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HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes HP Part Number: 5697-0886 Published: March 2011 Edition: 1 - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 2
© Copyright 2011 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. © Copyright 2011 Brocade Communications Systems, Incorporated - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 3
Ability to balance WWN logins from a single NPIV-port across multiple N-ports of an Access Gateway ◦ Ability to configure NPIV login limit for individual ports (this feature is supported both on Access Gateway and Switch ports) • Encryption platform enhancements ◦ Concurrent Disk and Tape Encryption - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 4
Area Addressing support for the Default Switch in HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone and DC04 SAN Directors • Security enhancements ◦ Support FCAP authentication using third-party self signed certificates • Fabric Watch enhancements ◦ New non-menu-driven CLI Config to configure thresholds for Fabric - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 5
from the factory with 6.3.1a Fabric OS and later installed, the following default characteristics of the switch were revised: • Virtual fabrics are enabled by default. See the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide for 6.4.0 for information on the configuration of VF. The following switches support virtual - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 6
on DC SAN Director Switch Multiprotocol Extension blade and 1606 Extension SAN Switch platform. The Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) is a way of classifying traffic to allow network administrators to determine the per-hop behavior of any given IP packet. • Support for four DC SAN Director - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 7
settings will be available in separate documentation. • Support for Class 3 frame transmit (Tx) timeout discard counters on 4Gb platforms (previously, 4Gb platforms supported only receive (Rx) timeout counters. See the Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide for details on use and configuration - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 8
• Individual port level NPIV limit configuration-In Fabric OS 6.4.0 individual ports can be configured with unique NPIV login limits. . This enables several capabilities in the Default Switch in DC SAN Backbone and DC04 SAN Directors which could not be supported in pre-Fabric OS 6.4.0 releases. These - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 9
products that support the Access Gateway deployment. • Advanced Performance Monitoring-Enables performance monitoring of networked storage resources. This license includes the Top Talkers feature. • High-Performance Extension over FCIP/FC (formerly known as FC-IP Services)-For the HP StorageWorks - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 10
traffic flows can be configured, prioritized, and optimized throughout the data center infrastructure. This license is not supported on the HP StorageWorks 2408 FCoE Converged Network Switch. • 1606 Extension SAN Switch Port Upgrade-This license allows a 1606 Extension SAN Switch to enable 16 FC - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 11
website: http://www.hp.com. The 2408 FCoE Converged Network Switch and DC SAN Director Switch 10/24 FCoE Blade conform to the following Ethernet standards: • IEEE 802.1D, Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) • IEEE 802.1s, Multiple Spanning Tree • IEEE 802.1w, Rapid Reconfiguration of Spanning Tree Protocol - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 12
(Brocade FS8-18) • HP StorageWorks EVA4400 Embedded Switch Module (Brocade 5410) • Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class (Brocade 5480) • HP StorageWorks 1606 Extension SAN Switch (Brocade 7800) • HP StorageWorks 2408 FCoE Converged Network Switch (Brocade 8000) • HP StorageWorks DC SAN - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 13
information, see the Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide, available on http:// www.hp.com/go/san. NOTE: HP does not support B-series switches configured in Access Gateway mode directly connected to any HP EVA storage array. Access Gateway support in non-Brocade fabrics In addition to being - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 14
and problems may arise when configuring settings through these older products. NOTE: Do not configure zoning through a switch operating with Fabric OS 3.x in a fabric that has products operating with later versions of Fabric OS. Prerequisites Table 1 (page 15) lists the supported Fabric OS firmware - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 15
Table 1 Supported Fabric OS versions Model HP StorageWorks MSA SAN Switch 2/8 HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/16 HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8-EL HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/16-EL HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64 HP StorageWorks SAN Director 2/128 in Chassis Config modes 3 and 4 only Earliest - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 16
SAN Switch HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch HP StorageWorks 8/80 SAN Switch Earliest compatible nl version 6.2.1b Recommended version 6.4.1b5 HP StorageWorks Encryption SAN Switch 6.2.1b HP StorageWorks 1606 Extension SAN Switch (Brocade 7800) HP StorageWorks 2408 FCoE Converged Network Switch - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 17
