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HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0f release notes Part number: AA-RW89A-TE Sixth edition: October 2005 - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A - Page 2
© Copyright 2004-2005 Brocade Communications Systems, Incorporated. Hewlett HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP Fabric OS 4.4.0f release notes - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A - Page 3
HP strongly urges customers to take the following actions: • Upgrade Fabric OS 4.1.x or 4.2.x systems to Fabric OS 4.4.0f directly. Do not upgrade those systems to Fabric OS 4.4.0, Fabric OS 4.4.0e or any firmware version in between. • Upgrade existing switches running Fabric OS 4.4.0 or Fabric - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A - Page 4
8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, and SAN Director 2/128 support distances up to 200 km at 1 Gbit/sec and 100 km at 2 Gbit/sec. • SAN Switch 4/32 supports distances up to 500 km at 1 Gbit/sec and 100 km at 4 Gbit/sec. • Trunking over Extended Fabrics • The HP StorageWorks 2 GB switches, Core Switch 2/64,and SAN - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A - Page 5
SAN Switch 2/8V • HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/16V • HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/16N • HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/32 • HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64 • HP StorageWorks SAN Director 2/128 • HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 4/32 Technical support Contact Hewlett-Packard support for hardware, firmware - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A - Page 6
as this document), click HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 4/32 & SAN Switch 4/32 power pack. The switch overview page displays. 6. Go to the Product Information section, located on the right side of the web page. 7. Click Technical documents. 8. Follow the onscreen instructions to download the applicable - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A - Page 7
HP Fabric OS 4.4.0b conforms to the following Fibre Channel Standards: • FC-AL ANSI X3.272: 1996 • FC-AL-2 NCIT S 332: 1999 • FC-FLA NCIT S TR-20: 1998 • FC-GS-2 NCIT S 348-2000 Rev 7.01 • FC-FG ANSI X3.289: 1996 • FC-PH ANSI X3.230: 1994 • FC-PH-2 ANSI X3.297: 1997 • FC-PH - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A - Page 8
for the latest list of supported operating systems. Table 1 Browsers, Operating Systems, and Java Plug-ins Operating System Browser Java Plug-in HP-UX 11.00 Mozilla 1.4 or later 1.4.2_00 or later (up to but not including 1.5) HP-UX 11.11 (PA 32-bit & PA 64-bit) Mozilla 1.4 or later 1.4.2_00 - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A - Page 9
2_02 or later (up to but not including (IA32 & IA64) 1.5) Red Flag Linux (32-bit) Mozilla 1.4 or later 1.4.2_02 or later (up to but not including 1.5) United Linux Solaris 7, 8, 9, 10 Mozilla 1.2.1 (recom- 1.4.2 mended) Netscape 7.0 Netscape Communicator 4.78 Fabric OS 4.4.0f release notes 9 - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A - Page 10
2000 IE 6.0 SP1 1.3.1_04 or 1.4.1_02 (recommended) Windows 2000 Fabric OS 4.4.x Category Feature SAN Director 2/128 Mixed blade support: • Two-domain support • Mixed Core Switch 2/64 and SAN Director 2/128 SAN Switch 4/32 platform support Ports on demand (16, 24, or 32 ports) ASIC support - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A - Page 11
tracing infrastructure Enhanced error message format supportShow command enhancements New supportSave command Security related RADIUS support Multiple user accounts SSL/HTTPS support SNMPv3 support DH-CHAP authentication (switch-switch) SAN gateway security Fabric OS 4.4.0f release notes 11 - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A - Page 12
2 Gbit/sec (SAN Switch 2/8V, 2/16V, and SAN Director 2/128) 500 km at 1 Gbit/sec, 250 km at 2 Gbit/sec, or 100 km at 4 Gbit/sec (SAN Switch 4/32) Trunking over Extended Fabrics (HP StorageWorks 2 GB switches, Core Switch 2/64, and SAN Director 2/128 with version 4.4.0b) is supported only at 2 Gbit - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A - Page 13
of switches with 32 ports or more running Fabric OS 4.4.0b. Usability improvements Security Management - enables or merges secure fabrics (Fabric Manager only) Web Tools and Fabric Manager usability improvements Enhanced Fabric Watch support Advanced Web Tools updates For instructions on - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A - Page 14
Table 3 Limitations with Advanced Web Tools Launch switch environment Problems Firmware: Fabric OS 3.1+ or 4.1+ Operating System: any supported OS with a supported browser Browser: any supported browser on a supported OS Issue: When viewing the topology from Web Tools, if your initial login was - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A - Page 15
the SAN Switch 4/32 is displayed as a 16-port switch. Workaround: For a SAN Switch 4/32, use a launch switch running Fabric OS 4.4.0 or later to perform end-to-end monitoring on the switch. Firmware: version earlier than Fabric OS 4.4.0 Operating System: any supported OS with a supported browser - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A - Page 16
switches running Fabric OS 4.4.0b. Table 4 Information Specific to SAN Switch 4/32 SAN Switch 4/32 Description SWL and LWL SFP modules release mechanism The SAN Switch 4/32 SFPs were certified for use with the SAN Switch 4/32: • HP StorageWorks 4Gb SW SnglePK SFP Transceiver, A7446A • Short - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A - Page 17
16) BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, Inc. 1901 GUADALUPE PKWY SAN JOSE CA 95131 UNITED STATES For the IEEE list of public OUI assignments, go to: http://standards.ieee.org/regauth/oui/index.shtml In a management application using a Fabric Access version earlier than 3.0.2, SAN Switch 2/8V and 2/16V - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A - Page 18
releases in a mixed fabric. Ethernet port IP addresses When a Core Switch 2/64 or SAN Director 2/128 fails over to its standby firmware download, to avoid high risk of corrupting your flash. Firmware download Fabric OS 4.1.x, 4.2.x, and 4.4.0b non-disruptive firmware download allows for firmware - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A - Page 19
it has upgraded, the boot ROM will not downgrade if a firmware downgrade is performed. This boot ROM version supports a redundant boot ROM capability and redundant boot environments in the SAN Switch 4/32. Firmware upgrade Fabric OS 4.x firmware upgrades include the release.plist file. There is - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A - Page 20
OS 4.4.0b so that any subsequent error messages related to the chassis and switch services will be logged correctly to the system error log. For further information, refer to the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0b procedures user guide. Logging: errClear command All error logs are persistent in - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A - Page 21
same and only the error counter is incremented. Security: FCS list Adding switches to the FCS list does not automatically join the switches in a secure fabric. Add the switches to the FCS list of the new switches and the target fabric. Reset the version stamp to 0 and either reset the E_Ports or - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A - Page 22
these guidelines: • The host running PKICERT 1.0.6 must be connected to a proxy switch running Fabric OS 2.6.2, 3.1.2, 4.2.0, or later. • All switches in the fabric other than the SAN Director 2/128 can run versions 2.6.1, 3.1, 4.1, or newer firmware. Security: selectelnet If you try to log in to - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A - Page 23
to, the supportShow command. Doing so gathers additional switch details and sends by FTP all files to a customer server. Refer to the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.x procedures user guide for instructions on setting up FTP services. Trace dump Fabric OS 4.4.0b users should set up automatic FTP - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A - Page 24
OS area information (continued) Fabric OS Area Description WWN card FRU repair If an HA failover or power cycle occurs during a FRU replacement on the WWN card, the Core Switch 2/64 or SAN Director 2/128 becomes nonoperational. CAUTION: When performing a FRU replacement on a WWN card, complete - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A - Page 25
and corrections to 4.x documentation. HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.x command reference guide, part number: AA-RVHVA-TE The following lists changes to the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.x command reference guide. For example, the following commands are not supported in Fabric OS 4.4.x: • diagEsdPorts - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A - Page 26
default) 2 word 3 quad On page 268: Under historyShow, in the "Description" section, add the following text: The Core Switch 2/64 and the SAN Director 2/128 support 50 records. Other switch CP to a remote FTP location. 26 HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.x command reference guide, part number: AA-RVHVA-TE - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A - Page 27
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.x MIB reference guide, part number: AA-RVHXA-TE On page 32, add the following section after Table 3: Firmware upgrades and enabled traps Prior to Fabric OS v4.4, traps were turned on and off as a group (for example, the SW-Trap, or FA-Trap). In these versions of the - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A - Page 28
no greater than 30 meters. HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.x Fabric Watch user guide, part number: AA-RVJ0A-TE The following rows replace the existing rows "Invalid CRC Count," "Link Failure Count," and "State Changes" in Table 25, "Port Class Threshold Defaults," on page 93. Area Description - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A - Page 29
Synchronization Count Receive Performance State Changes Transmit Performance Invalid CRC Count Description Default Threshold Default Alarm Settings Settings Monitors the number of loss of synchronization errors Unit Informative Out of range In range Fabric OS 4.4.0f release notes 29 - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A - Page 30
Threshold Default Alarm Settings Settings Monitors the percentage of compact flash used Unit: Percent (%) Time Base: none Low: 0 High: 85 Buffer: 0 Changed: 0 Below: 3 Above: 3 In-between: 1 Threshold State Informative Informative Out of range In range 30 HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.x Fabric - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A - Page 31
SAN Switch 2/8V, 2/16V, 2/16N, 4/32 installation guide, part number: AA-RVULC-TE On page 24, insert the following Important Note after step 1: IMPORTANT: Before installing a license key, you must insert transceivers in the ports to be activated. Remember to insert - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A - Page 32
0 password: xxxx SW0:admin> SW0:admin> switchshutdown Stopping all switch daemons...Done. Powering off slot 1...Done. Powering off slot 4...Done. Checking all slots are powered off...Done. Cleaning up kernel modules.....Done SW0:admin> 32 Core Switch 2/64 and SAN Director 2/128 installation guide - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A - Page 33
