HP StorageWorks 2/16V HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.2.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYB - Page 5

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IMPORTANT: Any enhancements for the above models will be delivered in Fabric OS 3.2.x, Fabric OS 5.0.x and XPath OS 7.4.x sustaining releases. Devices supported See the HP StorageWorks SAN design reference guide for supported devices: http://www.hp.com/go/san. Operating systems See http://www.hp.com/go/san for a list of supported operating systems. Enhancements This section describes Fabric OS 5.2.0b new features. Security-related enhancement Password aging, password enforcement, and password strength/history has been added to Fabric OS 5.1.0 and later. Reliability, Availability, Serviceability (RAS) • Audit logging-provides logs per user-generated events, such as security violation, zoning, firmware download, and configuration changes. • Configuration management enhancements-improve switch availability by allowing Fabric Watch and SNMP parameter changes to be non-disruptive. • Firmware upgrade enhancements-provide clearer error messages and remove the need to enter "release.plist" in the command line. • Daemon restart/monitoring-restarts management daemons automatically when they fail without switch reboot: • Simple Network Management Protocol Daemon (SNMPD) • Web Server Daemon (Webd) • Common Access Layer Daemon (CALD ) • Remote Procedure Call Daemon (RPCD) • Event Monitor Daemon (EVMD) • Asynchronous Response Router Daemon (ARRD), sends management data to hosts when the switch is accessed via FA API or SMI-S. • Track Changes Daemon (Trackd) Fabric OS 5.2.0b 5

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IMPORTANT:
Any enhancements for the above models will be delivered in Fabric OS 3.2.x, Fabric
OS 5.0.x and XPath OS 7.4.x sustaining releases.
Devices supported
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Enhancements
This section describes Fabric OS 5.2.0b new features.
Security-related enhancement
Password aging, password enforcement, and password strength/history has been added
to Fabric OS 5.1.0 and later.
Reliability, Availability, Serviceability (RAS)
Audit logging
—provides logs per user-generated events, such as security
violation, zoning, firmware download, and configuration changes.
Configuration management enhancements
—improve switch availability by
allowing Fabric Watch and SNMP parameter changes to be non-disruptive.
Firmware upgrade enhancements
—provide clearer error messages and remove
the need to enter “release.plist” in the command line.
Daemon restart/monitoring
—restarts management daemons automatically when
they fail without switch reboot:
Simple Network Management Protocol Daemon (SNMPD)
Web Server Daemon (Webd)
Common Access Layer Daemon (CALD )
Remote Procedure Call Daemon (RPCD)
Event Monitor Daemon (EVMD)
Asynchronous Response Router Daemon (ARRD), sends management data to
hosts when the switch is accessed via FA API or SMI-S.
Track Changes Daemon (Trackd)
Fabric OS 5.2.0b
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