blade support Fabric OS 6.4.1b is fully qualified and supports the DC Director blades listed in Table 3 (page 17). Table 3 DC Director blade support -24 (DC SAN Director Switch 10/24 FCoE Blade) Not supported with the DC SAN Backbone Director or DC04 SAN Director Supported with Fabric OS 6.0.0b - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 18
Blade) FCOE10-24 (DC SAN Director Switch 10/24 FCoE Blade) Not supported Two power supplies. The FC4-16IP blades are not supported in the DC SAN Backbone Director or (FCR) scalability support, see the HP StorageWorks SAN Design Reference Guide, available at: http://www.hp.com/go/sandesignguide - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 19
Fabrics with encryption products: If an HP StorageWorks encryption switch or blade using the new OUI is fabric with VE ports, the switches on both ends of the VE link must run a firmware version that supports the new OUI, or 000 switch ports). DCFM Enterprise configures and manages the same switches - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 20
and fabrics using Administrative Domains (ADs), although the support is limited. See the Data Center Fabric Manager 10.4.0 release notes and DCFM 10.4.0 User Guide for further information. When managing a 2408 FCoE Converged Network switch in Access Gateway mode, DCFM 10.4.0 or later is required - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 21
with FCR Zone Activation Support Traffic Isolation Zones2 Networking: Ingress Rate Limiting Advanced Performance Monitoring (APM) APM: Top Talkers Admin Domains Secure Fabric OS9 Fabric Watch Ports on Demand (POD) NPIV Timer Server Function (NTP) Open E_Port10 Broadcast Zoning FDMI Remote Switch - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 22
Alias Server No No Platform Service No No FCIP (VE_Ports) IPFC (IP over FC) Yes Yes12 Yes Yes12 M-EOS ALPA 0x13 configuration Yes Yes VE_Port to VEX_Port Integrated Routing4 Yes Yes Yes Yes Domain Offset Support Yes Yes 239 Domain Support (available on Mi10K only) N/A Yes - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 23
. 1606 Extension SAN Switch and DC SAN Director Switch Multiprotocol 1b. Firmware upgrade instructions IMPORTANT: HP recommends Update recommendation" (page 5). To access the latest Fabric OS 6.4.1b firmware, configuration files, and MIB files, see the HP website: http://www.hp.com/support/downloads - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 24
. To verify that the firmware download is complete, enter the firmwareDownloadStatus command on the switch, verify that the process is complete, and then proceed to the next switch. Scalability For details on supported scalability, see the HP StorageWorks SAN Design Reference Guide, available on the - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 25
as 30 seconds. If the local and remote circuit configurations' Keep Alive Timeout values do not match, the tunnel uses the lower of the two configured values. • Software compression (available on the 1606 Extension SAN Switch) modes 2 and 3 are supported only in Open Systems environments. • Software - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 26
media types on GE0 and GE1 interfaces. Copper media is the default on GE0/GE1 ports and does not support autosense functions. • Inserting a 4 Gb SFP in GE ports of an HP StorageWorks 1606 Extension SAN Switch or DC SAN Director Multiprotocol Extension Blade can occasionally return the following - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 27
2408 FCoE Converged Network Switch/DC SAN Director Switch 10/24 FCoE Blade support the configuration of multiple CEE maps, HP recommends that you to satisfy the requirement to keep the login group name unique in the fabric-wide configuration. • Ethernet switch services must be explicitly enabled - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 28
in a fabric that uses IP filter or Password Database distribution or Administrative Domains. You must disable the VF feature before deploying it in a fabric that uses these features. • VF is not supported on the 1606 Extension SAN switch. • VF-dedicated ISLs are supported on the DC SAN Director - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 29
only in edge-to-edge configurations. There is no support for TI in backbone-to-edge routing configurations. IP over Fibre Channel (IPFC)/FCR IPFC over FCR is now disabled by default. Switches that are upgraded to Fabric OS 6.3.x or later retain their configuration settings for IPFC over FCR. The - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 30
Director, FICON is not allowed with a 48-port blade in the Default Logical Switch. All ports on a 48-port blade must be assigned to a user-defined Logical Switch to use them in a FICON enabled switch. • The DC04 SAN Director is not supported for FICON Cascading in interopmode 2 or 3 for use in mixed - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 31
and therefore is not supported for interoperability with M-EOS platforms. • Multiple 10 Gb/s ISLs and FCIP links can load-share between cascaded FICON directors/switches but do not load balance in a FICON configuration. • For HP StorageWorks 8/40 or 8/80 SAN Switches with factory installed Fabric OS - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 32
