Other Important Notes And Recommendations; Virtual Fabrics - HP A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Release Note

To verify that the firmware download is complete, enter the firmwareDownloadStatus command
on the switch, verify that the process is complete, and then proceed to the next switch.
Scalability
For details on supported scalability, see the HP StorageWorks SAN Design Reference Guide, available
on the HP website:
http://www.hp.com
FICON support
The HP StorageWorks DC04 SAN Director is not supported for FICON Cascading in interopmode
2 or 3 for use in mixed fabrics with M-EOS platforms.

Other important notes and recommendations

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

Virtual Fabrics

On VF-capable platforms, the VF feature must be enabled after upgrading to Fabric OS 6.2.x in
order to utilize the related capabilities, including Logical Switches and Logical Fabrics.
When creating Logical Fabrics that include switches that are not VF-capable, it is possible to have
two Logical Switches with different FIDs in the same fabric. Be sure to verify that the FIDs match
for all switches in the same Logical Fabric.
The aptpolicy can be configured per logical switch. The Administrator Guide indicates it is a
chassis-level setting.
In order to support nondisruptive Hot Code Load on an HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch with
VF enabled, the total zoning DB size for the entire chassis should not exceed 1 MB.
A switch with VF enabled cannot use Port Mirroring or participate in a fabric that uses IP filter or
password database distribution or administrative domains. You must disable the VF feature before
deploying it in a fabric that uses these features.
Licensing behavior
When operating a switch with Fabric OS 6.2.x, some licenses may be displayed as Unknown. This
is due to changes in licensing requirements for some features that no longer require a license key and
may still be installed on a switch.
Frame Redirection
The following restriction in Fabric OS 6.2.0x has been removed for Fabric OS 6.2.1 and later.
In Fabric OS 6.2.0, Frame Redirection zoning is not allowed with Default Zoning (all access in
IM0 and default zone in IM2). This was allowed in previous releases. There is no software enforcement
to block the upgrade.
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