HP StorageWorks 8/24 HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.2.x administrator guide (5697 - Page 240
Supported switches, 4/256 Director and SAN Switch 4/32 FICON notes, SAN Switch 2/32 - 8 full fabric ports enabled san switch
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authenticated using digital certificates and unique private keys provided to the Switch Link Authentication Protocol (SLAP). • Switch binding is a security method for restricting devices that connect to a particular switch. If the device is another switch, this is handled by the SCC policy. If the device is a host or storage device, the Device Connection Control (DCC) policy binds those devices to a particular switch. Policies range from completely restrictive to reasonably flexible, based upon customer needs. • Port binding is a security method for restricting host or storage devices that connect to particular switch ports. The DCC policy also binds device ports to switch ports. Policies range from completely restrictive to reasonably flexible, based upon customer needs. For switches running Fabric OS 5.2.x and higher, the SCC ACL with strict fabric-wide consistency can also be used for switch binding, in addition to the Secure Fabric OS mechanism. Supported switches FICON protocol is supported on the following models and Fabric OS releases: • SAN Switch 2/32, Fabric OS v4.1.2 or later. • SAN Switch 4/32, Fabric OS v5.0.1b or later. • SAN Director 2/128, Fabric OS v4.2.0 or later. The default one-domain configuration is supported; dual domain configurations and mixed FC4-16 port blade configurations are not supported. • 4/256 SAN Director, Fabric OS v5.0.1b or later. A single-domain configuration is supported with a mix of 16-port and 32-port blades. Dual-domain configurations are not supported. Mixed port blade configurations of SAN Director 2/128 and 4/256 SAN Director port blades (FC2-16, FC4-16, or FC4-32) in the same director are not supported in a FICON environment. The following port blades can exist in a FICON environment; however, FICON device connection to ports on these blades is not supported: NOTE: At the time of this document's release, HP does not support the FC4-16IP blade. Consult http://www.hp.com for the latest, updated information. • FC4-16IP • FC4-48 • FR4-18i In an Admin Domain-enabled fabric, you should put all of the ports on these blades in an Admin Domain other than the one used for FICON ports. The ports on these blades should not belong to the zone in which FICON devices are present. The FC4-48 port blade is not supported for connecting to System z environments via FICON channels or via FCP zLinux on System z. To connect to the System z environment with the 4/256 SAN Director, use the FC4-16 or FC4-32 port blades. 4/256 Director and SAN Switch 4/32 FICON notes Both the 4/256 SAN Director and 4100 require the port-based routing policy either in a single switch configuration, or a cascaded switch configuration on switches in the fabric that have FICON devices attached (option 1 of the aptPolicy command). Other switches in the fabric can use the default exchange-based routing policy (option 3 of the aptPolicy command) only when Open Systems devices are attached to those switches. Some switches require the port-based routing policy either in a single switch configuration, or a cascaded switch configuration on switches in the fabric that have FICON devices attached (option 1 of the aptPolicy command). Other switches in the fabric can use the default exchange-based routing policy (option 3 of the aptPolicy command) only when Open Systems devices are attached to those switches. 240 Administering FICON fabrics