San Switch 2/16 Features; Firmware - HP StorageWorks 2/16 - SAN Switch Installation Manual

Overview

SAN Switch 2/16 Features

Read the following sections for feature-specific information.

Firmware

The SAN Switch 2/16 operates using Fabric Operating System (FOS) firmware
Version 3.1.2. (version as of this writing, please refer to the switch Release Notes
for exact version number). The firmware supports:
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An optional Security feature that provides security mechanisms at all
vulnerable points in a SAN fabric, from hosts to storage at the port, switch,
and fabric levels
High-speed data traffic using Interswitch Link (ISL) trunking technology.
Automatic rerouting through the Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF) algorithm.
Application Programming Interface (API), a protocol that allows applications
to interface with switch services.
Zoning, which provides a means to allocate storage controllers to groups of
computers. Zoning allows you to create logical subsets of the fabric to
accommodate closed user groups or to create functional user groups within a
fabric.
For more information refer to the HP StorageWorks Zoning Version
3.1.x/4.1.x User Guide.
Per port statistics to help technicians diagnose and isolate problem ports
without disrupting switch operations.
Error detection and fault isolation, which automatically disables failing ports
and restarts when the problem is resolved.
Industry standard Management Information Base (MIB).
Automatic self-discovery, which discovers and registers host server and
storage devices.
SAN Switch 2/16 Version 3.1.2 Installation Guide