HP StorageWorks 1606 HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.3.0c Release Notes (5697-0361 - Page 24

Firmware upgrade instructions, Scalability, Important notes and recommendations

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Firmware upgrade instructions IMPORTANT: HP recommends that you upgrade to Fabric OS 6.3.0c as soon as possible to take advantage of the fixes and new features. Upgrading to Fabric OS 6.3.0c is allowed only from Fabric OS 6.2.x. For more guidelines, see "Update recommendation" on page 5 . NOTE: With the introduction of Fabric OS 6.1.1, certain features and functions were removed from WebTools (resident in the firmware) and migrated to the DCFM management application. This has been carried forward to Fabric OS 6.2.x and later. HP recommends that before upgrading to Fabric OS 6.2.x or later, if you are not running DCFM on your fabric, you review the "WebTools functionality moved to DCFM" on page 37 and note what has changed in order to assess the impact to your fabric. To access the latest Fabric OS 6.3.0c firmware, configuration files, and MIB files, see the HP website: http://www.hp.com/support/downloads On the website: 1. Under Storage, select Storage Networking. 2. Select the link for the appropriate switch, select your product, and then select Cross operating system (BIOS, firmware, Diagnostics, etc.). 3. Select Firmware. 4. Select V6.x Firmware for HP StorageWorks B-series Fibre Channel Switches for Fabric OS 6.3.0c. • To download the firmware, click Download. • To read the release notes, click the Release Notes tab. 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 website: http://www.hp.com/go/SDGManuals Important notes and recommendations This section contains additional information that you should consider before you use this Fabric OS release. 24

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Firmware upgrade instructions
IMPORTANT:
HP recommends that you upgrade to Fabric OS 6.3.0c as soon as possible to take advantage of the
fixes and new features. Upgrading to Fabric OS 6.3.0c is allowed only from Fabric OS 6.2.x. For
more guidelines, see
Update recommendation
on page 5 .
NOTE:
With the introduction of Fabric OS 6.1.1, certain features and functions were removed from WebTools
(resident in the firmware) and migrated to the DCFM management application. This has been carried
forward to Fabric OS 6.2.x and later. HP recommends that before upgrading to Fabric OS 6.2.x or
later, if you are not running DCFM on your fabric, you review the
WebTools functionality moved to
DCFM
on page 37 and note what has changed in order to assess the impact to your fabric.
To access the latest Fabric OS 6.3.0c firmware, configuration files, and MIB files, see the HP website:
h
t
tp://w
w
w
.hp
.co
m/su
ppo
r
t/do
w
nloads
On the website:
1.
Under Storage, select
Storage Networking
.
2.
Select the link for the appropriate switch, select your product, and then select
Cross operating
system (BIOS, firmware, Diagnostics, etc.)
.
3.
Select
Firmware
.
4.
Select
V6.x Firmware
for HP StorageWorks B-series Fibre Channel Switches for Fabric OS 6.3.0c.
To download the firmware, click
Download
.
To read the release notes, click the
Release Notes
tab.
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 website:
h
t
tp://w
w
w
.hp
.co
m/go/SDG
Man
uals
Important notes and recommendations
This section contains additional information that you should consider before you use this Fabric OS
release.
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