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Fabric OS 6.0.0a fixes Table 5 lists defects closed in the Fabric OS 6.0.0a firmware release. Table 5 Fabric OS 6.0.0a closed defects Closed defect summary Solution In some cases, frame loss is observed during normal FICON I/O. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.0.0a Top Talkers counters are inaccurate when enabled on more than one Workaround: Enable the Top Talkers Fx_port at a time. feature only on individual Fx_ports. A FICON emulation error is generated when running FICON emulation tape pipelining to STK/SUN tape drives when read emulation is enabled. Workaround: To clear the XRC CU busy error, disable and re-enable the tunnel. 2Gb Channels fail to come online from T-Rexx to a 128-port 4/256 SAN Director. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.0.0a In some cases where an FCIP address is on a different subnet, a MAC level broadcast is sent instead of the router's MAC. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.0.0a Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) related changes required in response to the FIPS audit. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.0.0a Not able to add 96-bit license after upgrading from Fabric OS 5.3.x to 6.0. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.0.0a Fabric OS 6.0.0b fixes Table 6 lists defects closed in this Fabric 6.0.0b firmware release. Table 6 Fabric OS 6.0.0b closed defects Closed defect summary Solution Autonegotiation with specific HBAs does not bring the ports to the correct maximum speed. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.0.0b Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem power-on-self-test (POST) failure on chassis power on. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.0.0b Host does not see devices when zone name starts with "red_". Fixed in Fabric OS 6.0.0b FICON Virtual Tape Pipelining does not function correctly with specific tape devices. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.0.0b With a specific configuration, significant FCIP performance difference occurs between sending FC frames out from one port group to Fixed in Fabric OS 6.0.0b another. Firmware upgrade on 4/8 SAN Switch and 4/16 SAN Switch to Fabric OS 6.x will cause the switch to report marginal state. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.0.0b After login to switch using RADIUS server, switch prompt looks jumbled. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.0.0b Syntax of the portbuffershow command is inconsistent with other CLI commands. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.0.0b 20

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Fabric OS 6.0.0a
fi
xes
Table 5
lists defects closed in the Fabric OS 6.0.0a
fi
rmware release.
Table 5 Fabric OS 6.0.0a closed defects
Closed defect summary
Solution
In some cases, frame loss is observed during normal FICON I/O.
Fixed in Fabric OS 6.0.0a
Top Talkers counters are inaccurate when enabled on more than one
Fx_port at a time.
Workaround
: Enable the Top Talkers
feature only on individual Fx_ports.
A FICON emulation error is generated when running FICON
emulation tape pipelining to STK/SUN tape drives when read
emulation is enabled.
Workaround
: To clear the XRC CU
busy error, disable and re-enable the
tunnel.
2Gb Channels fail to come online from T-Rexx to a 128-port 4/256
SAN Director.
Fixed in Fabric OS 6.0.0a
In some cases where an FCIP address is on a different subnet, a MAC
level broadcast is sent instead of the router’s MAC.
Fixed in Fabric OS 6.0.0a
Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) related changes
required in response to the FIPS audit.
Fixed in Fabric OS 6.0.0a
Not able to add 96-bit license after upgrading from Fabric OS 5.3.x
to 6.0.
Fixed in Fabric OS 6.0.0a
Fabric OS 6.0.0b
fi
xes
Table 6
lists defects closed in this Fabric 6.0.0b
fi
rmware release.
Table 6 Fabric OS 6.0.0b closed defects
Closed defect summary
Solution
Autonegotiation with speci
fi
c HBAs does not bring the ports to the
correct maximum speed.
Fixed in Fabric OS 6.0.0b
Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem
power-on-self-test (POST) failure on chassis power on.
Fixed in Fabric OS 6.0.0b
Host does not see devices when zone name starts with "red_".
Fixed in Fabric OS 6.0.0b
FICON Virtual Tape Pipelining does not function correctly with
speci
fi
c tape devices.
Fixed in Fabric OS 6.0.0b
With a speci
fi
c con
fi
guration, signi
fi
cant FCIP performance difference
occurs between sending FC frames out from one port group to
another.
Fixed in Fabric OS 6.0.0b
Firmware upgrade on 4/8 SAN Switch and 4/16 SAN Switch to
Fabric OS 6.x will cause the switch to report marginal state.
Fixed in Fabric OS 6.0.0b
After login to switch using RADIUS server, switch prompt looks
jumbled.
Fixed in Fabric OS 6.0.0b
Syntax of the
portbuffershow
command is inconsistent with other
CLI commands.
Fixed in Fabric OS 6.0.0b
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