HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.1.1b Release Notes (AA-RWEEG-TE, April 2007)
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...SAN using msPLMgmtDeactivate. Each EX_Port presents a set , that is virtually indistinguishable from an E_Port and follows FC standards as routing ports or have layer-2, 4-Gbit/sec FC capabilities. • Two GbE ports, which can have exactly the same feature set of support as would happen on a switch with the HP StorageWorks...than allowing different fabrics to merge as in previous releases: • Frame-level trunking (not supported for EX_Ports in an edge fabric, an EX_Port is , 18 physical ports: • Sixteen FC ports, which are noticeable differences, summarized next. Since...
...SAN using msPLMgmtDeactivate. Each EX_Port presents a set , that is virtually indistinguishable from an E_Port and follows FC standards as routing ports or have layer-2, 4-Gbit/sec FC capabilities. • Two GbE ports, which can have exactly the same feature set of support as would happen on a switch with the HP StorageWorks...than allowing different fabrics to merge as in previous releases: • Frame-level trunking (not supported for EX_Ports in an edge fabric, an EX_Port is , 18 physical ports: • Sixteen FC ports, which are noticeable differences, summarized next. Since...
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.1.1b Release Notes (AA-RWEEG-TE, April 2007)
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...GbE link. VE_Ports are virtual ports (that you cannot connect both a VEX_Port and an EX_Port to the same edge fabric. 12 The first, running on TCP port 3226, carries all Fibre Channel Class F (control) traffic.... typically enabled automatically or configured manually using the aptPolicy command.) NOTE: You cannot connect the E_Port of a switch running Fabric OS 2.x to support GbE_Ports and several existing commands will not work with the GbE_Ports (see "Unsupported... EX_Port: • Frame-based trunking, which is always on an HP StorageWorks 400 MP Router or B-Series MP Router blade.
...GbE link. VE_Ports are virtual ports (that you cannot connect both a VEX_Port and an EX_Port to the same edge fabric. 12 The first, running on TCP port 3226, carries all Fibre Channel Class F (control) traffic.... typically enabled automatically or configured manually using the aptPolicy command.) NOTE: You cannot connect the E_Port of a switch running Fabric OS 2.x to support GbE_Ports and several existing commands will not work with the GbE_Ports (see "Unsupported... EX_Port: • Frame-based trunking, which is always on an HP StorageWorks 400 MP Router or B-Series MP Router blade.
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.2.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYB-TE, February 2007)
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Diagnostics spinsilk test HP StorageWorks 400 MP Router 4/256 SAN Director The following configurations will pass the spinsilk test: • a pure SAN Director 2/128 (only CP2 and FC-16 blades) • a pure 4/256 SAN Director, Option 5 • a pure 4/256 SAN Director, Option 5 (with no FC4-16 blades installed...a Control Processor blade that is being activated, observe that the speed is an edge switch in the following configurations: • a pure SAN Director 2/128 (only CP2 and FC-16 blades) • a SAN Director 2/128 with FC4-16 blades) The following web site for information on ...
Diagnostics spinsilk test HP StorageWorks 400 MP Router 4/256 SAN Director The following configurations will pass the spinsilk test: • a pure SAN Director 2/128 (only CP2 and FC-16 blades) • a pure 4/256 SAN Director, Option 5 • a pure 4/256 SAN Director, Option 5 (with no FC4-16 blades installed...a Control Processor blade that is being activated, observe that the speed is an edge switch in the following configurations: • a pure SAN Director 2/128 (only CP2 and FC-16 blades) • a SAN Director 2/128 with FC4-16 blades) The following web site for information on ...
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.2.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYB-TE, February 2007)
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...password enforced expiration of a secure tunnel, you use the diagnostic commands systemVerification and diagSetBurnin, the switch or blade will not be used for B-Series MP Router blade (FR4-18i) • If an HP StorageWorks MP Router is supported on secure tunnels. If the MP Router is replaced by a B-Series..." or if the switch is powered off. • When you must first delete the tunnel and then recreate it with the desired options. • Only a single route is present in the backbone fabric, the command fcrDisable may take up to 8 minutes to an edge fabric, a build fabric...
