HP StorageWorks 2/128 HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.0.5e Release Notes (AA-RW1WG - Page 4

Prerequisites and requirements, Firmware upgrade instructions, Documentation

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Prerequisites and requirements Table 1 summarizes current products running Fabric OS 5.0.5e firmware. The table lists the earliest recommended software versions. However, HP recommends using the latest supported software release versions to get the most benefit from the SAN. Table 1 Current supported Fabric OS versions Model Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64 HP StorageWorks SAN Director 2/128 Earliest version Recommended version 5.0.5 5.3.0 5.0.0 5.3.0 4.1.0 4.2.0 5.0.5e 5.0.5e1 15.0.5e is for Chassis Config modes 3 and 4 only for the 2/128. For a list of retired products, visit the following HP website: http://h18004.www1.hp.com/storage/retiredproducts.html?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN Firmware upgrade instructions To access the latest Fabric OS 5.0.5e firmware, configuration files and MIB files go to the following HP website: http://www.hp.com/go/san Navigate to the appropriate product under the B-Series Switches section. IMPORTANT: HP does not support upgrading from more than two previous releases. Documentation This release of Fabric OS is supported by the Fabric OS 5.0.1 documentation set. Access the most recent Fabric OS 5.0.1 documentation: http://www.hp.com/go/san 4

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Prerequisites and requirements
Table 1
summarizes current products running Fabric OS 5.0.5e
rmware. The table lists the earliest
recommended software versions. However, HP recommends using the latest supported software release
versions to get the most bene
t from the SAN.
Table 1 Current supported Fabric OS versions
Model
Earliest version
Recommended version
Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP
c-Class BladeSystem
5.0.5
5.3.0
Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP
p-Class BladeSystem
5.0.0
5.3.0
HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64
4.1.0
5.0.5e
HP StorageWorks SAN Director 2/128
4.2.0
5.0.5e
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Firmware upgrade instructions
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Documentation
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