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- HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes (5697-0353, - Page 1
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes Part number: 5697-0353 Second edition: March 2010 - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes (5697-0353, - Page 2
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 as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes (5697-0353, - Page 3
ICL connectivity to other DC04 and DC SAN Backbone directors • Virtual Fabrics (VF) • Full VF feature support on HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director, HP StorageWorks DC04 SAN Director, HP StorageWorks 8/80 SAN Switch, and HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch. • Single physical chassis that can be - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes (5697-0353, - Page 4
for support with virtual fabrics • Support for HP StorageWorks SAN Director 48 Port 8Gb FC Blade with VF-enabled HP Stor- ageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director and DC04 SAN Director for FICON environments • Access Gateway enhancements • AG mode support on HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch. • Miscellaneous - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes (5697-0353, - Page 5
80 SAN Switch, and HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch. Once enabled, VF allows the user to divide a single physical chassis or switch into multiple logical switches by assigning individual ports to a logical switch. Each logical switch is managed as a completely independent layer 2 Fibre Channel switch - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes (5697-0353, - Page 6
platforms. • The Integrated Routing license allows ports in an HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director, HP StorageWorks DC04 SAN Director, HP StorageWorks 8/80 SAN Switch, or HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch to be configured as EX_Ports, suporting Fibre Channel Routing. This eliminates the need to - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes (5697-0353, - Page 7
products supported by Fabric OS 6.0.x can be upgraded to Fabric OS 6.2.0d. If applicable, HP recommends that you upgrade to Fabric OS 6.2.0d as soon as possible to take advantage of the latest fixes and features. See Firmware upgrades and downgrades for more information. HP StorageWorks Fabric OS - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes (5697-0353, - Page 8
Fibre Channel switches. HP highly recommends that you read the Fabric OS Encryption Administrator's Guide before configuring these products in any fabric. Supported product models The following product models can be upgraded to Fabric OS 6.2.0d: • HP StorageWorks 4/8 SAN Switch and 4/16 SAN Switch - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes (5697-0353, - Page 9
not supported in the DC SAN Backbone Director or DC04 SAN Director • HP StorageWorks 8/8 and 8/24 SAN Switches (Brocade 300) • HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch (Brocade 5100) • HP StorageWorks 8/80 SAN Switch (Brocade 5300) • HP StorageWorks 400 Multi-protocol Router (Brocade 7500) • HP StorageWorks - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes (5697-0353, - Page 10
40 SAN Switch (Brocade 5100) IMPORTANT: Although the HP StorageWorks 4/8 SAN Switch uses the same hardware as the 4/16 SAN Switch, it does not support Access Gateway. The same applies to the HP StorageWorks 8/8 and 8/24 SAN Switches. Both use the same hardware, but only the 8/24, which has all ports - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes (5697-0353, - Page 11
's Guide, available on http://www.hp.com/go/san 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 switches: 2/12 (ES4300), 2/24 (ES4500), 2/16 (ES3216 - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes (5697-0353, - Page 12
4/16 SAN Switch nl HP StorageWorks 4/64 SAN Switch nl HP StorageWorks B-series MP Router Blade (FR4- 18i) nl HP StorageWorks 16 Port 4-Gb Blade (FC4-16) nl HP StorageWorks 32 Port 4-Gb Blade (FC4-32) nl HP StorageWorks 400 MP Router nl HP StorageWorks 4/32 SAN Switch 5.3.1 5.3.2 6.2.0d Brocade - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes (5697-0353, - Page 13
Switch 6.2.0b 6.2.0d HP DC Switch Encryption FC blade 6.2.0b 6.2.0d 1Using HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager (FM) 5.5 or earlier with Fabric OS 6.1.1 or later can result in problems with Zoning, Performance monitoring, SYSLOG configuration, FICON wizards, IOD Delay, AAA replication, Port enable - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes (5697-0353, - Page 14
blade FC4-16 FC4-32 FC4-48 FC8-16 FC8-32 FC8-48 FC10-6 Number of blades Supported with any mix with up to eight blades of each type. No intermix restrictions. The 4/256 SAN Director must run Fabric OS 6.0.0b or later to support the FC816 port blade, and Fabric OS 6.1.0a or later to support the FC8 - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes (5697-0353, - Page 15
hardware reference guide for power specifications. Fibre Channel Routing scalability For the latest Fibre Channel Routing (FCR) scalability support information, see the HP StorageWorks SAN design reference guide, available at: http://www.hp.com/go/sandesignguide HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes (5697-0353, - Page 16
benefit from the SAN. When using the new VF feature, HP recommends that all switches participating in a fabric with a logical switch use the latest firmware available for those switches. All switches must be operating at the minimum firmware levels noted in the Fabric OS Interoperability table. 16 - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes (5697-0353, - Page 17
2 and 3, with the exception of the 4/32 SAN Switch. NOTE: HP may not support all of these switches in this mode. See "Merging Fabrics based on M-series and B-series FC switches" application note available at http://www.hp.com for specific support in interopmodes 2 and 3. Table 5 specifies the - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes (5697-0353, - Page 18
