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Summary of Contents for HP StorageWorks 4/8 - SAN Switch
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Page 1: Release Notes
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.0b release notes Part number: 5697-0352 Second edition: March 2010... - Page 2 Legal and notice information © Copyright 2009-2010 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. © Copyright 2009-2010 Brocade Communications Systems, Incorporated Confidential computer software. Valid license from HP required for possession, use or copying. Consistent with FAR 12.211 and 12.212, Commercial Computer Software, Computer Software Documentation, and Technical Data for Commercial Items are licensed to the U.S.
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Page 3: Effective Date
Version 6.2.0b NOTE: This software conforms to the Fibre Channel standards and to accepted engineering practices and procedures. Effective date March 2009 Description Fabric OS 6.2.0b introduces support for the HP StorageWorks Encryption SAN Switch and the HP DC Switch Encryption FC Blade. These products provide the following features: Data encryption support for B-Series fabrics Key Management support for HP Secure Key Manager (SKM) Fabric OS 6.2.0a integrated the following new features (these features continue to be supported in... -
Page 4: New Feature Descriptions
Use FSPF cost in FCR backbone fabric to find shortest path to edge fabric In-band management link over FCIP connections for HP StorageWorks 400 Multi-protocol Router TCP byte streaming for FCIP connections with WAN optimization hardware Improved FCIP statistics support, including TCP connection history, high watermark information, and connection snapshot capability Support temporary licenses for Adaptive Networking, Integrated Routing, and Fabric Watch Security enhancements... -
Page 5: Optionally Licensed Software
providing efficient use of resources by sharing common ISL and ICL connections among multiple logical fabrics. The Virtual Fabrics feature is part of the base Fabric OS and does not require a license. Virtual Fabrics is fully compatible with legacy Brocade products as well as M-Series switches and directors. FCR and FCIP enhancements FCIP (SCSI) Read Tape Pipelining anticipates host read operations and buffers data to reduce latency from the FCIP WAN. - Page 6 Extended Fabrics provides greater than 10 km of switched fabric connectivity at full bandwidth over long distances (depending on platform, the distance can be up to 3000 km). ISL Trunking provides the ability to aggregate multiple physical links into one logical link for en- hanced network performance and fault tolerance.
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Page 7: Supported Switches
Previously licensed software now part of base Fabric OS The following capabilities are included as part of the base Fabric OS capability and no additional purchase or licensing is necessary. NOTE: Advanced Zoning and Web Tools licenses are no longer necessary, beginning with Fabric OS 6.1. These features are automatically enabled on all products running Fabric OS 6.1 or later Supported switches The following switches are supported with Fabric OS 6.2.0b:... -
Page 8: New Hardware Support
functions to those specified in the standards. For a list of standards conformance, visit the following HP Web site: http://www.hp.com. Update recommendations All products supported by Fabric OS 6.0.x can be upgraded to Fabric OS 6.2.0b. If applicable, HP recommends that users upgrade to Fabric OS 6.2.0b as soon as possible to take advantage of the latest fixes and features. - Page 9 HP StorageWorks 16 Port 4-Gb Blade (FC4-16) HP StorageWorks 32 Port 4-Gb Blade (FC4-32) B-Series MP Router Blade (Brocade FR4-18i Blade) HP StorageWorks 4/48 SAN Director Blade (FC4-48) HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 4/32 (Brocade 4100) HP StorageWorks 4/32B SAN Switch (Brocade 5000) HP StorageWorks 4/256 SAN Director (Brocade 48000) HP StorageWorks B-Series iSCSI Director Blade (Brocade FC4-16IP) compatible with the 4/256 SAN Director model only, not supported in the DC SAN Backbone Director or DC04 SAN Director...
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Page 10: Devices Supported
Unsupported product models The following product models cannot be upgraded to Fabric OS 6.2.0b: HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64, which operates with Fabric OS 5.0.x (Brocade 12000) HP StorageWorks SAN Director 2/128 (Brocade 24000) HP StorageWorks MSA SAN Switch 2/8, which operates with Fabric OS 3.2.x (Brocade 3000) HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V (Brocade 3250) HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/16V (Brocade 3850) HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/16, which operates with Fabric OS 3.2.x (Brocade 3800) - Page 11 IMPORTANT: Although the HP StorageWorks 4/8 SAN Switch uses the same hardware as the 4/16 SAN Switch, it does not support Access Gateway. The same applies to the HP StorageWorks 8/8 and 8/24 SAN Switches. Both use the same hardware, but only the 8/24, which has all ports licensed, has Access Gateway support.
