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HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes Part Number: 5697-0760 First edition: November 2010 - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 2
Legal and notice information © Copyright 2010 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. © Copyright 2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Incorporated - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 3
Version 6.4.1 NOTE: This software conforms to the Fibre Channel (FC) standards and accepted engineering practices and procedures. Description Fabric OS 6.4.0 introduced support for the following new hardware. This support is carried forward with 6.4.1: • HP StorageWorks DC SAN Director 64-Port 8Gb - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 4
) with port based and exchange based routing policies • Virtual Fabrics enhancements • Dynamic 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 - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 5
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 in- formation on the configuration of VF. The following switches support virtual fabrics: • DC SAN Backbone - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 6
the maximum number of DC SAN Director Switch Multiprotocol Extension blades supported in a DC SAN Backbone and DC04 SAN Director chassis from 2 to 4. • Troubleshooting enhancements - New tperf diagnostic CLI-Fabric OS 6.4.0 added support for a new FCIP diagnostic CLI tperf used to determine tunnel - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 7
Troubleshooting enhancements • Frame Monitoring-This feature enhances configuration of existing filter based monitors supported issued certificates were supported will be deprecated in future releases. • Sysmonitor CLI has been enhanced to support software HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes 7 - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 8
are not fully documented in existing administrator guides or other materials but will be captured in future documentation and existing on an existing data path that encounters failure. • Fabric OS 6.4.0 added support for the Lossless DLS with DPS (Exchange based routing). The In Order Delivery - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 9
supported in both Access Gateway and Switch modes. Virtual fabrics enhancements Fabric OS 6.4.0 added support Enterprise editions. Option to install only SMIS without DCFM client capabilities is also supported. Optionally licensed software into one logical Services)-For the HP StorageWorks B-series - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 10
must have the ICL license installed in order to enable ICL virtual machines by extending virtual channels to the server infrastructure. Application-specific traffic flows can be configured, prioritized, and optimized throughout the data center infrastructure. This license is not supported on the HP - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 11
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: www.software.hp.com. Standards compliance This software Class of Service Prioritization and - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 12
Working Group) • FC-BB-5, FCoE (Rev. 2.0.0) New hardware support Fabric OS 6.4.0 introduced support for series products and is required for the 64 port blade. Supported product models Fabric OS 6.4.1 is supported on the following product models: • HP StorageWorks 4/32 SAN Switch (Brocade 4100) • HP - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 13
Gateway connectivity is supported by the switches listed in this section and also by the following B-series switches: • HP StorageWorks 4/16 SAN Switch (Brocade 200e) • HP StorageWorks 4/32 SAN Switch • HP StorageWorks 4/32B SAN Switch • HP StorageWorks 4/64 SAN Switch • HP StorageWorks 4/256 SAN - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 14
and virtual) attached to it, while allowing easy SAN connectivity. The edge fabric switch provides all fabric services, while Guide, available on http:// www.hp.com/go/san. Access Gateway support in non-Brocade fabrics In addition to being supported in Brocade fabrics, Access Gateway is supported - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 15
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 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 16
StorageWorks 16 Port 4Gb Blade (FC4-16) HP StorageWorks 32 Port 4Gb Blade (FC4-32) HP StorageWorks 48 Port 4Gb Blade (FC4-48) HP StorageWorks 400 MP Router8 HP StorageWorks 4/32 SAN Switch HP StorageWorks 4/32B SAN Switch HP StorageWorks B-series iSCSI Director Blade (FC4-16IP) 6.2.1b Brocade 4Gb - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 17
an E_Port to any products running Fabric OS 6.4. For information about 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. HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes 17 - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 18
interoperability. M-EOS 9.9.5 is the minimum version that is supported for interoperability with Fabric OS 6.3. For information about 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 - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 19
of two blades per director. The DC SAN Director Switch 10/24 FCoE Blade can be installed in the same chassis only with FC8-xx (except FC8-64) and/or FC10-6 blades. It is not supported in the chassis with any other blades. Power supply requirements for Director blades Table 4 lists power - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 20
For one or two supported in either the DC SAN Backbone Director or DC04 SAN Director with these blades. Fibre Channel Routing scalability For the latest information about Fibre Channel Routing (FCR) scalability support, see the HP StorageWorks SAN Design Reference Guide, available at: http://www.hp - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 21
product and the successor to existing B-series management products, including HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager (FM) and Enterprise Fabric Connectivity Manager (EFCM). DCFM is available in three versions (see the DCFM release notes for full support details): • DCFM Professional-An application bundled - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 22
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 from the SAN. When using the Virtual Fabrics (VF) feature, HP recommends that all switches - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 23
