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HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes Part Number: 5697-0509 Third edition: September 2010 - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 2
Legal and notice information © Copyright 2010 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. © Copyright 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Incorporated - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 3
; 10-GbE ports require 10-GbE B-series SFPs.) • HP StorageWorks 1606 Extension SAN Switch, the next-generation distance extension platform for FCIP applications, supports 16 FC ports at 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gb/s, and 6 1-GbE optical ports. (The user can select either a copper or optical interface on two - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 4
• Adaptive Networking license supported on switches running in Access Gateway (AG) mode • Automatic Port Configuration (APC) Auto Rebalancing support for port groups; optional login balancing for individual port groups • Option to disable Auto Rebalancing of logins when new N_Ports are detected • - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 5
from the factory with 6.3.1a Fabric OS installed, the following default characteristics of the switch are revised: • Virtual fabrics are enabled by default. See the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide for 6.3.0 for in- formation on the configuration of VF. The following switches support virtual fabrics - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 6
Traffic can be transported over an IP network when the 1-GbE or 10-GbE ports are configured to support FCIP. Fabric OS 6.3.0 and later supports up to 20 FCIP tunnels on a DC SAN Director Multiprotocol Extension Blade, and 8 FCIP tunnels on the 1606 Extension SAN Switch. The FCIP tunnels on the local - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 7
of multiple 2,112-size FC frames (batch) into smaller IP frames, compared to single-frame exchanges (for example, FC frame generators). • FCIP Trunking-This is a new feature available on the DC SAN Director Multiprotocol Extension Blade and 1606 Extension SAN Switch that virtualizes two or more TCP - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 8
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 HP StorageWorks Merging Fabrics Based on M-series and B-series Fibre Channel Switches Application Notes. CEE/FCoE features • 802 - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 9
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 new license allows a 1606 Extension SAN Switch to enable 16 FC - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 10
the FCoE license, the 2408 FCoE Converged Network Switch is a pure Layer 2 Ethernet switch and will not support FCoE bridging or FCoE Forwarding (FCF) capabilities. Temporary license support At the time of this document release, HP does not support temporary licenses or Universal Temporary Licenses - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 11
SFPs, and 10-GbE ports require 10-GbE B-series SFPs. • 1606 Extension SAN Switch-Next-generation distance extension platform for FCIP applications. Supports 16 FC ports at 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gb/s, and 6 1-GbE optical ports. (The user can select either a copper or optical interface on two ports.) GbE - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 12
Converged Network Switch (Brocade 8000) • HP StorageWorks DC SAN Director Switch 10/24 FCoE Blade (Brocade FCOE10-24) • HP StorageWorks DC SAN Director Multiprotocol Extension Blade (Brocade FX8-24) Unsupported product models Any product models not listed in "Supported product models" on page 11 - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 13
6.3.x for the following HP products only: • Brocade 8-Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class (Brocade 5480) • HP StorageWorks 8/24 SAN Switch (Brocade 300) • HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch (Brocade 5100). Support for HP StorageWorks 2408 FCoE Converged Network Switch (Brocade 8000) is introduced - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 14
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 lists the supported Fabric OS firmware versions. HP - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 15
IMPORTANT: The Fabric OS versions listed in the Earliest compatible version column in Table 1 are the earliest versions supported by HP for connection to switches running Fabric OS 6.3.1c at the time of the Fabric OS 6.3.1c release. HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes 15 - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 16
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 Not supported (support ended September 2009) N/A HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V HP StorageWorks SAN Switch - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 17
8/8 SAN Switch HP StorageWorks 8/24 SAN Switch HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch HP StorageWorks 8/80 SAN Switch 6.1.0h 6.3.1c5 HP StorageWorks Encryption SAN Switch 6.2.0e HP StorageWorks 1606 Extension SAN Switch (Brocade 7800) 6.3.0 HP StorageWorks 2408 FCoE Converged Network Switch (Brocade - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 18
HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager (FM) 5.5 or earlier with Fabric OS 6.1.1 or later can result in problems with Zoning, Performance monitoring, SYSLOG configuration run Fabric OS 6.0.0b or later to support the FC816 port blade, and Fabric OS 6.1.0a or later to support the FC8-32 and FC8-48 port blades - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 19
and supports up to four blades. FS8-18 (DC Switch Encryption FC blade) Supported with supported in the chassis with any other blades. Power supply requirements for Director blades Table 4 lists power supply requirements for Director blades to provide full redundancy (220 VAC power is assumed). HP - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 20
power supplies. The FC4-16IP blades are not supported in the DC SAN Backbone Director or DC04 SAN Director.2 FS8-18 (DC Switch Encryption FC Blade) FX8-24 (DC SAN (FCR) scalability support, see the HP StorageWorks SAN Design Reference Guide, available at: http://www.hp.com/go/sandesignguide 20 - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 21
