HP Brocade 8/12c HP Fabric OS 6.2.2f Release Notes (5697-1756, February 2012) - Page 21

McDATA Open Fabric Mode. Supported EOS platforms include M4400, M4700, M6140,

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Table 5 Feature support in interopmodes 2 and 3 (continued) Fabric OS Features (supported in interopmode 0) Fabric OS 6.2.2f IM = interopmode IM 2 IM 3 Platform Service No No FCIP (VE_Ports) IPFC (IP over FC) Yes Yes Yes8 Yes8 M-EOS ALPA 0x13 configuration Yes Yes VE_Port to VEX_Port Integrated Routing9 Yes Yes Yes Yes Domain Offset Support 239 Domain Support (available on Mi10k only) No N/A No Yes12 Masterless F_Port Trunking (AG connect to Fabric OS switches only) Yes Yes FC10-6 to FC10-6 ISL Yes Yes RASLog Events on duplicate WWNs Yes Yes Virtual Fabrics Yes Yes Logical Fabric using LISLs (XISLs in base Fabric) No No *Indicates that the feature is available, but not officially tested or supported. 1 Requires M-EOS 9.7 or later for redirection between devices attached to Fabric OS switches, M-EOS 9.8 for redirection between devices attached to M-EOS switches, M-EOS 9.9 for use in McDATA Open Fabric Mode. Supported EOS platforms include M4400, M4700, M6140, and Mi10K. 2 Allowed only between Fabric OS-based switches. 3 DPS is supported outbound from Fabric OS-based switches. M-EOS can provide reciprocal load balancing using Open Trunking. 4 SCC policies supported only in conjunction with L2 Fabric Binding support. 5 Not supported in Fabric OS 6.0 or later. 6 Mode 3 qualified only with M-EOS switches. 7 Not on FCR. 8 Supported only locally within the Fabric OS switch. 9 All routers (EX_Ports) must reside in a backbone fabric running in interopmode 0 only. Only edge fabrics with devices imported to the backbone fabric or other edge fabrics can operate in IM 2 or IM 3. 10 To support Frame Redirection to an edge M-EOS fabric, there must be at least one Fabric OS switch in the edge fabric to configure Frame Redirection Zones. 11 Only Frame Redirection zones can be configured on Fabric OS platforms and sent to fabrics operating in McDATA Open Fabric Mode (interopmode 3). M-EOS 9.9 is required to support FR zones in McDATA Open Fabric Mode. 12 Supported through FCR only. All routers in the backbone must be running Fabric OS 6.2.x. NOTE: FICON Cascaded CUP is qualified only on select platforms. Fabric OS feature compatibility in native connectivity modes 21

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Table 5 Feature support in interopmodes 2 and 3
(continued)
Fabric OS 6.2.2f
Fabric OS Features (supported in interopmode 0)
IM 3
IM 2
IM = interopmode
No
No
Platform Service
Yes
Yes
FCIP (VE_Ports)
Yes
8
Yes
8
IPFC (IP over FC)
Yes
Yes
M-EOS ALPA 0x13 configuration
Yes
Yes
VE_Port to VEX_Port
Yes
Yes
Integrated Routing
9
No
No
Domain Offset Support
Yes
12
N/A
239 Domain Support (available on Mi10k only)
Yes
Yes
Masterless F_Port Trunking (AG connect to Fabric OS switches only)
Yes
Yes
FC10-6 to FC10-6 ISL
Yes
Yes
RASLog Events on duplicate WWNs
Yes
Yes
Virtual Fabrics
No
No
Logical Fabric using LISLs (XISLs in base Fabric)
*
Indicates that the feature is available, but not officially tested or supported.
1
Requires M-EOS 9.7 or later for redirection between devices attached to Fabric OS switches,
M-EOS 9.8 for redirection between devices attached to M-EOS switches, M-EOS 9.9 for use in
McDATA Open Fabric Mode. Supported EOS platforms include M4400, M4700, M6140, and
Mi10K.
2
Allowed only between Fabric OS-based switches.
3
DPS is supported outbound from Fabric OS-based switches. M-EOS can provide reciprocal load
balancing using Open Trunking.
4
SCC policies supported only in conjunction with L2 Fabric Binding support.
5
Not supported in Fabric OS 6.0 or later.
6
Mode 3 qualified only with M-EOS switches.
7
Not on FCR.
8
Supported only locally within the Fabric OS switch.
9
All routers (EX_Ports) must reside in a backbone fabric running in interopmode 0 only. Only edge
fabrics with devices imported to the backbone fabric or other edge fabrics can operate in IM 2
or IM 3.
10
To support Frame Redirection to an edge M-EOS fabric, there must be at least one Fabric OS
switch in the edge fabric to configure Frame Redirection Zones.
11
Only Frame Redirection zones can be configured on Fabric OS platforms and sent to fabrics
operating in McDATA Open Fabric Mode (interopmode 3). M-EOS 9.9 is required to support FR
zones in McDATA Open Fabric Mode.
12
Supported through FCR only. All routers in the backbone must be running Fabric OS 6.2.
x
.
NOTE:
FICON Cascaded CUP is qualified only on select platforms.
Fabric OS feature compatibility in native connectivity modes
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