HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2010 - includes all 6.3.1x versions)

• WebTools tunnel and TCP graphs support tool tips only for the first enabled TCP connection graph.
Fabric OS feature compatibility in native connectivity modes
Some Fabric OS features are not fully supported when operating in the native connectivity modes for
deployment with M-EOS-based products. All HP StorageWorks models supported by Fabric OS 6.3.1c
support both interopmodes 2 and 3, with the exception of the 4/32 SAN Switch, 2408 FCoE
Converged Network Switch, and DC SAN Backbone Director or DC04 SAN Director with one or
more DC SAN Director Switch 10/24 FCoE Blades.
NOTE:
HP may not support all of these switches in this mode. For information about support in interopmodes
2 and 3, see HP StorageWorks Merging Fabrics Based on M-Series and B-Series Fibre Channel
Switches Application Notes , available at http://www.hp.com.
Table 5 specifies Fabric OS feature support when operating in either interopmode 2 (McDATA Fabric
Mode) or interopmode 3 (Open Fabric Mode) with Fabric OS 6.3.1c.
Table 5 Feature support in interopmodes 2 and 3
Fabric OS 6.3.1cFabric OS features (supported in interopmode 0)
IM 3IM 2IM = interopmode
YesYesL2 Fabric OS Hot Code Load
YesYesFabric OS Hot Code Load with FCR
Yes
11
YesZone Activation Support
NoYes
Traffic Isolation Zones
1
Yes
11
Yes
Frame Redirection (devices attached to Fabric OS)
1
Yes
11
Yes
Frame Redirection (devices attached to M-EOS)
1
Yes
11
Yes
Frame Redirection over FCR
10
YesYes
FCR Fabric Binding (route to M-EOS fabric with Fabric Binding)
9
No*YesL2 Fabric Binding
NoNoDCC policies
No*
Yes
4
SCC policies
YesYesE/EX_Port Authentication
Yes
2
Yes
2
ISL Trunking (frame level)
Yes
3
Yes
3
Dynamic Path Selection (DPS, exchange-based routing)
YesYesDynamic Load Sharing (DLS, port-based routing)
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