) Open E_Port10 Broadcast Zoning FDMI Remote Switch Port Mirroring Extended Fabrics Alias Server Platform Service FCIP (VE_Ports) IPFC (IP over FC) M-EOS ALPA 0x13 configuration VE to VEX Port Integrated Routing4 Domain Offset Support 239 Domain Support (available on Mi120k only) Masterless F_Port - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes (5697-0353, - Page 19
OS 6.2.0d on the following platforms: • Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem • Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem • HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 4/32 • HP StorageWorks 4/8 and 4/16 SAN Switches When upgrading to Fabric OS 6.2.0d from Fabric OS 6.1.0g or earlier, the CPs do - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes (5697-0353, - Page 20
then select Cross operating system (BIOS, firmware, Diagnostics, etc.) 3. Select Firmware (HP StorageWorks Fabric OS release notes 13). 4. Select V6.x Firmware for HP StorageWorks B-series Fibre Channel Switches for Fabric OS 6.2.0d: • To download the firmware, select Download. • To read the release - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes (5697-0353, - Page 21
FIDs match for all switches in the same Logical Fabric. • The aptpolicy can be configured per logical switch. The Administrator Guide indicates it is a chassis-level setting. • In order to support non-disruptive Hot Code Load on an HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch with VF enabled, the total zoning DB - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes (5697-0353, - Page 22
Fabric OS 6.1 or later. • The HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch does not support Hot Code Load from Fabric OS 6.1.0 to 6.2.x in a dual backbone configuration with a routed connection to an M-EOS product. • Integrated Routing EX_Ports are supported only in the base switch on a switch with VF enabled - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes (5697-0353, - Page 23
are 0-15, 16-31, 32-47, 48-63, and 64-79. The routes will be broken if the port mirror resources are spread across multiple port groups. • Port Mirroring is not supported on a switch with the VF feature enabled. 10G interoperability 10G interop between HP StorageWorks SAN Director 6 Port 10Gb FC - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes (5697-0353, - Page 24
Above row. Making this change in Web Tools disables Port Fencing. If this happens, you must re-enable the Port Fencing bit from the CLI. Extended Fabrics and R_RDY flow control • Starting with Fabric OS 5.1, the Extended Fabrics feature is supported with R_RDY flow control (R_RDY flow control mode - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes (5697-0353, - Page 25
switchShow command to list valid ports. • mode: Specifies the fill word for portnumber. This operand is required. Valid values are one of the following: 0 IDLE in Link Init and IDLE as fill word (default) 1 ARB(ff) in Link Init and ARB(ff) as fill word HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes (5697-0353, - Page 26
To set the fill word of a port to ARBFF-ARBFF: switch:admin> portcfgfillword 2/3, 1 For more information, see the portCfgShow command in the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual. • Behavior • Default mode: The only mode of operation in releases earlier than Fabric OS 6.1.2 was the IDLE implementation - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes (5697-0353, - Page 27
8-Gb SAN Switch for HP SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem BladeSystem c-Class c-Class) All ports set to idles. No arb(ff) Any Fabric OS earlier than 6.1.2 capability existed. 1 All ports set to idles. No arb(ff) capability existed. 2 FOS 6.2.0x prior to 6.2.0c Arb(ff) by default on all ports and can - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes (5697-0353, - Page 28
are selected. Fabric events Fabric summary Monitor > Fabric events Monitor > Logs > Events Monitor > Reports > Fabric Reports > Fabric summary Summary report FCIP tunnel configuration Port Admin Module > GigE tab Configure > FCIP tunnel Viewing FCIP tunnels is still supported in Web Tools - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes (5697-0353, - Page 29
Switch Admin > DCC policies Performance Monitoring Configure > Zoning In Web Tools, non-local switch port id Encryption Key (DEK)/High Availability Cluster (HAC) are up and enabled. • LUN configuration • The following process is to be used then HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes 29 - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes (5697-0353, - Page 30
these ports is configured after the EE was enabled for encryption, HP Encryption Switch and security capabilities of the EE from the Fabric OS Security Admin in the event of a problems. • The http server should be listening to port 9443. Secure Key Manager is supported only when configured to port - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes (5697-0353, - Page 31
1. On the new node, follow the switch/node initialization steps. 2. Create an Encryption Group on this fresh switch/node with the same Encryption Group name as • For HP-UX, LUN0 can appear as 0x0 or 0x400, but both of them are LUN0 only, and should be treated alike. HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes (5697-0353, - Page 32
a switch to any fabric. USB port LED of HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director CP blade stays ON after HA failover. CUP Port stuck in Contingent Allegiance State after z9 Host IPL. Spinfab and porttest (diagnostics) are not supported on ICL ports. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0. Fixed in Fabric OS - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes (5697-0353, - Page 33
HCL on an HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN switch in Interop Mode requires the use of the -o option. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0. Workaround prior to upgrade: Use the -o option. A turboramtest failure does not fully disable the port on an HP StorageWorks 8/80 SAN switch. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0. Workaround - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes (5697-0353, - Page 34
default zone and the user tries cfgenablecfg- Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0. disable. When disabling/enabling a port, port fencing disables the port because the allowable number of invalid transmission words is exceeded. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0. Ag --show on an HP StorageWorks 8/8 or 8/24 SAN Switch - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes (5697-0353, - Page 35
