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- HP StorageWorks 8/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0a release notes (5697-7679, - Page 1
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0a release notes Part number: 5697-7679 Second edition: August 2008 - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0a release notes (5697-7679, - 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 8/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0a release notes (5697-7679, - 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 8/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0a release notes (5697-7679, - Page 4
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 4Gb - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0a release notes (5697-7679, - Page 5
SAN Switch 2/32 (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, and XPath OS 7.4.x sustaining releases. Devices supported - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0a release notes (5697-7679, - 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 8/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0a release notes (5697-7679, - Page 7
DC SAN Backbone Director or 4/256 SAN Director chassis. Scripting Many automatic page breaks in CLI output for commands have been removed to better facilitate scripting. Notification of duplicate WWN entry RASLOG entry when a switch detects a duplicate WWN has logged in. HP StorageWorks Fabric OS - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0a release notes (5697-7679, - 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 8/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0a release notes (5697-7679, - Page 9
Fabric OS versions Model Earliest compatible version Recommended version HP StorageWorks 1 Gb Switch Not supported, end of support (December 2007) HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8 EL, nl HPStorageWorks SAN Switch 2/16, nl MSA SAN Switch 2/8 3.2.1b 3.2.1c HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64, nl HP - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0a release notes (5697-7679, - Page 10
256 SAN Director must run Fabric OS 6.x or later to support the FC8-16 port blade and Fabric OS 6.1.x or later to support the FC8-32 and FC8-48 port installed if they are used only for FC Fastwrite or FCIP without routing. DC Director blade support Fabric OS 6.1.x is fully qualified and supports - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0a release notes (5697-7679, - 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 8/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0a release notes (5697-7679, - 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 8/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0a release notes (5697-7679, - Page 13
-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 8/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0a release notes (5697-7679, - Page 14
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 8/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0a release notes (5697-7679, - Page 15
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 8/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0a release notes (5697-7679, - Page 16
Core Blade with POST on, the blade comes up Faulty(51) due to turbo RAM test failure. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 Web Tools enable config option cannot configure the maximum supported number of zones (2047). Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 Editing IPv6 prefix length from Web Tools does not work. Fixed in - HP StorageWorks 8/8 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0a release notes (5697-7679, - Page 17
issue with a particular FCIP ex-port configuration. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0a During storage failover/failback test with IP over FC, traffic stops and fails to recover in single and dual backbone configurations. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0a HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0a release notes 17
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0a
release notes
Part number: 5697-7679
Second edition: August 2008