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HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0b release notes Part number: AA-RWEYF-TE Sixth edition: October 2007 - HP StorageWorks 2/32 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYF- - 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 2/32 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYF- - Page 3
in September, 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 - HP StorageWorks 2/32 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYF- - Page 4
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: nl http://www.hp.com/go/san. Operating systems See http://www.hp.com/go/san for a list of operating systems. New features in Fabric OS - HP StorageWorks 2/32 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYF- - Page 5
4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem (Brocade 4012) • Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem (Brocade 4024) • HP StorageWorks 4/16 SAN Switch (Brocade 200E) IMPORTANT: The HP StorageWorks 4/8 SAN Switch, although using the same hardware as the 4/16 SAN Switch, does not support Access - HP StorageWorks 2/32 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYF- - Page 6
switches are powered on, or added, or removed from a fabric. Refer to the Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide available on http://www.hp.com/go/san for more information. Access Gateway support . Reliability, Availability, Serviceability (RAS) The RASLog is modified to support IPv6. RAS will - HP StorageWorks 2/32 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYF- - Page 7
• "Advanced" vs. "Basic" views in Switch and Port Admin modules • Progress bars, additional window HP recommends using the latest supported firmware release versions to get the greatest benefit from the SAN. For a list of retired products, visit the HP web site http://www.hp.com. HP StorageWorks - HP StorageWorks 2/32 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYF- - Page 8
2/64 does not support the B-Series MP Router Blade. Firmware upgrade instructions IMPORTANT: HP strongly recommends that users upgrade to Fabric OS 5.3.0b as soon as possible (particularly if your model is the Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem, Brocade 4024. To access the latest - HP StorageWorks 2/32 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYF- - Page 9
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 example, upgrading from Fabric OS 5.1.x to 5.3.0b is supported on the same switch after the switch has been downgraded - HP StorageWorks 2/32 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYF- - Page 10
FICON support Diagnostics backport test Diagnostics spinsilk test HP StorageWorks 400 MP Router 4/256 SAN Director With release 5.2.0 and later, the Switch Connection Control high integrity requirement for cascading FICON is available in the standard base Fabric OS. End users can now deploy new - HP StorageWorks 2/32 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYF- - Page 11
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 domain in which FICON devices reside. • The FC4-48 Blade does not support loop. Private L_Ports will be shown on these ports in switchshow, but will - HP StorageWorks 2/32 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYF- - Page 12
is replaced by a B-Series MP Router Blade (FR4-18i) or an HP StorageWorks 400 MP Router, the command completes immediately. • EX_Port trunking is not enabled by default. • FCR switch does not support an edge fabric with one McDATA switch set to 'never principal'. The EX_Port connected to that edge - HP StorageWorks 2/32 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYF- - Page 13
a single route is supported on an interface with services run when the prompt becomes available during boot up. Wait for all the services to come up before using the switch switch as an API or SMI-S proxy to manage a 5.1.0 switch, you must be running Fabric OS 4.4.0d. HP StorageWorks Fabric OS - HP StorageWorks 2/32 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYF- - Page 14
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 2/32 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYF- - Page 15
SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem installation instructions, part number 5697-5678 iSCSI Broadcast Zones B-Series switches after the impairment condition is removed. Note that this problem is highly intermittent, and is unlikely to be seen in HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0b release notes 15 - HP StorageWorks 2/32 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYF- - Page 16
is not supported in Fabric switch running FOS 5.3.0, 5.3.0a or 5.3.0b. The Switch Explorer progress bar hangs while initializing switch details. This problem switch. • Provides additional information on a faulty port in Fabric Watch to aid in troubleshooting. • Enables use of passive FTP to download - HP StorageWorks 2/32 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYF- - Page 17
. Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0 When more than the supported number of Ex_Ports attached to same edge fabric with FCR switches, switch may panic causing continuous Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0 rebooting work (nor Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0 should it). HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0b release notes 17 - HP StorageWorks 2/32 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYF- - 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. Fixed per - HP StorageWorks 2/32 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYF- - Page 19
switch panics after switch comes up then it starts processing the RNID command. Problem Server 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 HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0b release notes 19 - HP StorageWorks 2/32 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYF- - Page 20
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 and don't contain sufficient information to debug the problem. Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0 20 - HP StorageWorks 2/32 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYF- - Page 21
messages when manually changing switch IP address Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0 Firmware downgrade to Fabric OS 5.1 SAN configuration was seen, as traffic temporarily stopped before taking redundant path after rebooting one of the FCRs in dual back bone fabric. Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0 HP StorageWorks - HP StorageWorks 2/32 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYF- - 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 2/32 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYF- - 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 - HP StorageWorks 2/32 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYF- - Page 24
application could be configured to use less than 128 KB block size to avoid the problem, but this is now fixed in 5.3.0b. In rare cases, CRC errors can occur on Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for Fabric OS 5.3.0b addresses this HP c-Class BladeSystem internal ports when operating at 4Gb/s. issue. 24 - HP StorageWorks 2/32 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYF- - Page 25
in McDATA edge fabrics across the Router due to an improper response to a REC extended link request to a tape device. Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0b. HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0b release notes 25
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0b
release notes
Part number: AA-RWEYF-TE
Sixth edition: October 2007