or DC04 SAN Director with one or more DC SAN Director Switch 10/24 FCoE Blades. NOTE: HP may not support all of these switches in this mode. For information about support in interopmodes 2 and 3, see HP StorageWorks Merging Fabrics Based on M-Series and B-Series Fibre Channel Switches Application - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 24
Zoning FDMI Remote 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 Routing4 Domain Offset Support 239 Domain Support (available on Mi10K only) Fabric OS 6.4.1 IM 2 IM 3 Yes No5 - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 25
6.4.1 is allowed only from Fabric OS 6.3.x. The policy to support one-level migration only, which began with Fabric OS 6.0.0, provides allowing for thorough testing and verification of supported migration paths. If you are migrating from Fabric OS 6.1.x, HP recommends that you use Fabric OS 6.2.2d - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 26
of the fixes and new features. Upgrading to Fabric OS 6.4.1 is allowed only from Fabric OS 6.3.x. For more guidelines, see "Update recommendation" on page 6. To access the latest Fabric OS 6.4.1 firmware, configuration files, and MIB files, see the HP website: http://www.hp.com/support/downloads On - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 27
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 - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 28
or bandwidth across all six GE ports. HP recommends software compression for lowthroughput links and supports throughput up to 2 Gb/s across all established and the TCP virtual connections are removed. For more details, see the Brocade Fabric OS FCIP Administrator's Guide for 6.4.0. • Under - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 29
HP StorageWorks B-series Multiprotocol Router Blade, a static ARP entry must be configured on the GE interface for the local gateway. Also a static ARP entry must be added in the local gateway for the multiprotocol router/router blade GE port. • FICON networks with FCIP tunnels do not support HP issue - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 30
FCoE traffic. • HP recommends that Spanning Tree one of the login groups to satisfy the requirement to keep the login group name unique in the fabric-wide configuration. • Ethernet switch services fcrbcast config enabled will cause a storm of does not support FCoE functionality when installed in this - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 31
for best implementation practices. This document can be downloaded from the following HP website: http://www.hp.com/support/manuals Under storage, select Storage networking, and then select the appropriate switch under B-series Switches. Bottleneck detection Due to memory constraints, when - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 32
and backbone fabrics, must be running Fabric OS 6.1.0 or later in order to support this feature. • In order for TI over FCR to function properly, the associated 6.3.1a or later or units running Fabric OS 6.3.x that are reset to a default configuration. Use fcrbcast --enable to explicitly enable IPFC - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 33
one M-series switch. Fabric OS switches in interopmode 3 (McDATA Open Fabric Mode) do not support configuration of zoning without an M-series switch in the fabric. When migrating from M-series to B-series switches, all B-series , issue the Switch will not VF mode to install new certificates. FICON - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 34
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 6.3.1a that will be configured in FICON environments, there is an issue with PID assignment. See "Miscellaneous" on page 39 for further details on - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 35
with FICON supports enabling or disabling of the failover option. Zones Seek assistance from service support before 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. HP - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 36
HP StorageWorks SAN Director 6 Port 10Gb FC Blade and McDATA blades is not supported due to a hardware limitation. However, the SAN Director 6 Port 10Gb FC Blade is supported Fabric Watch Administrator's Guide for v6.4.0. a zone alias will be stored as ports are disabled on only one side of an ICL - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 37
resets. 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 which works for Manual supporting Fabric OS v6.4 for details on the portcfgfillword command. HP - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 38
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 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 - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 39
HP BladeSystem c-Class Implemented support for modes 2 and 3 as described below. 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 portcfg- fillword command are persistent, and will - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 40
message would be issued. Fabric OS 6.3.1b and later now reclassifies these messages as warnings, rather than critical errors. • HP recommends that no with multiple encryption engines (encryption blades) installed in a director-class chassis when more than one encryption engine has access to the - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 41
issuing a commit operation. Previous to Fabric OS 6.3.1a, if the data encryption group (Encryption Group) became incomplete (one or more members became inaccessible due to network problems modifications to the CTC or LUNs on an HP Encryption Switch or HP Encryption Blade, make sure that there are no - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 42
encryption, HP Encryption Switch only one Ethernet of fresh install run problems. • The HTTP server should be listening to port 9443. SKM is supported only when configured to port 9443. • Configuring a Brocade group on SKM: As described in the Fabric OS Encryption Administrator's Guide - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 43
, issue cryptocfg 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 Appliances must be clustered. Failure to cluster results in key creation failure. Otherwise, register only one - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 44
Windows and Veritas Volume Manager/Veritas Dynamic Multipathing, when LUN sizes less than 400 MB are presented to the Encryption SAN 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 use one of - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 45
keys. In other words, adding new targets or LUNs to the encryption path will not work until both the SKM nodes are available. However, there will not be any issue for retrieving keys or using the existing setup as long as one SKM node is available. The encryption switch makes sure that any new KEY - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 46
