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- HP Brocade 8/12c | HP StorageWorks B-series Data Center Fabric Manager Professio - Page 1
HP StorageWorks B-series Data Center Fabric Manager Professional V10.1.4 release notes Part number: 5697-0084 First edition: July 2009 - HP Brocade 8/12c | HP StorageWorks B-series Data Center Fabric Manager Professio - Page 2
Legal and notice information © Copyright 2009 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. © Copyright 2009 Brocade Communications Systems, Incorporated. - HP Brocade 8/12c | HP StorageWorks B-series Data Center Fabric Manager Professio - Page 3
DC04 SAN Director added as a new hardware platform • New software features: • Virtual Fabrics • Port Fencing support for B-series hardware • Enhancements to existing features: • Performance Management: • Top Talkers support • Additional FCIP statistics • Pathinfo support for Fibre Channel Routing - HP Brocade 8/12c | HP StorageWorks B-series Data Center Fabric Manager Professio - Page 4
those are the firmware streams on which the corresponding switches are, or were, supported. It also does not imply that all the listed firmware streams are supported on each of the corresponding switches. HP recommends using the latest software versions to get the greatest benefit from the SAN. 4 - HP Brocade 8/12c | HP StorageWorks B-series Data Center Fabric Manager Professio - Page 5
)9 Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class (Brocade 5480)10 1Requires FOS V5.1.0 or later 2Requires FOS V5.2.0 or later 3Requires FOS V5.2.1b or later 4Requires FOS V6.1.0a or later 5Requires FOS V5.3.0 or later 6Requires FOS V6.2.0a or later 7Requires FOS V6.1.2_cee1 or later. Support - HP Brocade 8/12c | HP StorageWorks B-series Data Center Fabric Manager Professio - Page 6
Manager Professional User Manual for full details on the following notes. This document can be downloaded from the following HP website: http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/dc_fabricmgr/index.html Under Support, click Support point your web browser to the DCFM Server IP address to - HP Brocade 8/12c | HP StorageWorks B-series Data Center Fabric Manager Professio - Page 7
not identical and the Firmware and ALL parameters are selected, the download will fail. Switch name update delay When changing the name of a switch from outside of DCFM, the new name for the switch does not appear within DCFM for up to 15 minutes depending on SAN Size selection. Incorrect message - HP Brocade 8/12c | HP StorageWorks B-series Data Center Fabric Manager Professio - Page 8
If the discovery status displays the message Not registered for SNMP Trap, manually add the server IP entry in the SNMP trap registration table from the switch CLI using the following command: snmpconfig --set snmpv3 FCIP/GigE Performance Graphs If there are no FCIP/GigE performance graphs - HP Brocade 8/12c | HP StorageWorks B-series Data Center Fabric Manager Professio - Page 9
Zones panel. Installation instructions For information on installing DCFM 10.1.4, see the DCFM Migration and Transition Guide or the Data Center Fabric Manager Professional User Manual. These documents can be downloaded from the following HP website: http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks - HP Brocade 8/12c | HP StorageWorks B-series Data Center Fabric Manager Professio - Page 10
defect summary Solution Help dialog is not launched for Technical Support Data Fixed in DCFM 10.1.0 Collection dialog. Workaround-Navigate be obtained from CLI/WT. Configuring NTP clockserver parameters fails from DCFM. Symptom-User will not be able to configure clockserver parameter from - HP Brocade 8/12c | HP StorageWorks B-series Data Center Fabric Manager Professio - Page 11
without moving any configuration to the right pane, buttons like Activate, New, Save, Save As, Analyze Zone Conflict, and so on, remain enabled. Fixed in DCFM 10.1.0 In PDCM dialog, the columns Area ID, Port Name and Blocked Ports are not stationary. In PDCM dialog, when user scrolls through the - HP Brocade 8/12c | HP StorageWorks B-series Data Center Fabric Manager Professio - Page 12
and switch port Names configured before discovery will be overwritten with values discovered on the switch. Fixed in DCFM 10.1.0 Workaround-Discover switch and then assign Names to switches and switch ports. The switch values control the names in the application. Error messages enhancements. User - HP Brocade 8/12c | HP StorageWorks B-series Data Center Fabric Manager Professio - Page 13
