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- HP StorageWorks 8/40 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0c release notes (5697-7680 - Page 1
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0c release notes Part number: 5697-7680 Second edition: August 2008 - HP StorageWorks 8/40 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0c release notes (5697-7680 - Page 2
2008 Brocade Communications Systems, Incorporated Confidential computer software. Valid license from HP 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 8/40 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0c release notes (5697-7680 - Page 3
ports and blades • Fibre Channel over IP protocol (FCIP) • Traffic Isolation Zones over FCR • Port mirroring on 8Gb platforms • Buffer credit recovery on all 8Gb platforms • FCIP performance enhancements • Port Fencing support in Fabric Watch Update recommendations All products supported by Fabric - HP StorageWorks 8/40 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0c release notes (5697-7680 - Page 4
StorageWorks 8/24 SAN Switch (Brocade 300) • HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch (Brocade 5100) • HP StorageWorks 8/80 SAN Switch (Brocade 5300) Also, the HP StorageWorks 4/256 Director running Fabric OS 6.1.0a or later now supports the following Director blades: • HP StorageWorks SAN Director 32 Port - HP StorageWorks 8/40 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0c release notes (5697-7680 - Page 5
blade blade (Brocade FC10-6) • HP StorageWorks 8/8 SAN Switch (Brocade 300) • HP StorageWorks 8/24 SAN Switch (Brocade 300) • HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch (Brocade 5100) • HP StorageWorks 8/80 SAN Switch (Brocade 5300) Unsupported product models Product models that cannot be upgraded to Fabric OS - HP StorageWorks 8/40 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0c release notes (5697-7680 - Page 6
is prevalent when 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 in non-Brocade fabrics In addition to being supported in Brocade fabrics, Access - HP StorageWorks 8/40 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0c release notes (5697-7680 - Page 7
of Access Gateway with Cisco fabrics. This capability only applies to 8Gb platforms. Integrated Routing This new 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 Routing. This eliminates the need - HP StorageWorks 8/40 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0c release notes (5697-7680 - Page 8
security features of SFOS have been fully integrated into the base Fabric OS, beginning with Fabric OS 5.3.x and later. Prerequisites Table 1 summarizes current Fabric OS firmware versions. However, HP recommends using the latest supported firmware release versions to get the greatest benefit from the - HP StorageWorks 8/40 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0c release notes (5697-7680 - Page 9
6.0.0b 6.1.0c HP StorageWorks SAN Director 48 Port 8Gb FC blade (FC8-48) 6.0.0b 6.1.0c HP StorageWorks SAN Director 6 Port 10Gb ISL blade (FC10-6) 6.0.0b 6.1.0c HP StorageWorks 8/8 SAN Switch 6.1.0a 6.1.0c HP StorageWorks 8/24 SAN Switch 6.1.0a 6.1.0c HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0c - HP StorageWorks 8/40 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0c release notes (5697-7680 - Page 10
HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch HP StorageWorks 8/80 SAN Switch Fabric Manager 6.1.0a 6.1.0a 5.2.0a 6.1.0c 6.1.0c 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 matrix Director - HP StorageWorks 8/40 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0c release notes (5697-7680 - Page 11
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 strongly recommends that users upgrade to Fabric OS - HP StorageWorks 8/40 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0c release notes (5697-7680 - Page 12
over FCR Ports 16-47 on the FC8-48 blade may not be used for AG F_Port Trunking connections. • All switches and Fibre Channel Routers both in edge and backbone fabrics must be running Fabric OS 6.1.0 in order to support this feature. • It is essential to have "fail-over" policy enabled in all - HP StorageWorks 8/40 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0c release notes (5697-7680 - Page 13
work as intended. With the release of Fabric OS v6.1.x, the WebTools and Zoning licenses are now included in the base firmware. If a licenseshow command is problem, and all the functionality provided by the licenses in the past firmware releases will be present with v6.1.x. HP StorageWorks Fabric OS - HP StorageWorks 8/40 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0c release notes (5697-7680 - Page 14
-sn option to display the serial number. For example, wwn -sn returns both 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 - HP StorageWorks 8/40 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0c release notes (5697-7680 - Page 15
Cannot set "Portlog events enable" accurately. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 The DC Director may ASSERT in a specific test scenario while running a particular FICON test program (SAK IRNDUP). Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem power-on-self-test (POST) failure - HP StorageWorks 8/40 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0c release notes (5697-7680 - Page 16
and configure the duplex mode using the CLI. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 Inconsistent support for switch service tag between CLI and Web Tools. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 Port_scn removes logical paths from wrong port. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 IOCTL not allowed: cmd 0x40040911, pid 11347 (ficonshow - HP StorageWorks 8/40 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0c release notes (5697-7680 - Page 17
Director might erroneously report a failed attempt at reading a temperature sensor as -1° Celsius. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 On an FR4-48 with FMS enabled, duplicate port names for some ports that share the same address. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0c release notes 17 - HP StorageWorks 8/40 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0c release notes (5697-7680 - Page 18
Pipelining. Management server GMAL command is being rejected with reason 5, Logical Busy. FCIP Compression enhanced to take advantage of higher compression rates. Solution Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 18 - HP StorageWorks 8/40 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0c release notes (5697-7680 - Page 19
40 SAN Switch or 8/80 SAN Switch. Throughput graph will not display 8G/sec values. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0a On a 8/80 SAN Switch, the system status LED does not flash amber/green when a power supply is faulted. The system status LED remains steady green. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0a HP StorageWorks - HP StorageWorks 8/40 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0c release notes (5697-7680 - Page 20
in Basic Sense and Sense ID data for HP StorageWorks 8/40 and 8/80 SAN Switches. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0b FICON Channel continuously sends RRQ frames for approximately 20 seconds before aborting. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0b If QoS and Diff Serv are enabled, some FCIP tunnels may not come online - HP StorageWorks 8/40 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0c release notes (5697-7680 - Page 21
On HP StorageWorks 8/8, 8/24, 8/40 and 8/80 SAN Switch models: nl When normal fan activity is interrupted, the high revolution per minute (RPM) fan rate cycle time takes 1 hour. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0c After changing IP address for SNMP and community level to '5', user will not be able to reset
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release notes
Part number: 5697-7680
Second edition: August 2008