Determining If You Need To Enable The Core Pid; Example Scenarios; Sample Fabric Scenarios - HP StorageWorks MSA 2/8 - SAN Switch User Manual

Updating Switches to the Core PID Addressing

Determining If You Need to Enable the Core PID

Use the following scenarios to determine if any Core PID-related action is
required for your particular fabric.

Example Scenarios

Table 8: Sample Fabric Scenarios
Scenario
You have a fabric of all
4.x switches (Core Switch
2/64 and SAN Switch
2/32).
You have a fabric of
switches that use 3.x
firmware only.
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Desired Change
Add an additional 4.x switch to
the fabric.
Add a 3.x switch to the fabric.
Add a 2.x switch to the fabric.
Add an additional 3.x firmware
switch to the fabric.
Add a 2.x switch to the fabric.
Add a 4.x switch (Core Switch
2/64 or SAN Switch 2/32) to
the fabric.
Required Action
No action is required. The Core PID is
enabled by default.
The firmware must be upgraded
to 3.0.2g +.
The Core PID must be enabled
before it can join the fabric.
The firmware must be upgraded
to 2.6.0c + (2.6.1 is
recommended).
The Core PID must be enabled
before it can join the fabric.
No action is required. The switch is in
Native Addressing Mode, but Core
PID is not necessary since the fabric
does not contain a 4.x switch.
No action is required. The switch is in
Native Addressing Mode, but Core
PID is not necessary since the fabric
does not contain a 4.x switch.
The firmware must be upgraded
to 3.0.2g +.
The Core PID must be enabled
before it can join the fabric.
Fabric OS Procedures Version 3.1.x/4.1.x User Guide