- Page 12 Secure Fabric OS feature not compatible with Fabric OS 6.x and later Fabric OS 5.3.x is the last Fabric OS version which was compatible with SFOS. However, all of the security features of SFOS have been fully integrated into the base Fabric OS, starting with Fabric OS 5.3.x.
- Page 13 HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/16V 5.1.1b 5.3.2 HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/32 HP StorageWorks SAN Director 2/128 HP StorageWorks 4/256 SAN Director HP StorageWorks 4/8 SAN Switch HP StorageWorks 4/16 SAN Switch HP StorageWorks 4/64 SAN Switch HP StorageWorks B-Series MP Router Blade (FR4- 5.1.1b 6.2.0b...
- Page 14 4/256 SAN Director blade support Fabric OS 6.2.0b is fully qualified and supports the Director blades listed in Table Table 2 4/256 SAN Director blade support matrix Director blade Number of blades FC4-16 FC4-32 Supported with any mix, and up to eight blades of each FC4-48 type.
- Page 15 Power supply requirements for Director blades Table 4 lists power supply requirements for Director blades to provide full redundancy (220 VAC power is assumed). IMPORTANT: Director blades must meet minimum Fabric OS levels to operate in the Director chassis. For example, the FC8-32 is not supported in the 4/256 SAN Director with Fabric OS 6.0.x.
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Page 16: Important Notes
Important notes This section contains information that you should consider before you use this Fabric OS release. DCFM compatibility Fabric OS 6.2 is fully compatible with HP StorageWorks Data Center Fabric Manager (DCFM) 10.1.x management software. DCFM is a comprehensive SAN management application that enables end-to-end management of HP B-Series Data Center Fabrics. - Page 17 Fabric OS feature compatibility in native connectivity modes Some Fabric OS features are not fully supported when operating in the native connectivity modes for deployment with M-EOS-based products. All HP StorageWorks models that are supported by Fabric OS 6.2.0b support both interopmodes 2 and 3, with the exception of the HP StorageWorks 4/32 SAN Switch.
- Page 18 FICON Management Server (Cascading) FICON MIHPTO Full Scalability (to maximum M-EOS fabric limits) Adaptive Networking QoS Adaptive Networking: Ingress Rate Limiting Advanced Performance Monitoring (APM) APM: TopTalkers Admin Domains Secure Fabric OS Fabric Watch Ports on Demand (POD) NPIV Timer Server Function (NTP) Open E_Port Broadcast Zoning FDMI...
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Page 19: Firmware Upgrades And Downgrades
RASLog Events on duplicate WWNs Virtual Fabrics Logical Fabric using LISLs (XISLs in base Fabric) Only Frame Reduction zones can be configured on Fabric OS platforms and sent to fabrics operating in McDATA Open Fabric Mode (interopmode 3). M-EOS 9.9 is required to support FR zones in McDATA Open Fabric Mode. Requires M-EOS 9.7 or later for redirection between devices attached to Fabric OS switches, M-EOS 9.8 for redirection between devices attached to M-EOS switches, M-EOS 9.9 for use in McDATA Open Fabric Mode. - Page 20 Fabric OS 6.2.0b does not support concurrent FC Routing (EX_Ports) and TopTalkers features Upgrading to Fabric OS 6.2.0b requires that one of these features be disabled first. Firmware upgrade instructions IMPORTANT: HP strongly recommends that users upgrade to Fabric OS 6.2.0b as soon as possible. Upgrading to Fabric OS 6.2.0b is allowed only from Fabric OS 6.1.x.
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Page 21: Other Important Notes And Recommendations
Other important notes and recommendations This section contains additional information that you should consider before you use this Fabric OS release. Virtual fabrics On Virtual Fabrics-capable platforms, the Virtual Fabrics feature must be enabled after upgrading to Fabric OS 6.2.x in order to utilize the related capabilities, including Logical Switches and Lo- gical Fabrics. -
Page 22: Integrated Routing
FCR backbone fabric ID changes With 8Gb 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. Traffic isolation over FCR All switches and Fibre Channel Routers, both in edge and backbone fabrics, must be running Fabric OS 6.1.0 or later in order to support this feature. -
Page 23: Port Mirroring
FCAP Due to limitations with the certificates, FCAP authentication cannot be supported on user-defined logical switches. FCAP will continue to function with existing certificates for non-VF and the default logical switch of VF enabled switches. Note that authutil is not restricted from other logical switches at this time, so it can still be enabled on unsupported LS. - Page 24 Port Fencing can be inadvertently disabled from Web Tools. This occurs when you first open the Fabric Watch configuration window and then check the SNMP Trap checkbox in the Above row. This change in Web Tools disables Port Fencing. If this happens, you must re-enable the Port Fencing bit from the command line interface.