mode. When running stressful IRNDUP to CUP tests, user may observe Intermittent Channel Timeouts. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0. Warnings of excessively high temperature seen on some HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN switches. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0. Workaround prior to upgrade: Increase cooling or relocate - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes (5697-0353, - Page 36
failed on F_Port messages may be seen on the HP StorageWorks 8/8, 8/24, 8/40, and 8/80 SAN Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0. switches. HP StorageWorks 400 Multi-protocol Router panicked after TI zone activation. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0. B-series Multi-protocol Router blade faulted after overnight - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes (5697-0353, - Page 37
shows None for the In Port field on HP StorageWorks 8/8, 8/24, and 8/40 SAN Switches. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0. Workaround prior to upgrade: Use urouteshow to view the 'Out Port' selected for a particular 'In Port' to a domain when using Port Based Routing. HCL on switch continues if sent Pause - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes (5697-0353, - Page 38
Routing with multiple ports in an EX_Port trunk, may not properly send an entire exchange on the same link. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0. Workaround prior to upgrade: Disable trunking on HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director and HP StorageWorks 8/8, 8/24, 8/40, and 8/80 SAN switches EX_Ports. Sort - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes (5697-0353, - Page 39
FICON channel returns LBY for Device End. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0. FICON CUP reports incorrect Director Size Code in Basic Sense and Sense ID data for HP StorageWorks 8/40 and 8/80 SAN switches. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0. Portcfgspeed command on 8G FC platforms are accepting invalid port speed - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes (5697-0353, - Page 40
of Order frames delivered to HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director via FICON channel from HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0. attached to a storage device (DASD). CAL exception "Non-Secure tunnel can not be configured on the same port as IP sec enabled tunnels." come when - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes (5697-0353, - Page 41
of uwatt to dbm for GE ports Tx Rx values shown in Web Tools are incorrect. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0. HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch: FRU faulty status is not recovered correctly. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0. Workaround prior to upgrade: Turn on the power switch as soon as possible after inserting - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes (5697-0353, - Page 42
prior to upgrade: switchdisable/enable of the HP StorageWorks 400 Multi-protocol router allows the devices to see each other CRC error observed between HP StorageWorks 8/40 and 8/80 SAN switches with a particular SFP type. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0. Fibre Channel Fast Write path does not - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes (5697-0353, - Page 43
interrupt handling problem. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0b. Unable to configure ports using configdownload if the ports are not physically present in the director (blade not plugged in). Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0b. On HP StorageWorks DC SAN Director, after running fosconfig --enable vf, followed - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes (5697-0353, - Page 44
leads to I/O running through VEX ports to be dropped after firmware upgrade. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0c VI to PT routes are deleted following portdisable/portenable on HP StorageWorks SAN Director 48 Port FC blade. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0c RSCN transmitted by the switch did not transmit all the - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes (5697-0353, - Page 45
times out on an HP StorageWorks 400 MP Router to HP StorageWorks DC SAN Director, which causes drives not to come online. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0c Need support in Fabric OS for DWDM-SFP media. Enabled new SFP support in Fabric OS 6.2.0c HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch did not indicate a warning - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes (5697-0353, - Page 46
console. After enabling Virtual Fabric via DCFM on HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch, some ports may be disabled. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0d Missing FICON interrupt on HP StorageWorks DC04 SAN Director due to CUP not responding in time before channel timed out. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0d Security - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes (5697-0353, - Page 47
to tape I/O failure/errors. The host detects IFCC errors to CUP port. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0d HP StorageWorks Encryption SAN Switch went faulty when starting traffic, which let to loss of LUNs to the host. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0d Taking SKM down while rekeys are in progress causes a LUN - HP StorageWorks 4/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0d release notes (5697-0353, - Page 48
are not shown for Mi10K in DCFM when a Fabric Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0d OS switch is used as seed switch. HP StorageWorks 8/24 SAN Switch is not responding to Link Reset primitives correctly (may send OLS and/or Link Reset). Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0d Rekey operations get stuck and progress halts
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release notes
Part number: 5697-0353
Second edition: March 2010