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Unsupported product models • HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64, which operates with Fabric OS 5.0.x (Brocade 12000 Director) • HP StorageWorks SAN Director 2/128 (Brocade 24000 Director) • HP StorageWorks MSA SAN Switch 2/8, which operates with Fabric OS 3.2.x (Brocade 3000 switch) • HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V (Brocade 3250 switch) • HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/16V (Brocade 3850 switch) • HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/16, which operates with Fabric OS 3.2.x (Brocade 3800 switch) • HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/32 (Brocade 3900 switch) • HP StorageWorks Multi-protocol (MP) Router, which operates with XPath OS 7.4.x (Brocade AP7420) IMPORTANT: Any enhancements for the above models will be delivered in Fabric OS 3.2.x, Fabric OS 5.0.5x, and XPath OS 7.4.x sustaining releases. Devices supported See the HP StorageWorks SAN design reference guide for supported devices: nl http://www.hp.com/go/san. Operating systems See http://www.hp.com/go/san for a list of operating systems. Access Gateway support Access Gateway is supported in the following HP products only: • Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem (Brocade 4012) • Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem (Brocade 4024) • HP StorageWorks 4/16 SAN Switch (Brocade 200E) IMPORTANT: The HP StorageWorks 4/8 SAN Switch, although using the same hardware as the 4/16 SAN Switch, does not support Access Gateway. Also, Access Gateway mode is not supported with the Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem (Brocade 4012) if any half-height BladeServers (BL3xp) are configured in the same sleeve within the p-Class enclosure. Please check http://www.hp.com for the latest updates. Access Gateway was initially introduced with Fabric OS 5.2.1b. It allows a switch to operate in a special agmode that allows simplified connectivity between large numbers of servers and the SAN. Access Gateway leverages N_port ID virtualization (NPIV) to hide the complexity of the servers (both physical and virtual) attached to it while allowing easy SAN connectivity. The edge fabric switch provides all the fabric services, while Access Gateway connects to the edge switch by what appears as a Host Bus Adapter (HBA) connection. This architecture allows the deployment of many additional servers without requiring a domain and the associated fabric rebuild traffic that is prevalent when switches are powered on, or added, or removed from a fabric. HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.0.1a release notes 5

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Unsupported product models
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HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64, which operates with Fabric OS 5.0.x (Brocade 12000
Director)
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HP StorageWorks SAN Director 2/128 (Brocade 24000 Director)
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HP StorageWorks MSA SAN Switch 2/8, which operates with Fabric OS 3.2.x (Brocade 3000
switch)
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HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V (Brocade 3250 switch)
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HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/16V (Brocade 3850 switch)
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HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/16, which operates with Fabric OS 3.2.x (Brocade 3800 switch)
•
HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/32 (Brocade 3900 switch)
•
HP StorageWorks Multi-protocol (MP) Router, which operates with XPath OS 7.4.x (Brocade
AP7420)
IMPORTANT:
Any enhancements for the above models will be delivered in Fabric OS 3.2.x, Fabric OS 5.0.5x, and
XPath OS 7.4.x sustaining releases.
Devices supported
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Access Gateway support
Access Gateway is supported in the following HP products only:
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Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem (Brocade 4012)
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Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem (Brocade 4024)
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HP StorageWorks 4/16 SAN Switch (Brocade 200E)
IMPORTANT:
The HP StorageWorks 4/8 SAN Switch, although using the same hardware as the 4/16 SAN Switch, does
not support Access Gateway. Also, Access Gateway mode is not supported with the Brocade 4Gb SAN
Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem (Brocade 4012) if any half-height BladeServers (BL3xp) are con
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for the latest updates.
Access Gateway was initially introduced with Fabric OS 5.2.1b. It allows a switch to operate in a special
agmode
that allows simpli
fi
ed connectivity between large numbers of servers and the SAN. Access
Gateway leverages N_port ID virtualization (NPIV) to hide the complexity of the servers (both physical
and virtual) attached to it while allowing easy SAN connectivity. The edge fabric switch provides all
the fabric services, while Access Gateway connects to the edge switch by what appears as a Host Bus
Adapter (HBA) connection. This architecture allows the deployment of many additional servers without
requiring a domain and the associated fabric rebuild traf
fi
c that is prevalent when switches are powered
on, or added, or removed from a fabric.
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