Fabric Os Compatibility - HP A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Release Note

DCFM Enterprise configures and manages DC SAN Backbone Directors, along with other B-series
directors, routers, switches, and HBAs. Existing EFCM and FM customers that have active Main-
tenance and Support contracts are provided a seamless migration path to DCFM Enterprise.
EFCM and FM compatibility
With the introduction of DCFM, both EFCM and FM have been put into sustaining mode. Significant
compatibility issues exist between FM and Fabric OS 6.1.1 and later, including (but not limited to)
compromised functionality in the zoning dialog and performance graphs, port enabling/disabling,
and FICON wizard. HP strongly recommends that customers migrate from these products to DCFM
Enterprise.

Fabric OS compatibility

Table 1 on page 12 lists the earliest versions of software supported in this release, that is, the earliest
supported software versions that interoperate. HP recommends using the latest software versions to
get the greatest benefit from the SAN.
When using the new VF feature, HP recommends that all switches participating in a fabric with a
logical switch use the latest firmware available for those switches. All switches must be operating at
the minimum firmware levels noted in the Fabric OS Interoperability table.
When using either the HP StorageWorks Encryption SAN Switch or the HP StorageWorks DC Switch
Encryption FC Blade, switches attached to hosts and targets, or switches that are part of the encryption
flow, must operate with the following minimum levels:
2-Gb platforms must operate with Fabric OS 5.3.2b or later.
4-Gb and 8-Gb platforms must operate with Fabric OS 6.1.0h, 6.1.2, or later.
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 6.2.2a
support both interopmodes 2 and 3, with the exception of the 4/32 SAN Switch.
NOTE:
HP may not support all of these switches in this mode. For information about support in interopmodes
2 and 3, see the HP StorageWorks Fabric Interoperability: Merging Fabrics Based on M-series and
B-series Fibre Channel Switches Application Notes , available at http://www.hp.com.
Table 5 specifies the support of Fabric OS features when operating in either interopmode 2 (McDATA
Fabric Mode) or interopmode 3 (Open Fabric Mode) with Fabric OS 6.2.2a.
Table 5 Feature support in interopmodes 2 and 3
Fabric OS Features (supported in interopmode 0)
L2 Fabric OS Hot Code Load
Fabric OS Hot Code Load with FCR
IM = interopmode
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.2a Release Notes
Fabric OS 6.2.2a
IM 2 IM 3
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
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