port mirror resources are spread over multiple port groups. • Port Mirroring is not supported on the 1606 Extension SAN Switch. • See the portMirror command in the Command Reference Guide for more information on mirror port configuration and requirements. 10G interoperability 10G interoperability - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 33
Brocade Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide for v6.4.0. Zoning • • If the default zoning mode is set to All Access and more switches do not recognize these zoning configurations as being the same. For additional details and workaround solutions, see the latest Fabric OS Administrator Guide updates - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 34
SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class OS version Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class All ports set to mode 0. No mode 1 capability All ports set to idle. No mode 1 capability existed. existed. NOTE: Fabric OS 6.1.2 was not supported on this switch. 6.2.0x prior to 6.2.0c The default setting for - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 35
basis. NOTE: Fabric OS 6.1.2 was not supported on this switch. 6.1.2x and 6.2.0d through 6.3.0x The default setting for all ports is mode 0, • If version 6.2.0d was installed in the regardless of what Fabric OS version was factory, the default setting is mode 1 for previously installed. However - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 36
a large fabric (>4000 devices). • HP recommends that for directors with more than 300 E_Ports, the switch be disabled prior to executing the switchCfgTrunk command (used to disable or enable trunking on the switch). • For the configure command in Fabric OS 6.4.0x, the default value that displays for - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 37
, and then needs to be expanded using HP Command View, no additional configuration is required from the Encryption SAN Switch side. However, make sure not to change conditions. 1. Before the firmware upgrade, change the Failback Mode to manual for all containers configured as auto. Take note - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 38
after the EE was enabled for encryption, HP Encryption Switch needs to be rebooted and Encryption Blades should be slotpoweroff/slotpoweron to sync up the IP address information to the EEs. If only one Ethernet port is configured and connected to a network, data loss or suspension of Re-Key - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 39
is supported only when configured to port 9443. • Configuring a Brocade group on SKM: As described in the Fabric OS Encryption Administrator's Guide, a Brocade group needs to be configured on SKM (under Local Users & Groups) for managing all keys generated by Brocade encryption switches and blades - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 40
beginning with Fabric OS 6.4.0. • SKM is supported with Multiple Nodes and Dual SKM Key Vaults. Two-way certificate exchange is supported. See the Encryption Admin Guide for configuration information. If you are using dual SKMs on Encryption SAN Switch/Encryption FC blade Encryption Group, these SKM - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 41
encrypt" and enable_encexistingdata set for enabling the an environment with a mixed firmware version (Fabric OS 6.2.x IP Addr : 10.32.50.36 Link GW IP Addr: 10.32.48.1 Link Net Mask : 255.255.240.0 Link MAC LUNs should not be configured with auto rekey option -tape encryption support on the same - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 42
HP Data Protector on HP-UX and Windows systems. • Note that the disk device decommission functionality is not currently supported with SKM. • SKM FIPS Mode Enablement FIPS compliance mode is disabled in SKM by default. To enable it, follow the procedure described in the SKM user guide, "Configuring - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 43
switch that had password changed multiple times. HP errors sent by Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 AD3. Cfgdisable command gets following message: Too many devices Workaround prior to upgrade: found (>120) in default zone. 1. Migrated all devices to AD0 before as outlined in the AD migrate instructions - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 44
1606 extension SAN switch and DC SAN director with multiprotocol extension blade. sysshutdown on 8Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class may cause Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 panic and reboots. Workaround prior to upgrade: May use "shutdown" CLI. Continuously running chassisdisable/enable test - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 45
the user is locked out depends on how the LDAP environment was set up. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 Workaround prior to upgrade: Log into serial console and re-import the ldap certificates. In VF mode, non-Disruptive firmware download on an HP StorageWorks Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 8/40 switch with - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 46
Remote Switch Busy, Retry in a few seconds error when E_Port to neighboring Mi10k is lost during a zone push operation when in interop mode. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 High CPU load from DCFM performing supportsave causes ports to go Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 offline with laser FLT/ link reset. SMI - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 47
