Support For Speed Auto-Negotiate; Reinstalling Feature Licenses; Ctp Controls Port Lights - HP 316095-B21 - StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 Release Note

Table 6 Zoning limits
Zoning parameter
Number of zone members in a zone
Number of zones in a zone set
Number of unique zone members in a zone set
Total number of zone members in a zone set
(where a zone member can be in multiple zones)
Characters per zoning name
Number of unique zone members in
HAFM Zoning Library
Number of zones in HAFM Zoning Library
Number of zone sets in HAFM Zoning Library
Number of end ports
Number of devices supported (including loop
devices)
Using the same firmware level
All Edge Switches and Directors in the same fabric should have the same firmware level installed—whether
1Gb/s, 2Gb/s, or 4Gb/s capable—to ensure that this firmware operates correctly.
Firmware 09.06.02 is common for all M-Series fabric products, except the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for
HP p-Class BladeSystem, which has a separate firmware.

Reinstalling feature licenses

Feature licenses (or keys) must be reinstalled after performing a factory reset on an Edge Switch or
Director to regain use of the licensed features (for example, SANtegrity Binding).

CTP controls port lights

Port lights on the Edge Switches and Directors are controlled by the CTP. Certain activities such as
firmware updates, IPLing the CTP, or switching over to the backup CTP (Director) can cause these port
lights to extinguish momentarily until control is reasserted by the CTP. The actual Fibre Channel traffic is
not affected during these times.
Full-fabric capability for Edge Switch 2/12
Unlike other Edge Switch and Director products, a PFE key controls Edge Switch 2/12 E_Port-to-E_Port
connections. After purchasing and installing the feature key, you can configure for E_Port connections on
any of the active ports.
The feature key includes distance support. With firmware 06.00.00 and later, the Edge Switch 2/12
ships with five BB_credits allocated to each port. After activation of the Full Fabric feature on a switch,
each port has 12 BB_Credits allocated to support up to 12-km links at 2-Gb/s speed.

Support for speed Auto-Negotiate

Auto-negotiate is supported. However, HP recommends that the port speed for E_Ports (for ISLs) be set to
a specific port speed (1Gb/sec, 2Gb/sec, or 4Gb/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 required for a fabric build in response to some perturbation in the fabric. Similarly, setting a
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Maximum value
2048
1024
2048
4096
32
2048
1024
64
2048
2048