FC2-16 blades can function on one power supply. Redundancy of the power supply is achieved using power supply FRUs in slots 1 and 2. You can populate all 4 power supply slots in the SAN Director 2/128 for maximum redundancy. Power supply FRUs are interchangeable between the Core Switch 2/64 and SAN - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A - Page 34
16- manually). Check for out-of-bounds environmental range and correct it. Replace card if it fails diagnostics. No light (LED is Port card is either healthy or off) does not have power. Verify that the port card power LED is on. 34 Core Switch 2/64 and SAN Director 2/128 installation guide - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A - Page 35
) or CP card status LEDs (see Figure 16 on page 85) on the port side of power supply. amber be read) due to I2C problem. Fast-flashing amber Power supply is about to fail ensure it is seated properly, or check AC switch and power source. NOTE: Check the individual Fabric OS 4.4.0f release notes 35 - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A - Page 36
a block of three IP addresses that are consecutively numbered in the last octet. The IP and gateway addresses must reside on the same subnet. 36 Core Switch 2/64 and SAN Director 2/128 installation guide, part number: AA-RVUSC-TE - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A - Page 37
release of Fabric OS version 4.4.0c. Table 7 Fabric OS 4.4.0c closed issues summary Closed defect Status Issue: In switches running Fabric OS traffic on port x +16 is lost. Fixed Issue: Path lost during storage virtualization device nodes reboot with SAN Switch 4/32 Fixed Example: At a - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A - Page 38
Table 7 Fabric OS 4.4.0c closed issues summary Closed defect Issue: SAN Switch 2/32 slot-0 faulted and shows "No ports found in the FOS 4.4.0x only. Fixed Issue: After firmwaredownload -sf on Core Switch 2/64 , received many instances of this message: "Calling cal_CreateBladeObjectKeys on 43100000 - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A - Page 39
defect Issue: SAN Switch 2/32 reports Fabric Watch error. Occurs when Fabric Watch is initialized before environment monitor daemon (emd) is fully ready. Issue: systemverification command fails preventing an admin user from running diagnostics on a switch, Status Fixed Fixed Fabric OS 4.4.0f - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A - Page 40
4.4.0d Table 8 lists issues resolved with the release of Fabric OS version 4.4.0d. Table 8 Fabric OS 4.4.0d closed issues summary Closed defect Status Issue: "Switch bring-up timed out " during hot code load Symptom: SAN Director 2/128, Switch bring-up timed out - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A - Page 41
Layer Daemon (CALD) crash generated core dump files and switch panic. Fixed Symptom: When an overnight script was run to disable/enable and to change speed on E-ports, CALD generated core dump files. Issue: In PID Format 2 (Extended Edge PID Format), extend the support beyond 127 ports. In PID - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A - Page 42
Fabric OS 4.4.0d closed issues summary Closed defect Status Issue: During firmware upgrade from FOS4.0.2x to FOS 4.4.0x, zone configuration is lost if switch fails with vcEncoded mode not supported on FOS4.4.0x. Issue: The on a platform with more than 128 port, fails with VERIFY - Failed - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A - Page 43
new platform with greater then 128 ports, any MS command (except Vendor Unique New Generation commands) may fail if the receiving data exceeds 3K limit. Fixed Symptom: When FOS 4.4.0x switch is used as proxy, API GetObjectsByType is returning an error code -221. Fabric OS 4.4.0f release notes 43 - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A - Page 44
29-18:16:33, [FW-1437], 157,, WARNING, brocade2, Switch status fabric is in interop mode; the lsr is generated by domain 4; and domain 5 is connected to domain 4 through port 1. The supportshow contains the fabricshow, and domains 4 and 5 are not present. Issue: Switch reboot with Time Service - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A - Page 45
During initialization on a Core Switch 2/64, a blade is faulted and sysctrl tries to shut down the blade. During this shutdown process, the object used to reference this blade has not been initialized causing the CP to ASSERT due to an invalid object Issue: Without Fabric Watch license, Fixed snmpd - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A - Page 46
Table 9 Fabric OS 4.4.0e closed issues summary Closed defect Issue: Zone daemon (zoned) occasionally panics during zone changes. Status Fixed. Symptom: Switch panics with zoned when performing zoning changes and leaves behind a stack backtrace with cfgBufGetEnableSig as the top frame. Issue: - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A - Page 47
defect Status Issue: When "Long Distance Fabric" parameter is configured on 1 Gb StorageWorks 8 and 16 switches to include a SAN Switch 4/32 in the fabric, ISL ports on the older switches get link timeouts. Workaround: Do not use Long Distance Fabric parameter. Use portcfglongdistance to set Long - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A - Page 48
: SAN Director 4/256 panic (zoned ASSERT when trans_in_progress is detected) when multiple changes take place without Reliable Commit Service (RCS). Workaround: Enable RCS, avoid multiple transactions initiated in parallel. Symptom: Zone daemon causes switch panic. 48 Closed issues from Fabric OS
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Fabric OS 4.4.0f release notes
Part number: AA-RW89A-TE
Sixth edition: October 2005