E/Osc Versus E/Osn And E/Osi - System-Related Differences - McDATA StorageWorks 2/140 - Director Switch Planning Manual

Firmware Summary
E/OSc versus E/OSn and E/OSi - System-Related Differences (Continued)
Table B-1
Feature
Nondisruptive hot code
activation (HotCAT)
Initial microcode load
(IML) functionality
Non-redundant CTP
card upgrade (directors
only)
Switching logic card
function (directors)
Optical paddles
(directors)
Power supplies
Power-on diagnostic
step (P-step) codes
Power-on-hour (POH)
updates
10.2000 Gbps port
transmission speed
support
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E/OSc 8.0
Upgrade nondisruptive to Fibre
Channel traffic for single and
dual CTP card directors and for
fabric switches. Upgrade does
not require director CTP card
switchover. E/OSc allows
upgrade or downgrade by
greater than one functional
release.
IML functionality is supported.
Concurrent CTP card upgrade
supported.
One active serial crossbar
assembly (SBAR) and one
standby SBAR supported.
Optical paddles not applicable.
Port cards provide equivalent
functionality.
Two power modules (or power
supplies) with two power cords.
The Sphereon 4300 Fabric
Switch has one power supply
and one power cord.
Numeric format.
POH vital product data (VPD)
updated to field-replaceable unit
(FRU) read-only memory (ROM)
every hour.
10.2000 Gbps port operation not
available.
E/OSn 6.0
Director must be set offline to
upgrade a single CTP card.
Upgrade nondisruptive to Fibre
Channel traffic for dual CTP card
but requires card switchover.
New firmware image provided
for all CTP cards and eight LIMs.
E/OSn allows upgrade or
downgrade by only one
functional release.
IML functionality not available.
CTP card upgrade disruptive to
Fibre Channel traffic and
requires director to be set offline.
Four load-sharing active
switching module (SWM) cards
supported, eliminating the need
for standby modules.
Concurrently replaceable optical
paddles are supported, but Fibre
Channel traffic is disrupted to all
ports on the paddle.
Four power modules with two
power cords.
Text-based format.
POH VPD updated to CTP card
memory every hour then
downloaded to FRU ROM upon
FRU failure.
10.2000 Gbps port operation
supported.
E/OSi 4.6
Nondisruptive hot code
activation not applicable.
IML functionality not available.
CTP card upgrade not
applicable.
Switching logic card function not
applicable.
Optical paddles not applicable.
Two power supplies with two
power cords. Power cords
connect to the front panel of the
Eclipse 1620 SAN Router and to
the back of the Eclipse 2640
SAN Router.
Text-based format.
Power-on-hour updates not
applicable.
10.2000 Gbps port operation not
available.