Effective Date - HP A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Release Note

Version
6.1.0h
NOTE:
This software conforms to the Fibre Channel Standards in a manner consistent with accepted
engineering practices and procedures.
Supersedes
Fabric OS 6.1.0g released in November, 2008.

Effective date

January 2009
Description
Fabric OS 6.1.0a integrated many new features that are listed below. Fabric OS 6.1.0h also provides
these same features, but does not add any new features since 6.1.0a.
• Enhanced connectivity with M-Series products
• Support for native connectivity modes on all 8-Gb blades and platforms
• Traffic Isolation Zones in native connectivity modes
• Frame Redirection support in native connectivity modes
• FICON CUP Cascading
• E_Port Authentication
• Enhanced scalability for Interop Mode 3 (Open Fabric Model—support for 31 domains and
2048 devices)
• SANtegrity Fabric Binding in both Interop Mode 2 and Interop Mode 3 including FCR support
• Access Gateway enhancements
• A-G trunking
• Advanced device security policy
• 16-bit routing
• Integrated routing, providing FCR support on 8-Gb ports and blades
• Fibre Channel over IP protocol (FCIP)
• Traffic Isolation Zones over FCR
• Port mirroring on 8-Gb platforms
• Buffer credit recovery on all 8-Gb platforms
• FCIP performance enhancements
• Port Fencing support in Fabric Watch
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0h release notes 3