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HP product name HP StorageWorks Director 2/64 McDATA/Brocade product name Intrepid 6064 Director HP StorageWorks Director 2/140 Intrepid 6140 Director, Brocade M6140 Director N/A Sphereon 4400 Fabric Switch, Brocade M4400 Fabric Switch N/A Sphereon 4700 Fabric Switch, Brocade M4700 Fabric Switch HAFM Basic (formerly Embedded Web Server or EWS) EFCM Basic Edition (formerly SANpilot) HA-Fabric Manager (HAFM) Enterprise Fabric Connectivity Manager (EFCM) Firmware Enterprise Operating System (E/OS) HAFM Appliance EFC Server Data Center Fabric Manager (DCFM) Data Center Fabric Manager (DCFM) Firmware 09.09.06 Firmware 09.09.06 is the latest firmware released for the HP M-series Edge Switches and Directors. This firmware is common for all M-series fabric products, except the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem, which has separate firmware. The firmware is available on the following HP website: http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/networking/index.html Select Retired Products, navigate to your switch model, and then select Download drivers and software. For more information about upgrading firmware versions, see the appropriate Director or Edge Switch service manual. Supported configurations Operating multiple switches in a fabric topology is subject to topology limits. Consider the impact of the following topology limits when planning the fabric: • Fabric elements-Each fabric element is defined by a unique domain ID that ranges from 1 to 31; therefore, the theoretical limit of interconnected Directors in a single fabric is 31. The supported limit of interconnected switches in a single fabric is 24. The supported limit of interconnected switches in a single fabric can be increased to 31, provided that any Edge Switch 2/16, Edge Switch 2/32, or Director 2/64 in the fabric is deployed at the edge of the fabric. However, because this is subject to change, contact your HP-authorized service representative for the current number of interconnected switches supported in a single fabric. • Heterogeneous fabric-To determine if interoperability is supported for a product, or if restrictions apply, see the product publications or contact your HP-authorized service representative. • Number of interswitch links (ISLs)-The maximum number of ISLs supported is 75% of installed ports for the Director 2/64, and 100% of installed ports for the Director 2/140. The maximum number of ISLs supported for Edge Switches is all available switch ports. For redundancy, at least two ISLs should connect any two Edge Switch or Director-class fabric elements. Because this inform- 4

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McDATA/Brocade product name
HP product name
Intrepid 6064 Director
HP StorageWorks Director 2/64
Intrepid 6140 Director, Brocade M6140 Director
HP StorageWorks Director 2/140
Sphereon 4400 Fabric Switch, Brocade M4400
Fabric Switch
N/A
Sphereon 4700 Fabric Switch, Brocade M4700
Fabric Switch
N/A
EFCM Basic Edition (formerly SANpilot)
HAFM Basic (formerly Embedded Web Server or EWS)
Enterprise Fabric Connectivity Manager (EFCM)
HA-Fabric Manager (HAFM)
Enterprise Operating System (E/OS)
Firmware
EFC Server
HAFM Appliance
Data Center Fabric Manager (DCFM)
Data Center Fabric Manager (DCFM)
Firmware 09.09.06
Firmware 09.09.06 is the latest firmware released for the HP M-series Edge Switches and Directors.
This firmware is common for all M-series fabric products, except the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for
HP p-Class BladeSystem, which has separate firmware.
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Download drivers and software
.
For more information about upgrading firmware versions, see the appropriate Director or Edge Switch
service manual.
Supported configurations
Operating multiple switches in a fabric topology is subject to topology limits. Consider the impact of
the following topology limits when planning the fabric:
•
Fabric elements
—
Each fabric element is defined by a unique domain ID that ranges from 1 to 31;
therefore, the theoretical limit of interconnected Directors in a single fabric is 31. The supported
limit of interconnected switches in a single fabric is 24. The supported limit of interconnected
switches in a single fabric can be increased to 31, provided that any Edge Switch 2/16, Edge
Switch 2/32, or Director 2/64 in the fabric is deployed at the edge of the fabric. However, be-
cause this is subject to change, contact your HP-authorized service representative for the current
number of interconnected switches supported in a single fabric.
•
Heterogeneous fabric
—
To determine if interoperability is supported for a product, or if restrictions
apply, see the product publications or contact your HP-authorized service representative.
•
Number of interswitch links (ISLs)
—
The maximum number of ISLs supported is 75% of installed
ports for the Director 2/64, and 100% of installed ports for the Director 2/140. The maximum
number of ISLs supported for Edge Switches is all available switch ports. For redundancy, at least
two ISLs should connect any two Edge Switch or Director-class fabric elements. Because this inform-
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