HP C-Series Compatibility Manual page 7

Use the sho ver command to verify the firmware version:
MDS9509# show ver
Cisco Storage Area Networking Operating System (SAN-OS) Software
TAC support: http://www.cisco.com/tac
Copyright (c) 1986-2002 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Software
kickstart: version 1.0(1) [build 1.0(0.260c)] [gdb]
system:
Hardware
RAM 1932864 kB
bootflash: 503808 blocks (block size 512b)
slot0:
kickstart compile time: 11/7/2002 21:00:00
system compile time: 11/7/2002 20:00:00
Step 2: Verify switch/fabric default settings
Verify that the Fibre Channel timers are set to the system default values. The MDS 9000 and B-series
FC Error Detect (ED_TOV) and Resource Allocation (RA_TOV) timers default to the same values.
However, they can be changed if necessary. The RA_TOV default is 10 seconds, and the ED_TOV
default is 2 seconds. Per the FC-SW2 standard, these values must be the same on each switch within
the fabric.
Verify the timer values as follows:
MDS9509 login: admin
Password: xxxxxxxx
MDS9509# show fctimer
F_S_TOV : 5000 milliseconds
D_S_TOV : 5000 milliseconds
E_D_TOV : 2000 milliseconds
R_A_TOV : 10000 milliseconds
To modify the timer values, use the following commands. Note that these changes cannot be made
unless all VSANs in the switch are suspended.
MDS9509# config t
MDS9509(config)# vsan database
MDS9509(config-vsan-db)# vsan 1 suspend
MDS9509# config t
MDS9509(config)# fctimer e_d_tov 2000
<1000-100000>
MDS9509(config)# fctimer r_a_tov 10000
<5000-100000>
Step 3: Verify the fabric operating mode
To enable interoperability mode on C-series switches, you must place the VSAN of the E_Ports that
connect to the B-series in interoperability mode.
MDS9509# config t
MDS9509(config)# vsan database
MDS9509(config-vsan-db)# vsan 1 interop
Fabric interoperability: Merging fabrics based on C-series and B-series Fibre Channel switches applic-
version 1.0(1) [build 1.0(0.260c)] [gdb]
0 blocks (block size 512b)
E_D_TOV in milliseconds(1000-100000)
R_A_TOV in milliseconds(5000-100000)
ation notes 7