to be consumed by mid-2010. Brocade factory shipments of switches after this time will have WWNs that include encryption products: If an HP StorageWorks encryption switch or blade using the new VE ports, the switches on both ends of the VE link must run a firmware version that supports the new OUI, - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 22
earliest supported software versions that interoperate. HP recommends using the latest software versions to get the greatest benefit from the SAN. When using the new Virtual Fabrics (VF) feature, HP recommends that all switches participating in a fabric with a logical switch use the latest firmware - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 23
native connectivity modes for deployment with M-EOS-based products. All HP StorageWorks models supported by Fabric OS 6.3.1c support both interopmodes 2 and 3, with the exception of the 4/32 SAN Switch, 2408 FCoE Converged Network Switch, and DC SAN Backbone Director or DC04 SAN Director with one - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 24
EOS fabric limits) Adaptive Networking QoS Adaptive Networking: Ingress Rate Limiting Switch Port Mirroring Extended Fabrics Alias Server Platform Service FCIP (VE_Ports) IPFC (IP over FC) M-EOS ALPA 0x13 configuration VE_Port to VEX_Port Integrated Routing9 Domain Offset Support 239 Domain Support - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 25
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. 11Only Frame Reduction zones can be configured be tested, allowing for thorough testing and verification of supported migration paths. HP StorageWorks - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 26
Encryption SAN Switch cannot be downgraded to a version earlier than Fabric OS 6.2.0b. If there are multiple node encryption groups (EGs) in a fabric, complete the firmware download on one node at a time before downloading on another node. Firmware upgrade instructions IMPORTANT: HP recommends that - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 27
fabric. To access the latest Fabric OS 6.3.1c firmware, configuration files, and MIB files, see the HP website: http://www.hp.com/support/downloads On the website: 1. Under Storage, select Storage Networking. 2. Select the link for the appropriate switch, select your product, and then select Cross - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 28
and remote circuit configurations' Keep Alive Timeout values do not match, the tunnel will use the lower of the two configured values. • Software compression (available on the 1606 Extension SAN Switch) modes 2 and 3 are not supported in FICON environments; they are supported only in Open Systems - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 29
and copper 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 one of - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 30
• To support nondisruptive firmware upgrades on the DC SAN Backbone Director/DC04 SAN Director, a new service, ethsw, is being introduced to enable Ethernet switching on the DC SAN Director Switch 10/24 FCoE Blade in Fabric OS 6.3. LAN switching is disabled by default in Fabric OS 6.3. The user must - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 31
MS queries to the switch. • A DC SAN 10/24 FCoE blade installed in the highest numbered slot of a DC SAN director or DC04 SAN director does not send out FIP unsolicitied advertisements. Therefore, it does not support FCoE functionality when installed in this slot. HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 32
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 StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 33
only in edge-to-edge configurations. There is no support for TI in backboneto-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 will retain their configuration settings for IPFC over FCR. The change - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 34
all switches in the fabric must be running Fabric OS 6.0 or later. If any switches are running Fabric OS 5.x or earlier, only manual supported on user-defined logical switches. FCAP will continue to function with existing certificates for non-VF and the default logical switch of VF-enabled switches - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 35
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 Extensive testing has shown that ports in the process of going offline may exhibit bursts of errors. - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 36
the 16-link license will report enc_out errors. The errors are harmless, but will continue to increment. These errors will not be reported if a DC reset. The Adaptive Networking SID/DID Traffic Prioritization QoS feature is not supported on Extended Fabrics E_Ports when IDLE primitives are configured - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 37
command, first introduced in Fabric OS 6.1.2, configures the ARB(FF)/ARB(FF) implementation. See the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual supporting Fabric OS v6.3.1 for details on the portcfgfillword command. portcfgfillword behavior summary • Default mode The only mode of operation in releases - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 38
. 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, regardless of what Fabric OS version was previously installed. However, ports previously set to mode 1 by the user via the portcfgfillword command are persistent - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 39
• During non-disruptive firmware upgrades, E_Ports in R-RDY mode may cause some frame drops on the E-Port links. • Modem capability for the 4/256 director is not supported in Fabric OS 6.2.0 and later. • On the HP StorageWorks 8/8, 8/24, 8/40, and 8/80 SAN Switches with factory installed Fabric OS - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 40
later now reclassifies these messages as warnings, rather than critical errors. WebTools functionality moved to DCFM The functionality that was moved configuration Port Admin Module > GigE tab Configure > FCIP tunnel Viewing FCIP tunnels is still supported in WebTools 6.1.1, but New, Edit Config - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 41
