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HP Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes HP Part Number: 5697-0809 Published: February 2011 Edition: First - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes (5697-0809, February 20 - Page 2
© Copyright 2011 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. © Copyright 2011 Brocade Communications Systems, Incorporated - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes (5697-0809, February 20 - Page 3
to other DC04 SAN Directors and DC SAN Backbone Directors • Virtual Fabrics (VFs) ◦ Full VF feature support on HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director, HP StorageWorks DC04 SAN Director, HP StorageWorks 8/80 SAN Switch, and HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch. ◦ Single physical chassis that can be - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes (5697-0809, February 20 - Page 4
supported for FICON, see the B-series FICON Connectivity Stream. • Access Gateway (AG) enhancements ◦ AG mode support on HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch • Miscellaneous ◦ FC ping support . If DCFM is not running on your fabric, HP recommends that you review (page 28) before you upgrade to Fabric OS - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes (5697-0809, February 20 - Page 5
interface on the CP for management tasks such as firmware downloads, SNMP polling, SNMP traps, troubleshooting, and configuration. Enhanced native connectivity with McDATA products • Fabric OS 6.2 and M-EOS 9.9 now support Frame Redirection in McDATA Open Fabric Mode (interopmode 3) fabrics. Frame - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes (5697-0809, February 20 - Page 6
supported for interop applications, see the HP StorageWorks Fabric Interoperability: Merging Fabrics Based on M-series and B-series port beaconing mode on a specified port. This command works with 4-Gb (or larger) FC ports, with the exception of the HP StorageWorks SAN Director 6 Port 10-Gb FC ISL - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes (5697-0809, February 20 - Page 7
Routing license-Allows ports in an HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director, HP StorageWorks DC04 SAN Director, HP StorageWorks 8/80 SAN Switch, or HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch to be configured as EX_Ports, supporting FCR. This eliminates the need to add a B-series MP Router blade or use the - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes (5697-0809, February 20 - Page 8
Temporary license support HP now supports temporary licenses or Universal Temporary Licenses. To obtain the Universal Temporary Licenses, select the StorageWorks Software Demo & Evaluation Downloads option at the HP website: http://www.software.hp.com Previously licensed software now included with - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes (5697-0809, February 20 - Page 9
OS 6.2.2e. Devices supported For a list of supported devices, see the HP website: http://www.hp.com/go/san Operating systems For a list of supported operating systems, see the HP website: http://www.hp.com/go/san Access Gateway support Access Gateway is supported with the following HP products only - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes (5697-0809, February 20 - Page 10
listed in "Access Gateway support" (page 9) and also by the following B-series switches: • HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 4/32 • HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 4/32B • HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 4/64 • HP StorageWorks SAN Director 4/256 • HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 8/80 • HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes (5697-0809, February 20 - Page 11
For environments with SFOS installed on switches that cannot be HP recommends that you perform the configuration through an interface (such as Web Tools) to a product with the most recent version of Fabric OS. Some older versions of Fabric OS do not fully support newer hardware models, and problems - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes (5697-0809, February 20 - Page 12
Table 1 Supported Fabric OS versions (continued) Model HP StorageWorks 4/8 SAN Switch HP StorageWorks 4/16 SAN Switch Earliest compatible version 6.2.1b HP StorageWorks 4/256 SAN Director HP StorageWorks 4/64 SAN Switch HP StorageWorks Multi-Protocol Router Blade (FR4-18i)6 HP StorageWorks 16 - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes (5697-0809, February 20 - Page 13
HP support of interoperable fabrics, see HP StorageWorks Merging Fabrics Based on M-series and B-series Fibre Channel Switches Application Notes, available at http://www.hp.com. 3 HP Using HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager (FM) 5.5 or earlier with Fabric OS 6.1.1 or later can result in problems with - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes (5697-0809, February 20 - Page 14
. Up to eight FR4-18i blades can be installed if they are used only for FC Fast Write or FCIP without routing in the DC SAN Backbone Director. The DC04 SAN Director requires Fabric OS 6.2.0a or later, and supports up to four blades. Supported with Fabric OS 6.2.0b or later, with a maximum - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes (5697-0809, February 20 - Page 15
Guide, available at: http://www.hp.com/go/sandesignguide Important notes This section contains information that you should consider before you use this Fabric OS release. New OUI Support on B-Series Brocade factory shipments of switches after this time will have WWNs that include the new OUI. - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes (5697-0809, February 20 - Page 16
migrate from these products to DCFM Enterprise. Fabric OS compatibility (page 11) lists the earliest versions of software supported in this release, that is, the earliest supported software versions that interoperate. HP recommends using the latest software versions to get the greatest benefit - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes (5697-0809, February 20 - Page 17
HP may not support all of these switches in this mode. For information about support in interopmodes 2 and 3, see the HP StorageWorks Fabric Interoperability: Merging Fabrics Based on M-series and B-series Load Sharing (DLS, port-based routing) Virtual Channels (VC RDY) FICON Management Server ( - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes (5697-0809, February 20 - Page 18
