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

where the offered load exceeds the rate at which the destination device can accept frames, a RASLog

message is generated and the administrator can view historic statistics logs for the port to investigate

the problem. This new capability is considered part of the Adaptive Networking feature set, but does

not require a license. This feature is available on all 4-Gb and 8-Gb ports.

Enhanced native connectivity with McDATA products

• Fabric OS-based platforms operating in interopmode 3 can now participate in Mi10K fabrics using

239 DID mode. Previously, connecting to such fabrics could only be done through FCR.

• Fabric OS-based platforms operating in either interopmode 2 or 3 can now participate in M-EOS

fabrics using non-default DID Base Offset settings.

NOTE:

For specific information on HP support for B-series and M-series interop fabrics, see the

StorageWorks Merging Fabrics Based on M-series and B-series Fibre Channel Switches Application

Notes

CEE/FCoE features

• 802.1x defines a client/server-based authentication protocol for port access control. It prohibits

unknown/unauthorized clients from connecting to an Ethernet network through publicly accessible

ports. The authentication server component of the system authenticates each client device or host

connected to an authentication-enabled network port. Until the client is authenticated, 802.1x allows

only the authentication protocol traffic (EAPOL) on the connected port. Once authentication is

successful, the port is open for all network traffic.

• The FIP VLAN Discovery protocol is supported with the following caveat:

The FIP VLAN DISCOVERY request must be received with either a priority-only VLAN tag (VLAN

ID=0), or a VLAN tag with VLAN ID=FCoE VLAN. FIP VLAN DISCOVERY request received with

a valid VLAN ID in the tag that is not equal to the FCoE VLAN is dropped. The expected behavior

is that the converged network adapter (CNA) will send a priority-tagged FIP VLAN DISCOVERY

request.

Optionally licensed software

Optionally licensed features in Fabric OS 6.3.0, and carried forward with 6.3.1c, are as follows:

• Ports on Demand—Allows customers to instantly scale the fabric by provisioning additional ports

through a license key upgrade (applies to select switch models).

• Extended Fabrics—Provides greater than 10 km of switched fabric connectivity at full bandwidth

over long distances. (Depending on the platform, the distance can be up to 3,000 km.)

• ISL Trunking—Enables aggregation of multiple physical links into one logical link for enhanced

network performance and fault tolerance. It also includes Access Gateway ISL Trunking on the

products that support the Access Gateway deployment.

• Advanced Performance Monitoring—Enables performance monitoring of networked storage re-

sources. This license includes the Top Talkers feature.

• High-Performance Extension over FCIP/FC (formerly known as FC-IP Services)—For the HP Storage-

Works B-series Multiprotocol Router Blade and 400 MP Router, this license key also includes the

FC FastWrite (FCFW) feature and IPsec capabilities.

• Accelerator for FICON license—Enables unique FICON emulation support for IBM’s Global Mirror

(formerly XRC) application (including Hitachi Data Systems’ HXRC and EMC’s XRC), as well as