HP Surestore 64 HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch Release Notes - FW09.
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- HP Surestore 64 | HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch Release Notes - FW09. - Page 1
HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch release notes Part number: 5697-7300 Fourth edition: March 2008 - HP Surestore 64 | HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch Release Notes - FW09. - Page 2
Legal and notice information © Copyright 2007-2008 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - HP Surestore 64 | HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch Release Notes - FW09. - Page 3
. Update recommendation Routine Devices supported For the latest supported devices, see the HP StorageWorks SAN design reference guide, available on the following HP website: http://www.hp.com/go/SANdesignguide. Product models supported This section describes the supported switches and firmware - HP Surestore 64 | HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch Release Notes - FW09. - Page 4
change, contact your HP-authorized service representative for the current hop count supported by a single fabric path. NOTE: For more information about planning the fabric, see the HP StorageWorks SAN design reference guide, available on the following HP website: http://www.hp.com/go/SANdesignguide - HP Surestore 64 | HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch Release Notes - FW09. - Page 5
Operating systems For a list of supported operating systems, see the HP StorageWorks SAN design reference guide, available on the following HP website: http://www.hp.com/go/SANdesignguide. Languages English Fixes Table 2 lists issues that have been fixed in this release since the release of fi - HP Surestore 64 | HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch Release Notes - FW09. - Page 6
This was specific to this OSMS command and would occur only if the target device did not exist or did not respond to the command. Director 2/ not working. Sphereon 4700 Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) AMS1000 storage had problems logging in intermittently. Director 2/64 SNMP get IP command failed on - HP Surestore 64 | HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch Release Notes - FW09. - Page 7
Directors. Table 4 HAFM and firmware compatibility Firmware version HAFM version 01.01.02 04.00.01 (HP EFCM) 01.02.02-06 04.01.02-14 (SDCM) 01.03.00-35 04.02.00-40 (HP EFCM) 01.04.00-01 04.02.00-40 (SDCM) 02.00.00-33 06.00 - HP Surestore 64 | HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch Release Notes - FW09. - Page 8
-3 FC-PH Rev 4.3 FC-SW-2 MIB-II groups Address translation Interface System ICMP IP SNMP TCP UDP Fibre Channel classes of service Class 2 Class 3 Class F Fibre Channel Element Management Information Base (MIB) FE-MIB Firmware installation This section includes firmware installation information - HP Surestore 64 | HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch Release Notes - FW09. - Page 9
the operation. Consider the following when upgrading firmware: • Before upgrading firmware, HP recommends that you back up the Director or Edge Switch configuration. See the HP StorageWorks Director Element Manager user guide for more information. HAFM Basic also provides an option to print or save - HP Surestore 64 | HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch Release Notes - FW09. - Page 10
HP Customer Support if you receive this message. • Some customer environments use application or host software that is affected by the restart of the Director CTP during a HotCAT download operation. Applications that rely on inband management servers are especially prone to problems - HP Surestore 64 | HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch Release Notes - FW09. - Page 11
any reasons for not performing the operation. Before downgrading firmware, HP recommends that you back up the Director or Edge Switch confi product configuration to a file. See the HAFM or EFCM Basic user guide for more information. Consider the following when downgrading firmware: • All installed QPM - HP Surestore 64 | HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch Release Notes - FW09. - Page 12
05.xx.xx. This problem only exists with Director 2/ service manual-Provides complete procedures for obtaining firmware from the HP website and downloading firmware to the Edge Switch or Director using HAFM. • The Edge Switch or Director Element Manager online help and user guide-Provides instructions - HP Surestore 64 | HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch Release Notes - FW09. - Page 13
more information on upgrading software versions, see the HP StorageWorks HA-Fabric Manager user guide. Important information This section lists information that you to operate correctly. Zoning limits Table 6 lists the supported zoning limits for the Edge Switches and Directors. Director and Edge - HP Surestore 64 | HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch Release Notes - FW09. - Page 14
After activation of the Full Fabric feature on a switch, each port has 12 BB_Credits allocated to support up to 12-km links at 2-Gb/s speed. Support for speed Auto-Negotiate Auto-negotiate is supported. However, HP recommends that the port speed for E_Ports (for ISLs) be set to a specific port speed - HP Surestore 64 | HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch Release Notes - FW09. - Page 15
specific port speed for N_Ports also decreases fabric build time. However, setting a specific port speed for N_Ports is not required. There are a few older HBA devices that do not always succeed in logging in to a switch port when the port speed is set for auto-negotiate. Workaround If an older HBA - HP Surestore 64 | HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch Release Notes - FW09. - Page 16
Using HAFM Basic To determine the current version using HAFM Basic (firmware 08.xx.xx or later): 1. Using the IP address of the switch, log in to the Edge Switch or Director through a web browser. The Fabric View appears. 2. Click Details for the Edge Switch or Director. The Product > Hardware view
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HP StorageWorks
Director and Edge Switch release notes
Part number: 5697-7300
Fourth edition: March 2008