vital role in keeping the cluster in sync, configure the quorum disk to be outside of the encryption environment. • LUN configuration • To configure a LUN An exception to this LUN configuration process: If the LUN was previously encrypted by the HP Encryption Switch or HP Encryption Blade, the LUN - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 42
that has been noted in a test environment where there were intermittent management network connectivity problems. A fix for this issue is expected in the Fabric OS 6.4.0 release, targeted for June 2010. • To remove access between a given initiator and target, the user must not only remove the active - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 43
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 StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 44
/DC04 SAN Director chassis. • 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 StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 45
Switch for encryption, a host panic may occur; this configuration is not supported for Fabric OS 6.3.x. • HCL from Fabric OS 6.2.x to 6.3.1x is supported set mixed firmware version ( IP Addr : 10.32.50.36 Link GW IP Addr: 10.32.48.1 HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 46
b7:ae/0 EE IP Addr EE State 10.32.53.107 10.32.53.105 EE_STATE_ONLINE EE_STATE_ONLINE Non-Reachable Non-Reachable • 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 the Key Manager for - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 47
can be added to the container either as clear text or encrypted (MSA configuration, for example). • For HP-UX, LUN 0 can appear as 0x0 or 0x400, but both of them host command to display the switch. Applications that write to a LUN that is being rekeyed may see I/O errors. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0 - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 48
to multiple devices logging in simultaneously. So apply portdisable to all ports connected to the devices and apply portenable sequentially. This will resolve the issue. NPIV devices in Interopmode 2 default zone is not supported. NPIV devices should be part of the active zone configuration. Fabric - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 49
hard-zoned Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0 ports. Software was not enforcing a mandatory switch disable before config- Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0 uring the backbone Fabric ID. Failover when Logical Switch logical switches. ISMIC - When a reset of a HP-VC is done via the OA, the vcfcadm_ user password is - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 50
port lower than the lowest Fport on switch. Multiple repetitions of port enable/disable might result in a lost route Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0 in an HP StorageWorks 4/256 SAN Director configuration. NO Comm observed when we removed HP VC switch from Bay 3 and Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0 installed it - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 51
SNMP v3 user configuration reverts back to defaults after HAfailover. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0 IFCCs occur when disabling trunks and having DPS enabled. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0 Reset factory default using the faceplate pinhole caused FFDC and VCM shows "No Communication" to the switch Fixed in - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 52
IFCCs errors to panicked after reset allegiance issued Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0 by multiple hosts. Rolling ASSERT+PANIC on DC SAN Director with DC Switch Encryption 6.3.0 on a 48-port 4Gb blade. 2408 FCoE Converged Network switch freezes with jumbo frame blast. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0 - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 53
Converged Network switches configured as point-topoint FC connections. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0 Port Fencing - E_Port Class Link Resets are not fencing. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0 There is a small timing window that devices might send PLOGI earlier Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0 than route is setup and - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 54
commands on both Active and Standby CPs after the problem has occurred: cp /etc/ fabos/skm/ IngrianNAE 5.7. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0 CALD memory leak led to switch panic / fabric disruption. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0 Detected error when going to translate domain. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0 54 - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 55
OS 6.3.0 Workaround prior to code change: Reboot the Encryption Engine (EE). DMM used license can be reset after netinstall of Fabric OS. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0 4 Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem AG may login to DC SAN Director with wrong pwwn. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0 Workaround - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 56
Workaround prior to code change: Ignore isolated / spurious High Temperature CRITICAL errors when not preceded by warnings. Unable to get F Ports(Trunk Ports) data. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0 On some of 2408 FCoE Converged Network switches, DIAGPOST is Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0 failing due to loss - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 57
window. Confusing error message when copying a source configuration from a remote server. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0 Workaround prior to code change: Do clean-up before downloading a new CEE configuration: 1. In cmsh, run "write erase" to clear startup-config. 2. Reboot switch by running "reboot - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 58
IP address in SNMP Trap for Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0 DC04 SAN Director. Required detailed error description while the port enable/disable fails. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0 Man page Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0 2408 FCoE CN Switch should be able to set enable password. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0 58 - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 59
