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- HP StorageWorks 8/80 | 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 8/80 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0c release notes (5697-7680 - Page 2
Government under vendor's standard commercial license. 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 products and services. Nothing herein should be construed - HP StorageWorks 8/80 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0c release notes (5697-7680 - Page 3
platforms • Buffer credit recovery on all 8Gb platforms • FCIP performance enhancements • Port Fencing support in Fabric Watch Update recommendations All products supported by Fabric OS 6.0.x can be upgraded to Fabric OS 6.1.0c. If applicable, HP strongly recommends that users upgrade to Fabric OS - HP StorageWorks 8/80 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0c release notes (5697-7680 - 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 8/80 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0c release notes (5697-7680 - Page 5
Port 8Gb FC blade (Brocade FC8-48) • HP StorageWorks SAN Director 6 Port 10Gb FC ISL 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 - HP StorageWorks 8/80 | 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 8/80 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0c release notes (5697-7680 - Page 7
user must provide a list of device Port WWNs for an F_Port in order to enable those devices to login through that F_port. This policy is also supported for NPIV 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 - HP StorageWorks 8/80 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0c release notes (5697-7680 - Page 8
disruption if left unattended. The Port Fencing capability is included as part of the optionally licensed Fabric Watch feature. LDAP FOS HP website: http://www.hp.com IMPORTANT: The Fabric OS versions listed in the Earliest compatible version column below are the earliest versions supported by HP - HP StorageWorks 8/80 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0c release notes (5697-7680 - Page 9
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 StorageWorks SAN - HP StorageWorks 8/80 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0c release notes (5697-7680 - Page 10
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 blade Number of - HP StorageWorks 8/80 | 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 8/80 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0c release notes (5697-7680 - Page 12
later. Access Gateway Traffic Isolation 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 - HP StorageWorks 8/80 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0c release notes (5697-7680 - Page 13
Topic Port Fencing Port Mirroring Web Tools and Zoning Licenses Description The default settings for Port Fencing reflect very low thresholds, and may cause fence ports to experience errors. HP recommends increasing these threshold values for use in production environments. Different platforms may - HP StorageWorks 8/80 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0c release notes (5697-7680 - Page 14
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 switches. • Logs a RASLog message when a 2.x switch joins the fabric. • HA failover and user - HP StorageWorks 8/80 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0c release notes (5697-7680 - Page 15
6.1.0 Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem power-on-self-test (POST) failure on chassis power on. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 Flooding of an unknown inter-switch FDMI command from another vendor's switch is causing the switch to crash. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 DC Director port blades - HP StorageWorks 8/80 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0c release notes (5697-7680 - Page 16
call is failing for Brocade_Switch class. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 Problem attempting to lock a port as an L_Port 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 - HP StorageWorks 8/80 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0c release notes (5697-7680 - Page 17
Tools enable config option cannot configure the maximum supported number of zones (2047). Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 certain slots. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 The switch status is shown as Healthy with one core blade port names for some ports that share the same address. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0 HP - HP StorageWorks 8/80 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0c release notes (5697-7680 - Page 18
Closed defect summary IFCCs caused by incorrect positioning for FICON Read Tape 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 - HP StorageWorks 8/80 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0c release notes (5697-7680 - Page 19
6.1.0a When disabling/enabling a port, Port Fencing disables the port because the allowable number of invalid transmission words is 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 - HP StorageWorks 8/80 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0c release notes (5697-7680 - Page 20
user may observe Intermittent Channel Timeouts. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0b In a FICON Extender environment in which a host path goes offline, the switch does not link time-out the F_Port. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0b HP OS 6.1.0b Integrated Routing with multiple ports in an EX_Port trunk, may not - HP StorageWorks 8/80 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0c release notes (5697-7680 - Page 21
user will not be able to reset to default (0.0.0.0). Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0c Some TDM devices will not work when ARB is received before EFP on long distance links. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0c FICON Tape Aborted sequence due to LS Early End status for DFSORT job. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.1.0c HP
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0c
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Part number: 5697-7680
Second edition: August 2008