HP SN3000B HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.1a Release Notes (5697-1863, April 2012-i - Page 29

Firmware upgrade instructions, Scalability, Encryption — additional recommendations

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Upgrading a switch currently operating in interopmode 2 or 3 to Fabric OS 7.0.1a is disruptive. The interopmode must be changed to 0 prior to upgrading to Fabric OS 7.0.1a; interopmodes 2 and 3 are not supported on Fabric OS 7.0.1a. Changing the interopmode is an offline operation. Firmware upgrade instructions IMPORTANT: HP recommends that you upgrade to Fabric OS 7.0.1a as soon as possible to take advantage of the fixes and new features. To access the latest Fabric OS 7.0.1a firmware, configuration files, and MIB files, see the HP website: http://www.hp.com/support/downloads On the website: 1. Under Storage, select Storage Networking. 2. Select the link for the appropriate switch, select your product, and then select Cross operating system (BIOS, firmware, Diagnostics, etc.). 3. Select Firmware. 4. Select V7.x Firmware for HP StorageWorks B-series FC Switches for Fabric OS 7.0.1a. • To download the firmware, click Download. • To read the release notes, click the Release Notes tab. To verify that the firmware download is complete, enter the firmwareDownloadStatus command on the switch, verify that the process is complete, and then proceed to the next switch. Scalability For details on supported scalability, see the HP StorageWorks SAN Design Reference Guide, available on the HP website: http://www.hp.com Encryption - additional recommendations • HP recommends that the Crypto Target Containers (CTC) be created when all of the nodes/encryption engines (EEs) in the Data Encryption Key (DEK)/High Availability Cluster (HAC) are up and enabled. • LUN configuration ◦ To configure a LUN for encryption: - Add the LUN as clear-text to the Crypto Target Container (CTC). - When the LUN comes online and the clear-text host I/O starts, modify the LUN from clear-text to encrypted, including the enable_encexistingdata option to convert the LUN from clear-text to encrypted. ◦ An exception to this LUN configuration process: If the LUN was previously encrypted by the HP Encryption Switch or HP Encryption Blade, the LUN can be added to the CTC with the -encrypt and -lunstate ="encrypted" options. ◦ LUN configurations must be committed to take effect. No more than 25 LUNs can be added or modified in a single commit operation. Attempts to commit configurations that exceed 25 LUNs fail with a warning. There is also a five-second delay before the commit operation takes effect. Always ensure that any previously committed LUN configurations or LUN modifications have taken effect before committing additional LUN configurations or additions. All LUNs should be in an Encryption Enabled state before committing additional LUN modifications. Encryption - additional recommendations 29

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Upgrading a switch currently operating in interopmode 2 or 3 to Fabric OS 7.0.1a is disruptive.
The interopmode must be changed to 0 prior to upgrading to Fabric OS 7.0.1a; interopmodes 2
and 3 are not supported on Fabric OS 7.0.1a. Changing the interopmode is an offline operation.
Firmware upgrade instructions
IMPORTANT:
HP recommends that you upgrade to Fabric OS 7.0.1a as soon as possible to take
advantage of the fixes and new features.
To access the latest Fabric OS 7.0.1a firmware, configuration files, and MIB files, see the HP
website:
h
t
tp://w
w
w
.hp
.co
m/su
ppo
r
t/do
w
nloads
On the website:
1.
Under Storage, select
Storage Networking
.
2.
Select the link for the appropriate switch, select your product, and then select
Cross operating
system (BIOS, firmware, Diagnostics, etc.)
.
3.
Select
Firmware
.
4.
Select
V7.x Firmware
for HP StorageWorks B-series FC Switches for Fabric OS 7.0.1a.
•
To download the firmware, click
Download
.
•
To read the release notes, click the
Release Notes
tab.
To verify that the firmware download is complete, enter the
firmwareDownloadStatus
command
on the switch, verify that the process is complete, and then proceed to the next switch.
Scalability
For details on supported scalability, see the
HP StorageWorks SAN Design Reference Guide
,
available on the HP website:
h
t
tp://w
w
w
.hp
.co
m
Encryption — additional recommendations
•
HP recommends that the Crypto Target Containers (CTC) be created when all of the
nodes/encryption engines (EEs) in the Data Encryption Key (DEK)/High Availability Cluster
(HAC) are up and enabled.
•
LUN configuration
To configure a LUN for encryption:
◦
–
Add the LUN as clear-text to the Crypto Target Container (CTC).
–
When the LUN comes online and the clear-text host I/O starts, modify the LUN from
clear-text to encrypted, including the
enable_encexistingdata
option to convert
the LUN from clear-text to encrypted.
◦
An exception to this LUN configuration process: If the LUN was previously encrypted by
the HP Encryption Switch or HP Encryption Blade, the LUN can be added to the CTC with
the
–
encrypt
and
–
lunstate =
“
encrypted
”
options.
◦
LUN configurations must be committed to take effect. No more than 25 LUNs can be
added or modified in a single commit operation. Attempts to commit configurations that
exceed 25 LUNs fail with a warning. There is also a five-second delay before the commit
operation takes effect.
Always ensure that any previously committed LUN configurations or LUN modifications
have taken effect before committing additional LUN configurations or additions. All LUNs
should be in an Encryption Enabled state before committing additional LUN modifications.
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