by" and "workstation called from" hostname/IP Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0 address. 2408 FCoE CN Switch has issues interoperating with Foundry FCX and FESX LACP. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0 Pre-Discovery: Containers did not failback after firmware download to 6.2.0 D patch build 6. Fixed in Fabric - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 60
Switch. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0 8/8 or 8/16 SAN Switch not responding to Link Reset primitives cor- Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0 rectly. When a trunk master port is disabled, fabric watch incorrectly sets the new trunk master's health to offline on 8GB SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c- Fixed in - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 61
is stable. Brocade 8000 firmware download hot code load shows no identifier Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0 in the HTML page. Unable to activate a Switch Admin: when user moves to a different tab without applying changes, no warning is displayed. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0 Performance Monitoring: Error - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 62
Fabric OS 6.3.0 DC SAN Director: configdownload: simple upload/download (switch enabled) complaining about FID 128 and will not download with switch enabled. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0 Switch Admin: CEE: NPE is shown in error message when user applies a new FCoE login group (with Login management - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 63
Switch. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0 Fabric watch: (java.lang.illegalArgumentException:Invalid logid) error message box will appear when selecting Configuration Encryption SAN Switch panic because KACd memory leak with multiple Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0 get key operation. HP StorageWorks Fabric OS - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 64
6.3.0 Workaround prior to code change: Set defzone to "noaccess." The lfcfg command shows incorrect data. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0 Switch Admin: Policies which are not chosen are showned in confirm- Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0 ation page of ACL Policy configuration wizard. When attempting to swap - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 65
active. This should be done even if no change in chassis IP addresses is required as other problems could be otherwise encountered, depending on network configuration. Optimized SERDES setting for Brocade 8 Gb SAN Switch for BladeSystem c-Class. If TI zone operations are performed simultaneously on - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 66
"Details" button in the "Service" tab of "HA" window is clicked. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0 High Availability: The error message thrown is not relevant or meaningful, when the values for E_D_TOV and R_D_TOV in the "Configure" Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0 tab of "Switch admin", are changed. Incorrect - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 67
multiple zone updates for several hours in different FIDs. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0 FICON FCIP Acceleration error test user the ports will be disabled. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0 If switches in an edge fabric have the Principal Priority set to non-default values, updating firmware on the FCR switch - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 68
: fail to recover data with error: ERROR, SYS, FPGA timeout, DECRYPT_DECOMPRESS_TIMEOUT : Cmd 0x932b4000. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0 FICON XRC times out on 400 multiprotocol router to DC SAN Director. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0 Need more info in configuration upload/download process. Fixed in Fabric - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 69
removed even after executing no mac access- Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0 group in the interface mode. In interop mode 2, with Default Zone enabled, the user can activate only 2047 Zones per Zone Set. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0 Event for change in IDID state on neighboring switch not being posted Fixed - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 70
to code change: Change date only on the default switch. "Updating Flash" Console Message is seen on all Fabric OS Switches in Fabric during configupload on Single Fabric OS Switch in a In- Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0 teropmode 2 fabric. Block user from configuring QoS on 6-port 10Gb ISL blade. Fixed - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 71
definition errors; time out on QSA Response due to excessive Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0 link incidents. The ifNumber does not match the number of entries in the ifTable for Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0 the logical switches with LISL. Newly created LS should inherit NTP server setting of Default LS - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 72
Configuration." Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0 SNMP changes required to better support snmp mib. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0 Rare Instances of warm recovery failure during upgrade due to small timing window in library used by some services switch is still disabled. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0 Error - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 73
FCR LUN emulation queries via SMI, Workaround prior to code change: or when polling a switch that had its password changed multiple times. Disable SMI agents. sysshutdown on 8Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class may cause panic and reboots. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0a Workaround prior to - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 74
. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0a Workaround prior to code change: Configure only DISLs between switches. During factory install, configdownload does not download some of the FCoE settings in Fabric OS 6.3.0. This issue pertains to the factory only and will not be encountered in the field. Fixed in - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 75
0 0/0 0). With 1606 Extension SAN Switch or Multiprotocol Extension Blade, FCIP configuration cannot be restored to default setting by using configdefault, even firmware release. Table 9 Fabric OS 6.3.0b closed defects Closed defect summary Solution When an unsupported SFP is installed in an HP - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 76
paths online to extended DASD devices with MVS IOS444I error messages. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0b Workaround prior to upgrade: Disable FICON XRC Emulation. In a fabric with more than 50 switches, non-disruptive firmware downloads (HCL) on an HP StorageWorks DC SAN Director fails on the standby CP - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 77
during an overnight I/O test in FMS mode (FICON CUP). Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0b Internal FICON error occurs during a port swap in FMS mode. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0b After a non-disruptive firmware upgrade, when a port on an HP StorageWorks 1606 SAN Extension Switch is changed from EX_Port - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 78
to route traffic on 8 Gb EX_Ports of HP StorageWorks DC SAN Director after upgrading firmware from Fabric OS 6.1 to 6.2.x. If there is an additional hafailover after upgrading firmware, a new device is added and bouncing device ports can trigger a routing problem, causing the host to not see the - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 79
the default switch with virtual fabrics enabled, after performing multiple cfgenable commands with TI zones enabled, causes a No space left on device error, and no further Fabric OS commands can be executed. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0c In a multi-circuit FCIP tunnel configuration with 1606 Extension - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 80
the D bit is set. Because the 2408 switch and 10/24 blade do not provide that information, they may log out of the switch after several seconds. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.0c After upgrade to Fabric OS 6.2.x, the 400 MP router, or multiprotocol router blade observes a credit problem on virtual channel - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 81
configuration getting uploaded to logical switches other than the default switch. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.1 In a very rare occurrence, HP StorageWorks 1606 Extension SAN switch panic occurred and FCIP I/O stopped during 4 Gb tunnel stress Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.1 testing. Operation and Network - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 82
tzh and tzm in the config.txt file to new values. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.1 Workaround prior to upgrade: Set up tstimezone through CLI. After upgrade to Fabric OS 6.x, rsh using user credential gets ifmodeshow eth0: ioctl (ETHTOOL_GSET) failed error in response to ifmodeshow command. Telnet - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 83
set a host name of CP blade 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 the target. During power off/on switch test with HP StorageWorks DC SAN or DC04 SAN - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 84
When power cycling an HP StorageWorks 2408 FCoE switch, C25464/5465 errors can be observed due to logical port to FCoE virtual Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.1 user port mapping error. Configuration back up on Access Gateway switch does not have the bottleneck configurations. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.1 ARB - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 85
not enabled. Test loop that continuously opens and closes Telnet sessions and does terminal configuration on the 2408 FCoE switch or 10/24 FCoE blade sometimes the configure terminal command fails and the config prompt does not appear. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.1 Username/password authentication can - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 86
to unsupported Solaris Host Cluster setup, where host sent zero byte length Write commands. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.1a Further optimization of SERDES setting for Brocade 8 Gb SAN Switch Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.1a for BladeSystem c-Class for future product support. 8-bit address not properly range - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 87
tape pipeline does not handle the error and causes tape access to hang. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.1b On HP StorageWorks 2408 FCoE converged network switch with factory installed Fabric OS 6.3.1a, switch will panic during subsequent firmware download. HP did not factory install 6.3.1a or any other - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 88
1b Workaround prior to upgrade: Once switch is disabled, the configuration downloaded and the switch re-enabled, the configuration can be modified and downloaded without any problems. Can also remove or comment out the link reset settings in the .cfg file. Switch resets under very rare condition of - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 89
future mezzanine card. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.3.1b HP 1606 extension switch and multiprotocol extension blade do not always auto-restart after detection of a critical error when running Fabric OS 6.3.1a. A manual reboot may be required to recover the 1606 switch and a slot power off/on to recover - HP 1606 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 90
lists defects closed in the Fabric OS 6.3.1c firmware release. Table 14 Fabric OS 6.3.1c closed defects Closed defect summary Solution Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class requires SERDES Final SERDES values provided in changes to support future c-Class mezz card. Fabric OS 6.3.1c
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c
Release Notes
Part Number: 5697-0509
Third edition: September 2010