Four Switch Limitation Workarounds; Management Station Requirements For Running Web Tools; Operating Systems - HP StorageWorks 2/8-EL - SAN Switch Release Note

Four Switch Limitation Workarounds

Use one of the following workarounds to prevent four switch limitation errors.
Note:
Fabric license is installed, the fabric identifies the switch as a 2/8-EL with a Full Fabric
license, providing full fabric functionality.

Management Station Requirements for Running Web Tools

The workstation used to manage a fabric and configure a switch must meet the
following requirements in order to install and run Web Tools. Web Tools is
installed and runs on the switch, but is displayed in a web browser running on the
workstation.

Operating Systems

One of the following operating systems must be installed:
SAN Switch 2/8 Version 3.0.2k Release Notes
Upgrade the current HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8 EL
IV_Domain_Fabric license to the optional Full Fabric license. The Full Fabric
license provides full fabric functionality, with no limits on the number of
switches in the fabric.
For purchasing information, contact your authorized HP Sales representative,
or go to the HP storage website at:
http://www.hp.com/country/us/eng/prodserv/storage.html
Complete installation instructions are provided with each license. After the Full
In fabrics which contain five or more switches, with at least one switch with
the IV_FABRIC license installed, reduce the number of switches to four or
less.
Solaris 2.61 or later
Windows 95, 98, or 2000
Windows NT 4.0
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