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HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes HP Part Number: 5697-1863 Published: April 2012 Edition: 1 - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 2
© Copyright 2012 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. © Copyright 2012 Brocade Communications Systems, Incorporated - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 3
VC level credit recovery ◦ Advanced Performance Monitoring E_Port Top Talkers ◦ All the same features supported in the 8/24 SAN Switch This switch does not support: ◦ Encryption/Compression on ISLs ◦ 10 Gbps speed ◦ Integrated Routing • HP SN8000B 8Gb 32-port Enhanced Fibre Channel Blade for the - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 4
is the minimum firmware version for the SN3000B 16Gb FC Switch and the HP SN8000B 8Gb 32-port and 48-port Enhanced FC Blades. Fabric OS 7.0.1a is also supported on the following 8 Gbps switches: • HP 8/8 Base (0) E_Port SAN Switch • HP 8/8 (8) Full Fabric ports Enabled SAN Switch • HP 8/24 Base (16 - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 5
to remote ESCON or Bus and Tag printers. Enabling FICON Printer emulation requires the Advanced FICON Acceleration license. This feature is supported on the HP 1606 SAN Extension Switch and the HP DC SAN Director Multiprotocol Extension Blade. Optionally licensed software Fabric OS 7.0.1a includes - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 6
Switch, HP SN6000B 16Gb FC Switch, HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director Switch, HP StorageWorks DC04 SAN Director Switch, HP 8/80 Base 48-ports Enabled SAN Switch, HP 8/40 24-ports Enabled SAN Switch, HP 1606 SAN Extension Switch, and the HP StorageWorks Encryption SAN Switch to be configured - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 7
the HP SN8000B 4-slot Director Enterprise Inter Chassis Link LTU. Temporary license support HP now supports 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. Optionally - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 8
Ethernet • IEEE 802.1Q, VLAN Tagging • IEEE 802.1p, Class of Service Prioritization and Tagging • IEEE 802.1v, VLAN Classification by Protocol and Port • draft versions of the CEE and FCoE standards are also supported on the 2408 FCoE Converged Network Switch and DC SAN Director Switch 10/24 FCoE - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 9
Fibre Channel Blade (Brocade FC8-48E) • HP SN6000B 16Gb FC Switch (Brocade 6510) • HP SN3000B 16Gb FC Switch (Brocade 6505) • HP StorageWorks 8/8 and 8/24 SAN Switches (Brocade 300) • HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch (Brocade 5100) • HP StorageWorks 8/80 SAN Switch (Brocade 5300) • HP StorageWorks - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 10
8/40 SAN Switch (Brocade 5100) • HP StorageWorks 2408 FCoE Converged Network Switch (Brocade 8000) • HP SN6000B 16Gb FC Switch (Brocade 6510) • HP SN3000B 16Gb FC Switch (Brocade 6505) IMPORTANT: Although the 8/8 SAN Switch uses the same hardware as the 8/24 SAN Switch, it does not support Access - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 11
traffic, which is prevalent when switches are powered on, added, or removed from a fabric. For more information, see the Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide, available on http:// www.hp.com/go/san. NOTE: HP does not support B-series switches configured in Access Gateway mode directly - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 12
1c Recommended version 3.2.1c1,3,4 Not supported (support ended N/A September 2009) HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/16V HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/32 Not supported (support ended N/A November 2010) HP StorageWorks SAN Director 2/128 Not supported (support ended - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 13
32-port Enhanced Fibre Channel 7.0.1 Blade5 HP SN8000B 8Gb 48-port Enhanced Fibre Channel 7.0.1 Blade5 HP SN6000B 16Gb FC Switch6 7.0.0a HP SN3000B 16Gb FC Switch5 7.0.1 HP StorageWorks DC Switch Encryption FC Blade 6.3.2d Data Center Fabric Manager 10.3.0 NOTE: DCFM does not support any 16 - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 14
8Gb 32-port and 48-port Enhanced FC Blades and the SN3000B 16Gb FC Switch must run Fabric OS 7.0.1 at a minimum. Table 3 Blade Support Matrix for HP SN8000B 8-Slot SAN Backbone Director Switch and HP SN8000B 4-Slot SAN Director Switch Director blade FC16-32 (32-port 16Gb FC blade) FC16-48 (48-port - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 15
