HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.2_cee1 release notes (5697-0045, June 2009)

Version
6.1.2_cee1
NOTE:
This software conforms to the Fibre Channel standards and accepted engineering practices and
procedures.
Supersedes
This is the initial release of Fabric OS to support the HP StorageWorks 2408 FCoE Converged Network
Switch.
Effective date
June 2009
Description
Fabric OS 6.1.2_cee1 is supported only on the HP StorageWorks 2408 FCoE Converged Network
Switch. Do not install it on any other switch.
The HP StorageWorks 2408 FCoE Converged Network Switch is a multi-protocol, 32 port, Top of
Rack (TOR), 1U form factor, standard rack width switch. Of the 32 ports, 24 are 10 Gb Converged
Enhanced Ethernet (CEE) ports, which offer a line-rate, low-latency, lossless and deterministic
interconnect. The remaining 8 ports are auto-sensing 1, 2, 4, or 8 Gb/s Fibre Channel ports.
New feature summaries
This section lists features introduced with Fabric OS 6.1.2_cee1 and the HP StorageWorks 2408
FCoE Converged Network Switch.
CEE and Ethernet (Layer 2) capabilities
The HP StorageWorks 2408 FCoE Converged Network Switch supports Spanning Tree Protocol (STP,
MSTP, RSTP), VLAN Tagging (802.1a), MAC address learning and aging, Native FCoE switching,
IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation (LACP), 802.1Qbb Priority-based Flow Control, 4k VLANs, Data
Center Bridging eXchange (DCBX), and Enhanced Transmission Selection. It also supports Access
Control Lists based on VLAN, source, destination address, and port.
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