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HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.2.0b release notes Part number: AA-RWEYB-TE Second edition: February 2007 - HP StorageWorks 4/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.2.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYB- - Page 2
to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors - HP StorageWorks 4/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.2.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYB- - Page 3
Fabric OS 5.2.0b contains enhancements since the release of Fabric OS 5.2.0a and provides support for the following new hardware platform: HP StorageWorks 4/48 SAN Director Blade (FC4-48) for the 4/256 SAN Director IMPORTANT: You must upgrade to Fabric OS 5.2.0a or later before installing the - HP StorageWorks 4/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.2.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYB- - Page 4
Supported product models • HP StorageWorks 4/8 SAN Switch and 4/16 SAN Switch (SilkWorm 200E) • HP StorageWorks 4/64 SAN Switch (SilkWorm 4900) • HP StorageWorks 400 Multi-protocol Router (SilkWorm 7500) • HP StorageWorks 16 Port 4Gb Blade (FC4-16) • HP StorageWorks 32 Port 4Gb Blade (FC4-32) • B- - HP StorageWorks 4/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.2.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYB- - Page 5
OS 5.0.x and XPath OS 7.4.x sustaining releases. Devices supported See the HP StorageWorks SAN design reference guide for supported devices: http://www.hp.com/go/san. Operating systems See http://www.hp.com/go/san for a list of supported operating systems. Enhancements This section describes Fabric - HP StorageWorks 4/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.2.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYB- - Page 6
traffic between two devices for non-disruptive traffic analysis (available on the SAN Switch 4/32, 4/64 SAN Switch, 4/256 SAN Director, and 400 MP Router). Management • Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)-adds support for the new RBAC roles: Operator, Zone Manager, Fabric Administrator, and Basic - HP StorageWorks 4/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.2.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYB- - Page 7
specify the number of buffer credits required with an Extended Fabrics license. • LE supports up to 10 kilometers at any speed and does not require an Extended Fabrics Daemon (ARRD), sends management data to hosts when the switch is accessed via FA API or SMI-S. • Track Changes Daemon (Trackd) Fabric OS - HP StorageWorks 4/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.2.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYB- - Page 8
0b supports the same fabric scalability as Fabric OS 5.0.x and 5.1.x, that is, 2,560 ports with fifty domains. For FC Routing environments, refer to Table 1. Table 1 Fibre Channel routing scalability Max # edge fabrics per metaSAN 32 Max # edge fabrics per chassis 16 Max # local switches per - HP StorageWorks 4/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.2.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYB- - Page 9
supported Fabric OS versions Model Earliest compatible version HP StorageWorks 1Gb Switch 2.6.2c HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8-EL, HP StorageWorks 3.2.1 SAN Switch 2/16, MSA SAN Switch 2/8 HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64 5.0.5 Recommended version 2.6.2d1 3.2.1b 5.0.5c HP StorageWorks SAN - HP StorageWorks 4/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.2.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYB- - Page 10
use with the 4/256 Director only) must run Fabric OS 5.1.0b or later. Please note, the Core Switch 2/64 does not support the B-Series MP Router blade. Firmware upgrade instructions IMPORTANT: HP strongly recommends that users upgrade to Fabric OS 5.2.0b as soon as possible. See At startup - FC link - HP StorageWorks 4/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.2.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYB- - Page 11
command to verify the routing policy. • Chassis configuration options 3 and 4 are no longer supported for the 4/256 SAN Director Additional notes on Fabric OS 5.2.0b firmware upgrade/downgrades include: • HP supports downgrading up to two previous releases, for example, if you upgrade to Fabric OS - HP StorageWorks 4/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.2.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYB- - Page 12
StorageWorks 4/32 SAN Switch, HP Storageworks 4/64 SAN Switch and HP StorageWorks 4/256 Director) connection to the SAN may not be established due to switch port showing G-Port status. Manual recovery from this event can include the following actions in order of severity of impact until the problem - HP StorageWorks 4/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.2.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYB- - Page 13
Guide for hp.com/go/san for the latest, updated information. Fabric OS 5.1.0a - not released or supported Please note that HP never released Fabric OS 5.1.0a. All fixes that occurred in Fabric OS 5.1.0a are included in this current Fabric OS 5.2.0b firmware release. FICON update HP does not support - HP StorageWorks 4/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.2.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYB- - Page 14
SAN Director 2/128 (only CP2 and FC-16 blades) • a SAN Director 2/128 with no FC4-16 blades installed, using Option 5. Diagnostics spinsilk test HP StorageWorks 400 MP Router 4/256 SAN message or firmwaredownloadstatus command about how to correct the problem. • Before moving the slider UP on a - HP StorageWorks 4/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.2.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYB- - Page 15
FC4-48 port blade for the 4/256 SAN Director FC4-16IP iSCSI blade for the 4/256 SAN Director • The HP StorageWorks 4/48 SAN Director blade requires FOS 5.2.0a. Do not insert the FC4-48 blade into the 4/256 chassis until the chassis is running Fabric OS 5.2.0a. After - HP StorageWorks 4/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.2.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYB- - Page 16
firmware download, you must configure them as persistently disabled. NOTE: At the time of this release, HP does not support the FC4-16IP iSCSI blade. Check http://www.hp.com for the latest supported and can cause momentary frame loss. 4 gb/s switches do not experience this issue. • FCIP traffic is - HP StorageWorks 4/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.2.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYB- - Page 17
FR4-18i) or an HP StorageWorks 400 MP Router, present on the switch that are not firmware. • IPSec implementation details: -Pre-shared key -Main mode (IKE negotiation protocol) -Tunnel mode in Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) • IPSec specific statistics not provided. • No NAT or IPV6 support - HP StorageWorks 4/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.2.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYB- - Page 18
it is recommended that all domain ID and zoning conflicts are resolved. • Support for Default Zoning policies has been added to Fabric OS 5.1.0. Typically, OS services are available when the prompt becomes available during boot up. Wait for all the services to come up before using the switch or - HP StorageWorks 4/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.2.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYB- - Page 19
0b firmware release. IMPORTANT: At the time of this document's release, HP does not support the FC4-16IP blade. Check http:\\www.hp.com Switch panic or CP failover when a kernel Fixed per Fabric OS 5.2.0b process is spawned by a non-root user. Error message displayed after upgrading the firmware - HP StorageWorks 4/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.2.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYB- - Page 20
target when it comes back online. Registration to a storage array by a specific Fixed per Fabric OS 5.2.0b third party storage management agent fails with CRC error . certain third-party storage array. If the domain ID of a switch changes, iSCSI initiators may not be able to access targets due to - HP StorageWorks 4/64 | HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.2.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYB- - Page 21
. Fixed per Fabric OS 5.2.0b SupportSave fails with illegal Option -s saving CORE_FFDC If not upgrading to Fabric OS 5.2.0b, the workaround is to change the switch name to exclude space characters. Ports 32-47 on an FC4-48 port blade come up as G-ports for certain third-party storage arrays. If
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Part number: AA-RWEYB-TE
Second edition: February 2007