) FC4-16IP (iSCSI blade) Two power supplies. The FC4-16IP blades are not supported in the DC SAN Backbone Director or DC04 SAN Director.2 FS8-18 (DC Switch Encryption FC Blade) Two power supplies. For the DC SAN Backbone Director with FX8-24 (DC SAN Director Multiprotocol Extension Blade) three - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 16
FC blades in this row are the only ones supported in the DC SAN Backbone Director or DC04 SAN Director with 110 VAC power supplies. 2 110 VAC is not supported in either the DC SAN Backbone Director or DC04 SAN Director with these blades. Table 5 Power Supply Requirements for HP SN8000B 8-Slot SAN - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 17
-32E FC8-48E FC8-64 FS8-18 FX8-24 Two power supplies FC Routing scalability For the latest information about FC Routing (FCR) scalability support, see the HP StorageWorks SAN Design Reference Guide, available at: http://www.hp.com/go/sandesignguide Important notes and recommendations This section - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 18
ESX environments should refer to the Brocade Tech Note Using Brocade Access Gateway Device-Based Mapping in VMware ESX Server Environments for best implementation practices. This document can be downloaded from the following HP website: http://www.hp.com/support/manuals Under storage, select Storage - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 19
Access Gateway cascading is not supported on the HP SN6000B 16Gb FC Switch or the HP SN3000B 16Gb FC Switch. Brocade HBA/Adapter Compatibility Brocade HBA/Adapter should be using driver version 2.3.0.2 or later when attached to 16 Gbps ports on Brocade switches. D_Port • • Fabric OS 7.0.0a or - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 20
configure the quorum disk to be outside of the encryption environment. • The -key_lifespan option supported. See the Encryption Admin Guide for configuration information. If you are using dual SKM/ESKMs on HP StorageWorks Encryption SAN Switch/HP StorageWorks DC Switch Encryption FC Blade Encryption - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 21
only if the following pool label options are used (for other options, behavior defaults to Tape LUN encryption policy): - Pick from Barcode - User Supplied; no more than nine characters ◦ On HP-UX systems, HP Data Protector cannot be used with tape pool encryption specification for any of the pool - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 22
Ethernet Administrator's Guide. • Fabric OS 7.0.0a or later supports a new optimized model for provisioning FCoE with fewer configuration steps to enable FCoE on DCB ports. These changes do not allow the HP 2408 24-10 GbE w/8-8 Gbps FC Base FCoE Switch to retain FCoE configuration information - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 23
wide configuration. • Ethernet switch services must be explicitly enabled using the command fosconfig -enable ethsw before powering on an HP DC SAN Director 10/24 FCOE Blade. Failure to do so causes the blade to be faulted (fault 9). Users can enable ethsw after upgrading firmware without FC traffic - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 24
• When an HP DC SAN Director 10/24 FCOE Blade is powered off during configuration replay, the interface specific configuration does not get applied. Later when the HP DC SAN Director 10/24 FCOE Blade is powered on, all physical interfaces come up with default configurations. The user can execute the - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 25
is not supported on HP SN8000B 16Gb 32-port FC Blade, HP SN8000B 16Gb 48-port FC Blade, the HP SN6000B 16Gb FC Switch, and the HP SN3000B 16Gb FC switch. • The HP StorageWorks SAN Director 48-port 8Gb FC Blade and HP StorageWorks DC SAN Director 64-port 8Gb FC Blade support attachment of loop - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 26
in lowercase characters, the merge fails, since the switches do not recognize these zoning configurations as being the same. For additional details and workaround solutions, see the latest Fabric OS Admin Guide updates or contact Customer Support. Miscellaneous • When using a Windows anonymous FTP - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 27
SAN Switch, and the HP SN6000B 16Gb FC Switch. ◦ Firmware upgrade from Fabric OS 7.0.1 to a later release on the HP SN3000B 16Gb FC Switch. • The QSFP information in the sfpshow output indicates the ID field as all zeros. This is as designed: ras080:FID128:root> sfpshow 5/32 QSFP No: 8 Channel - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 28
