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HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0h release notes Part number: 5697-7961 Fifth edition: January 2009 - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0h release notes (5697-7961, - Page 2
Government under vendor's standard commercial license. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0h release notes (5697-7961, - Page 3
, providing FCR support on 8-Gb ports and blades • Fibre Channel over IP protocol (FCIP) • Traffic Isolation Zones over FCR • Port mirroring on 8-Gb platforms • Buffer credit recovery on all 8-Gb platforms • FCIP performance enhancements • Port Fencing support in Fabric Watch HP StorageWorks Fabric - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0h release notes (5697-7961, - Page 4
user must provide a list of device Port WWNs for an F_Port in order to enable those devices to login through that F_Port. This policy is also supported for NPIV licensed capability allows ports in a DC Director, 8/40 SAN Switch, or 8/80 SAN Switch to be configured as EX_Ports supporting Fibre Channel - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0h release notes (5697-7961, - Page 5
troubleshooting or other analysis. Buffer credit recovery Fabric OS 6.1.x implements credit recovery protocol as described in FC-FS standards. This feature is supported only on E_Ports and allows switches Port Fencing capability is included as part of the optionally licensed Fabric Watch feature. HP - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0h release notes (5697-7961, - Page 6
0h firmware, see Firmware upgrade instructions, page 13. New hardware support HP has released the following new 8-Gb SAN Switches with Fabric OS 6.1.0a. Fabric OS 6.1.0h continues support for these switches: • HP StorageWorks 8/8 SAN Switch (Brocade 300) • HP StorageWorks 8/24 SAN Switch (Brocade - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0h release notes (5697-7961, - Page 7
0b. Supported product models Product models that can be upgraded to Fabric OS 6.1.x or later: • 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 4-Gb - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0h release notes (5697-7961, - Page 8
(Brocade 3900 switch) • HP StorageWorks Multi-protocol (MP) Router, which operates with XPath OS 7.4.x (Brocade AP7420) IMPORTANT: Any enhancements for the above models will be delivered in Fabric OS 3.2.x, Fabric OS 5.0.5x, Fabric OS 5.3.x and XPath OS 7.4.x sustaining releases. Devices supported - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0h release notes (5697-7961, - Page 9
for more information. Access Gateway support in non-Brocade fabrics In addition to being supported in Brocade fabrics, Access Gateway is supported for connectivity to the following: • McDATA/M-Series switches: HP StorageWorks Director 2/64, 2/140; HP StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/12, 2/16, 2/24, 2/32 - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0h release notes (5697-7961, - Page 10
0h released. Table 1 Current supported Fabric OS versions Model Earliest compatible ver- Recommended version sion HP StorageWorks 1-Gb Switch Not supported, end of support (December 2007) HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8 EL HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/16 MSA SAN Switch 2/8 3.2.1b 3.2.1c 10 - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0h release notes (5697-7961, - Page 11
SAN Switch HP StorageWorks 4/64 SAN Switch, HP StorageWorks B-Series MP Router Blade (FR4-18i) HP StorageWorks 16 Port 4-Gb Blade (FC4-16) HP StorageWorks 32 Port 4-Gb Blade (FC4-32) HP StorageWorks 400 MP RouterHP StorageWorks 4/32 SAN Switch 5.1.1b 6.1.0h Brocade 4-Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0h release notes (5697-7961, - Page 12
Model HP StorageWorks 8/80 SAN Switch Fabric Manager Earliest compatible ver- Recommended version sion 6.1.0a 6.1.0h 5.2.0a 5.5 4/256 SAN Director blade support Fabric OS 6.1.x is fully qualified and supports the Director blades listed in Table 2. Table 2 4/256 SAN Director blade support - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0h release notes (5697-7961, - Page 13
reference guide for power specifications. Fibre Channel Routing (FCR) scalability For the latest scalability support information, see the HP StorageWorks SAN Design reference guide: http://www.hp.com/go/sandesignguide Firmware upgrade instructions IMPORTANT: HP recommends that users upgrade to - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0h release notes (5697-7961, - Page 14
your product, and then select Cross operating system (BIOS, firmware, Diagnostics, etc.). 3. Select Firmware. 4. Select V6.x Firmware for HP StorageWorks B-Series Fibre Channel Switches for v6.1.0h: • To download the firmware, select Download. • To read the Release Notes, select the Release Notes - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0h release notes (5697-7961, - Page 15
revision level currently on the blade, the blade firmware will be upgraded or downgraded to match the firmware revision on the chassis. FICON support The FC4-48 and FC8-48 port blades are not supported to connect to System z environments via FICON channels or via FCP zLinux on System z. To attach - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0h release notes (5697-7961, - Page 16
the WWN and serial number data. • Provides additional information on a faulty port in Fabric Watch to aid in troubleshooting. • Enables use of passive FTP to download firmware. • Enables the user to specify a quality password policy that prevents selecting passwords with con- secutive, identical - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0h release notes (5697-7961, - Page 17