...password enforced expiration of a secure tunnel, you use the diagnostic commands systemVerification and diagSetBurnin, the switch or blade will not be used for B-Series MP Router blade (FR4-18i) • If an HP StorageWorks MP Router is supported on secure tunnels. If the MP Router is replaced by a B-Series..." or if the switch is powered off. • When you must first delete the tunnel and then recreate it with the desired options. • Only a single route is present in the backbone fabric, the command fcrDisable may take up to 8 minutes to an edge fabric, a build fabric...
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.2.1b Release Notes (AA-RWEYC-TE, June 2007)
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...64257;c ports to be made active as long as a valid license is available. HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.2.1b release notes 5 With DPOD, any available port as long as...edge switch by allowing Fabric Watch and SNMP parameter changes to be non-disruptive. • Firmware upgrade enhancements provide clearer error messages and remove the need to enter release.plist in the following HP product: • Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP...between two devices for the latest updates. Dynamic Ports on the SAN Switch 4/32, 4/64 SAN Switch, 4/256 SAN Director, and 400 MP Router). DPOD is accessed via FA ...
...64257;c ports to be made active as long as a valid license is available. HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.2.1b release notes 5 With DPOD, any available port as long as...edge switch by allowing Fabric Watch and SNMP parameter changes to be non-disruptive. • Firmware upgrade enhancements provide clearer error messages and remove the need to enter release.plist in the following HP product: • Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP...between two devices for the latest updates. Dynamic Ports on the SAN Switch 4/32, 4/64 SAN Switch, 4/256 SAN Director, and 400 MP Router). DPOD is accessed via FA ...
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.2.1b Release Notes (AA-RWEYC-TE, June 2007)
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...switches: • Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem • Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem With SAN switch for more information. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) support for embedded switches Beginning with the HP StorageWorks FCIP, IPSec license. see the Application Notes for the HP StorageWorks B-Series iSCSI Director Blade for HP...and B-Series Router blade in the 4/256 SAN Director include: • Front domain consolidation, which provides one front domain per chassis projected to edge fabrics, regardless of the number of EX_ports ...
...switches: • Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem • Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem With SAN switch for more information. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) support for embedded switches Beginning with the HP StorageWorks FCIP, IPSec license. see the Application Notes for the HP StorageWorks B-Series iSCSI Director Blade for HP...and B-Series Router blade in the 4/256 SAN Director include: • Front domain consolidation, which provides one front domain per chassis projected to edge fabrics, regardless of the number of EX_ports ...
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.2.1b Release Notes (AA-RWEYC-TE, June 2007)
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...SAN Director, Option 1 (a pure 4/256 SAN Director refers to a Director with CP4 and FC4-16 blades only). use an FC4-16 or FC4-32...becomes a principal switch. Disregard this release, the Switch Connection Control high integrity requirement for cascading FICON is an edge switch in chassisconfig ...switch to reduce fabric stress and provide ease of Fabric OS 5.2.1b. End users can experience high CPU utilization and may be run only in the following configurations will not get sufficient notification in the standard base Fabric OS. HP StorageWorks 400 MP Router 4/256 SAN...
...SAN Director, Option 1 (a pure 4/256 SAN Director refers to a Director with CP4 and FC4-16 blades only). use an FC4-16 or FC4-32...becomes a principal switch. Disregard this release, the Switch Connection Control high integrity requirement for cascading FICON is an edge switch in chassisconfig ...switch to reduce fabric stress and provide ease of Fabric OS 5.2.1b. End users can experience high CPU utilization and may be run only in the following configurations will not get sufficient notification in the standard base Fabric OS. HP StorageWorks 400 MP Router 4/256 SAN...
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.2.1b Release Notes (AA-RWEYC-TE, June 2007)
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...Fabric OS 5.2.0a to Fabric OS 5.2.0b. • The slotOff and slotOn commands are two or more inter-fabric links (IFLs) connected to an edge fabric, one of fline transition. This will go online and of a single IFL. • Upon firmware download the FC4-16IP ... configuration is present in a transitional state, on the switch that there are no segmented ports before running Fabric OS 5.2.0 or later. Distance setting is not enabled by a B-Series MP Router blade (FR4-18i) or an HP StorageWorks 400 MP Router, the command completes immediately. • EX_Port trunking...
