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PKI certification If you have purchased and are running the Secure Fabric OS option, go to the following web site for information on obtaining a PKI certificate: http://www.hp.com/storage/go/secureos Important notes Table 3 lists important information for Fabric OS 5.2.0b. Table 3 Important information for this release Area Description Diagnostics backport test Backport tests may only be run in the following configurations: • a pure SAN Director 2/128 (only CP2 and FC-16 blades) • a SAN Director 2/128 with no FC4-16 blades installed, using Option 5. Diagnostics spinsilk test HP StorageWorks 400 MP Router 4/256 SAN Director The following configurations will pass the spinsilk test: • a pure SAN Director 2/128 (only CP2 and FC-16 blades) • a pure 4/256 SAN Director, Option 5 • a pure 4/256 SAN Director, Option 5 (with FC4-16 blades) The following configurations will fail the spinsilk test; use the minicycle test instead: • mixed SAN Director 2/128 (with either CP4 or FC4-16 blades) • a pure 4/256 SAN Director, Option 1 (a pure 4/256 SAN Director refers to a Director with CP4 and FC4-16 blades only). Fans operate at the correct speed, that is, at maximum on bootup. However, this initial speed may trigger an error message that indicates that the speed is too high ("above threshold"). Disregard this message. • Customers upgrading SAN Director 2/128 units from fabric OS 5.0.5 to 5.2.0 while in chassisconfig option 3 or 4 will not get sufficient notification in the session error message or firmwaredownloadstatus command about how to correct the problem. • Before moving the slider UP on a Control Processor blade that is being activated, observe that amber LED is not ON for the active CP for at least 5 seconds and all LEDs are off on new inserted CP. • In a core-edge design, when a fully populated 384-port 4/256 SAN Director (populated with eight FC4-48 blades) is an edge switch in a large SAN, it can experience high CPU utilization and may panic if it becomes a principal switch. SAN design best practice recommends deploying a high port-count switch as both core and principal switch to reduce fabric stress and provide ease of management. 14

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Important notes
Table 3
lists important information for Fabric OS 5.2.0b.
Table 3 Important information for this release
Area
Description
Diagnostics backport test
Backport tests may only be run in the following configurations:
•
a pure SAN Director 2/128 (only CP2 and FC-16 blades)
•
a SAN Director 2/128 with no FC4-16 blades installed, using Option 5.
Diagnostics spinsilk test
The following configurations
will pass
the spinsilk test:
•
a pure SAN Director 2/128 (only CP2 and FC-16 blades)
•
a pure 4/256 SAN Director, Option 5
•
a pure 4/256 SAN Director, Option 5 (with FC4–16 blades)
The following configurations
will fail
the spinsilk test; use the minicycle test
instead:
•
mixed SAN Director 2/128 (with either CP4 or FC4-16 blades)
•
a pure 4/256 SAN Director, Option 1 (a pure 4/256 SAN Director
refers to a Director with CP4 and FC4-16 blades only).
HP StorageWorks 400 MP
Router
Fans operate at the correct speed, that is, at maximum on bootup. However,
this initial speed may trigger an error message that indicates that the speed
is too high (“above threshold”). Disregard this message.
4/256 SAN Director
•
Customers upgrading SAN Director 2/128 units from fabric OS 5.0.5 to
5.2.0 while in chassisconfig option 3 or 4 will not get sufficient notification
in the session error message or
firmwaredownloadstatus
command
about how to correct the problem.
•
Before moving the slider UP on a Control Processor blade that is being
activated, observe that amber LED is not ON for the active CP for at least
5 seconds and all LEDs are off on new inserted CP.
•
In a core-edge design, when a fully populated 384-port 4/256 SAN
Director (populated with eight FC4-48 blades) is an edge switch in a
large SAN, it can experience high CPU utilization and may panic if it
becomes a principal switch. SAN design best practice recommends
deploying a high port-count switch as both core and principal switch to
reduce fabric stress and provide ease of management.
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