HP StorageWorks 8/80 HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0d release notes (5697-7681 - Page 13

Important notes Table 5 provides information you should know prior to upgrading to Fabric OS 6.1.0d. Table 5 Important release information Topic Description PID Format Beginning with Fabric OS version 6.x, the only supported PID format is nl core pid (1). See the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.x administrator guide for details. Licensing behavior When upgrading a 4/256 SAN Director with an FCIP license installed, the licenseshow output may falsely indicate that Integrated Routing is available. HP StorageWorks B-Series MP Router Blade (FR4-18i) The FR4-18i ships with Fabric OS 6.x. If inserted into a chassis running a version of firmware that is different than the revision level currently on the blade, the blade firmware will be upgraded or downgraded to match the firmware revision on the chassis. FICON support Adaptive Networking/ Flow-based QoS Prioritization FCR Backbone Fabric ID change The FC4-48 and FC8-48 port blades are not supported to connect to System z environments via FICON channels or via FCP zLinux on System z. To attach the 4/256 Director or DC Director to the System z environment, use an FC4-16, FC4-32, FC8-16, or FC8-32 port blade. • When using Quality of Service (QoS) in a fabric with 4Gb ports or switches, Fabric OS 6.x or later must be installed on all products in order to pass QoS information. E_Ports from the DC Director to other switches must come up after 6.0 is running on those switches. • Flow based QoS is NOT supported on 8Gb blades in the 4/256 SAN Director • Any products that are not capable of operating with Fabric OS 6.0 may NOT exist in a fabric with Flow based QoS. Major problems will occur if previous generation 2Gb products exist in the fabric. • With 8Gb Director blades, the switch must be disabled to change the backbone fabric ID • With routing and dual backbone fabrics, the backbone fabric ID must be changed to keep the IDs unique. Integrated Routing FCS Automatic Distribution Ports 16-47 on the FC8-48 blade may not be used as Ex_Ports. Only ports 0-15 should be used for FCR on the 48-port blade. • When using the FCS Automatic Distribution feature in Fabric OS 6.0 or later, all switches in the fabric must be running Fabric OS 6.0 or later. If any switches are running Fabric OS 5.x or earlier, only manual distribution can be used. • Fabric OS 6.0 or later will only allow FCS automatic distribution when in strict mode, requiring only switches with Fabric OS 6.0 or 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 "fail-over" policy enabled in all edge fabrics that are part of the traffic isolation zones, in order for the proper functioning of Traffic Isolation over FCR. FICON CUP Cascading All switches must operate with Fabric OS 6.1.x or later to support this feature. HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.0d release notes 13