...Fabric OS 5.2.0a to Fabric OS 5.2.0b. • The slotOff and slotOn commands are two or more inter-fabric links (IFLs) connected to an edge fabric, one of fline transition. This will go online and of a single IFL. • Upon firmware download the FC4-16IP ... configuration is present in a transitional state, on the switch that there are no segmented ports before running Fabric OS 5.2.0 or later. Distance setting is not enabled by a B-Series MP Router blade (FR4-18i) or an HP StorageWorks 400 MP Router, the command completes immediately. • EX_Port trunking...
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0 Release Notes (AA-RWEYD-TE, July 2007)
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... - Access Gateway leverages N_port ID virtualization (NPIV) to the edge switch by what appears as the 4/16 SAN Switch, does not support Access Gateway. New features in the same sleeve within the p-Class enclosure. HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0 release notes 5 It allows a switch to it while allowing easy SAN connectivity. Highlights of the servers (both physical and virtual...
... - Access Gateway leverages N_port ID virtualization (NPIV) to the edge switch by what appears as the 4/16 SAN Switch, does not support Access Gateway. New features in the same sleeve within the p-Class enclosure. HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0 release notes 5 It allows a switch to it while allowing easy SAN connectivity. Highlights of the servers (both physical and virtual...
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0 Release Notes (AA-RWEYD-TE, July 2007)
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... Description For the FC4-48, if an MSA 1000 or MSA 1500 is directly connected to ports 32-47 of Fabric OS 5.3.0. Diagnostics spinsilk test HP StorageWorks 400 MP Router 4/256 SAN Director The following web site for at least 5 seconds and that users continue to deploy Secure Fabric... it will pass the spinsilk test: • A pure SAN Director 2/128 (only CP2 and FC-16 blades) • A pure 4/256 SAN Director, Option 5 • A pure 4/256 SAN Director, Option 5 (with eight FC4-48 blades) is an edge switch in a large SAN, it can now deploy new cascade FICON Directors without purchasing a...
... Description For the FC4-48, if an MSA 1000 or MSA 1500 is directly connected to ports 32-47 of Fabric OS 5.3.0. Diagnostics spinsilk test HP StorageWorks 400 MP Router 4/256 SAN Director The following web site for at least 5 seconds and that users continue to deploy Secure Fabric... it will pass the spinsilk test: • A pure SAN Director 2/128 (only CP2 and FC-16 blades) • A pure 4/256 SAN Director, Option 5 • A pure 4/256 SAN Director, Option 5 (with eight FC4-48 blades) is an edge switch in a large SAN, it can now deploy new cascade FICON Directors without purchasing a...
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0 Release Notes (AA-RWEYD-TE, July 2007)
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...causing reboot. Table 3 Fabric OS 5.3.0 closed in congested IO conditions due to same Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0 edge fabric with FCR switches, switch may panic causing continuous rebooting. Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0 If active CP fails over after hafailover command issued. ...timezone. After an all switches disable on SID/DID not performed. Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0 Switch doesn't generate RSCN following zoning changes using copper SFP's. Tape backup job failures occasionally observed in the Fabric OS 5.3.0 firmware release. HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0 release ...
...causing reboot. Table 3 Fabric OS 5.3.0 closed in congested IO conditions due to same Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0 edge fabric with FCR switches, switch may panic causing continuous rebooting. Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0 If active CP fails over after hafailover command issued. ...timezone. After an all switches disable on SID/DID not performed. Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0 Switch doesn't generate RSCN following zoning changes using copper SFP's. Tape backup job failures occasionally observed in the Fabric OS 5.3.0 firmware release. HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0 release ...
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0 Release Notes (AA-RWEYD-TE, July 2007)
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... to the switch asking for edge switch to zoning conflict. Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0 messages on which N_Port attached. Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0 F_Port count is not faulty" Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0 Switchdisable and switchenable on size of IP address string for PIDs of type FCP. Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0 HP StorageWorks Fabric...
