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HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes Part number: AA-RWFHB-TE First edition: June 2008 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes (AA-RWFHB - Page 2
2008 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. © Copyright 2004-2008 Brocade Communications Systems, Incorporated 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 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes (AA-RWFHB - Page 3
Fabric Manager is a powerful application that manages multiple B-Series switches, Directors and fabrics in real HP StorageWorks 8/8, 8/24, 8/40, and 8/80 8 Gb SAN Switches. Supersedes This version supersedes Fabric Manager version 5.4.0a. Effective date June 2008 Language English HP StorageWorks - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes (AA-RWFHB - Page 4
/storageworks/fabricmanager. New products This release includes the following new hardware platforms: Go to http://www.hp.com for the latest supported products. • HP StorageWorks 8/8 SAN Switch • HP StorageWorks 8/24 SAN Switch • HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch • HP StorageWorks 8/80 SAN Switch - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes (AA-RWFHB - Page 5
SAN Switch 4/32 HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 4/64 HP StorageWorks 4/32B SAN Switch HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch HP StorageWorks 8/80 SAN Switch HP StorageWorks 400 Multi-protocol (MP) Router HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64 HP StorageWorks SAN Director 2/128 HP StorageWorks 4/256 SAN Director HP - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes (AA-RWFHB - Page 6
lists the recommended Fabric OS versions for this release. Fabric Manager 5.5 is compatible with Fabric OS versions 5.3.x and 6.x. NOTE: HP recommends using the latest software versions to get the greatest benefit from the SAN. Go to http://www.hp.com for the latest supported version of Fabric OS. 6 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes (AA-RWFHB - Page 7
2/32 SAN Switch 4/32 4/32B SAN Switch SAN Switch 4/64 SAN Director 2/128 SAN Director 4/256 400 MP Router Fabric OS 5.3.1 DC Director Fabric OS 6.0.0b 8/8 SAN Switch 8/24 SAN Switch 8/40 SAN Switch 8/80 SAN Switch Fabric OS 6.1.0a Brocade 5100, 5300, 300 Fabric OS 6.1.0 HP StorageWorks - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes (AA-RWFHB - Page 8
OS 5.1.0 or later. With FC4-48 you must use Fabric OS 5.2.0 or later. With FC4-16IP you must use Fabric OS 5.2.1b or later. With the FC10-6 blade you must use Fabric OS 6.0.0b or later. IMPORTANT: Please consult your specific port blade installation instructions to determine the required Fabric OS - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes (AA-RWFHB - Page 9
the Fabric Manager services, restore the backed-up database, start the services, and then try the upgrade operation again. See the Brocade Fabric Manager Administrator's Guide for detailed steps .companyname.com/ http://192.168.10.11/ HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes 9 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes (AA-RWFHB - Page 10
installations between the client and the server and the switches. If one exists, ensure that proper rules are set up to allow access. See the Brocade Fabric Manager Administrator's Guide for additional information. • You must choose the SAN size during installation of Fabric Manager 5.5. See the - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes (AA-RWFHB - Page 11
See the Brocade Fabric Manager Administrator's Guide for details on the following features. Using the Configure FCIP Tunnel wizard The Configure FCIP tunnel wizard is supported only on switches running Fabric OS 5.3 and later. It will not work with other Fabric OS versions. HP StorageWorks Fabric - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes (AA-RWFHB - Page 12
SAN menu option. If this does not clear the removed switch set to switch-based. If the CN of the switch cert is not a switch Services tab in the server Management Console. End-to-End performance monitoring for Fabric OS 4.1.2 to 4.2.2b In very rare circumstances, for switches to a switch reboot or - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes (AA-RWFHB - Page 13
Driver Version LP9002 • Firmware Version 6.01f • HBAnyware: current version included with the above driver package HBAnyware Some older versions of HBAnyware do not support more than eight case letter l • The number 0 and the uppercase letter O HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes 13 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes (AA-RWFHB - Page 14
subnet scans will not discover fabrics properly. This problem has occurred only in Windows XP Pro with SP2. Workaround: Restart the Fabric Manager client and run a new subnet scan. Switch icon colors For switches running Fabric OS 2.6.1e, the switch icons in Fabric Manager might not change - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes (AA-RWFHB - Page 15
the host. If it does still exist, manually delete it. Firmware Download on HBAs Firmware download on HBAs can be performed only by switch in the fabric panics and fails over. Workaround: When the error message is encountered, dismiss the message and re-launch the Zone Editor tool. HP StorageWorks - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes (AA-RWFHB - Page 16
download or replication using FM, to a switch running an FOS version earlier than 5.2.0, the switch may be automatically rebooted by FM at the on the client or server failing to fetch the latest information from the SAN. In some instances, even though the Fabric Manager server updates the data, 16 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes (AA-RWFHB - Page 17
Gateway details on a converted switch The Access Gateway (AG) tab in the Scope panel in Fabric View does not list the AG details when a switch is converted to AG after discovery. Workaround: Delete and re-discover the fabric to see the AG details. HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes (AA-RWFHB - Page 18
try the firmware download again for the failed switches. Setting time on a switch There is no RBAC check for the SecurityAdmin role in Set Time. Workaround: Log in as a different switch user whose role has permission to set time on the switch (most likely Admin) or us the date command in the CLI. 18 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes (AA-RWFHB - Page 19
deleting a device that has gone offline after having disabled the device port (F-port) on the switch, the deleted devices still show up in the Information panel in FM. Workaround: Refresh the client to remove the device from the Information panel. HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes 19 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes (AA-RWFHB - Page 20
FM upgrade from version 5.2.0 to 5.4.0 (patch). Workaround: Re-create the desired port and switch groups after the upgrade. Check for web license The check for web license is not performed by FM while adding a license to a switch running FOS 6.0 or earlier. This occurs only if you remove the license - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes (AA-RWFHB - Page 21
port status on embedded switches For embedded switches, FM client does not update the change in device port status when the switch port is disabled. Workaround: Perform a SAN-level refresh or restart the services e-mail ID and phone numbers are HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes 21 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes (AA-RWFHB - Page 22
self-explanatory. The problem usually occurs when all three notifications are selected APM service is started on a number of fabrics. This is seen mostly in upgraded FM only. Connectivity tab does not show all port connections When a device has more than one if its ports connected to the same switch, - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes (AA-RWFHB - Page 23
• New clients could not log in to the Fabric Manager server. • Fabric Manager did not clearly warn the user and seek confirmation before rebooting a switch running FOS 5.2.x when the user attempted to download disruptive parameters on the switch. HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes 23 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes (AA-RWFHB - Page 24
check for SecurityAdmin role in Set Time. • Fabric Manager showed more than 600 MB traffic on a 2 Gb port details. • When switch credentials for a fabric in Fabric Manager were other than the default user account admin, time could not be set on the fabric. • While performing a switch technical support - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes (AA-RWFHB - Page 25
process stopped and client became nonresponsive. • Restoration of switch configuration failed after an FCIP tunnel was configured and deleted. • Client repaint issues were seen when more than 12 offline devices were deleted from the Devices table. HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes 25
HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager
5.5 release notes
Part number: AA-RWFHB-TE
First edition: June 2008