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FICON
For FICON qualified releases, see “Additional Considerations for FICON Environments” (page
41) for details and notes on deployment in FICON environments. (This section is included only for
releases that have completed FICON qualification).
FL_Port (Loop) Support
• FL_Port is not supported on HP SN8000B 16Gb 32-port FC Blade, HP SN8000B 16Gb
48-port FC Blade, and the HP SN6000B 16Gb FC Switch.
• The HP StorageWorks SAN Director 48-port 8Gb FC Blade and HP StorageWorks DC SAN
Director 64-port 8Gb FC Blade support attachment of loop devices.
Virtual Fabrics must be enabled on the chassis and loop devices and may be attached only
to ports on a 48-port or 64-port blade assigned to a non-Default Logical Switch operating
with the default 10-bit addressing mode (they may not be in the default Logical Switch).
• A maximum of 144 ports may be used for connectivity to loop devices in a single logical
switch within a chassis in 10-bit dynamic area mode on HP StorageWorks DC04 SAN Director
Switch.
• A maximum of 112 ports may be used for connectivity to loop devices in a single logical
switch within a chassis in 10-bit dynamic area mode on HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone
Director Switch .
• Loop devices continue to be supported when attached to ports on the HP StorageWorks SAN
Director 16-port 8Gb FC Blade and the HP StorageWorks SAN Director 32-port 8Gb FC
Blade with no new restrictions.
ICLs on HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director Switch /HP StorageWorks DC04 SAN
Director Switch
• If an HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director Switch with an 8-link ICL license is
connected to an HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director Switch with a 16-link license,
the HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director Switch with the 16-link license reports
enc_out errors. The errors are harmless, but continue to increment. These errors are not reported
if an HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director Switch with a 16-link license is connected
to an HP StorageWorks DC04 SAN Director Switch with only 8-link ICL ports.
• If ICL ports are disabled on only one side of an ICL link, the enabled side may see enc_out
errors.
Native Connectivity (M-EOS interoperability)
A switch running Fabric OS 7.0.0x cannot form E_Port connectivity with any M-EOS platform. A
switch running Fabric OS 7.0.0x can operate only in Brocade native mode (interopmode 0).
Connectivity between M-EOS platforms and a switch running Fabric OS 7.0.0x is supported via
FCR only.
Port Mirroring
• On the HP 8/80 Base 48-ports Enabled SAN Switch, the port mirroring feature has a limitation
where all port mirror resources must stay within the same ASIC port group. The resources are
the configured mirror port, Source Device, and Destination Device or ISL, if the Destination
Device is located on another switch. The ASIC port groups are 0-15, 16-31, 32-47, 48-63,
and 64-79. The routes are broken if the port mirror resources are spread across multiple port
groups.
• Port Mirroring is not supported on the Brocade HP 1606 SAN Extension Switch.
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