) • HP StorageWorks 4/32 SAN Switch (Brocade 4100) • HP StorageWorks 4/32B SAN Switch (Brocade 5000) • HP StorageWorks 4/64 SAN Switch (Brocade 4900) • HP StorageWorks 4/256 SAN Director (Brocade 48000) 10

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Temporary license support
HP now supports temporary licenses or Universal Temporary Licenses. To obtain the Universal
Temporary Licenses, select the StorageWorks Software Demo & Evaluation Downloads option at
the HP website:
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Previously licensed software now included with base Fabric OS
The capabilities described in this section are included as part of the base Fabric OS. No additional
purchase or licensing is necessary.
NOTE:
Advanced Zoning and Web Tools licenses are no longer necessary. These features are
enabled automatically on all products running Fabric OS 6.1 or later.
Standards compliance
This software conforms to the FC standards and accepted engineering practices and procedures.
In certain cases, HP might add proprietary supplemental functions to those specified in the standards.
For a list of standards conformance, see the HP website:
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tp://w
w
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.hp
.co
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New hardware support
Support for the HP StorageWorks DC04 SAN Director was introduced with Fabric OS 6.2.0a.
The DC04 SAN Director:
•
Has 192 ports, 8 Gb/s technology in an 8U chassis with horizontal slots (9U with standard
port side airflow kit)
•
Supports HP StorageWorks SAN Director 16 Port 8-Gb FC Blade, SAN Director 32 Port 8-Gb
FC Blade, and SAN Director 48 Port 8-Gb FC Blade
•
Supports all special-purpose blades available for the DC SAN Backbone Director
•
Supports ICL connectivity to other DC04 SAN Director or DC SAN Backbone Director chassis
Fabric OS 6.2.0b introduced support for the HP StorageWorks Encryption SAN Switch and the
DC Switch Encryption FC Blade. The encryption switch provides:
•
48 Gb/s of encryption processing power, upgradeable to 96 Gb/s
•
Industry standard AES-256 algorithms for data-at-rest encryption
•
32 FC ports, 8 Gb/s in 2U form factor
•
Integration with HP StorageWorks SKM
The encryption blade provides 16 ports and is supported in the DC SAN Backbone Director and
DC04 SAN Director.
NOTE:
The encryption switch and encryption blade are unique products compared to standard
FC switches. HP highly recommends that you read the
Fabric OS Encryption Administrator's Guide
before configuring these products in any fabric.
Supported product models
The following product models can be upgraded to Fabric OS 6.2.2f:
•
HP StorageWorks 4/8 SAN Switch and 4/16 SAN Switch (Brocade 200E)
•
HP StorageWorks 4/32 SAN Switch (Brocade 4100)
•
HP StorageWorks 4/32B SAN Switch (Brocade 5000)
•
HP StorageWorks 4/64 SAN Switch (Brocade 4900)
•
HP StorageWorks 4/256 SAN Director (Brocade 48000)
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