HP StorageWorks 2/8-EL - SAN Switch Release Note Download Page 4

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SAN Switch 2/8 Version 3.0.2k Release Notes

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Important Information about the IV_Domain_Fabric License

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Four Switch Limitation

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Four Switch Limitation Workarounds

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Management Station Requirements for Running Web Tools

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Operating Systems

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Memory Requirement (Windows operating systems)

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Disk Space

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Web Browsers

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Java Plug-in

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SNMP-based Management

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Intended Audience

This document is intended for HP technicians and customers who purchased the
SAN Switch 2/8 EL and SAN Switch 2/8 Power Pak models.

Summary of Contents for StorageWorks 2/8-EL - SAN Switch

Page 1: ...ion for the SAN Switch 2 8 EL and SAN Switch 2 8 Power Pak In the event of conflicting information between these Release Notes and other documents contained in this product release the Release Note content takes precedence For the latest version of these Release Notes and related switch documentation access the HP storage website at http www hp com country us eng prodserv storage html ...

Page 2: ...otice Microsoft Windows and Windows NT are U S registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group BROCADE the Brocade B weave logo Brocade the Intelligent Platform for Networking Storage SilkWorm and SilkWorm Express are trademarks or registered trademarks of Brocade Communications Systems Inc or its subsidiaries in the United States and or in other cou...

Page 3: ...age 4 Related SAN Switch 2 8 Product Documentation page 4 Features Summary page 6 If You Purchased the SAN Switch 2 8 EL page 6 If You Purchased the SAN Switch 2 8 Power Pak page 7 Optional Upgrades page 8 Obtaining Optional Software License Keys from HP page 8 Orderable Hardware page 9 hp StorageWorks SAN Switch Software v3 0 2k CD page 10 v3 0 2k Firmware Overview page 10 Firmware v3 0 2k Update...

Page 4: ...nds page 13 Management Station Requirements for Running Web Tools page 13 Operating Systems page 13 Memory Requirement Windows operating systems page 14 Disk Space page 14 Web Browsers page 14 Java Plug in page 15 SNMP based Management page 15 Intended Audience This document is intended for HP technicians and customers who purchased the SAN Switch 2 8 EL and SAN Switch 2 8 Power Pak models ...

Page 5: ...tch Options Version 3 0 x 4 0 x Release Notes part number AV RTQUB TE hp StorageWorks Fabric OS Version 3 0 x 4 0 x Reference Guide part number AA RS24B TE hp StorageWorks Fabric OS Procedures Version 3 0 x 4 0 x User Guide part number AA RS23B TE hp StorageWorks Diagnostics and System Error Messages Version 3 0 x 4 0 x Reference Guide part number AA RS22B TE hp StorageWorks Web Tools Version 3 0 ...

Page 6: ... at http welcome hp com country us eng prodserv storage html Features Summary The following sections summarize the management features enabled on your specific switch model SAN Switch 2 8 EL or SAN Switch 2 8 Power Pak If You Purchased the SAN Switch 2 8 EL The SAN Switch 2 8 EL ships with the following features enabled Web Tools Provides a graphical user interface GUI to monitor and manage the en...

Page 7: ...nsure that server to storage performance is efficient Advanced Performance Monitoring Provides a comprehensive tool for monitoring the performance of storage devices within the network The following features are built into the switch firmware but not enabled QuickLoop Allows arbitrated loops to attach to a fabric To enable use the Web Tools QuickLoop Tab or use the telnet qlPortEnable command Exte...

Page 8: ...e Keys from HP If you ve purchased optional software or need to reinstall software features due to a motherboard replacement in your switch you will need to retrieve the software license keys from the HP Authorization Center Obtain software license keys as follows If you have your HP Registration Number located on your software entitlement certificate go to http webkey external hp com welcome asp ...

Page 9: ...834 B21 Long wavelength SFP 10 km A6516A or 300835 B21 2m LC to LC Fibre Channel fc cable C7524A 2m LC to LC multi mode fc cable 221692 B21 16m LC to LC fc cable C7525A 5m LC to LC multi mode fc cable 221692 B22 50m LC to LC fc cable C7526A 15m LC to LC multi mode fc cable 221692 B23 200m LC to LC fc cable C7527A 30m LC to LC multi mode fc cable 221692 B26 50m LC to LC multi mode fc cable 221692 B...

Page 10: ...j Firmware v3 0 2k Updates Enhancements to firmware V3 0 2k include 3 0 2k provides support for the hp StorageWorks MSA SAN switch 2 8 Fan errors no longer display after a specific interval 414 days of run time Extends name service query time to 1 second from 0 12 second No longer sends PDISK to a single Arbitrated Loop Physical Address ALPA on a single port on the switch Supports both Microsoft I...

Page 11: ...d record the current feature licenses active in the unit Additional licenses could have been added to the switch after the installation Licenses that are active can be viewed from a Telnet session using the licenseshow command or they can be viewed from the Web Tools GUI Cables Optical cables for the Fibre Channel SAN Switches must be ordered separately Cables that are 500 meters or less for 1 Gbp...

Page 12: ...grade of the switch firmware Please consult the Enterprise Virtual Array technical documentation for specific information for upgrading VCS firmware Important Information about the IV_Domain_Fabric License Read the following sections for important information regarding the IV_Domain_Fabric license installed on your SAN Switch 2 8 EL model only Four Switch Limitation The SAN Switch 2 8 EL shipping ...

Page 13: ...ote Complete installation instructions are provided with each license After the Full Fabric license is installed the fabric identifies the switch as a 2 8 EL with a Full Fabric license providing full fabric functionality 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 Management Station Requi...

Page 14: ...6 MB 10 20 128 MB 21 or more 256 MB Disk Space Free disk space of 5 MB or more is required to store the program Free disk space of 256 MB is recommended to run the program efficiently Web Browsers One of the following web browsers must be installed Netscape Communicator 4 5x 4 7x Internet Explorer 4 x 5 x Note The browser must be configured to work with Web Tools For configuration information refe...

Page 15: ...orks SAN Switch Software v3 0 2k CD included with the switch The plug in is located in the FIRMWARE subdirectory Double click on the JAVAPLUGIN EXE file to begin the installation procedure SNMP based Management Many SNMP Fibre Channel Management programs have the capability to log SNMP trap information error and status events occurring on the switch into the Windows NT application Event log To ena...

Page 16: ...enter the same IP address into more than one of the communities you will get multiple copies of the same trap message swEventTrapLevel 0 5 must be set for a severity level from 0 to 5 0 none 1 critical 2 error 3 warning 4 informational 5 debug authTrapsEnabled true t false f must be set to true or t to enable sending of traps Note This parameter is set to true or t by default ...

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