Support For Speed Auto-Negotiate - HP 316095-B21 - StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 Release Note

SNMP traps are not displayed in the Event Log
SNMP traps that are sent through a firewall are not displayed in the Event Log.
Disconnected ISL may not generate Event Log entry
Log entries are not generated when a link between switches is disconnected.
Connection offline and Connection online events are not created in the
Master Log.
Cannot export to disk on remote AIX client
An exception is occurring when an export to disk operation is performed on a remote
AIX client platform.
Errors drop down list is not available
The Errors list is not available in the Performance Graph for HAFM 08.06.00.
Cannot configure a blank nickname
Nicknames cannot be left blank. If no nickname has been configured yet, the user can
select cancel to leave a nickname blank. Once a nickname has been configured, it
cannot be changed to be blank, that is, the nickname cannot be deleted. The nickname
can be assigned a new name.

Support for speed Auto-Negotiate

Auto-negotiate is supported. However, HP recommends that the port speed for E_Ports
(for Interswitch Links, or ISLs) be set to a specific port speed (1Gb/sec or 2Gb/sec, as
appropriate for the speed of the Directors or Edge Switches being connected) instead
of to Negotiate. Using a specific port speed decreases the time for a fabric build in
response to some perturbation event in the fabric. Similarly, setting a specific port speed
for N_Ports also decreases fabric build time. However, setting a specific port speed for
N_Ports is not required.
There are a few older HBA devices that do not always succeed in logging in to a switch
port when the port speed is set for auto-negotiate.
Workaround
If an older HBA has difficulty logging into a switch port that has its port speed
configured as Negotiate, configure that port speed to 1Gb/sec or 2Gb/sec according to
the operation speed of the HBA connected to that port.
HA-Fabric Manager release notes
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