add new device, bounce device ports could trigger route problem, causing host to not see the device. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 Workaround prior to upgrade: Disable SMI agents. Multiple FCR masters in edge fabrics after ISL issues in the backbone. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 CP rolling reboot on 24000 - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 47
C2-5830 message followed by kernel panic on blade driver: ASSERT - Failed expression: port0 && oid_is_valid(port0). Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 Workaround prior to upgrade: Avoid HA Failover on a chassis with 10/24 FCoE blades installed. 400 multiprotocol router panicked while upgrading the peer 400 - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 48
0_main_bld35. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 Workaround prior to upgrade: Reboot CPs one at a wide instability events. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 VERIFY error message seen during repeated blade disable-enable tests Fixed downloads (HCL) on an HP StorageWorks DC SAN Director fails on the standby CP. Fixed - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 49
to Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 go offline with laser FLT/ link reset. SMI fails to discover all switches over EX_Port after an hafailover, Fixed in Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 Workaround prior to upgrade: Configure the settings to disable RLS: Configure -> System services -> Disable RLS probing. HP - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 50
in virtual fabric with logical ISL configured. Fixed in install, configdownload does not download some of Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 the FCoE settings in Fabric OS 6.3.0. This issue pertains to the factory only and will when the Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 zone is enabled on an HP StorageWorks 1606 - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 51
monitor HEALTHY. Strict fabric-wide policy conflict occurs on dual CP switches (directors) Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 after Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 during disruptive firmware download. Executing configdownload command on HP StorageWorks DC SAN director 10/24 FCoE blade when configured in Virtual - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 52
for CUP Port Connectivity. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 Workaround prior to upgrade: Access the edit window for the file and Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 After 8Gb blade fault with HP StorageWorks 4/256 SAN Director, DC SAN Director or DC04 SAN Director, port was taken offline at asic level, but offline - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 53
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 ports 4 - 31. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 Port-to-port connectivity fails due to slow RNID processing on 4Gb - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 54
of the router; or slotpower off/on of router blade, or Power On Reset the chassis. After a target port bounce, the FC FastWrite host cannot recognize the Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 target due to cam setup problem on the backend port used by FC FastWrite. WWN Based PID Assignment assigning wrong - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 55
work for NPIV/loop ports when one device tries to get another device's information on the same port using namebased queries (GID_PN, GID_NN), which could lead to device communication failures. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 Host failed to discover tapes due to a VI/VT (Virtual Initiator/Virtual Target - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 56
--disable. During a supportsave, Software VERIFY - Failed expres- Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 sion: selective reset frame is sent to the controller, causing Abort Sequences later on. Fixed in Fabric installing permanent licenses for the same features or switch disruption can occur. The fix will - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 57
Sel Reset. After Fabric OS Upgrade from 6.2.0e to 6.3.0b, user started seeing nonstop FICU-1015 error messages on the switches and CUP appears not to be working. User did hafailover on one of the switches, and error messages stopped. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 After removal and insertion of the HP - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 58
is inoperative. Log function works fine with Fabric OS 6.1.0. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 After removing a blade other than 10/24 FCoE blade from the chassis, Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 CEE tab disappears in the Portadmin GUI window. Downloading a fabric watch configuration using configdownload - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 59
a host crash if on an IFL or ISL. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 Software verify error detected appears on console during upgrade to Fabric OS 6.3.0 from RC builds on HP StorageWorks 8/80 SAN Switch. This issue will not be seen in the field. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 Display of the CP disappeared from - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 60
LED light is shown, but port is online and working. GbE ports on HP StorageWorks Extension SAN Switch or Multiprotocol Extension Blade continually showail No_Sync status if non-B-series SFP was inserted and then replaced with B-series SFP. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 Workaround prior to upgrade: Use - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 61
in the edge fabric due to timing window where a SID zone miss could drop a frame. work fine. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 Workaround prior to upgrade: Set suid permissions for ethmode: chmod +s /fabos/libexec/ ethmode. HP Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 When an unsupported SFP is installed in an HP - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 62
case, a buffer leak in the rekey daemon causes an HP Storage- Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 Works Encryption SAN Switch fault during rekey. A power cycle is No other functional impact. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 When port 254 is used in directors in non-FICON setup, after multiple Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 63
