Integrated Routing; Access Gateway; Traffic Isolation Over Fcr - HP A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Release Note

Traffic isolation over FCR

All switches and FC routers, both in edge and backbone fabrics, must be running Fabric OS 6.1.0
or later in order to support this feature.
In order for traffic isolation over FCR to function properly, the associated TI zones in each fabric
(edge and backbone) must have failover enabled.

Integrated routing

To allow Hot Code Load on an HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch when using Integrated
Routing, the edge switch connected to the 8/40 SAN Switch must be running Fabric OS 6.1 or
later.
Integrated Routing EX_Ports are supported only in the base switch on a switch with VF enabled.
To test Integrated Routing functionality, first disable the VF feature (fosconfig --disable
vf).
Integrated Routing and Top Talkers cannot run concurrently in Fabric OS 6.2.x. To use Integrated
Routing, be sure to disable Top Talkers before configuring EX_Ports.

Access gateway

When in Access Gateway (AG) mode, the Automatic Port Configuration policy may not work when
attached to M-EOS switches. M-EOS ports should be set to G_Port to prevent problems with port type
discovery.
FCS Automatic Distribution
When using the FCS Automatic Distribution feature in Fabric OS 6.0 or later, all switches in the
fabric must be running Fabric OS 6.0 or later. If any switches are running Fabric OS 5.x or
earlier, only manual distribution can be used.
Fabric OS 6.0 or later allows FCS Automatic Distribution only when in strict mode, requiring only
switches with Fabric OS 6.0 or later.
FIPS
FIPS mode should not be enabled on the 4/8 and 4/16 SAN Switches. If FIPS is enabled, the 4/8
and 4/16 SAN Switches will not boot.
LDAP
When using LDAP, downgrades from Fabric OS 6.2.x to earlier releases requires user intervention.
Authentication must be set to local and back to LDAP in order to continue using LDAP authentication.
FCAP
Due to limitations with the certificates, FCAP authentication cannot be supported on user-defined
logical switches. FCAP will continue to function with existing certificates for non-VF and the default
logical switch of VF enabled switches. Note that authutil is not restricted from other logical
switches at this time, and it can still be enabled on unsupported LS.
The pkicert (1.06) utility can cause evm errors. Therefore, each new switch should be isolated
from the fabric in non-VF mode to install new certificates.
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