HP 4400 HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.0c Release Notes (5697-0703, September 2 - Page 37

Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem, c-Class, All 8-Gb switches except 8-Gb SAN

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Table 8 provides a summary of the portcfgfillword command. Table 8 portcfgfillword command summary Fabric OS version All 8-Gb switches except 8-Gb SAN Fabric OS version Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class 8Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class Any Fabric OS earlier than 6.1.2 All ports set to mode 0. No mode 1 capability existed. All ports set to idle. No mode 1 capability 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 all ports is mode 1 Default setting for all ports is mode 1 (in- and cannot be changed. ternal and external) and cannot be changed. 6.1.2x and 6.2.0c and later (HP did not support 6.1.2c or 6.2.0c) Added the ability to change portcfgfillword to mode 0 or mode 1 on a port-by-port basis. Added the ability to change portcfgfillword to mode 0 or mode 1 on a port-by-port 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, 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, and will therefore remain at mode 1 after Fabric OS upgrade. • If version 6.2.0d was installed in the factory, the default setting is mode 1 for the internal ports and mode 0 for the external ports. The setting can be changed by the user on a port-by-port basis and will be persistent. Upgrading to a 6.3.0x version does not affect the current mode settings. • If a pre-6.2.0d version was installed in the factory, the default setting for all internal and external ports is mode 0. The setting can be changed by the user on a port-by-port basis and will be persistent. Upgrading to one of the versions in the left column does not affect the current mode settings. HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.0c Release Notes 37

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Table 8
provides a summary of the
portcfgfillword
command.
Table 8 portcfgfillword command summary
8Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem
c-Class
All 8-Gb switches except 8-Gb SAN
Fabric OS version Switch for HP
BladeSystem c-Class
Fabric OS version
All ports set to idle. No mode 1 capability
existed.
NOTE:
Fabric OS 6.1.2 was not supported on
this switch.
All ports set to mode 0. No mode 1 cap-
ability existed.
Any Fabric OS earlier
than 6.1.2
Default setting for all ports is mode 1 (in-
ternal and external) and cannot be
changed.
The default setting for all ports is mode 1
and cannot be changed.
6.2.0x prior to 6.2.0c
Added the ability to change
portcfg-
fillword
to mode 0 or mode 1 on a
port-by-port basis.
NOTE:
Fabric OS 6.1.2 was not supported on
this switch.
Added the ability to change
portcfg-
fillword
to mode 0 or mode 1 on a
port-by-port basis.
6.1.2x and 6.2.0c
and later (HP did not
support 6.1.2c or
6.2.0c)
If version 6.2.0d was installed in the
factory, the default setting is mode 1
for the internal ports and mode 0 for
the external ports. The setting can be
changed by the user on a port-by-port
basis and will be persistent. Upgrad-
ing to a 6.3.0x version does not affect
the current mode settings.
If a pre-6.2.0d version was installed
in the factory, the default setting for
all internal and external ports is mode
0. The setting can be changed by the
user on a port-by-port basis and will
be persistent. Upgrading to one of the
versions in the left column does not
affect the current mode settings.
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, and will therefore remain at
mode 1 after Fabric OS upgrade.
6.1.2x and 6.2.0d
through 6.3.0x
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