User guide

Advanced Performance Monitoring (APM) Enhancements
Coexistence of TopTalkers and FCR on 16 Gbps platforms
In Fabric OS 7.0.0x, TopTalkers (Fabricmode/Port level) and FCR features can be enabled
simultaneously on the HP SN8000B 8-Slot SAN Backbone Director Switch and the HP SN8000B
4-Slot SAN Director Switch 16 Gbps platforms with 16 Gbps based blades, and on the HP
SN6000B 16Gb FC Switch.
E_Port TopTalkers support and E_Port End to End monitors support on 16 Gbps platforms
In Fabric OS 7.0.0x, the Port level TopTalkers are supported on E_Ports of 16 Gbps platforms.
The functionality provided by the Port level TopTalkers on E_Ports is the same as the one provided
by the Port level TopTalkers on F_Ports.
Security Enhancements
User defined roles/RBAC
The user-defined role is a feature in Fabric OS 7.0.0x that provides the ability to create user roles
dynamically to manage the switch. This is in contrast to pre-defined user roles supported in pre-Fabric
OS 7.0.0a releases. The maximum number of user-defined roles that are allowed on a chassis is
256.
Switch banner support
A new command, motd, is added to configure whether a chassis banner should be displayed
before user login.
Removing support for Brocade certificates for FCAP authentication
Starting with Fabric OS 7.0.0x, Fabric OS does not support installation/FCAP-authentication using
Brocade issued certificates. However, third-party certificates can still be used for FCAP authentication.
SSH authentication using public keys
Fabric OS 7.0.0x supports SSH public key based authentication for multiple users.
SFTP support for firmwaredownload, configupload and configdownload
Users now have the flexibility of choosing SFTP protocol for performing firmwaredownload,
configupload, and configdownload operations.
IPv6 support for LDAP authentication
Fabric OS 7.0.0x includes IPv6 support for LDAP authentication. Fabric OS now accepts IPv6
addresses for Active Directory servers.
Fabric Services Enhancements and Updates
Allow a switch with default zone “no access” to merge with a fabric
Fabric OS 7.0.0x allows a switch with default zone “no access” and with no zoning configuration
to merge with a fabric that has active zone configuration.
Duplicate WWN detection and resolution
Fabric OS 7.0.0x implements a feature to detect duplicate device WWNs in a fabric. It also
enables users to configure a policy to take action once duplicate WWNs are detected.
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