secondary port, and AG will respond to these frames with ACC rather than drop. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 Workaround on port 255 Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 (unsupported port). With HP StorageWorks 4/8 and Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 of XFPs. Running Fabric OS commands on the default switch with virtual - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 64
Solution When running a third-party host scan, the http daemon (weblinker.fcg) Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 terminates and restarts several times, causing a temporary management service interruption. Bad zone config message is displayed in the status message window of the zone admin module when user - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 65
IM2, post message 'Failed to clear defzone mode' rc -1, err 0, msg. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 Workaround prior to upgrade: After configdefault is issued, enable the switch, then disable the switch and issue configdown. This will complete the process successfully. Web Tools zone admin page may not - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 66
show data in sfpshow on 1606 extension Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 SAN switch GbE ports. License Consumed Slots is zero after config download for some of the Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 slot based licenses. Zone changes of Fabric Class areas in fwconfigure does not work. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 66 - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 67
to fail test. One of the LISLs in a logical switch may get disabled due to zone conflict. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 Workaround prior to upgrade: Issue lfcfg --lislenable to recover the disabled lisl. On 4/64 SAN Switch, when HCL firmware download from Fabric OS Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 6.3 to - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 68
of [WARNING - NOT VIRUS SCANNED] for 1 logical switch. Switch does not broadcast Unsolicited FIP Discovery Advertisements. If the CNA expects UAs from the FCF even if the solicited advertisement had the D bit set, it will logout of the FCF after about 20 seconds. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0 Zone - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 69
by switch firmware, hence a data encryption virtual initiator associated with the internal port fails to appear in name server. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0a Workaround prior to upgrade an error message For Input String N/A. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0a HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes 69 - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 70
device has very poor performance over FCIP link between two 1606 Extension SAN Switches over 1G GE port. Same issue applies to multiprotocol extension blades. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0a Multiple critical CDR-1003 raslog during supportsave. After a nondisruptive upgrade from Fabric OS 6.1.x to - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 71
(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. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0b. When F_Port trunking is activated and after the master trunk goes offline, the switch adds the new - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 72
fails, but DCFM encryption support reports success. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0b. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0b. Workaround prior to upgrade: Reboot the Extension SAN Switch or Multiprotocol Extension Blade. Tape devices are intermittently detected as offline by the host during backup. Seen in setup - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 73
Closed defect summary Solution 1606 SAN Extension Switch does not support the Path Down function Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0b. in IM2 mode. Fabric becomes unstable and segments when one leg of a TI Zone with failover disabled is disrupted. Tape pipelining I/O errors were observed when forcing a drop - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 74
Fixed 6.4.0 firmware. Fixed in Fabric Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.0c. Backup/restore job fails with invalid record ID with FICON tape read extension. Fixed configuration. Fixed in the tunnel. If issues are occurring with (attention status). Fixed in Fabric OS the tunnel. If issues are occurring with - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 75
corruption on the tape. One or more fans go into a faulted state on the HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director Switch even though the fans are operating properly. Functional fans are improperly flagged as bad with error code [PLAT-5042], FAN I2C reset messages in the Raslog. Fixed in Fabric OS - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 76
HP c-Class BladeSystem • HP StorageWorks 4/32 or 4/64 SAN Switches • HP StorageWorks 4/32B SAN Switch • HP StorageWorks 400 Multiprotocol Router • The standby CP in an HP StorageWorks 4/256 SAN Director Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.1. Workaround prior to upgrade: Manually the console as one line before - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 77
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. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.1. A Host times out its login and issues an ABTS after it is brought - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 78
to support virtual fabrics. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.1. Communication problems between the Control Processor (CP) and the HP StorageWorks B-series Multiprotocol using QoS zoning may see performance issues. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.1. Customers may see RAS-1004 Software 'Verify' errors every 3 minutes - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 79
byte streaming mode. This problem is seen on an HP StorageWorks 400 Multiprotocol Router or an HP StorageWorks B-series Multiprotocol Router Blade. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.1. An iscsicfg --commit all operation on an HP StorageWorks B- Fixed in Fabric OS 6.4.1. series iSCSI Director Blade does not - HP 4400 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1 Release Notes (5697-0760, November 201 - Page 80
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HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.4.1
Release Notes
Part Number: 5697-0760
First edition: November 2010