HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2010 - includes all 6.3.1x versions)

Access Gateway support
Access Gateway is supported with Fabric OS 6.3.x for the following HP products only:
• Brocade 8-Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class (Brocade 5480)
• HP StorageWorks 8/24 SAN Switch (Brocade 300)
• HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch (Brocade 5100). Support for HP StorageWorks 2408 FCoE
Converged Network Switch (Brocade 8000) is introduced with Fabric OS 6.3.1a.
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, version
10.4.0 or later is required.
Access Gateway connectivity is supported by the switches listed in this section and also by the following
B-series switches:
• HP StorageWorks 4/16 SAN Switch (Brocade 200e)
• HP StorageWorks 4/32 SAN Switch
• HP StorageWorks 4/32B SAN Switch
• HP StorageWorks 4/64 SAN Switch
• HP StorageWorks 4/256 SAN Director
• Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem (Brocade 4012)
• Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem (Brocade 4024)
• HP StorageWorks 8/80 SAN Switch
• HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director
• HP StorageWorks DC04 SAN Director
• HP StorageWorks 400 Multiprotocol Router
• HP StorageWorks EVA4400 Embedded Switch Module
• HP StorageWorks 1606 Extension SAN Switch (Brocade 7800)
Access Gateway was introduced with Fabric OS 5.2.1b. It 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 easy 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. Rebuild traffic 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.
Access Gateway support in non-Brocade fabrics
In addition to being supported in Brocade fabrics, Access Gateway is supported for connectivity to
the following:
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