Other Important Notes And Recommendations - HP A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Release Note

Hp storageworks fabric os 6.2.1 release notes (5697-0275, december 2009)

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NOTE:

With the introduction of Fabric OS 6.1.1, certain features and functions were removed from Web

Tools (resident in the firmware) and migrated to the Data Center Fabric Manager (DCFM) management

application. This has been carried forward to Fabric OS 6.2.x. HP recommends that before upgrading

to Fabric OS 6.2.x or later, if you are not running DCFM on your fabric, you review the

functionality moved to

to your fabric.

To access the latest Fabric OS 6.2.1 firmware, configuration files, and MIB files, see the HP website:

http://www.hp.com/support/downloads

At the website:

Under Storage, select Storage Networking.

Select the link for the appropriate switch, select your product, and then select Cross operating

system (BIOS, firmware, Diagnostics, etc.)

Select Firmware.

Select V6.x Firmware for HP StorageWorks B-series Fibre Channel Switches for Fabric OS 6.2.1:

To download the firmware, select Download.

To read the release notes, select 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

FICON support

The HP StorageWorks DC04 SAN Director is not supported for FICON Cascading in interopmode

2 or 3 for use in mixed fabrics with M-EOS platforms.