HP Mainframe Connectivity Design Guide
Interoperability with B-series directors
NOTE: The information in this section is provided as a reference only. Although HP allows
McDATA FICON connectivity to P9500 and XP disk arrays, HP does not sell or support McDATA
FICON products.
B-series FICON directors and switches (or the equivalent Brocade models) can coexist in the same
FICON fabric as the Mi10K and M6140 Directors and the M4700 Fabric Switch under the
following conditions:
• B-series directors must be set to Interop Mode 2.
NOTE: Interop Mode 2 is not supported for connection to McDATA directors with FOS 7.x
or later.
• McDATA directors must be set to McDATA Fabric Mode.
• ISLs between the DC SAN Backbone Director, 8/40 SAN Switch, and 8/80 SAN Switch (or
the equivalent Brocade models) and the Mi10K or M6140 Director to interconnect a mixed
fabric are supported
• ISLs between the 400 MP Router (or the equivalent Brocade model) and the Mi10K or M6140
are supported to provide an FCIP ISL for McDATA FICON fabrics.
• ISLs between the 1606 (or the equivalent Brocade model) and the Mi10K or M6140 are
supported to provide an FCIP ISL for McDATA FICON fabrics with Fabric OS 6.3.0b or later.
Table 31 (page 70) lists the firmware and software requirements for a combined B-series and
McDATA FICON fabric.
Table 31 Mixed B-series and McDATA FICON Fabric requirements
Principle switch
Management software
1
McDATA M-EOSc
nl
B-series Fabric OS or M-EOSn
Mi10K, M6140, or B-seriesDCFM Enterprise 10.4.5aM-EOSc 9.9.9 (M6140)
2
nl
6.4.2a
M-EOSn 9.9.8 (Mi10K)
ECFM 9.7.4 or
nl
9.9.76.4.0a
DCFM Enterprise 10.4.1
3
EFCM 9.7.4 or
nl
9.9.66.3.0b
DCFM Enterprise 10.3.2
3
EFCM 9.7.4 or
nl
9.9.06.2.0e
DCFM Enterprise 10.1.3
Mi10K or M6140
EFCM 9.7.3 or
nl
9.8.16.1.1a
DCFM Enterprise 10.0.2
EFCM 9.7.19.7.26.1.0c
1
ECFM must connect to an McDATAswitch to manage a mixed fabric. DCFM 10.3.1 or earlier must connect to a B-series
switch to manage a mixed fabric.
2
The M4700 is no longer supported in a FICON fabric because it is supported with is M-EOSc 9.9.7 and earlier only.
3
DCFM Enterprise 10.3.2 or 10.4.1 can be connected directly to either an McDATA switch or a B-series switch to manage
a mixed fabric.
For more information on chassis configuration mode options, see HP StorageWorks Fabric OS
Administrator Guide.
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