HP Surestore 64 HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch Release Notes - FW09. - Page 9

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Prerequisites for installing and using firmware 09.06.02 Consider the following prerequisites for firmware 09.06.02: • HAFM should be at the minimum level before installing the new firmware. • If you are using HAFM, firmware 09.06.02 requires HAFM 07.01.00 or later. This minimum version lets you manage Edge Switches and Directors running firmware 09.06.02 . However, to use the new features and enhancements added to firmware version 06.xx.xx and later, upgrade HAFM to 08.09.01, which only runs on the HAFM Appliance (see Table 4). HAFM is not able to configure the McDATA 4 Gb/s Intrepid 6000 QPM when installed into a Director 2/64. The QPM can be configured using HAFM Basic or the CLI. McDATA EFCM 9.0 or later is capable of configuring the McDATA 4 Gb/s Intrepid 6000 QPM when installed into a Director 2/64. • If you are using HAFM to upgrade firmware, an Edge Switch 2/24 must be managed with HAFM 08.08.00 or higher before upgrading to firmware 08.xx.xx or later. If you upgrade to firmware 08.xx.xx or later using an HAFM release earlier than 08.08.00, the firmware upgrade may fail. Firmware 08.01.00 introduced slightly more processor utilization, which can cause the download to occasionally exceed HAFM's timeout. As an alternative to HAFM, use the switch's HAFM Basic interface (formerly EWS) to upgrade firmware. • Firmware upgrades or downgrades should not be performed using HAFM Basic from Internet Explorer 5.00.3315.1000x. If this operation is performed, the download operation may not complete and may eventually time out, leaving the switch with the previous version of firmware. NOTE: HAFM is not required for operating hardware products using the firmware. • All Edge Switches and Directors in the same fabric should have the same firmware level installed. Although products can coexist in a fabric running different levels of firmware, all products must be at the same major functional release level. Upgrading from an earlier version of firmware Upgrading to firmware 09.06.02 is nondisruptive to attached devices. The Director or Edge Switch is not required to be off line before performing an upgrade operation. Limitations to upgrades are clearly identified if there are any limitations to performing 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 product configuration to a file. See the HAFM Basic user guide for more information. • All products must be running firmware 08.xx.xx or later before upgrading to 09.06.02. If a switch is operating with a firmware level earlier than 08.xx.xx, you must upgrade to 08.02.00 before installing 09.06.02. • Upgrades and downgrades are supported only within a major release, such as 08.xx.xx to 08.xx.xx, or from one major release to the next, such as from 07.01.03 to or from 08.02.00, or 08.02.00 to or from 09.06.02. If HAFM Basic is used for upgrades and downgrades, and this rule is not followed, errors occur and there may be a disruption to attached devices. • If upgrading firmware requires an upgrade from 04.xx.xx to 05.xx.xx in the process, there are special considerations, as described in "Upgrading firmware on a Director from 04.xx.xx to 05.xx.xx" on page 10. • If upgrading firmware requires an upgrade from 06.xx.xx in the process, upgrade from 06.xx.xx to 07.01.03. This firmware includes a fix to an issue that can occur under very specific conditions when firmware is upgraded from 06.xx.xx to 07.xx.xx . Other versions of 07.xx.xx should not be used in the upgrade process. Director and Edge Switch release notes 9

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Prerequisites for installing and using
fi
rmware 09.06.02
Consider the following prerequisites for
fi
rmware 09.06.02:
•
HAFM should be at the minimum level before installing the new
fi
rmware.
•
If you are using HAFM,
fi
rmware 09.06.02 requires HAFM 07.01.00 or later. This minimum
version lets you manage Edge Switches and Directors running
fi
rmware 09.06.02 . However, to
use the new features and enhancements added to
fi
rmware version 06.xx.xx and later, upgrade
HAFM to 08.09.01, which only runs on the HAFM Appliance (see
Table 4
).
HAFM is not able to con
fi
gure the McDATA 4 Gb/s Intrepid 6000 QPM when installed into a
Director 2/64. The QPM can be con
fi
gured using HAFM Basic or the CLI. McDATA EFCM 9.0
or later is capable of con
fi
guring the McDATA 4 Gb/s Intrepid 6000 QPM when installed
into a Director 2/64.
•
If you are using HAFM to upgrade
fi
rmware, an Edge Switch 2/24 must be managed with HAFM
08.08.00 or higher before upgrading to
fi
rmware 08.xx.xx or later. If you upgrade to
fi
rmware
08.xx.xx or later using an HAFM release earlier than 08.08.00, the
fi
rmware upgrade may fail.
Firmware 08.01.00 introduced slightly more processor utilization, which can cause the download
to occasionally exceed HAFM's timeout. As an alternative to HAFM, use the switch's HAFM Basic
interface (formerly EWS) to upgrade
fi
rmware.
•
Firmware upgrades or downgrades should not be performed using HAFM Basic from Internet
Explorer 5.00.3315.1000x. If this operation is performed, the download operation may not
complete and may eventually time out, leaving the switch with the previous version of
fi
rmware.
NOTE:
HAFM is not required for operating hardware products using the
fi
rmware.
•
All Edge Switches and Directors in the same fabric should have the same
fi
rmware level installed.
Although products can coexist in a fabric running different levels of
fi
rmware, all products
must
be at the same major functional release level.
Upgrading from an earlier version of
fi
rmware
Upgrading to
fi
rmware 09.06.02 is nondisruptive to attached devices. The Director or Edge Switch is
not required to be off line before performing an upgrade operation. Limitations to upgrades are clearly
identi
fi
ed if there are any limitations to performing the operation.
Consider the following when upgrading
fi
rmware:
•
Before upgrading
fi
rmware, HP recommends that you back up the Director or Edge Switch
con
fi
guration. See the
HP StorageWorks Director Element Manager user guide
for more
information. HAFM Basic also provides an option to print or save product con
fi
guration to a
fi
le.
See the
HAFM Basic user guide
for more information.
•
All products must be running
fi
rmware 08.xx.xx or later before upgrading to 09.06.02. If a
switch is operating with a
fi
rmware level earlier than 08.xx.xx, you must upgrade to 08.02.00
before installing 09.06.02.
•
Upgrades and downgrades are supported only within a major release, such as 08.xx.xx to
08.xx.xx, or from one major release to the next, such as from 07.01.03 to or from 08.02.00, or
08.02.00 to or from 09.06.02. If HAFM Basic is used for upgrades and downgrades, and this
rule is not followed, errors occur and there may be a disruption to attached devices.
•
If upgrading
fi
rmware requires an upgrade from 04.xx.xx to 05.xx.xx
in the process, there are special considerations, as described in
“
Upgrading
fi
rmware on a Director from 04.xx.xx to 05.xx.xx
” on page 10.
•
If upgrading
fi
rmware requires an upgrade from 06.xx.xx in the process, upgrade from 06.xx.xx
to 07.01.03. This
fi
rmware includes a
fi
x to an issue that can occur under very speci
fi
c conditions
when
fi
rmware is upgraded from 06.xx.xx to 07.xx.xx . Other versions of 07.xx.xx should not be
used in the upgrade process.
Director and Edge Switch release notes
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