Task 3: Consider Interoperability With Fabric Elements And End Devices - HP 316095-B21 - StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 Planning Manual

Task 3: Consider Interoperability with Fabric Elements and End
Devices
HP conducts a substantial level of testing to ensure director and switch
interoperability with fabric elements and end devices provided by multiple
original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). New devices are tested and qualified
on a continual basis. Contact your HP representative for the latest information
about fabric element, server, host bus adapter (HBA), and device interoperability.
Consider whether to set the director or switch to Open Systems management style
or FICON management style. This setting affects only the management style used
to manage the product; it does not affect port operation. Open-systems
interconnection (OSI) devices can communicate with each other if the product is
set to FICON management style, and Fibre Connection (FICON) devices can
communicate with each other if the product is set to Open Systems management
style.
Be aware that:
Note:
style is FICON. Open Systems management style cannot be enabled.
SAN High Availability Planning Guide
When a director or switch is set to Open Systems management style, a
traditional Fibre Channel fabric consisting of multiple domains (fabric
elements) is supported. Inband management through the open-systems
management server (OSMS) is also supported.
When a director or switch is set to FICON management style, only a single
domain (fabric element) is supported. Inband management through the
FICON management server (FMS) is also supported. When operating in
FICON management style, ports are set to F_Port operation, thus eliminating
E_Port, ISL, and multiswitch fabric capabilities.
If the FICON management server feature is enabled, the default management
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