from nl SMC > Technical Support Information > Capture. Exporting aliases not converting {D,P} member into WWN as specified in the FS. Symptom-When the user export the alias with {D,P} member, the {D,P} member appears as it was in the Zoning dialog and no conversion to the switch port WWN occurs as - HP Brocade 8/12c | HP StorageWorks B-series Data Center Fabric Manager Professio - Page 14
set. Informational message is not appearing when the user tries to enable notification from the user the user management dialog. Fixed in DCFM 10.1.0 The connection between the FOS and EOS switches is After installing DCFM, on changing the server machine IP, it is observed that the DCFM client is - HP Brocade 8/12c | HP StorageWorks B-series Data Center Fabric Manager Professio - Page 15
Port list view or node list view, the order of columns in the product list is not changed as per requirement. Fixed in DCFM 10.1.0 Workaround-Manually change the order of the columns in the product list in the Port list view and Node list view. HP StorageWorks B-series Data Center Fabric Manager - HP Brocade 8/12c | HP StorageWorks B-series Data Center Fabric Manager Professio - Page 16
Zone members or Zones can be removed from the Editable Zone DB of Compare/Merge Zone DB's dialog. HP StorageWorks DC SAN Director switches nl discovered in DCFM Professional Edition are manageable to the user. This switch is not supported with DCFM Professional Edition. Fixed in DCFM 10.1.0 16 - HP Brocade 8/12c | HP StorageWorks B-series Data Center Fabric Manager Professio - Page 17
port check and Zone configuration. Fixed in DCFM 10.1.0 Tape Volume Label is not being displayed for tape LUNs in DCFM. Symptom-Tape Volume Label column does not display any data. Fixed in DCFM 10.1.0 DCFM causing many issues when a fabric is managed with a large zone DB. Symptom-When a user - HP Brocade 8/12c | HP StorageWorks B-series Data Center Fabric Manager Professio - Page 18
is done for certain ports added through "Add detached". Symptom-The result dialog shows the LSAN check only--no other checks are performed. Solution Fixed in DCFM 10.1.0 There is no warning message displayed when trying to close an unsaved PDCM configuration. Symptom-When a user has one or more - HP Brocade 8/12c | HP StorageWorks B-series Data Center Fabric Manager Professio - Page 19
it hangs. Fixed in DCFM 10.1.0 Workaround-Kill the Configuration wizard application through Task manager and free up some disk space in the host. Now the user should able to complete the Configuration Wizard successfully when there is enough disk space. HP StorageWorks B-series Data Center Fabric - HP Brocade 8/12c | HP StorageWorks B-series Data Center Fabric Manager Professio - Page 20
timeout. Symptom-User is referred to editing service.ini file to change snmp timeout for troubleshooting discovery. Incorrect in online help and DCFM Enterprise User Manual. Fixed in DCFM 10.1.0 Fabric Binding Help refers to selecting SAN Router. Symptom-User sees an option to select SAN Router in - HP Brocade 8/12c | HP StorageWorks B-series Data Center Fabric Manager Professio - Page 21
References to IOD Delay configuration 10.1.0 Workaround-The user must rely on the in DCFM 10.1.0 Symptom-User will get wrong information Set End To End monitors dialog. Fixed in DCFM 10.1.0 If a user deletes all the tunnels and creates new nl tunnels, the older tunnel is shown in the switch - HP Brocade 8/12c | HP StorageWorks B-series Data Center Fabric Manager Professio - Page 22
the online help from the PDCM dialog, there is a set of related topics listed in this section. However, clicking these links do not take the user to the relevant sections of the online help. Fixed in DCFM 10.1.0 Workaround-Navigate manually to the required topic. The SNMP trap forwarding contents - HP Brocade 8/12c | HP StorageWorks B-series Data Center Fabric Manager Professio - Page 23
" section under "Configuration Repository Management" in the online help and the DCFM_Enterprise PDF document needs to be modified. Fixed in DCFM 10.1.0 Save As in Compare/Merge dialog is not switching the context to new zone DB. Symptom-In the Compare/Merge Zone DB dialog, if a user makes changes - HP Brocade 8/12c | HP StorageWorks B-series Data Center Fabric Manager Professio - Page 24
-Online help and documentation for Client Export Port, FTP, and IP Configuration categories of the Options dialog needs to be modified. Fixed in DCFM 10.1.0 Online help for Switches, Trunks, Device Node, and Device ports show the same details. Symptom-The user sees the same information in the - HP Brocade 8/12c | HP StorageWorks B-series Data Center Fabric Manager Professio - Page 25
