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- HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0 Release Notes (AA-RWEYD- - Page 1
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0 release notes Part number: AA-RWEYD-TE Fourth edition: July 2007 - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0 Release Notes (AA-RWEYD- - Page 2
Confidential computer software. Valid license from HP required for possession, use or copying. Consistent 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 - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0 Release Notes (AA-RWEYD- - Page 3
in June, 2007. Supported product models • HP StorageWorks 4/8 SAN Switch and 4/16 SAN Switch (Brocade 200E) • HP StorageWorks 4/64 SAN Switch (Brocade 4900) • HP StorageWorks 400 Multi-protocol Router (Brocade 7500) • HP StorageWorks 16 Port 4Gb Blade (FC4-16) • HP StorageWorks 32 Port 4Gb Blade - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0 Release Notes (AA-RWEYD- - Page 4
will be delivered in Fabric OS 3.2.x, Fabric OS 5.0.5x, 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 operating systems. 4 - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0 Release Notes (AA-RWEYD- - Page 5
• Firmware download enhancements: • Support for Secure Copy (SCP) • Support for passive FTP • iSCSI blade - FC4-16IP enhancements • Support for iSCSI re-direction • Support for CHAP binding • Support for LUN delete from a virtual target • Access Gateway mode support on the HP StorageWorks 4/16 SAN - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0 Release Notes (AA-RWEYD- - Page 6
supported only in the following HP product: • Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem (Brocade 4024) Please check http://www.hp.com for the latest updates. DPOD is an optional feature on the embedded switch Availability, Serviceability (RAS) The RASLog has been modified to support IPv6. RAS - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0 Release Notes (AA-RWEYD- - Page 7
for the HP StorageWorks B-Series iSCSI Director Blade for more information. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) support for embedded switches Beginning with Fabric OS 5.2.1b firmware, DHCP is now supported on the following embedded switches: • Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0 Release Notes (AA-RWEYD- - Page 8
) exists from the p-Class SAN switch to an Ethernet network where a DHCP service is active, the switch should request and obtain an for improved usability • IPv6 support • Support for Security Admin role, P-EAP protocol • WTEZ Switch Setup enhancements • Passive FCS support (enforcement but no con - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0 Release Notes (AA-RWEYD- - Page 9
supported Fabric OS versions Model HP StorageWorks 1 Gb Switch HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8-EL, HPStorageWorks SAN Switch 2/16, MSA SAN Switch 2/8 HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64 HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V, HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/16V, HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/32, HP StorageWorks - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0 Release Notes (AA-RWEYD- - Page 10
files, and MIB files, go to the following HP web site: http://www.hp.com/go/san. CAUTION: Install port blades like the HP StorageWorks 4/48 SAN Director Blade (FC4-48) only after upgrading to Fabric OS 5.2.0a or later. HP does not support directly upgrading from more than two previous releases. For - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0 Release Notes (AA-RWEYD- - Page 11
supported to 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. HP StorageWorks - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0 Release Notes (AA-RWEYD- - Page 12
blade for the 4/256 SAN Director FC4-16IP iSCSI blade for the 4/256 SAN Director (continued) • The HP StorageWorks 4/48 SAN Director blade requires a in which FICON devices are present. • The FC4-48 blade does not support loop. Private L_Ports will be shown on these ports in switchshow, but will - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0 Release Notes (AA-RWEYD- - Page 13
be backed out. To fix the problem, correct the invalid parameter and re-issue the configdownload command. Distance setting is not persistent. After a configuration uploads and downloads, distance settings are lost and the desired distance is shown as 0. • If an HP StorageWorks MP Router is present in - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0 Release Notes (AA-RWEYD- - Page 14
IP with VE_Ports at each end, HP recommends that all domain ID and zoning conflicts be resolved. • Support for Default Zoning policies has been Fabric OS services are available when the prompt becomes available during boot up. Wait for all the services to come up before using the switch or performing - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0 Release Notes (AA-RWEYD- - Page 15
Mode Access Gateway Mode Port State portcfgdefault command function change for the Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem Update to Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem instructions. • Frame drops observed on FCIP slow links: • The frame drops occur when the FCIP tunnel - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0 Release Notes (AA-RWEYD- - Page 16
SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem installation instructions, part number 5697-5678 iSCSI Broadcast Zones Faulty SFPs B-Series switches condition is removed. Note that this problem is highly intermittent, and is unlikely to to the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0 administrator guide for additional - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0 Release Notes (AA-RWEYD- - Page 17
to same Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0 edge fabric with FCR switches, switch may panic causing continuous rebooting. When more than the supported number of intelligent blades (FR4-18i, Fixed per Fabric OS isnsccfg command for should it). FR4-18i port. HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0 release notes 17 - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0 Release Notes (AA-RWEYD- - Page 18
in the fabric for which the link is taken online/offline quickly within a short period of time. Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0 4/64 SAN switch with 5.1.0d experienced HW/SW interlock that became stuck requiring port disable/enable to clear the condition. This issue was not reproducible. Change in - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0 Release Notes (AA-RWEYD- - Page 19
diagnosing DHCP problems. Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0 Web Tools allows (switch,port) members support in Fabric OS 5.2.0. Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0 On Solaris, when switch platforms after HAreboot or firmware download. Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0 Web HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0 release notes 19 - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0 Release Notes (AA-RWEYD- - Page 20
BP error messages and one empty file, potentially leading to incomplete support files. Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0 During stress testing when rebooting all core switches in a loop, E-ports may get stuck in "Mod_Val" mode Fabric OS 5.3.0 and don't contain sufficient information to debug the problem. 20 - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0 Release Notes (AA-RWEYD- - Page 21
manually changing switch switches in from the switch every 2 Fabric OS 5.3.0 Firmware downgrade to 2/16v switch produces switch state of a persistently disabled switch when the switch switch is changed, so user can't determine IP address of the switch when switch is fully redundant SAN configuration - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0 Release Notes (AA-RWEYD- - Page 22
multiple FC4-16IP blades in multiple 4/256 directors in the fabric and ISNSC enabled, iSNS error message is logged on only one switch, but should be logged on all switches in the fabric. Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0 May not see the targets after successful iSCSI login with FC4-16IP using AIX if - HP StorageWorks 2/16V | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0 Release Notes (AA-RWEYD- - Page 23
per Fabric OS 5.3.0 The 4/8 and 4/16 SAN Switches would display "Fan x is not faulty" switch running 5.1.0, the two switches correctly segment due to zoning conflict. After upgrading to 5.2.0, switches remain segmented, but segmentation should be removed. Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0 HP StorageWorks
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release notes
Part number: AA-RWEYD-TE
Fourth edition: July 2007