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HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0f release notes Part number: AA-RW89A-TE Sixth edition: October 2005 - HP StorageWorks 2/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A- - Page 2
Company, L.P. © Copyright 2004-2005 Brocade Communications Systems, Incorporated. Hewlett-Packard Company 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 2/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A- - Page 3
sign up online using the Subscriber's choice web site: http://www.hp.com/go/e-updates. • Subscribing to this service provides you with e-mail updates on the latest product enhancements, newest versions of drivers, and firmware documentation updates as well as instant access to numerous other product - HP StorageWorks 2/64 | 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 2/64 | 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 2/64 | 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 2/64 | 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 2/64 | 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 2/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A- - Page 9
) 1.5) Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3.0 Mozilla 1.4 or later 1.4.2_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 1.0 NN7.02 1.4.1_03 United Linux 1.0 SUSE 8 (IA32) Mozilla - HP StorageWorks 2/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A- - Page 10
Java Plug-in Windows® 2000 IE 6.0 SP1 1.3.1_04 or 1.4.1_02 (recommended) Windows 2000 SP3 IE 6.0 SP1 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 2/64 | 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 2/64 | 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 2/64 | 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 2/64 | 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 2/64 | 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 2/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A- - Page 16
HP StorageWorks switches. Legacy products blink system status with the pattern amber, off, amber, off. The SAN Switch 4/32 blinks with the pattern amber, green, amber, green. LED, system power The system power LED behaves differently in the SAN Switch 4/32 than in SAN Switch 2/8V and SAN Switch - HP StorageWorks 2/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A- - Page 17
the acoustic and cooling specifications. WWN The SAN Switch 4/32 uses a new block of WWN numbers. In addition to the current WWN, HP uses the IEEE Organizationally Unique Identifier (OUI) that was formally owned by Rhapsody Networks (now a part of Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.) for the new - HP StorageWorks 2/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A- - Page 18
5 Core Switch 2/64 Information Core Switch 2/64 Description Power supply requirements Customers reconfiguring SAN Director 2/128-only configurations by adding Core Switch 2/64 blades must ensure that all three power supply FRUs are installed, because Core Switch 2/64 blades have greater power - HP StorageWorks 2/64 | 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 2/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A- - Page 20
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 Fabric OS - HP StorageWorks 2/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A- - Page 21
. This is expected behavior for this policy. Security: invalid certificate Web Tools and Fabric OS are not consistent in how they report switch certificate status. Web Tools reports a valid certificate with extra characters appended to it as invalid, whereas Fabric OS accepts the certificate and - HP StorageWorks 2/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A- - Page 22
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 OS 4.1.x or 4.2.x, the switch password state is reset and prompts the user for new secure mode passwords. This does not apply to - HP StorageWorks 2/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A- - Page 23
failover on the Core Switch 2/64 or SAN Director 2/128. If secure 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 those ports could be - HP StorageWorks 2/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A- - Page 24
(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 the FRU procedure - HP StorageWorks 2/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A- - Page 25
, 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 • diagModePr • diagSilkworm • numSwitchSet • numSwitchShow • portCfgMcastLoopback • tsHelp On - HP StorageWorks 2/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A- - Page 26
pattern that the user specified. When payload_pattern is set to 0x00, pattern_width is ignored. Valid values are: 1 byte (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 - HP StorageWorks 2/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A- - Page 27
. HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.x procedures user guide, part number: AA-RVHWA-TE On page 50, in the "To enable or disable RADIUS service" end of the "Upgrading Core Switch 2/64 and SAN Director 2/128" section add the following Caution: CAUTION: To successfully download firmware to a Director you must - HP StorageWorks 2/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A- - Page 28
exceed the minimum size supported by all switches in the fabric. This 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 - HP StorageWorks 2/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A- - Page 29
," on page 98: Area Loss of 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: Errors Time Base: minute Low: 0 High: 5 Buffer - HP StorageWorks 2/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A- - Page 30
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 Watch user - HP StorageWorks 2/64 | 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 the transceivers in the lowest - HP StorageWorks 2/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A- - Page 32
or corrections to the HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64 and SAN Director 2/128 installation guide, part number AA-RVUSC-TE. On page 45, insert the following "Powering off the switch" section: To power off the Core Switch 2/64: 1. Shut down both logical switches: a. Enter the switchShutdown command - HP StorageWorks 2/64 | 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 2/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A- - Page 34
or 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 2/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A- - Page 35
card status LEDs (see Figure 16 on page 85) on the port side of the chassis to confirm the LED patterns. Power supply/ Power/Status Steady green Power is OK. No action required. Steady amber Power supply is faulty. Ensure that the correct AC power switch is on and the power supply is seated. If - HP StorageWorks 2/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A- - Page 36
On page 136, Table 19, "Core Switch 2/64 and SAN Director 2/128 system specifications," replace the following table entry: "Switch latency - HP StorageWorks 2/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A- - Page 37
host lost communication with device when another host reboot on a different port. For example: When port x is reset, 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 high level, path loss during node - HP StorageWorks 2/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A- - Page 38
4.4.0c closed issues summary Closed defect Issue: SAN Switch 2/32 slot-0 faulted and shows "No ports found in the system!!!" during voltage variation. 0x only. Fixed Issue: After firmwaredownload -sf on Core Switch 2/64 , received many instances of this message: "Calling cal_CreateBladeObjectKeys - HP StorageWorks 2/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A- - Page 39
summary Closed 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 - HP StorageWorks 2/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A- - Page 40
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 2/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A- - Page 41
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 Format 2 (Extend Edge PID FORMAT), change max port support - HP StorageWorks 2/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A- - Page 42
Issue: During firmware upgrade from FOS4.0.2x to FOS 4.4.0x, zone configuration is lost if switch is rebooted without 4.4.0, configdownload fails with vcEncoded mode not supported on FOS4.4.0x. Issue: The RPA domainid(*)" on a platform with more than 128 port, fails with VERIFY - Failed expression: - HP StorageWorks 2/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A- - Page 43
portDisable commands. In FOS 4.4.0x, unless the FC cable is connected to the switch, it always shows the port as disabled. Issue: When using FOS 4.4.x as a proxy to manage a future new platform with greater then 128 ports, any MS command (except Vendor Unique New Generation commands) may fail if - HP StorageWorks 2/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A- - Page 44
03/29-18:16:33, [FW-1437], 157,, WARNING, brocade2, Switch status change contributing factor Faulty ports: 1 faulty ports. Issue: fspfd domain 4 through port 1. The supportshow contains the fabricshow, and domains 4 and 5 are not present. Issue: Switch reboot with Time Service Daemon (tsd) panic - HP StorageWorks 2/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A- - Page 45
0e closed issues summary Closed defect Issue: Both CPs reboot at same time after blade replacement. Status Fixed Symptom: 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 - HP StorageWorks 2/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A- - Page 46
backtrace with cfgBufGetEnableSig as the top frame. Issue: With a 3rd party switch, when receiving an empty data record, the zone daemon (zoned) panics Issue: Class3 frames could be dropped in session based zoning when a different port in the same zone goes off/on line. Fixed. Symptom: Customer's - HP StorageWorks 2/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A- - Page 47
Closed 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 - HP StorageWorks 2/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A- - Page 48
out-of-memory or low-memory signature. The problem only happens if the remote switch is running a version of code older than FOS 4.4 and is also low on or out of memory. Issue: Switch panic on FOS4.4.x with Workaround: Disable F ports zoned assert on invalid interface before upgrade. identifier
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Fabric OS 4.4.0f release notes
Part number: AA-RW89A-TE
Sixth edition: October 2005