using the optional -s parameter with the firmwaredownload command. If there are multiple node EGs (encryption groups) in a fabric, complete firmwaredownload on one node at a time before downloading on another node. The HP 2408 24-10 GbE w/8-8 Gbps FC Base FCoE Switch does not support non-disruptive - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 29
. 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 SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 30
Cluster is configured within an Encryption Group with containers configured for auto failback mode, care must be taken to change the failback mode to "manual" before a firmware upgrade; this can be set back to "auto" once upgrade is done. See the Fabric OS Encryption Administrator's Guide v7.0 for - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 31
is supported only when configured to port 9443. • Configuring a Brocade group on SKM/ESKM: As described in the Fabric OS Encryption Administrator's Guide, a Brocade group needs to be configured on SKM/ESKM (under Local Users and Groups) for managing all keys generated by Brocade encryption switches - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 32
previously encrypted tapes. • Note that the disk device decommission functionality is not currently supported with SKM/ESKM. • SKM/ESKM FIPS Mode Enablement FIPS compliance mode is disabled in SKM/ESKM by default. To enable it, follow the procedure described in the SKM/ESKM user guide, "Configuring - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 33
Director and HP StorageWorks DC04 SAN Director). Encryption and compression is supported on IP links but not on Fibre Channel ISLs. The switch name is replaced with underscores ( ____ ) after the first time CUP (FMS mode) is enabled. Use the switch configuration panels to reset the switch name. VEX - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 34
from service support before attempting to enable Virtual Fabrics or use the XISL (Base Switch ISL) capability. If a port gets assigned a port address of 0xFE in an Open System logical switch, an RSCN is sent by Fabric OS on behalf of port address 0xFE during CP failover or firmware download. This - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 35
firmware versions. FICON hardware/firmware/software interoperability with Fabric OS 7.0.0c Interoperability is supported with Fabric OS 7.0.0c between the following platforms: • HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director Switch • HP StorageWorks DC04 SAN Director Switch • HP SN8000B 8-Slot SAN - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 36
HP SN8000B 16Gb 32-port Fibre Channel Blade Not supported Not supported Supported Supported HP SN8000B 16Gb 48-port Fibre Channel Blade1 Not supported Not supported Supported Supported HP StorageWorks SAN Director 16-port 8Gb FC Blade Supported Supported Not supported Not supported HP - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 37
in Fabric OS 7.0.0. In an encryption environment, boot over SAN may fail when there is switches via the CLI. Fixed in Fabric OS 7.0.0. This affects switches only with no impact to directors. Changing linkcost to maximum value of 65,535 causes fabric connectivity Fixed in Fabric OS 7.0.0. problems - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 38
for the "cryptocfg --create -container" command . Subsequently, the customer had difficulty in configuring the HP StorageWorks Encryption SAN Switch because the incorrect syntax in the CLI creation of a container caused a problem when trying to define LUNs. Fixed in Fabric OS 7.0.0. The help text - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 39
HP DC SAN Director 10/24 FCoE Blade even though these ports do support NPIV. In WebTools, customers could be misled by switch icons if both a HP 2408 Fixed in Fabric OS 7.0.0. FCoE Switch and an HP 8/40 SAN Switch Users can disable the NPIV function on FCoE port of an HP 2408 FCoE Switch download of - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 40
displayed with the "ALL" option do not show the Fixed in Fabric OS 7.0.0. active compression mode. If Ethernet settings have been customer configured via ifmodset, they may be reset to default values after a firmware upgrade. Workaround prior to upgrade: Reset Ethernet port parameters using - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 41
FMS mode enable failure in the HP StorageWorks DC04 SAN Director Switch. Users are unable to configure Fabric Watch VE_Ports event notifications by users will not have https services after a failover. Workaround prior to upgrade: Issue another HA Failover to cause both CPs to reset the web services - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 42
