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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: 5697-8005 Seventh edition: February 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
exceeded for the number of nodes allowed to reside in the default zone. Ex_port to E_port authentication secrets were correct, but ports would not connect HP Stor- M4700 ageWorks 400 Multi-protocol Router to M4700. Port module error LED came up when migrated to 09.08.01 with failed optics in - HP StorageWorks 2/12 | HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch release notes (5 - Page 7
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 Director and Edge Switch release notes 7 - HP StorageWorks 2/12 | HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch release notes (5 - Page 8
Category Specific Standards 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
firmware, HP recommends that you back up the Director or Edge Switch configuration. See the HP StorageWorks Director Element Manager user guide for more 02 or 09.08.01 before installing 09.09.00. • Upgrades and downgrades are supported only within a functional release, such as 08.xx.xx to 08.xx.xx, - 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
and downgrades are supported only within a 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 13
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 14
HAFM Zoning Library 64 Number of end ports 2048 Number of devices supported (including loop devices) 2048 Using the same firmware level All Edge M-Series fabric products, except the McDATA 4-Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem, which has a separate firmware. Reinstalling feature licenses - HP StorageWorks 2/12 | HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch release notes (5 - Page 15
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 16
Devices in a mixed fabric may not login after power cycle if RD Zones are configured In a mixed fabric (containing both M-Series and B-Series switches) in McDATA Fabric interop mode, devices will be prevented from logging in to a switch or director that is Power On Recycled (POR) when RD Zones are - HP StorageWorks 2/12 | HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch release notes (5 - Page 17
unblocked. The device will then be allowed to login. When Frame Redirection (FR) is used in a mixed MSeries and B-Series fabric, and there are Virtual Targets (VTs) that are either NPIV or loop devices connected to the same physical port, and a host port is a member of two different FR zones that - HP StorageWorks 2/12 | HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch release notes (5 - Page 18
Issue Workaround When firmware is upgraded or downgraded between versions 9.6.2 and 9.8 in an M4700 switch using EFCM, an Event # 411 Firmware Fault may be reported in the Event Log. The switch will recover from this automatically, and the event can be disregarded. 18 - HP StorageWorks 2/12 | HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch release notes (5 - Page 19
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 20
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Director and Edge Switch release notes
Part number: 5697-8005
Seventh edition: February 2009