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

YesYesFC10-6 to FC10-6 ISL
YesYesRASLog Events on Duplicate WWNs
YesYesVirtual Fabrics
NoNoLogical Fabric using LISLs (XISLs in base Fabric)
YesYesPort Fencing
YesYesBottleneck Detection
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The feature is available, but not tested or supported.
1
Requires M-EOS 9.7 or later for redirection between devices attached to Fabric OS switches, M-EOS
9.8 for redirection between devices attached to M-EOS switches, M-EOS 9.9 for use in McDATA
Open Fabric Mode. Supported EOS platforms include M4400, M4700, M6140, and Mi10K.
2
Allowed only between Fabric OS-based switches.
3
DPS is supported outbound from Fabric OS-based switches. M-EOS can provide reciprocal load
balancing using Open Trunking.
4
SCC policies are supported only in conjunction with L2 Fabric Binding.
5
Not supported in Fabric OS 6.0 or later.
6
Mode 3 is qualified only with M-EOS switches.
7
Not on FCR.
8
Supported only locally on the Fabric OS switch.
9
All routers (EX_Ports) must reside in a backbone fabric running in interopmode 0 only. Only edge
fabrics with devices imported to the backbone fabric or other edge fabrics can operate in interopmode
2 or 3.
10
To support Frame Reduction to an M-EOS edge fabric, there must be at least one Fabric OS switch
in the edge fabric to configure Frame Redirection zones.
11
Only Frame Reduction zones can be configured on Fabric OS platforms and sent to fabrics operating
in McDATA Open Fabric Mode (interopmode 3). M-EOS 9.9 is required to support Frame Reduction
zones in McDATA Open Fabric Mode.
NOTE:
FICON Cascaded CUP is qualified on select platforms only.
Firmware upgrades and downgrades
Upgrading to Fabric OS 6.3.1c is allowed only from Fabric OS 6.2.0a or later. The policy to support
one-level migration only, which began with Fabric OS 6.0.0, provides more reliable and robust
migrations. By having fewer major changes in internal databases, configurations, and subsystems,
the system can perform the upgrade more efficiently, ensuring a truly seamless and nondisruptive
process for the fabric. The one-release migration policy also reduces the number of upgrade-downgrade
permutations that must be tested, allowing for thorough testing and verification of supported migration
paths.
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