HP StorageWorks Fabric Interoperability: Merging Fabrics Based on M-series and B-series Fibre Channel Switches Application Notes (AA-RUQQL-TE, November 2009)

• Zoning Managed through EFCM and DCFM

Supported B-series features in McDATA Open Fabric mode (interopmode 3)

The following features are supported in Fabric OS 6.1.0a or later:

• Coordinated HCL

• Dynamic Load Sharing

• Dynamic Path Selection outbound from B-series switches

• E/EX_Port Authentication

• Extended Fabrics (not on FCR)

• Fabric OS L2 Fabric Binding

• Fabric Watch

• FCR Fabric Binding

• HA support for Zoning

• Integrated Routing

• ISL Trunking (frame level) between B-series switches

• No limits on the number of E_Port connections to any B-series switch

• NPIV

• Port mirroring

• VE-to-VEX Port

• Virtual Channels between B-series switches

Unsupported B-series features in McDATA Fabric and McDATA Open Fabric

modes

The following features are not supported and cannot be installed on any B-series switch in a fabric

in either McDATA Fabric mode or McDATA Open Fabric mode:

• Admin Domains

• Advanced Performance Monitoring

• Alias Server

• Broadcast Zoning

• Extended Edge PID (FOS 6.2x or earlier)

• Extended PID Mode Format (FOS 6.2x or earlier)

• FCIP

• FICON

• Management Server Service and FDMI

• Open E_Port

• Platform Services

• QuickLoop, QuickLoop Fabric Assist, and QuickLoop Zoning

• Remote Switch

• Secure Fabric OS (FOS 6.2x or earlier)

• Timer Server Function

• Top Talkers