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- HP StorageWorks 2/12 | HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch release notes (5 - Page 1
HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch release notes Part number: 5697-7951 Sixth edition: January 2009 - HP StorageWorks 2/12 | HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch release notes (5 - Page 2
Legal and notice information © Copyright 2007-2009 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - HP StorageWorks 2/12 | HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch release notes (5 - Page 3
. Update recommendation Routine Devices supported For the latest supported devices, see the HP StorageWorks SAN design reference guide, available on the following HP website: http://www.hp.com/go/SANdesignguide. Product models supported This section describes the supported switches and firmware - HP StorageWorks 2/12 | HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch release notes (5 - Page 4
HP website: http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/ networking/index.html. Select Retired Products and navigate to your switch model, and then to Download drivers and software. For more information on upgrading firmware versions, see the appropriate Director or Edge Switch service manual. Supported - HP StorageWorks 2/12 | HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch release notes (5 - Page 5
on the requirements of the connected device. Operating systems For a list of supported operating systems, see the HP StorageWorks SAN design reference guide, available on the following HP website: http://www.hp.com/go/SANdesignguide. Languages English Fixes Table 2 lists issues that have been - HP StorageWorks 2/12 | HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch release notes (5 - Page 6
for the firmware 09.08.01 release. Frame Redirection Frame Redirection (FR) is now supported on M-EOS platforms to enable the use of advanced features like Brocade's Storage Application Services in mixed M-EOS and FOS environments. FR enables customers to easily utilize these capabilities by - HP StorageWorks 2/12 | HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch release notes (5 - Page 7
no changes to attached hosts or devices. M-EOS 9.8 supports FR zones in McDATA Fabric Mode only when used with FOS switches in Interopmode 2. Predictive Optics Monitoring (POM) In M-EOS v9.8.x, the predictive optics monitoring - HP StorageWorks 2/12 | HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch release notes (5 - Page 8
FC-PH-2 FC-PH-3 FC-PH Rev 4.3 FC-SW-2 MIB-II groups Address translation Interface System ICMP IP SNMP TCP UDP Fibre Channel classes of service Class 2 Class 3 Class F Fibre Channel Element Management Information Base FE-MIB (MIB) 8 - HP StorageWorks 2/12 | HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch release notes (5 - Page 9
the operation. Consider the following when upgrading firmware: • Before upgrading firmware, HP recommends that you back up the Director or Edge Switch configuration. See the HP StorageWorks Director Element Manager user guide for more information. HAFM Basic also provides an option to print or save - HP StorageWorks 2/12 | HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch release notes (5 - Page 10
HP Customer Support if you receive this message. • Some customer environments use application or host software that is affected by the restart of the Director CTP during a HotCAT download operation. Applications that rely on inband management servers are especially prone to problems - HP StorageWorks 2/12 | HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch release notes (5 - Page 11
running an earlier version of firmware, the risk of an outage increases due to the NVRAM issue. If an outage compromises system integrity, HP recommends that the Edge Switch firmware upgrade be a scheduled maintenance action that anticipates the failure of switch connectivity. This issue has been - HP StorageWorks 2/12 | HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch release notes (5 - Page 12
See the HAFM or EFCM Basic user guide for more information. Consider the following when to 09.06.02. • Upgrades and downgrades are supported only within a functional release, such as 08.xx 07.xx.xx services verify compatibility and cause loss of this function. HP recommends that Preferred Path be - HP StorageWorks 2/12 | HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch release notes (5 - Page 13
05.xx.xx. This problem only exists with Director service manual-Provides complete procedures for obtaining firmware from the HP website and downloading firmware to the Edge Switch or Director using HAFM. • The Edge Switch or Director Element Manager online help and user guide-Provides instructions - HP StorageWorks 2/12 | HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch release notes (5 - Page 14
devices in your SAN before upgrading to this firmware. For more information on upgrading software versions, see the HP StorageWorks HA-Fabric Manager user guide. M-Series and B-Series switch interoperability For details of compatible firmware versions, management software EFCM or Data Center Fabric - HP StorageWorks 2/12 | HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch release notes (5 - Page 15
HAFM Basic requires using Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 or Netscape version 7 in order to operate correctly. Zoning limits Table 5 lists the supported zoning limits for the Edge Switches and Directors. Table 5 Zoning limits Zoning parameter Maximum value Number of zone members in a zone - HP StorageWorks 2/12 | HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch release notes (5 - Page 16
After activation of the Full Fabric feature on a switch, each port has 12 BB_Credits allocated to support up to 12-km links at 2-Gb/s speed. Support for speed Auto-Negotiate Auto-negotiate is supported. However, HP recommends that the port speed for E_Ports (for ISLs) be set to a specific port speed - HP StorageWorks 2/12 | HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch release notes (5 - Page 17
Erroneous message from save/restore configuration An erroneous message, "Warning: Switch IP ACL list will not be enabled because host IP Address is not found in the list", is issued while doing save/restore configuration with IP access control list (ACL) state enabled. This message can be ignored as - HP StorageWorks 2/12 | HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch release notes (5 - Page 18
Known issues in firmware 09.08.01 Table 6 lists the known issues in firmware 09.08.01. Table 6 Firmware 09.08.01 known issues Issue Workaround QPM installed in a director, a cable move followed by a port speed change under specific conditions may cause an erroneous entry in the nameserver for a - HP StorageWorks 2/12 | HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch release notes (5 - Page 19
Issue Workaround If Frame Redirection (FR) zones are being used with M-EOS switches and directors and there are FR zones loaded on all switches in the fabric, FR zones will be lost on the M-EOS switches and directors upon power cycle. When this happens, any device that attempts to log in on any - HP StorageWorks 2/12 | HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch release notes (5 - Page 20
become inaccessible if the Access Control List (ACL) contains IPv6 entries, and the firmware is downgraded to version 09.06.xx or earlier. IPv6 is supported only by firmware version 09.07 xx or later. Before downgrading firmware to a version earlier than 09.07.00, IPv6 addresses must first be - HP StorageWorks 2/12 | HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch release notes (5 - Page 21
Determining current firmware version This section describes how to determine the current version of firmware for an Edge Switch or Director using the HAFM, HAFM Basic, or the CLI. Using HAFM To determine the current version using HAFM: 1. Open the Element Manager for the Edge Switch or Director. 2. - HP StorageWorks 2/12 | HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch release notes (5 - Page 22
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HP StorageWorks
Director and Edge Switch release notes
Part number: 5697-7951
Sixth edition: January 2009