• Logs a RASLog message when a 2.x switch joins the fabric. • HA failover and user notification occurs on the 4/256 SAN Director when there is a failed Ethernet chip (oscillator chip). HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0h release notes 17 - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0h release notes (5697-7961, - Page 18
firmware release. Table 6 Fabric OS 6.1.0 closed defects Closed defect summary Solution Autonegotiation with specific HBAs does not bring the ports in Fabric OS 6.1.0 results in port bouncing due to no BB credits. After switchdisable and switchenable all FCR switches, from Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0h release notes (5697-7961, - Page 19
). Brocade 4-Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem power-on-self- Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 test (POST) failure on chassis power on. Flooding of an unknown inter-switch FDMI command from another vendor's switch is causing the switch to crash. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 DC Director port blades - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0h release notes (5697-7961, - Page 20
Problem attempting to lock a port as an L_Port and configure the duplex Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 mode using the CLI. Inconsistent support for switch service 6.1.0 minutes to complete. Web Tools - USB admin always displays firmware build size incorrectly Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 as 32768 bytes - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0h release notes (5697-7961, - Page 21
tape pipeline, switch sent improper frame maximum supported number of ports that Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 are routed through Director ports above 256. IBM FICON Qual. The FW message needs to specify the blade number Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 when a port HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0h release notes 21 - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0h release notes (5697-7961, - Page 22
Closed defect summary Solution The switch status is shown as Healthy with one core blade OS 6.1.0 temperature sensor as -1° Celsius. On an FR4-48 with FMS enabled, duplicate port names for some ports Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 that share the same address. IFCCs caused by incorrect positioning for - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0h release notes (5697-7961, - Page 23
SAN Director. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0a Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0a When disabling/enabling a port, Port Fencing disables the port be- Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0a cause the allowable number of invalid transmission words is exceeded. Under rare conditions, a DC Director panics during SAK IRNDUP when - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0h release notes (5697-7961, - Page 24
stressful SAK IRNDUP to CUP tests, user may observe Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0b Intermittent Channel Timeouts. In a FICON Extender environment in which a host path goes offline, Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0b the switch does not link time-out the F_Port. HP StorageWorks 400 Multi-protocol Router: If - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0h release notes (5697-7961, - Page 25
be created or added. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0c Out of Order frames delivered to DC SAN Director via FICON channel Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0c from HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch attached to a storage device (DASD). Running supportSave from CLI or Fabric Manager for DC SAN Director Directors takes - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0h release notes (5697-7961, - Page 26
Fabric OS 6.1.0d firmware release. Table 10 Fibre Channel (FC) Fastwrite WCHK1 error after the cable pull and reconnect test. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0d Workaround: Disable FC Fastwrite. FCIP Fastwrite/FC Fastwrite I/O timeouts if enabled on more than one Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0d port per port - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0h release notes (5697-7961, - Page 27
Table 11 lists defects closed in this Fabric OS 6.1.0e firmware release. Table 11 Fabric OS 6.1.0e closed defects Closed on the FCIP tunnel until the RX window is less than 33 MB. Provide frame redirection support over M-EOS. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0e. Third-party application paths fail with FC - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0h release notes (5697-7961, - Page 28
fixes Table 12 lists defects closed in this Fabric OS 6.1.0f firmware release. Table 12 Fabric OS channels on an F_Port. A CRC error was observed between HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0f. Switch and HP StorageWorks 8/80 SAN Switch with a particular SFP type. The Fibre Channel - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0h release notes (5697-7961, - Page 29
Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0g. payload that causes spurious fabric logout and login issues for HBA Fibre Channel drivers. Fabric OS 6.1.0h fixes Table 14 lists defects closed in the Fabric OS 6.1.0h firmware release. Table 14 Fabric OS 6.1.0h closed defects Closed defect summary Solution VI to PT - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0h release notes (5697-7961, - Page 30
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release notes
Part number: 5697-7961
Fifth edition: January 2009