New Hardware Support - HP StorageWorks 4/8 - SAN Switch Release Note

Update recommendations
NOTE:
With the introduction of Fabric OS 6.1.1, certain features and functions were removed from WebTools
(resident in the firmware) and migrated to the Data Center Fabric Manager (DCFM) management
application. HP recommends that before you upgrade to 6.1.1x or later, if DCFM is not running on
your fabric, you review
so you can assess the impact to your fabric.
All products supported by Fabric OS 6.0.x can be upgraded to Fabric OS 6.1.2b. If applicable, HP
recommends that users upgrade to Fabric OS 6.1.2b as soon as possible to take advantage of the
latest fixes and features.
Upgrading to Fabric OS 6.1.2b is allowed only from Fabric OS 6.0.0b and later. This policy to
support only one-level migration, which began with Fabric OS 6.0.0, provides more reliable and
robust migrations for customers. With fewer major changes in internal databases, configurations, and
subsystems, the system can perform the upgrade more efficiently, taking less time and ensuring a truly
seamless and nondisruptive process for the fabric. The new one-level migration policy also reduces
the large number of upgrade/downgrade permutations that must be tested.
Only products based on 4-Gb and 8-Gb-capable ASICs are supported by Fabric OS 6.1.2b. Older
products using previous generation 2-Gb ASICs will remain on the 5.x code stream. Fabric OS 5.x
is fully compatible in fabrics running Fabric OS 6.1.x, and for routing.
For routed SANs with M-EOS switches in an edge fabric, upgrades to Fabric OS 6.1.2b will be
nondisruptive if all EX_Ports to M-EOS edge fabrics are attached to B-series SAN Directors with an
MP router blade (FR4–18i). See
to Fabric OS 6.1.2b.

New hardware support

There is no new hardware support introduced with Fabric OS 6.1.2b.
NOTE:
The HP StorageWorks SAN Director 16 Port 8-Gb FC blade (FC8-16) is supported with the 4/256,
starting with Fabric OS 6.0.0b. The HP StorageWorks SAN Director 32 Port 8-Gb FC blade (FC8-32)
and HP StorageWorks SAN Director 48 Port 8-Gb FC blade (FC8-48) are supported with the 4/256
starting with Fabric OS 6.1.0a.
Supported product models
The following product models can be upgraded to Fabric OS 6.1.2b or later:
HP StorageWorks 4/8 SAN Switch and 4/16 SAN Switch (Brocade 200E)
HP StorageWorks 4/32 SAN Switch (Brocade 4100)
HP StorageWorks 4/32B SAN Switch (Brocade 5000)
HP StorageWorks 4/64 SAN Switch (Brocade 4900)
HP StorageWorks 4/256 SAN Director (Brocade 48000)
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Web tools functionality moved to DCFM
Firmware upgrade
and take note of what has changed
instructions, page 15 for instructions on upgrading