192.168.0.0 through 192.168.0.255—This subnet is used internally to the HAFM appliance. Using an IP address in this range causes the call-home feature to function incorrectly.

Hard zoning

Hard zoning is a security enhancement introduced in firmware 05.01.00-24 that prevents ports from accessing devices outside their zones. Hard zoning is enabled by default when using firmware 05.01.00-24 or greater and cannot be disabled. All HP-approved host bus adapters (HBAs) limit access to devices within their zones, so you will not see a change in fabric behavior unless you are using nonstandard HBAs. Hard zoning improves security against intruders that load nonstandard HBA drivers.

Hard zoning is compatible with legacy zone definitions, including World Wide Name (WWN) and port zoning. You can use your existing zones and zone sets without any changes. There are no changes to the zoning interfaces, so you do not need to modify your zone management practice, modify your documentation, or retrain Storage Area Network (SAN) administrators.

Hard zoning controls access at the ingress port. When a port attempts to send a frame to a destination outside its zones, the frame is blocked. A Class 2 frame is fabric rejected, and a Class 3 frame is dropped.

Zoning change RSCN control

Normally, when a zone set is activated, a fabric format domain Register State Change Notification (RSCN) is sent to all devices in the fabric. With firmware 05.00.00 or later, you can disable these RSCNs from being sent. This is done using the Suppress RSCNs on zone set activations check box on the Configure Switch Parameters dialog box.

This feature significantly changes the normal behavior of the fabric. Devices will have no warning when zones change and will not automatically update their zoning information. The ability to suppress RSCNs is disabled (check box is not selected) by default. This feature can be configured through HAFM, EWS, and CLI.

SNMP changes

Firmware 07.01.02-4 supports the following management information base (MIB) versions on all products:

•Fabric Element MIB: 1.1

•MIB-II MIB: RFC-1213, non-implemented sections are not included

•FCEOS MIB: 2.0

•SNMP Framework MIB: RFC-2271 (1997/09/30)

•FA MIB: 3.0

•FA MIB: 3.1

Edge Switch release notes

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