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HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes Part number: AA-RWFHB-TE First edition: June 2008 - HP StorageWorks 8/80 | HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes (AA-RWFH - 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 8/80 | HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes (AA-RWFH - Page 3
, and maintaining the HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 application. Update recommendation HP strongly recommends that users upgrade to Fabric Manager 5.5 as soon as possible. Fabric Manager 5.5 is required to manage the HP StorageWorks 8/8, 8/24, 8/40, and 8/80 8 Gb SAN Switches. Supersedes This - HP StorageWorks 8/80 | HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes (AA-RWFH - Page 4
Manager QuickSpecs available at http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/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 - HP StorageWorks 8/80 | HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes (AA-RWFH - 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 8/80 | HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes (AA-RWFH - 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 8/80 | HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes (AA-RWFH - 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 8/80 | HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes (AA-RWFH - 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 8/80 | HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes (AA-RWFH - Page 9
services, restore the backed-up database, start the services, and then try the upgrade operation again. See the Brocade Fabric Manager Administrator's Guide run Install.exe. 2. Follow the instructions to complete the installation. Installing Fabric HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes 9 - HP StorageWorks 8/80 | HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes (AA-RWFH - Page 10
192.168.10.11:8080/ 2. Follow the instructions in the Fabric Manager introduction window to complete the launch. Installation notes • If you are upgrading from a previous version of Fabric Manager, see the Brocade Fabric Manager Administrator's Guide for upgrade information. • The client and server - HP StorageWorks 8/80 | HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes (AA-RWFH - 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 8/80 | HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes (AA-RWFH - Page 12
based. If the CN of the switch cert is not a switch IP address the Fabric Manager client startup fails. Device Diagnostic wizard The Device Diagnostic wizard might stop responding when you start to run an analysis. If this happens, restart the Fabric Manager server. You can do this from the Services - HP StorageWorks 8/80 | HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes (AA-RWFH - Page 13
switch, you will not see any devices in Fabric Manager for the fabric if the Fabric Device Management Interface (FDMI) capable devices are configured with port attributes. Workaround: Upgrade case letter l • The number 0 and the uppercase letter O HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes 13 - HP StorageWorks 8/80 | HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes (AA-RWFH - Page 14
port statistics for it are returned incorrectly. Workaround: Upgrade the firmware on the switch to Fabric OS 4.2.0c or later. Switches running Fabric OS 2.6x that enable port . When you launch FCR Info view for a large meta SAN, Fabric Manager might show an error if the LSAN information cannot - HP StorageWorks 8/80 | HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes (AA-RWFH - Page 15
exists on the host. If it does still exist, manually delete it. Firmware Download on HBAs Firmware download on HBAs can be performed only by users with Admin and Fabricadmin roles. All user roles should be able to perform firmware download on HBAs. Zoning The following sections describe zoning. Zone - HP StorageWorks 8/80 | HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes (AA-RWFH - Page 16
the View panel. Workaround: After deselecting the show all option, switch to the SAN view, then return back to the previous Fabric view; the download and replication When performing configuration download or replication using FM, to a switch running an FOS version earlier than 5.2.0, the switch 16 - HP StorageWorks 8/80 | HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes (AA-RWFH - Page 17
application, the Services tab is selected by default. Click the Restart Services button. c. After all of the services are restarted, close SMC and restart the client. Setting time on a fabric When switch credentials for a fabric in Fabric Manager are other than the default user account admin, time - HP StorageWorks 8/80 | HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes (AA-RWFH - Page 18
: Refresh your view again. Firmware download to switches In the Firmware Download to Switches window, if a particular switch has not been logged into and a firmware download operation is carried out on the switch, the status column of the Firmware Download to Switches window shows Failed. Workaround - HP StorageWorks 8/80 | HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes (AA-RWFH - 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 8/80 | HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes (AA-RWFH - Page 20
an upgrade are getting reset or going missing after an upgrade from FM versions 5.3.0a to 5.4.0. Workaround: Select and configure the preference again from the Preferences dialog. Missing preferences after upgrade from 5.2.0 to 5.4.0 (patch) Port groups and switch groups created before an upgrade go - HP StorageWorks 8/80 | HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes (AA-RWFH - Page 21
of server User cannot start the 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 HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes 21 - HP StorageWorks 8/80 | HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes (AA-RWFH - Page 22
100% after some period of time if the 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, the Connectivity tab, seen by clicking the link - HP StorageWorks 8/80 | HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes (AA-RWFH - 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 8/80 | HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes (AA-RWFH - Page 24
an error message and froze when a switch in the fabric panicked and failed over. • The Advanced Ports Selection screen of the Real Time PM Report dialog allowed the user to select more than eight ports and then it displayed an error message. • Firmware download failed when tried for the second time - HP StorageWorks 8/80 | HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.5 release notes (AA-RWFH - Page 25
set before an upgrade got reset or went missing after an upgrade from Fabric Manager 5.2.0 to 5.4.0. • Port Groups and Switch Groups created before an upgrade went missing (were not migrated) after a Fabric Manager upgrade from versions 5.2.0 to 5.4.0 (patch). • Firmware download was successful but
HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager
5.5 release notes
Part number: AA-RWFHB-TE
First edition: June 2008