HP 1606 HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes (5697-0509 September 2 - Page 27

Scalability, Important notes and recommendations, HP Storage Essentials support, FCIP

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NOTE: With the introduction of Fabric OS 6.1.1, certain features and functions were removed from WebTools (resident in the firmware) and migrated to the DCFM management application. This has been carried forward to Fabric OS 6.2.x and later. HP recommends that before upgrading to Fabric OS 6.2.x or later, if you are not running DCFM on your fabric, you review the "WebTools functionality moved to DCFM" on page 40 and note what has changed in order to assess the impact to your 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 operating system (BIOS, firmware, Diagnostics, etc.). 3. Select Firmware. 4. Select V6.x Firmware for HP StorageWorks B-series Fibre Channel Switches for Fabric OS 6.3.1c. • To download the firmware, click Download. • To read the release notes, click the Release Notes tab. 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 website: http://www.hp.com/go/SDGManuals Important notes and recommendations This section contains additional information that you should consider before you use this Fabric OS release. HP Storage Essentials support HP Storage Essentials SAN management application 6.1.1 or later is supported with Fabric OS 6.3x. Earlier versions of HP Storage Essentials are not supported with Fabric OS 6.3x due to the incompatibility of Storage Essentials with the SMI-S 120.10.0 agent. FCIP, FCIP Trunking and High Bandwidth (1606 Extension SAN Switch and DC SAN Director Multiprotocol Extension Blade) • The 1606 Extension SAN Switch/DC SAN Director Multiprotocol Extension Blade supports a maximum MTU size of 1500 with Fabric OS 6.3x. • FCIP connections are supported only between the 1606 Extension SAN Switch/DC SAN Director Multiprotocol Extension Blade and another 1606 Extension SAN Switch/DC SAN Director Multi- HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.1c Release Notes 27

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NOTE:
With the introduction of Fabric OS 6.1.1, certain features and functions were removed from WebTools
(resident in the firmware) and migrated to the DCFM management application. This has been carried
forward to Fabric OS 6.2.x and later. HP recommends that before upgrading to Fabric OS 6.2.x or
later, if you are not running DCFM on your fabric, you review the
“
WebTools functionality moved to
DCFM
”
on page 40 and note what has changed in order to assess the impact to your fabric.
To access the latest Fabric OS 6.3.1c firmware, configuration files, and MIB files, see the HP website:
h
t
tp://w
w
w
.hp
.co
m/su
ppo
r
t/do
w
nloads
On the website:
1.
Under Storage, select
Storage Networking
.
2.
Select the link for the appropriate switch, select your product, and then select
Cross operating
system (BIOS, firmware, Diagnostics, etc.)
.
3.
Select
Firmware
.
4.
Select
V6.x Firmware
for HP StorageWorks B-series Fibre Channel Switches for Fabric OS 6.3.1c.
•
To download the firmware, click
Download
.
•
To read the release notes, click the
Release Notes
tab.
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 website:
h
t
tp://w
w
w
.hp
.co
m/go/SDG
Man
uals
Important notes and recommendations
This section contains additional information that you should consider before you use this Fabric OS
release.
HP Storage Essentials support
HP Storage Essentials SAN management application 6.1.1 or later is supported with Fabric OS 6.3
x
.
Earlier versions of HP Storage Essentials are not supported with Fabric OS 6.3
x
due to the
incompatibility of Storage Essentials with the SMI-S 120.10.0 agent.
FCIP, FCIP Trunking and High Bandwidth (1606 Extension SAN Switch and DC
SAN Director Multiprotocol Extension Blade)
•
The 1606 Extension SAN Switch/DC SAN Director Multiprotocol Extension Blade supports a
maximum MTU size of 1500 with Fabric OS 6.3x.
•
FCIP connections are supported only between the 1606 Extension SAN Switch/DC SAN Director
Multiprotocol Extension Blade and another 1606 Extension SAN Switch/DC SAN Director Multi-
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