FW 6.4.0.06.00 McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem Release Notes (AA-RW1ZD-TE, November 2006)

Important information
This section describes important information related to the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch.
Some feature management has been relocated
Security functions are now managed using the Element Manager or CLI, but not the McDATA Web Server.
These are fully documented in the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide and
the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem command line interface guide.
Differences between a McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch and HP StorageWorks
M-Series
switches
This section lists the differences between a McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch and HP StorageWorks M-Series
Switches.
• The McDAT
A Web Server will display a McDATA Director or Edge Switch as McDATA EFCM
Manageable. EFCM and HAFM should be considered synonymous.
• In standard (open fabric) mode, which is the default mode, the default domain ID is 97; the
support
ed domain IDs are 97—127. HAFM displays this range as 1—31 (97–127) regardless of
the mode.
• Note that the default interoperability mode is Standard or Open Fabric, if the McDATA 4Gb SAN
Switch i
s being connected to an existing SAN operating in Homogeneous Fabric or McDATA
Fabric interop mode, then the interop mode must be changed in either the McDATA 4Gb SAN
Switch or the other switches in the fabric.
• If the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch is being attached to a fabric with other HP M-Series or McDATA
Switches, then it is recommended to use HAFM/EFCM or Embedded Web Server/EFCM Basic to
manag
e fabric-wide parameters such as zoning and SANtegrity Fabric Binding.
• Use of hard zoning ACL is not recommended, as it is not compatible with other McDATA switches.
• The McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch supports port/domain zoning in Standard or Open Fabric interop
mode, other HP M-Series or McDATA switches do not. Therefore, only WWN zoning is supported
in St
andard or Open Fabric interop mode when McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch is attached to other
HP M-Series or McDATA switches.
• FC address zoning is not supported by other HP M-Series or McDATA switches, so it is not
recommended for use in McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch.
• The
McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch has the ability to acquire an IP address automatically using DHCP.
You
can use DHCP to initially access the switch and assign it a fixed address. This assumes that
yo
u can determine the assigned IP address. If you cannot determine the assigned address,
yo
u will be unable to access and manage the switch. To definitively access all switches in the
environment with known IP addresses, static IP assignment is the recommended method to use.
• The McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch does not have a configurable Reroute Delay feature as with the
o
ther HP M-Series Directors and Edge Switches. The McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch will operate
p
roperly whether other HP M-Series Directors and Edge Switches in the fabric have this feature
enabled or disabled.
• The Default Zone parameter enables (True) or disables (False) communication among ports or
devices that are not defi ned in the active zone set or when there is no active zone set. This
parameter must have the same value throughout the fabric. If interop mode is McDATA Fabric
Mode, the Default Zone parameter is automatically distributed throughout the fabric.
Reinstalling Product Feature Enhancement keys
Product Feature Enhancement (PFE) keys are not removable and therefore do not need to be reinstalled
after performing a factory reset on the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch.
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