Important Notes; Dcfm Compatibility; Fabric Os Compatibility - HP A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Release Note

Important notes

This section contains information that you should consider before you use this Fabric OS release.

DCFM compatibility

Fabric OS 6.3.0c is fully compatible with DCFM 10.3.x management software. DCFM is a
comprehensive SAN management application that enables end-to-end management of HP B-series
data center fabrics. It is the next-generation product and the successor to existing B-series management
products, including HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager (FM) and Enterprise Fabric Connectivity
Manager (EFCM).
DCFM is available in three versions (see the DCFM release notes for full support details):
DCFM Professional—An application bundled with B-series switches that is ideally suited for small-
and medium-size businesses that need a lightweight management product to manage their smaller
fabrics (one physical fabric at a time, up to 1,000 ports).
DCFM Professional Plus—A SAN management application designed for medium-size businesses
to manage up to four physical fabrics (Fabric OS, M-EOS, and mixed fabrics) and up to 2,560
switch ports. DCFM Professional Plus supports Brocade director products (for example, DC04 SAN
Director and 4/256, but not DC SAN Backbone Director), FC switches, FCIP switches, FCR
switches/Integrated Routing (IR) capabilities, FCoE/CEE switches, and Brocade HBAs. Enterprise-
class customers who want to manage departmental SANs can consider deploying this product.
DCFM Enterprise—An application designed for enterprise-class customers that provides unparalleled
performance and scalability (24 physical fabrics, up to 9,000 switch ports). DCFM Enterprise
configures and manages DC SAN Backbone Directors, along with other B-series directors, routers,
switches, and HBAs. DCFM Enterprise is required to manage FICON fabrics, and fabrics with the
DC SAN Backbone Director. Existing EFCM and FM customers that have active Maintenance and
Support contracts are provided a seamless migration path to DCFM Enterprise.
NOTE:
DCFM cannot manage Fabric OS switches or fabrics using Administrative Domains (ADs). Environments
using ADs must use the CLI or WebTools for management.
EFCM and FM compatibility
With the introduction of DCFM, both EFCM and FM have been put into sustaining mode. Consequently,
neither EFCM nor FM are qualified or supported to manage switches operating with Fabric OS 6.3.x
firmware. Significant compatibility issues exist between FM and Fabric OS 6.3.x, 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.

Fabric OS compatibility

Table 1 on page 14 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.
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