no functionality for querying all the IP addresses associated with Fixed in SAN Switch running Fabric OS 5.3.0. There is no provision for adding a user configurable refresh to WebTools Fixed in Fabric OS 7.0.0. to decrease in the polling cycle time. Resets are not correctly captured in the HP - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 43
Director Switch or HP SN8000B 8-Slot SAN Backbone Director Switch chassis with diagpost on. The FIPS firmware integrity check has gaps in coverage. Fixed in Fabric OS 7.0.0a. Disabling or powering off the HP StorageWorks Encryption SAN Switch causes the SVC nodes to go offline and into service - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 44
a FICON environment, connectivity problems may occur in the fabric after changing a FID assignment. The switch in the fabric reported [RTWR-1002] and [RTWR-1003] messages are output to the RAS log. Solution Workaround prior to upgrade: Reboot or power cycle the affected switches. Fixed in Fabric OS - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 45
or 8/24 Fixed in Fabric OS 7.0.0b. SAN Switches ISL ports in a configuration consisting of a mix of 4Gb user ports interconnected via 8Gb ISLs. Backend CRC errors and timeouts may occur on an HP StorageWorks DC Fixed in Fabric OS 7.0.0b. SAN Director 64-port 8Gb FC Blade in an HP SN8000B 8-Slot SAN - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 46
7.0.0b. filter monitor is enabled. Firmware upgrade from v6.4 to Fabric OS 7.0 is blocked without sufficient Fixed in Fabric OS 7.0.0b. information from the error message. A more detailed error message is needed. Config download fails on the HP SN6000B 16Gb FC Switch with the Fixed in Fabric OS - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 47
ports configured as N16 for all 16 Gbps switches. This is a display problem only and does not affect operation of the switches. The diagshow diagnostic command displays incorrect speed values for Fixed in Fabric OS 7.0.0c. ports on the HP DC SAN Director 10/24 FCoE Blade by displaying the back end - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 48
the HP StorageWorks Encryption SAN Switch or the HP StorageWorks DC Switch Encryption FC Blade to fault, which will cause all tape jobs to abort. Binding may not properly be enforced and devices may not get properly imported/exported if LSAN Binding is added to a Fibre Channel Routing configuration - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 49
problems may occur become full on an encryption switch after a crash Fixed configuration on an HP DC SAN Director Multiprotocol Extension Blade in a chassis with multiple HP DC SAN Director Multiprotocol Extension Blades. ICL Ports on the HP SN8000B SAN FICON Tape Read Channel Program can grow - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 50
power-up sequence. On Fibre Channel Integrated Routing platforms, the switch nsinfo.html Fixed in Fabric OS 7.0.1. may not be updated to reflect items that have been removed from an LSAN zone. End users loss detection and recovery, adding user configuration options to generate link reset, port re- - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 51
Fabric OS 7.0.1. 8-Slot SAN Backbone Director Switch with max LS creation and fully populated EX_Ports after a long period of time with I/O running. The Brocade FCoE LACP PDU length is non-standard and is being discarded Fixed in Fabric OS 7.0.1. at the remote end. The Brocade switch is unable to - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 52
device, but normal abort recovery is successful. The switch Ethernet port may sometimes send frames with an invalid Ethernet Fixed in Fabric OS 7.0.1. MAC address on the Brocade 300 E, the HP 8/40 24-port SAN Switch, the HP 1606 SAN Extension Switch, and the HP SN6000B 16Gb FC Switch. There is no - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 53
15112/33 • HP StorageWorks DC04 SAN Director Switch with HP StorageWorks SAN Director 16-port 8Gb FC Blade in slot 1, slot 2 • HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director Switch with HP StorageWorks DC SAN Director 64-port 8Gb FC Blade in slot 2, 8/80 2/155 Switch F_Port trunk area configuration - HP SN3000B | HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 54
from Fabric OS 6.4.1_fcoe to Fabric OS 7.0.x with FCIP emulation. Fixed in Fabric OS 7.0.1a. The FCIP tunnel may bounce on the HP 1606 SAN Extension Switch if there Fixed in Fabric OS 7.0.1a. is not enough bandwidth and high emulated I/O may cause a local keep alive timeout. Effective date
HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes
HP Part Number: 5697-1863
Published: April 2012
Edition: 1