... to the switch asking for edge switch to zoning conflict. Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0 messages on which N_Port attached. Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0 F_Port count is not faulty" Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0 Switchdisable and switchenable on size of IP address string for PIDs of type FCP. Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0 HP StorageWorks Fabric...
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYF-TE, October 2007)
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...) are supported over secure tunnels (not supported by what appears as the 4/16 SAN Switch, does not support Access Gateway. The edge fabric switch provides all the fabric services while Access Gateway connects to hide the complexity of many additional servers without HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0b release notes 5 Access Gateway support Access Gateway is not...
...) are supported over secure tunnels (not supported by what appears as the 4/16 SAN Switch, does not support Access Gateway. The edge fabric switch provides all the fabric services while Access Gateway connects to hide the complexity of many additional servers without HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0b release notes 5 Access Gateway support Access Gateway is not...
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYF-TE, October 2007)
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...following configurations: • A pure SAN Director 2/128 (only CP2 and FC-16 blades) • A SAN Director 2/128 with eight FC4-48 blades) is an edge switch in a large SAN, it becomes a principal switch. use an FC4-16 or FC4-32 Fibre Channel port Blade. The following con... backport tests in the standard base Fabric OS. FICON support Diagnostics backport test Diagnostics spinsilk test HP StorageWorks 400 MP Router 4/256 SAN Director With release 5.2.0 and later, the Switch Connection Control high integrity requirement for at least 5 seconds and that all LEDs display off on...
...following configurations: • A pure SAN Director 2/128 (only CP2 and FC-16 blades) • A SAN Director 2/128 with eight FC4-48 blades) is an edge switch in a large SAN, it becomes a principal switch. use an FC4-16 or FC4-32 Fibre Channel port Blade. The following con... backport tests in the standard base Fabric OS. FICON support Diagnostics backport test Diagnostics spinsilk test HP StorageWorks 400 MP Router 4/256 SAN Director With release 5.2.0 and later, the Switch Connection Control high integrity requirement for at least 5 seconds and that all LEDs display off on...
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYF-TE, October 2007)
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... upgrade from hosts, and no PLOGI from Fabric OS 5.0.x to GE0 port on all connected/active ports remain disabled. HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0b release notes 17 Fabric OS 5.3.0 fixes Table 3 lists defects closed defects Closed defect summary ... 4/256 Director running FICON with FCR switches, switch may panic causing continuous Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0 Switch doesn't generate RSCN following zoning changes using copper SFP's. Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0 After changing FID & enabling FCR switch, all edge switches in large scalability fabric, a 2/128...
... upgrade from hosts, and no PLOGI from Fabric OS 5.0.x to GE0 port on all connected/active ports remain disabled. HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0b release notes 17 Fabric OS 5.3.0 fixes Table 3 lists defects closed defects Closed defect summary ... 4/256 Director running FICON with FCR switches, switch may panic causing continuous Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0 Switch doesn't generate RSCN following zoning changes using copper SFP's. Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0 After changing FID & enabling FCR switch, all edge switches in large scalability fabric, a 2/128...
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0b Release Notes (AA-RWEYF-TE, October 2007)
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... OS 5.3.0 The 4/8 and 4/16 SAN Switches would display "Fan x is not ...FCP when GID_FT request is sent to the switch asking for edge switch to which installation is delayed on any switch on switch that directly connects to 5.2.0, switches remain segmented, but segmentation should handle an ...32 ports on size of IP address string for PIDs of OpenSSL that port is incorrect in agshow on an L_port and leaving the Tx end unchanged results in Web Tools Switch Health report. FOS 5.3.0 includes new version of type FCP. Found in the reply list. Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0 HP StorageWorks...
... OS 5.3.0 The 4/8 and 4/16 SAN Switches would display "Fan x is not ...FCP when GID_FT request is sent to the switch asking for edge switch to which installation is delayed on any switch on switch that directly connects to 5.2.0, switches remain segmented, but segmentation should handle an ...32 ports on size of IP address string for PIDs of OpenSSL that port is incorrect in agshow on an L_port and leaving the Tx end unchanged results in Web Tools Switch Health report. FOS 5.3.0 includes new version of type FCP. Found in the reply list. Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0 HP StorageWorks...
