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

Important notes

Table 5 provides information you should know before upgrading to Fabric OS 6.1.0h.
Table 5 Important release information
Topic
PID Format
Licensing behavior
HP StorageWorks
B-Series MP Router Blade
(FR4-18i)
FICON support
Adaptive
Networking/Flow-based
QoS Prioritization
FCR Backbone Fabric ID
change
Integrated Routing
FCS Automatic
Distribution
Access Gateway
Description
Beginning with Fabric OS version 6.x, the only supported PID format is core
pid (1). See the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.x administrator guide for
details.
When upgrading a 4/256 SAN Director with an FCIP license installed, the
licenseshow output may falsely indicate that Integrated Routing is available.
The FR4-18i ships with Fabric OS 6.x. If inserted into a chassis running a version
of firmware that is different than the revision level currently on the blade, the blade
firmware will be upgraded or downgraded to match the firmware revision on the
chassis.
The FC4-48 and FC8-48 port blades are not supported to connect to System z
environments via FICON channels or via FCP zLinux on System z. To attach the
4/256 Director or DC Director to the System z environment, use an FC4-16,
FC4-32, FC8-16, or FC8-32 port blade.
• When using Quality of Service (QoS) in a fabric with 4-Gb ports or switches,
Fabric OS 6.x or later must be installed on all products in order to pass QoS
information. E_Ports from the DC Director to other switches must come up after
6.0 is running on those switches.
• Flow based QoS is NOT supported on 8-Gb blades in the 4/256 SAN Director
• Any products that are not capable of operating with Fabric OS 6.0 may NOT
exist in a fabric with Flow based QoS. Major problems will occur if previous
generation 2-Gb products exist in the fabric.
• With 8-Gb Director blades, the switch must be disabled to change the backbone
fabric ID.
• With routing and dual backbone fabrics, the backbone fabric ID must be
changed to keep the IDs unique.
Ports 16-47 on the FC8-48 blade may not be used as Ex_Ports. Only ports 0-15
should be used for FCR on the 48-port blade.
• When using the FCS Automatic Distribution feature in Fabric OS 6.0 or later,
all switches in the fabric must be running Fabric OS 6.0 or later. If any switches
are running Fabric OS 5.x or earlier, only manual distribution can be used.
• Fabric OS 6.0 or later will only allow FCS automatic distribution when in strict
mode, requiring only switches with Fabric OS 6.0 or later.
Ports 16-47 on the FC8-48 blade may not be used for AG F_Port Trunking
connections.
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