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

• Inter-Chassis Links with 100 m optics are supported
• Device-based Routing
• 16 Gb 25 KM SFP support
• Support for ICL triangle for Gen5 directors
• Port decommissioning
• CUP diagnostics
• Not supported on ICLs or XISLs
• IPsec on both 10 GbE ports of the HP StoreFabric Enhanced Multiprotocol Extension Blade
are supported
Virtual Fabric and CUP Support
Notes
Maximum
Instances of CUP
Maximum
Logical Switches
Support for Base
Switch (XISL)
*
Platform
Remains at Fabric OS
7.0.0d
23Open OnlyHP 8/40 SAN Switch
No change34Open OnlyHP 8/80 SAN Switch
VF support is new24Prevented by
software
HP 1606 SAN Extension Switch
XISL support is new48FICON & OpenHP DC04 SAN Director Switch
XISL support is new48FICON & OpenHP DC SAN Backbone Director
Switch
CUP support is new24Open onlyHP SN6000B 16Gb FC Switch
XISL support is new48FICON & OpenHP SN8000B 4-Slot SAN Director
Switch
XISL support is new48FICON & OpenHP SN8000B 8-Slot SAN Backbone
Director Switch
*
XISL Notes:
• All logical switches using the XISL will use the same routing method as defined in the base
switch. The best practice is to define the same routing method in the logical switches using
the XISLs.
• The XISLs cannot be managed through CUP and therefore no statistical information regarding
the XISLs is returned to RMF for the FICON Director Activity Report.
• Only Fibre Channel ISLs and ICLs are supported in the base switch. IP ports (VE ports) are not
supported in the base switch; however, a physical GE or XGE interface can be put in the
default switch with circuits defined in different logical switches with the minimums and
maximums set to produce the same result.
Important Notes on FICON Support
• The 10-bit addressing mode is not supported in a FICON environment.
• See the “Fabric OS Upgrade and Downgrade Special Considerations” (page 35) section of
the release notes when planning an upgrade to a fabric that includes the HP 1606 SAN
Extension Switch or has any HP DC SAN Director Multiprotocol Extension Blade in an HP DC
Additional considerations for FICON environments 37