remote client again. ISLs not showing. Symptom-If the user moved ISLs between HP StorageWorks 8/80 SAN Switch and HP StorageWorks DC SAN Director to HP StorageWorks 4/256 Director so that they are between HP StorageWorks 8/80 SAN Switch to HP StorageWorks 4/256 Director, and then waited 20 minutes - HP Brocade 8/12c | HP StorageWorks B-series Data Center Fabric Manager Professio - Page 26
configured in the switch as trap recipient. Symptom-User will not receive any events from the switch. Solution Fixed in DCFM 10.1.0 Workaround-Use IP not select invalid ports. 2. Use the control button, and then select the range of ports. 3. Use the control button to select all ports that are - HP Brocade 8/12c | HP StorageWorks B-series Data Center Fabric Manager Professio - Page 27
. Symptom-Setup Tools configuration is not migrated CLI. EGM license is prompted on HP StorageWorks 4/256 Fixed in DCFM 10.1.0 SAN Director. DCFM displays a message for EGM license for Mi10k switch in performance port picker. Symptom-When a user chooses a Mi10k port along with another switch's port - HP Brocade 8/12c | HP StorageWorks B-series Data Center Fabric Manager Professio - Page 28
. Fixed in DCFM 10.1.0 Policy type is different between Web Tools, DCFM, and CLI. Fixed in DCFM 10.1.0 HP StorageWorks DC SAN Director properties opens Fixed in DCFM 10.1.0 when trying to open properties on Brocade Mi10k. Port Connectivity View is blank. Fixed in DCFM 10.1.0 Trial Period - HP Brocade 8/12c | HP StorageWorks B-series Data Center Fabric Manager Professio - Page 29
user clicks Next in the Copy Data and Settings screen of DCFM Configuration reference switch ports zoned with domain, port config fails in Device connectivity zone diagnosis. Symptom-Diagnosis reports that device ports switch. Symptom-When a user invokes reverse finding after selecting a Domain or Port - HP Brocade 8/12c | HP StorageWorks B-series Data Center Fabric Manager Professio - Page 30
Symptom-An event generates similar to "Technical support data failed" for the HP StorageWorks DC SAN Director switch. Fixed in DCFM 10.1.0 Solaris Pro: 'Copy Data and Settings' page is shown during Configuration of DCFM 10.0.2 Professional Edition in Solaris OS. Fixed in DCFM 10.1.0 Active Zone - HP Brocade 8/12c | HP StorageWorks B-series Data Center Fabric Manager Professio - Page 31
alert log dialog for a Brocade Mi10k. Symptom-For the Brocade Mi10k Element Manager, the help page is not launching for the switch Performance Threshold alert log dialog. Fixed in DCFM 10.1.0 Workaround-Refer to help contents opened from the help menu. HP StorageWorks B-series Data Center Fabric - HP Brocade 8/12c | HP StorageWorks B-series Data Center Fabric Manager Professio - Page 32
. Symptom-The help page is not opening for Clear Link incident alert log dialog in a McDATA 4400 switch. Fixed in DCFM 10.1.0 Workaround-Refer to help from the help menu. When the user does not stop DCFM Database services and clicks Restore in SMC, no informational message is displayed to stop the - HP Brocade 8/12c | HP StorageWorks B-series Data Center Fabric Manager Professio - Page 33
256 area limit is set with a portbased area assignment. It also allows setting the 256 area limit if the logical switch already has ports higher than 31. Fixed in DCFM 10.1.3 nl DCFM now prevents the user from adding port numbers higher than 31 to a logical switch configured for the 256 area limit - HP Brocade 8/12c | HP StorageWorks B-series Data Center Fabric Manager Professio - Page 34
6.1 or earlier to a Non Default Logical Switch. Fixed in DCFM 10.1.4 On the HP StorageWorks 8/80 SAN Switch, four logical switches are allowed. If you have configured four logical switches, and you use the Logical Switches window to delete a switch and then create a new one, when you click OK to - HP Brocade 8/12c | HP StorageWorks B-series Data Center Fabric Manager Professio - Page 35
summary The Create Meta-SAN View menu option is not available when right-clicking a backbone fabric. Solution Fixed in DCFM 10.1.4 nl Workaround prior to this upgrade: The functionality is available in the Create View dialog. HP StorageWorks B-series Data Center Fabric Manager Professional 35 - HP Brocade 8/12c | HP StorageWorks B-series Data Center Fabric Manager Professio - Page 36
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HP StorageWorks B-series Data Center
Fabric Manager Professional
V10.1.4 release notes
Part number: 5697-0084
First edition: July 2009