Extended Fabrics Yes Yes Yes Yes7 Alias Server No No Platform Service No No FCIP (VE_Ports) IPFC (IP over FC) Yes Yes Virtual Fabrics Yes Yes Logical Fabric using LISLs (XISLs in base Fabric) No No *Indicates that the feature is available, but not officially tested or supported - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes (5697-0809, February 20 - Page 19
for HP p-Class BladeSystem • Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem • HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 4/32 • HP StorageWorks one of these features. Only products based on 4-Gb and 8-Gb-capable ASICs are supported by Fabric OS 6.2.2e. Older products using previous generation 2-Gb ASICs will - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes (5697-0809, February 20 - Page 20
SKM key vault is configured. Doing so will result in the loss of encryption services in HP SKM environments. If there are multiple node EGs in a fabric, complete the firmware download on one node at a time before downloading on another node. On the HP StorageWorks 8/8 and 8/24 SAN Switches and the - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes (5697-0809, February 20 - Page 21
Virtual Guide indicates it is a chassis-level setting. • In order to support nondisruptive Hot Code Load on an HP may still be installed on a switch. releases. There is no software enforcement to block the upgrade problems occur if previous-generation 2-Gb products exist in the fabric. • For the HP - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes (5697-0809, February 20 - Page 22
4-Gb and 8-Gb platforms. This fix addressed the following unexpected behaviors that running Fabric OS 6.2.1x or later in order to support M-EOS 239 Domain Mode on the Mi10K. FCR backbone routing • To allow Hot Code Load on an HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch when using Integrated Routing, the - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes (5697-0809, February 20 - Page 23
work when attached to M-EOS switches. M-EOS ports should be set to G_Port to prevent problems cannot be supported on user-defined logical switches. FCAP will continue to in non-VF mode to install new certificates. • For FIPS mode, certificates must be installed before FIPS activation. FICON - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes (5697-0809, February 20 - Page 24
will be broken if the port mirror resources are spread across multiple port groups. • Port Mirroring is not supported on a switch with the VF feature enabled. 10 G interoperability 10 G interop between HP , see the latest Fabric OS Administrator Guide. Fabric Watch Core Blade status reporting - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes (5697-0809, February 20 - Page 25
first open the Fabric Watch configuration window and then select the SNMP Trap will continuously reset. The Adaptive Networking SID/DID Traffic Prioritization QoS feature is not supported on Extended Fabrics E_Ports when IDLE primitives are configured on these ports. In this mode only data virtual - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes (5697-0809, February 20 - Page 26
support for an 800 MB/s data rate. The previous implementation by Brocade was to use IDLE for Link Init and as fill words, which works for 1-Gb, 2-Gb, 4-Gb, and most 8-Gb devices. However, some of the new 8-Gb devices have problems or Virtual Fabric Fabric OS Command Reference Manual. • Behavior: ◦ - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes (5697-0809, February 20 - Page 27
the mode must be changed manually. This does not affect fixed at 8-Gb speeds. ◦ Changing the mode after Fabric OS 6.1.2x has been installed If you change the mode after installing to negotiate or is fixed at 8 Gb, the configured mode will take effect. The later Note: HP does not support Fabric OS 6.1. - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes (5697-0809, February 20 - Page 28
were changed to ARB(FF) [mode 1] manually, then they remain in ARB(FF) mode. Can be changed by the user. Mode: 0 - IDLE for Link Init, IDLE for fill word 1 - ARB(FF) for Link Init, ARB(FF) for fill word (NOTE: not supported with XP storage arrays) • Updated command message: When executing the - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes (5697-0809, February 20 - Page 29
Configure > Zoning Zoning report for both online and offline database 1 Viewing FCIP tunnels is supported in Web Tools 6.1.1, but New, Edit Config, configuration process: if the LUN was previously encrypted by the HP encryption switch or HP encryption blade, the LUN can be added to the Crypto - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes (5697-0809, February 20 - Page 30
installed in a director-class chassis when more than one the user changes the LUN's settings during manual or auto, rekeying or First Time also remove the associated CTCs, which will in turn remove the associated frame to the CTC or LUNs on an HP encryption switch or encryption blade, make sure - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes (5697-0809, February 20 - Page 31
and ultimately key archival and retrieval problems. • The HTTP server should be listening to port 9443. Secure Key Manager is supported only when configured to port 9443. • The HP Encryption Switch and HP Encryption blade support registration of only one HPSKM Key Vault for Fabric OS 6.2.2x - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes (5697-0809, February 20 - Page 32
you may see failed I/Os. HP recommends that host I/O operations are will remain intact in this EG. 2. For any containers hosted on the failed GL node, issue support QoS. When using encryption or Frame Redirection, participating flows should not be included in QoS Zones. • With Windows - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes (5697-0809, February 20 - Page 33
, follow the procedure described in the SKM User Guide, "Configuring the Key Manager for FIPS Compliance" Manager. Therefore, if you must enable FIPS, HP strongly recommends that you do so during the setup of encrypted LUNs IMPORTANT: While performing first-time encryption to a LUN with more than one - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes (5697-0809, February 20 - Page 34
