HP Brocade 8/12c HP Fabric OS 6.2.2f Release Notes (5697-1756, February 2012) - Page 3

Contents Version...5 Description...5 Update recommendation...6 Supersedes...7 New feature descriptions...7 Optionally licensed software 9 Included licensed software...9 Temporary license support 10 Previously licensed software now included with base Fabric OS 10 Standards compliance...10 New hardware support...10 Supported product models...10 Unsupported product models...11 Devices supported...11 Operating systems...11 Access Gateway support...11 Access Gateway support in non-Brocade fabrics 12 Secure Fabric OS feature not compatible with Fabric OS 6.x and later 13 Zoning and fabric operations 13 Prerequisites...14 4/256 SAN Director blade support 16 DC SAN Backbone and DC04 SAN Director blade support 16 Power supply requirements for Director blades 17 FC Routing scalability...17 Important notes...17 New OUI Support on B-Series platforms 18 Overview...18 Impact of products with the new OUI to existing fabrics/environments 18 HP Network Advisor compatibility 18 DCFM compatibility...19 Fabric OS compatibility...19 Fabric OS feature compatibility in native connectivity modes 19 Firmware upgrades and downgrades 22 Firmware upgrade instructions 23 Scalability...23 FICON support...23 Other important notes and recommendations 23 Virtual Fabrics...23 Licensing behavior...24 Frame Redirection...24 Adaptive networking/flow-based QoS prioritization 24 FC Routing...25 FCR backbone fabric ID changes 25 Traffic isolation over FCR...25 Integrated routing...25 Access gateway...25 FCS Automatic Distribution 25 FIPS...25 LDAP...25 FCAP...26 FICON...26 FL_Port (loop) support...26 Contents 3