HP StorageWorks 4/8 - SAN Switch Release Note page 9

McDATA switches: 2/16 (ES3216), 2/32 (ES3232), 2/64 (ED6064), 2/140 (M6140), Mi10K
running EOS 09.09.02 with Brocade Fabric OS 6.1.2x
Cisco switches: MDS 9216, MDS 9216A, MDS 9506, MDS 9509 running SAN OS 3.0(2a) with
Brocade Fabric OS 6.1.0x
Secure Fabric OS feature not compatible with Fabric OS 6.x
and later
Fabric OS 5.3.x is the last Fabric OS version compatible with SFOS. However, all of the security
features of SFOS have been fully integrated into the base Fabric OS, starting with Fabric OS 5.3.x.
Zoning and fabric operations
When configuring zoning or other fabric-wide settings in a fabric that has products operating with
different versions of Fabric OS, HP recommends that you perform the configuration via an interface
(such as WebTools) to a product with the most recent version of Fabric OS. Some older versions of
Fabric OS do not fully support newer hardware models, and problems may arise when configuring
settings through these older products.
NOTE:
Never perform a zoning configuration through a switch operating with Fabric OS 3.x in a fabric that
also has products operating with newer versions of Fabric OS.
Fabric OS feature compatibility in native connectivity modes
Some Fabric OS features are not fully supported when operating in the native connectivity modes for
deployment with M-EOS-based products. All HP StorageWorks models that are supported by Fabric
OS 6.1.2x support both interopmodes 2 and 3, with the exception of the HP StorageWorks 4/32
SAN Switch.
Table 1 specifies the support of various Fabric OS features when operating in either interopmode 2
(McDATA Fabric Mode) or interopmode 3 (Open Fabric Mode) with Fabric OS 6.1.2b.
Table 1 Feature support in interopmodes 2 and 3
Fabric OS features (supported in interopmode 0)
L2 Fabric OS Hot Code Load
Fabric OS Hot Code Load with FCR
Zone Activation Support
Traffic Isolation Zones
Frame Redirection (devices attached to Fabric OS)
Frame Reduction (devices attached to M-EOS)
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HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.2b release notes
IM = interopmode
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Fabric OS 6.1.2b
IM 2 IM 3
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
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