is needed that works on both older window exists due to a corner case where, if a device sends Fixed issue does not occur when the CLI is used. I/O cannot resume when jamming the status frame with IDLE with QoS enabled. Link reset does not load the buffers correctly and I/O can be disrupted Fixed - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes (5697-0809, February 20 - Page 35
software (swPmgrEventType). After upgrade to Fabric OS 6.2.0, Fabric Watch reports HP StorageWorks Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.1 4/8, 4/16 SAN switches, and embedded 4-Gb switches as unhealthy and issues a rare corner case, a port reset at the same time as an end-to-end Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.1 PLOGI or - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes (5697-0809, February 20 - Page 36
HP StorageWorks 400 MP Router or the MP Router blade do not come up due to a timing issue caused when using optical-to-copper converters in the path. Fixed for Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.1 both device called by and workstation called from host name/IP address. As a result, RADIUS will not work properly - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes (5697-0809, February 20 - Page 37
summary Solution Device connectivity across the FCIP link with the HP StorageWorks 400 MP Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.1a Router or MP Router blade will be lost after WAN issues. Credit information from the portshow of the FCIP tunnel will display a negative credit number. SMI failed to discover all - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes (5697-0809, February 20 - Page 38
up in a virtual fabric with logical ISL configured. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.1b . 8Gb blade in HP StorageWorks DC SAN Director configured for Integrated Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.2 If problem has already occurred, bounce all EX ports Bouncing the device ports could trigger a route problem leading - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes (5697-0809, February 20 - Page 39
port was taken offline at asic level, but offline SCN (State Fixed in Fabric OS non-disruptive firmware downloads Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.2 (HCL) on an HP StorageWorks DC SAN problem-causing functions from being called. Evmd (Event Monitor Daemon) crash causes switch to assert/reboot several Fixed - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes (5697-0809, February 20 - Page 40
Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.2 bad response or no response to FCP LUN request. SwNs table lists one will cause software verify on remote switches when changes are committed. This can lead to a switch reboot or panic. Fixed when a Brocade HBA with virtual ports is connected Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.2 to - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes (5697-0809, February 20 - Page 41
device will be seen connected to a different port (U port) than the original one (F_Port). HP rsh with root credential work fine. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.2 scan, the http daemon (weblinker.fcg) Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.2 terminates and restarts several times, causing a temporary management service - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes (5697-0809, February 20 - Page 42
recognize the target due to a cam setup problem on the backend port used by FC FastWrite. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.2a After upgrading to Fabric OS 6.2.x, the 400 MP Router or Multiprotocol Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.2a Router blade detects a credit problem on virtual channel 0, causing a frame drop on - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes (5697-0809, February 20 - Page 43
Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.2a Directory (LDAP) from Server 2008 for authentication. Users can experience problems after upgrade from a Microsoft Windows HP StorageWorks 1606 Extension SAN Switch and Multiprotocol Extension Blade). This can lead to other important RASLOG messages being lost. This issue - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes (5697-0809, February 20 - Page 44
not ready message may be seen on the console. switch again. Performing multiple configdownload operations through DCFM or CLI Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.2b can trigger memory issues with webd leading to restart or switch panic. After code upgrade to Fabric OS 6.2.x on 4Gb embedded switches, there - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes (5697-0809, February 20 - Page 45
then configure it back to an and the type6_miss counter should continuously F/E_Port to fix the problem port by executing the following increment during traffic load on backend port/E_Port. instructions: 1. Disable the F/E_Port. 2. Configure the F/E_Port as an EX_Port for a valid FID. 3. Connect - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes (5697-0809, February 20 - Page 46
Fabric Watch polling cycle after the slotstatsclear command is issued. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.2d. A switch that is connected locally can be disabled by Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.2d. a remotely connected switch due to directional route problems in the fabric. When this happens, messages are logged - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes (5697-0809, February 20 - Page 47
: and get logged with a "[PLAT-5042], FAN I2C reset" error code in the Raslog, even though they are operating properly. Reseating the fans will allow the fans to recover from the faulty state. The Switchshow command reports the switch port state Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.2e. as "Mod_Val" rather than - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes (5697-0809, February 20 - Page 48
or when agshow command is executed. WARNING raslog messages of "[CDR-1003]" unnecessarily generate the call home function. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.2e. SNMPmibwalk only shows MIB connUnitPortEntries Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.2e. for ports that have SFPs installed. Effective date February 2011 48
HP Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes
HP Part Number: 5697-0809
Published: February 2011
Edition: First