6.4.0 HA failover, leading to switch segmentation. Observed superd_67 error while loading shared libraries: libcurl during Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 disruptive firmware download. Executing configdownload command on HP StorageWorks DC SAN director 10/24 FCoE blade when configured in Virtual Fabric - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 48
content is invalid. Cannot save PDCM configuration file.. Operation and Network Maintenance Daemon (ONMD) crashed when links Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 were coming up, as a result of saving the configuration with LLDP disabled on HP StorageWorks 2408 FCoE switch or 10/24 FCoE blade. ficud terminated - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 49
. On HP StorageWorks 1606 Extension SAN switch, no NPIV devices (including Access Gateway) can log into ports 0 - 3 of multiprotocol router blade or 400 MP router. Error message occurs stating NPIV not supported on Fabric port, although NPIV is enabled on the 1606 ports. No problem logging into - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 50
set up to remote domains on HP 8Gb switches. password on a switch are not being recorded properly (password to upgrade: Manually re-enable ports there is frequent device offline/online in edge cold recovery can be triggered by the restart of a restartable daemon. Enhancement request to add a user - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 51
errors are generated when an invalid selective reset frame but user may see a disruption in GUI access to the switch. For config error message is given, when ICL ports displayed in the Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 zone admin module are included in the TI zone while creating it, for an IM2 logical switch - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 52
6.4.0 on any director switch, the standby CP incorrectly displays the host name of the CP, rather than the chassis host name. For the change to take effect after firmware upgrade, the user must logout, then log back in to see the change. If you set fwsettocustom, the HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 53
GUI window. Downloading a fabric watch configuration using configdownload tunnels on idle switch setup. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 After firmware upgrade on error detected appears on console during upgrade to Fabric Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 OS 6.3.0 from RC builds on HP StorageWorks 8/80 SAN Switch - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 54
blade non-distruptive firmware Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 upgrade from Fabric OS 6.2.0g to 6.3.0 causes the switch to go Faulty 21. With 1606 Extension SAN Switch or Multiprotocol Extension Blade, FCIP Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 configuration cannot be restored to default setting by using configdefault - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 55
6.4.0 eth0: ioctl (ETHTOOL_GSET) failed error in response to Workaround prior to upgrade: ifmodeshow command. Telnet and rsh with root credential work fine. Set suid permissions for ethmode: chmod +s /fabos/libexec/ethmode. HP StorageWorks Encryption SAN Switch or encryption blade drops frames - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 56
enable are not persistent and go back to default, or setting in previous reboot, rather than the new setting before hafailover. On an HP StorageWorks DC SAN Director Switch Multiprotocol Extension Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 Blade or 1606 Extension Switch, the portdisable xge0 CLI command does not - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 57
a temporary management service interruption. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 Bad zone config message is displayed in the status message window of Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 the zone admin module when user creates and enables a zone configuration from non-primary FCS switch. Proper error message should be - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 58
prior to upgrade: A diagnosing command is provided to test GEx LEDs. On activating/deleting Ipfilter policy, CAL.XML error message may be given Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 in Web Tools. Need to block user from manual failback to EE when switch is disabled. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 F_Port mode - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 59
failover. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 [Stress to Fail Test] Running chassisdisable; chassisenable, followed Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 by hafailover continuously may result in VERIFY messages. Web Tools does not allow user to set and modify switch name with "." but Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 CLI allows - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 60
: Issue lfcfg --lislenable to recover the disabled lisl. On 4/64 SAN Switch, when HCL firmware download from Fabric OS 6.3 Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 to 6.2.0g, observe termination of raslogd process. Prohibit Dynamic bit is not set in Port Descriptors when a port is prohibited Fixed in Fabric OS - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 61
, due to the port being momentarily switched to hard-based zoning when processing the ELS frame that is forwarded to the NS for zone check. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 Fabric OS 6.4.0a fixes Table 10 (page 61) lists defects closed in the Fabric OS 6.4.0a firmware release. Table 10 Fabric OS 6.4.0a - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 62
