HP B-series Fabric OS 7.1.0c Release Notes (5697-2892, October 2013 - includes all 7.1.0x versions)

IMPORTANT: Although the 8/8 SAN Switch uses the same hardware as the 8/24 SAN Switch,
it does not support Access Gateway because only the 8/24 switch has all ports licensed as required
for Access Gateway support. Similarly, for the 8/40 switch to support Access Gateway mode, all
ports must be licensed. If you are using DCFM to manage a fabric with a 2408 FCoE switch in
Access Gateway mode, DCFM version 10.4.0 or later is required.
NOTE: EVA storage arrays are not supported directly connected to any switch configured for
Access Gateway mode.
Access Gateway connectivity is supported by the switches listed in this section and also by the
following B-series switches:
• HP 4/16 SAN Switch (Brocade 200e)
• HP 4/32B SAN Switch
• HP 4/64 SAN Switch
• HP 4/256 SAN Director
• HP 8/80 SAN Switch
• HP DC SAN Backbone Director
• HP DC04 SAN Director
• HP 400 Multiprotocol Router
• HP EVA4400 Embedded Switch Module
• HP 1606 Extension SAN Switch (Brocade 7800)
• HP SN8000B 8-Slot SAN Backbone Director Switch
• HP SN8000B 4-Slot SAN Director Switch
• HP StoreFabric SN6500B 16Gb FC Switch
Access Gateway allows a switch to operate in agmode, which provides simplified connectivity
between large numbers of servers and the SAN. Access Gateway leverages N_Port ID Virtualization
(NPIV) to hide the complexity of the servers (both physical and virtual) attached to it, while allowing
seamless SAN connectivity. The edge fabric switch provides all fabric services, while Access
Gateway connects to the edge switch by what appears as a host bus adapter (HBA) connection.
This architecture allows the deployment of many additional servers without requiring a domain
and the associated fabric rebuild traffic, which is prevalent when switches are powered on, added,
or removed from a fabric.
For more information, see the Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide, available on http://
www.hp.com/go/san.
NOTE: HP does not support B-series switches that are configured in Access Gateway mode and
directly connected to any HP EVA storage array.
Access Gateway support in non-Brocade fabrics
In addition to being supported in Brocade fabrics, Access Gateway is supported for connectivity
to the following switches:
• McDATA switches: Mi10K running EOS with Brocade Fabric OS.
• Cisco switches: MDS 9216A, MDS 9216i, MDS 9506, MDS 9509, MDS 9124, and MDS
9134 running SAN OS with Brocade Fabric OS.
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