HP B-series Fabric OS 7.1.0_blv Release Notes (5697-2827, September 2013)

• Utilizes Advanced Web Tools to simplify fabric setup and ongoing maintenance for new SAN

administrators

NOTE: HP SAN Network Advisor 12.0.2 is the minimum version required to manage the

Brocade 16Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class.

• Protects existing investments by providing backward-compatibility to external 8 Gbps and 4

Gbps devices

NOTE: The internal ports of the Brocade 16Gb SAN Switch for HP BLadeSystem c-Class do

not support 4 Gbps speeds.

• Compatible with Advanced Virtualization capabilities of SN8000B/DC series products

• Maximum flexibility by selecting from any of three available models suited to your

organizational needs:

◦ Brocade 16Gb/28 SAN Switch Pwr Pk+ for HP BladeSystem c-Class: Fully-enabled 28-port

16Gb FC SAN Switch with all ports activated, Native Full Fabric or Access Gateway

functionality, Web Tools and CLI configuration utilities, and the following factory-installed

advanced fabric service licenses: ISL Trunking, Advanced Performance Monitoring, Fabric

Watch and Extended Fabric.

◦ Brocade 16Gb/28 SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class: 16Gb FC SAN Switch with

all 28 ports activated, Native Full Fabric or Access Gateway functionality, Web Tools

and CLI configuration utilities.

◦ Brocade 16Gb/16 SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class: 16 Active ports for any

internal/external combination, Native Full Fabric or Access Gateway functionality, Web

Tools and CLI configuration utilities.

In addition to support for the above hardware features, several new features and enhancements

that are included with Fabric OS 7.1.0b are also included with Fabric OS 7.1.0_blv. The

enhancements are summarized below and explained in more detail in “New features” (page 5).

• Buffer Credit Loss Detection and Automatic Recovery on 16 Gbps capable ISLs

• Advanced Diagnostics Support on 16 Gbps platforms, including D_Port support and Forward

Error Correction (FEC)

• Access Gateway Enhancements:

Detection of unreliable N_Port links◦

◦ RADIUS/LDAP support

◦ APM (Advanced Performance Monitoring) capability

◦ F_Port static mapping

• Fabric Watch Enhancements:

Switch Status Policy enhancements◦

◦ Support for multiple email recipients for Fabric Watch events

◦ Advanced SFP monitoring based on SFP type 16 Gbps SFP+ transceivers

◦ SFP monitored as a Field Replaceable Unit (FRU)

◦ Additional Fabric Watch enhancements