of encoding CRC errors, the internal ports are faulted incorrectly by switch Remove the condition / cause of the firmware, hence a data OS 6.4.0a from FCR-configured switch. After opening the name server tab and performing export the tables, export fails with an error message For Input String N/A. - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 63
only when the HA Cluster (HAC) is set for manual failback. This defect is not seen if there are multiple paths through the fabric, so loss of one switch does not create a temporary loss of path. When F_Port trunking is activated and after the master trunk goes offline, Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0b. the - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 64
disable/enable test, ports changed creation. In large configurations, applying a new 1606 Extension SAN Switch. Reboot the Extension SAN Switch or Multiprotocol Extension Blade. Tape devices are intermittently detected as offline by the host during backup. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0b. Seen in setup - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 65
lead to sluggish performance on 8Gb switches, if there is a slow drain Keep trunk groups with equal bandwidth. device using the lower bandwidth link to further congest the fabric. On 8Gb switches, constant link resets occur when a long-distance E_Port is configured that requires 128 to 511 credits - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 66
tape job, resubmit it. Configdownload fails on 2408 FCoE converged network switch if no FCoE Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0c. license installed. Fabric OS 6.4.1 fixes Table 13 (page 66) lists defects closed in the Fabric OS 6.4.1 firmware release. Table 13 Fabric OS 6.4.1 closed defects Closed defect - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 67
where Upt is not -1 uses EGID 0. Once the problem occurs, the user must make the F/E port into an EX_Port and then configure it back to an F/E port to fix the problem port. Execute the following instructions: 1. Disable the F/E port. 2. Configure the F/E port as an EX_Port for a valid FID - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 68
when the number of FCIP circuit configurations on one side of the FCIP Tunnel does not match the other side. After a firmware download, host and target are unable to establish connectivity across a VEX link on an HP 1606 SAN Extension Switch and an HP DC SAN Director Multiprotocol Extension Blade - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 69
failure. Using a value of 0xffffffff for the N_Port topology in the config file causes the configdownload command to fail on an HP StorageWorks Encryption switch in Access Gateway mode with SRDF enabled. The error Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.1. is: strtoul failed str 0xffffffff, errno =2 aglib_strtobm - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 70
bounces. Several security vulnerabilities are reported by a network vulnerability scan Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.1. against a fabric with the HP StorageWorks Encryption SAN Switch and the HP StorageWorks DC Switch Encryption FC Blade. During either a firmware download (Fabric OS 6.2.0e to 6.3.0d), or - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 71
HP 1606 SAN Extension Switch due to SILI and variable length settings After an i2c reset, FC switch Service commands in the message queue from completing within the timeout interval. When there are multiple type not detected" error when Access Gateway mode is enabled and configured as "auto". Fixed - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 72
a logical switch in a virtual fabric setup, it creates a credit model inconsistency on the ISL with other logical switches configured on the same switch. Credits are returned to the incorrect VC and link resets will occur. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.1a. Boot Over SAN fails with switch port set to 8Gb - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 73
are not updated when the configuration file is modified and then downloaded to the switch. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.1a. Superping is not correctly reporting the ISL path. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.1a. When running a traceroute command over a GE port on an HP 1606 SAN Extension Switch or an HP DC SAN - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 74
than the number of devices in the loop. An unequal traffic load distribution occurs when multiple Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.1b. tunnels of equal bandwidth are configured on the HP 1606 SAN Extension Switch. After executing shut/no shut commands on a port-channel Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.1b. member - HP 1606 | HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes (5697-0886, March 2011-incl - Page 75
StorageWorks Data Center Fabric Manager (DCFM) can be configured to poll for switch configuration and status changes. When DCFM polls the container configuration hosted on an HP StorageWorks Encryption SAN Switch or DC Backbone Switch Encryption Fibre Channel Blade, a resource contention condition
HP B-series Fabric OS 6.4.1b Release Notes
HP Part Number: 5697-0886
Published: March 2011
Edition: 1