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

SupportFeature
NoNTP
Yes
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Open E_Port
YesPhone Home
YesPort Mirroring
NoQoS
NoSecure Fabric OS
YesSNMP
YesSpeed Negotiation
Trunking:
Yes—McDATA Fabric mode onlyFrame-level ISL trunking from B-series to B-series
NoFrame-level ISL trunking from B-series to M-series
YesLoad balancing from B-series to B-series using DLS or DPS
YesLoad balancing from B-series to M-series using DLS or DPS
YesValueLineOptions (Static POD, DPOD)
Yes—Requires FOS 6.2.0a or laterVirtual Fabrics
Yes
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WebTools
Yes—Homogeneous/McDATA Fabric
mode only
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Zoning
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Works with SANtegrity.
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Displays the credit number in the configure command.
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McDATA Fabric mode and McDATA Open Fabric mode are not supported on the B-series 2408 Converged Network FCoE
switch.
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HCL in Fabric OS 6.x.
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Works on a local B-series switch. Broadcast frames are sent to F_Ports only; there is no forwarding of broadcast frames to
E_Ports.
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The tested limits for NPIV are 24 NPIV channels times 12 virtual port logins.
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Supports domain offset, M-series-specific SWRSCN, FC-GS commands (GE_PT, GSNN_NN, GSPN_ID, and GA_NXT).
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Autonegotiates the R_RDY mode by default. Uses portcfgislmode for static configuration of the port.
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Launch from EFCM or DCFM with non-fabric-wide configuration.
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Allows fabric-wide activation of zone configurations in McDATA Fabric mode and McDATA Open Fabric mode. No zoning
management in B-series switch except cfgclear and cfgdisable after a switch is disabled.
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