HP Brocade 8/12c HP Fabric OS 6.2.2f Release Notes (5697-1756, February 2012) - Page 48

Fabric OS 6.2.2e fixes, Table 15 Fabric OS 6.2.2d closed defects

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Table 15 Fabric OS 6.2.2d closed defects (continued) Closed defect summary Solution When Access Gateway mode is enabled, switch Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.2d. panics occur during upgrades from FOS 6.1.x to FOS 6.2.2c. This does not occur when upgrading from FOS 6.1.x to any other FOS 6.2 release. Fabric Watch messages (FW-1186 and FW-1190) with invalid values can be logged at the first Fabric Watch polling cycle after the slotstatsclear command is issued. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.2d. A switch that is connected locally can be disabled by Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.2d. a remotely connected switch due to directional route problems in the fabric. When this happens, messages are logged in RASLOG indicating that RTWR has reached the maximum retries. When Access Gateway mode is enabled, switches Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.2d. can mishandle multisequence frames causing memory corruption and agdd switch panic. A fabric containing two router devices in the backbone, both connected via EX_Ports to the same edge fabric through an M-EOS switch in IM 2 mode, causes the router device to core dump and panic. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.2d. After upgrading to FOS 6.2.x firmware on 4 Gb switches, critical messages (CDR-1003) are posted to the RASLOG when a SupportSave operation is executed. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.2d. Workaround prior to update: Customers can ignore the CDR-1003 critical messages logged during SupportSave operations since they have been downgraded to warnings with this release. However, CDR-1003 critical messages for other operations should not be ignored. Path loss traces do not contain enough debugging Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.2d. information when Access Gateway mode is enabled. Administration passwords are reset to the default password after upgrading from FOS 6.1.x to FOS 6.2.2c on all switches. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.2d. Some FA MIB counters/statistics are available through Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.2d. the Command Line Interface, but they are not available through SNMP for all switches. Erroneous port faults may be reported in the RASLOG Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.2d. after a switch with a large number of link-down events has been in operation for an extended period of time. Fabric OS 6.2.2e fixes Table 16 (page 48) lists defects closed in the Fabric OS 6.2.2e firmware release. Table 16 Fabric OS 6.2.2e closed defects Closed defect summary Solution The fans on an HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.2e. Director Switch may erroneously be flagged as bad Workaround prior to update: and get logged with a "[PLAT-5042], FAN I2C reset" Reseating the fans will allow the fans to recover from the faulty error code in the Raslog, even though they are operating properly. state. The Switchshow command reports the switch port state Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.2e. as "Mod_Val" rather than "Online" after a switch reboot test and ISL fails to form. This applies to all switches except for the HP 8/8 Base (0) e-port SAN 48

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Table 15 Fabric OS 6.2.2d closed defects
(continued)
Solution
Closed defect summary
Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.2d.
When Access Gateway mode is enabled, switch
panics occur during upgrades from FOS 6.1.
x
to FOS
6.2.2c. This does not occur when upgrading from
FOS 6.1.
x
to any other FOS 6.2 release.
Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.2d.
Fabric Watch messages (FW-1186 and FW-1190)
with invalid values can be logged at the first Fabric
Watch polling cycle after the
slotstatsclear
command is issued.
Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.2d.
A switch that is connected locally can be disabled by
a remotely connected switch due to directional route
problems in the fabric. When this happens, messages
are logged in RASLOG indicating that RTWR has
reached the maximum retries.
Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.2d.
When Access Gateway mode is enabled, switches
can mishandle multisequence frames causing memory
corruption and agdd switch panic.
Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.2d.
A fabric containing two router devices in the
backbone, both connected via EX_Ports to the same
edge fabric through an M-EOS switch in IM 2 mode,
causes the router device to core dump and panic.
Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.2d.
Workaround prior to update
:
After upgrading to FOS 6.2.
x
firmware on 4 Gb
switches, critical messages (CDR-1003) are posted to
Customers can ignore the CDR-1003 critical messages logged
during SupportSave operations since they have been
the RASLOG when a SupportSave operation is
executed.
downgraded to warnings with this release. However, CDR-1003
critical messages for other operations should not be ignored.
Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.2d.
Path loss traces do not contain enough debugging
information when Access Gateway mode is enabled.
Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.2d.
Administration passwords are reset to the default
password after upgrading from FOS 6.1.
x
to FOS
6.2.2c on all switches.
Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.2d.
Some FA MIB counters/statistics are available through
the Command Line Interface, but they are not available
through SNMP for all switches.
Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.2d.
Erroneous port faults may be reported in the RASLOG
after a switch with a large number of link-down events
has been in operation for an extended period of time.
Fabric OS 6.2.2e fixes
Table 16 (page 48)
lists defects closed in the Fabric OS 6.2.2e firmware release.
Table 16 Fabric OS 6.2.2e closed defects
Solution
Closed defect summary
Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.2e.
Workaround prior to update
:
The fans on an HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone
Director Switch may erroneously be flagged as bad
Reseating the fans will allow the fans to recover from the faulty
state.
and get logged with a "[PLAT-5042], FAN I2C reset”
error code in the Raslog, even though they are
operating properly.
Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.2e.
The Switchshow command reports the switch port state
as "Mod_Val" rather than "Online" after a switch
reboot test and ISL fails to form. This applies to all
switches except for the HP 8/8 Base (0) e-port SAN
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