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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 fabric
services, while Access Gateway connects to the edge switch by what appears as a HBA connection.
This architecture allows the deployment of many additional servers without requiring a domain and
the associated fabric rebuild traffic. Rebuild traffic is prevalent when switches are powered on, added,
or removed from a fabric.
For more information, see the Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide, available on
www.hp.com/go/san.
Access Gateway support in non-Brocade fabrics
In addition to being supported in Brocade fabrics, Access Gateway is supported for connectivity to
the following:
McDATA switches: 2/12 (ES4300), 2/24 (ES4500), 2/16 (ES3216), 2/32 (ES3232), 2/64
(ED6064), 2/140 (M6140), M4400, Mi10K running EOS 09.07.02 with Brocade Fabric OS
6.1.0x
McDATA switches: 2/12 (ES4300), 2/24 (ES4500), 2/16 (ES3216), 2/32 (ES3232), 2/64
(ED6064), 2/140 (M6140), M4400, Mi10K running EOS 09.09.00 or 09.09.03 with Brocade
Fabric OS 6.2.0x, 6.2.1x, and 6.2.2x
Cisco switches: MDS 9216, MDS 9216A, MDS 9506, MDS 9509 running SAN OS 3.0(2a) with
Brocade Fabric OS 6.1.0x
Cisco switches: MDS 9216, MDS 9216A, MDS 9216i, MDS 9506, MDS 9509, MDS 9120,
MDS 9140, MDS 9124, MDS 9134 running SAN OS 3.2(3) with Brocade Fabric OS 6.2.0x,
6.2.1x, and 6.2.2x
Secure Fabric OS feature not compatible with Fabric OS 6.x
and later
Fabric OS 5.3.x is the last Fabric OS version compatible with SFOS. However, all of the security
features of SFOS have been fully integrated into the base Fabric OS, starting with Fabric OS 5.3.x.
For environments with SFOS installed on switches that cannot be upgraded to Fabric OS 5.3 or later
version, FC routing can be used to interoperate with Fabric OS 6.2.2a.
Zoning and fabric operations
When configuring zoning or other fabric-wide settings in a fabric that has products operating with
different versions of Fabric OS, HP recommends that you perform the configuration through an interface
(such as Web Tools) to a product with the most recent version of Fabric OS. Some older versions of
Fabric OS do not fully support newer hardware models, and problems may arise when configuring
settings through these older products.
NOTE:
Do not configure zoning through a switch operating with Fabric OS 3. x in a fabric that has products
operating with newer versions of Fabric OS.
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.2a Release Notes
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