Access Gateway - HP A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Release Note

Fabric OS 6.1.1x integrated EGM license support used with Data Center Fabric Manager (DCFM)
management software.
New feature summaries
This section lists features and improvements introduced with Fabric OS 6.1.x and carried forward to
6.1.2b.
Enhanced connectivity with McDATA products
McDATA connectivity enhancements include:
M-EOS Native Fabric mode support—HP supports interopmode 2 on Fabric OS 6.1.2x on the
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4/256 SAN Director and DC SAN Director. This allows Directors to participate directly in M-EOS
fabrics running in McDATA Fabric mode. M-EOS products in the fabric must be running M-EOS
09.08.00 or later.
M-EOS Open Fabric mode support—HP supports interopmode 3 on Fabric OS 6.1.2x with the
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4/256 SAN Director and DC SAN Director. This allows Directors to participate directly in M-EOS
fabrics running in Open Fabric mode. M-EOS products in the fabric must be running M-EOS
09.08.00 or later. Interopmode 3 scalability limits have also been increased to match those of
interopmode 2.
• Traffic isolation zones supported in mixed fabrics in interopmode 2—Fabric OS 6.1.x allows the
traffic isolation zones in fabrics with M-type products. The M-EOS-based products can also provide
the same capability through preferred path configurations.
Frame redirection—Fabric OS 6.1.x allows frame redirection on Fabric OS products that are op-
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erating in interopmode 2 or 3. This provides even greater flexibility and support for environments
that use the powerful frame redirection capability.

Access Gateway

Access Gateway enhancements include:
• Trunking with Access Gateway—Enables frame distribution across a set of available paths linking
Access Gateway to an adjacent switch. The adjacent switch to the Access Gateway must be an
HP StorageWorks switch running Fabric OS 6.1.x or later. This feature also enhances availability
by enabling seamless failover of traffic from a failed N_Port to other ports in a trunk group.
Trunking is an optional licensed feature.
Advanced Device Security (ADS) policy—Extends the DCC policy to a switch module in Access
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Gateway mode. DCC policy support enables a user to restrict N_Port logins through an F_Port of
an Access Gateway. The user must provide a list of device port WWNs for an F_Port to enable
those devices to log in through that F_Port. This policy is also supported for N_Port ID Virtualization
(NPIV) connections on F_Ports.
• 16-bit routing enhances interoperability of Access Gateway with Cisco fabrics. This applies to 8-
Gb platforms only.
Traffic isolation zones over FCR
This enhancement enables traffic isolation across EX_Ports and VEX_Ports. This benefits applications
such as Tape Pipelining and FastWrite that traverse VE_Ports, where customers want to control the
exact path and ports.
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