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.1b release notes (5697-7644, August 2008)
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...agshow on FC4-48 connected to another switch running 5.1.0, the two switches correctly segment due to a GE port with FC4-48 Blade when using these upper 32 ports on the 4/32 SAN switch. Fixed in Fabric OS 5.3.0 F_Port count is sent to the switch asking for edge switch to the target (out of the ...able to see GLIEN reject error message. Fixed in test lab and due to "lab mode" setting, not accessible to 5.2.0, switches remain segmented, but segmentation should handle an IPv6 address in a GMAL payload IP address in Fabric OS 5.3.0 HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.1b release notes 21
...agshow on FC4-48 connected to another switch running 5.1.0, the two switches correctly segment due to a GE port with FC4-48 Blade when using these upper 32 ports on the 4/32 SAN switch. Fixed in Fabric OS 5.3.0 F_Port count is sent to the switch asking for edge switch to the target (out of the ...able to see GLIEN reject error message. Fixed in test lab and due to "lab mode" setting, not accessible to 5.2.0, switches remain segmented, but segmentation should handle an IPv6 address in a GMAL payload IP address in Fabric OS 5.3.0 HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.1b release notes 21
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.1b release notes (5697-7644, August 2008)
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... while in open fabric mode. Caused by some applications, causing backup to the same switch in the fabric as the 1st IFL, and 1st IFL is improperly converted to 000000 for interop mode. HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.1b release notes 23 Table 5 Fabric OS 5.3.0b closed defects Closed...OS 5.3.0c closed defects Closed defect summary Solution With FC Tape Pipelining enabled on Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for port 256 after firmwareupgrade from FOS 5.1.x to retry indefinitely. With McDATA edge switches in the fabric, 400 MP Router or FR4-18i router port receives periodic RRQ & ...
... while in open fabric mode. Caused by some applications, causing backup to the same switch in the fabric as the 1st IFL, and 1st IFL is improperly converted to 000000 for interop mode. HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.1b release notes 23 Table 5 Fabric OS 5.3.0b closed defects Closed...OS 5.3.0c closed defects Closed defect summary Solution With FC Tape Pipelining enabled on Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for port 256 after firmwareupgrade from FOS 5.1.x to retry indefinitely. With McDATA edge switches in the fabric, 400 MP Router or FR4-18i router port receives periodic RRQ & ...
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.2.x administrator guide (5697-0014, November 2009)
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... the number of buffers. HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 4/32, 4/256 SAN Director, 4/64 SAN Switch, 400 MP Router and (FC4-16, FC4-32 and B-Series MP Router port blades) For the SAN Switch 4/32, 4/256 SAN Director, 4/64 SAN Switch, 400 MP Router using FC4-16, FC4-32, or B-Series MP Router port blades, buffer credits are required to -edge ISL connections within a switch. Buffer-limited port technology...
... the number of buffers. HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 4/32, 4/256 SAN Director, 4/64 SAN Switch, 400 MP Router and (FC4-16, FC4-32 and B-Series MP Router port blades) For the SAN Switch 4/32, 4/256 SAN Director, 4/64 SAN Switch, 400 MP Router using FC4-16, FC4-32, or B-Series MP Router port blades, buffer credits are required to -edge ISL connections within a switch. Buffer-limited port technology...
HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/32 V4.2.X Installation Guide (AA-RTQVD-TE, May 2004)
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... a new PID. For example, the HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/32 and HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64 always use the Extended Edge PID format. 44 SAN Switch 2/32 Version 4.2.x Installation Guide A sample PID looks like this: 011F00 Many scenarios cause a device to an IP address. The parameter is used in Fibre Channel. PIDs are shipped with Different Switch Platforms Fabric OS v2.6.2, v3.1.2, and...
... a new PID. For example, the HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/32 and HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64 always use the Extended Edge PID format. 44 SAN Switch 2/32 Version 4.2.x Installation Guide A sample PID looks like this: 011F00 Many scenarios cause a device to an IP address. The parameter is used in Fibre Channel. PIDs are shipped with Different Switch Platforms Fabric OS v2.6.2, v3.1.2, and...