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Page 25: Web Tools Functionality Moved To Dcfm
Table 6 portcfgfillword command summary Fabric OS version All 8-Gb switches (except 8-Gb 8-Gb SAN Switch for HP SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem BladeSystem c-Class c-Class) All ports set to idles. No arb(ff) All ports set to idles. No arb(ff) Any Fabric OS earlier than 6.1.2 capability existed. - Page 26 Configure > Zoning: Reverse Find in the zoning dialog provides the view of the zoned and unzoned devices in the fabric if all zone members are selected for Find. Device Tree and Topology: Analyze zone config Zone Admin Connected End Devices: Custom display from the top level in the main frame provides the device tree and topology view for all the...
- Page 27 Configure > Zoning Replace/Replace All zone members by selecting the offline Remove Offline or inac- Zone Admin devices from the zone tree. cessible Devices Offline devices have an unknown overlay badge with good visibility. Configure > Zoning Zone database summary Zone Admin Zoning report for both online and ping...
- Page 28 DCX_two:root> cfgtransshow There is no outstanding zoning transaction Each LUN is uniquely identified by the HP Encryption Switch or HP Encryption Blade using the LUN’s serial number. The LUN serial numbers must be unique for LUNs exposed from the same target port.
- Page 29 For any containers hosted on the failed GL node, issue cryptocfg --replace to change the WWN association of containers from the failed GL node to the new GL node. Replace the failed GL node with a new node: On the new node, follow the switch/node initialization steps. Create an Encryption Group on this fresh switch/node with the same Encryption Group name as before.
- Page 30 Bogus core_file created and transferred after the first reboot after a Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0. firmwaredownload. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0. B-Series Multi-protocol (MP) Router blades in HP StorageWorks DC Workaround prior to upgrade: SAN Backbone Director chassis may fail sysverification tests. Rerun system verification.
- Page 31 When the switch name is set using CLI and then read using the Read Port Address Name x'B2' command to the CUP Port x'FE' it returns the Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0. switch name with a x'7F' attach after the last character in the Switch Name.
- Page 32 The error message is cryptic when the interop fabric contains more than 60 devices in the default zone and the user tries cfgenablecfg- Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0. disable. When disabling/enabling a port, port fencing disables the port be- Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0. cause the allowable number of invalid transmission words is exceeded.
- Page 33 Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0. Workaround prior to upgrade: CRC errors did not match between portstatsshow and port- Use portstatsshow to determine errshow. whether there are CRC errors on a link. Under rare conditions, an HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Dir- ector panics during SAK IRNDUP when the software watchdog detects Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0.
- Page 34 Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0. B-Series Multi-protocol Router blade failed to do blade firmwaredown- Workaround prior to upgrade: load. Perform slot power off / slot power on the blade that timed out. Switch reboots when IFL is enabled. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0. Frame drop observed after creating a TI zone with failover enabled Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0.
- Page 35 Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0. Workaround prior to upgrade: EE monitor counters may not get updated after performing switch- Retrieve all EE monitors from the disable/switchenble or reboot. FLASH by issuing perfcfgrestore. All EE monitor counters will be prop- erly updated. Static routing does not affect dynamic routes with DLS ON on supported Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0.
- Page 36 Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0. When an HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director blade is Workaround prior to upgrade: powered off, Fabric Watch displays unnecessary warning message Ignore messages; they indicate no about SFP voltages. problem and have no side effect. The EnumerateSelectedInstances CAL call returns a port that Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0.
- Page 37 Channel ack_1 to Control Unit ACC is being F_RJT'd after successful Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0. RNID. Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0. F_RJT not returned for unroutable class 2 PLOGI. Workaround prior to upgrade: Do not use port 0 for an ISL. Missing CE DE status.
- Page 38 Fastwrite will attempt to configure, even on an HP StorageWorks B- Series Multi-protocol Router blade that has failed to initialize success- Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0. fully. Zoned crashes after HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0. power cycle and zone transaction aborted Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0.
- Page 39 Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0. Command ipaddrshow does not show the IP address of a blade that Workaround prior to upgrade: is seated in slot 12 of an HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Direct- Issue ipaddrshow -slot 12 to get the information.
- Page 40 Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0. Workaround prior to upgrade: switchdisable/enable of the HP No RSCN sent for physical device offline/online.1 StorageWorks 400 Multi-protocol router allows the devices to see each other CRC error observed between HP StorageWorks 8/40 and 8/80 SAN Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0.
- Page 41 Fabric OS 6.2.0b fixes The following table lists defects closed in the Fabric OS 6.2.0b firmware release. Table 10 Fabric OS 6.2.0b closed defects Closed defect summary Solution CUP can fail to send CU-End to clear busy. CUP is still responsive, but Fixed in Fabric OS 6.2.0b.