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Release Notes

StorageWorks

SAN Director 2/128

Fabric OS 4.2.x

Second Edition (April 2004)

Part Number:

AV–RVUUB–TE

This document contains last-minute and supplemental information about Fabric OS version

4.2.x firmware for the HP StorageWorks SAN Director 2/128. In the event of conflicting

information between these Release Notes and other documents in this product release, the

Release Notes take precedence.

For the latest version of these Release Notes and other Fabric OS v4.2.x documentation, access

the HP Storage web site at:

http://www.hp.com/country/us/eng/prodserv/storage.html

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Page 1: ...ic OS version 4 2 x firmware for the HP StorageWorks SAN Director 2 128 In the event of conflicting information between these Release Notes and other documents in this product release the Release Notes take precedence For the latest version of these Release Notes and other Fabric OS v4 2 x documentation access the HP Storage web site at http www hp com country us eng prodserv storage html ...

Page 2: ... HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein Windows is a U S registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group JavaTM is a ...

Page 3: ...tes are intended for systems administrators and technicians who are responsible for installing operating and maintaining Fabric OS version 4 2 x Overview HP Fabric OS 4 2 x provides the following enhancements for the SAN Director 2 128 Reduced fabric configuration downtime Extended Edge PID for mixed fabrics eliminates host reboot for hosts that statically bind PIDs Improved fabric diagnostics The...

Page 4: ...use adjusted timezone time rather than coordinated universal time UTC Supported Switches Fabric OS v4 2 x supports the HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2 8V 2 16N 2 16V 2 32 Core Switch 2 64 and SAN Director 2 128 Technical Support Contact Hewlett Packard support for hardware firmware and software support including product repairs and part ordering To assist your support representative and to expedite y...

Page 5: ... the name of the switch for which you are seeking information The switch overview page displays 7 Locate the product information section 8 Click technical documents 9 Select the applicable documents For information about Fibre Channel standards visit the Fibre Channel Industry Association web site located at http www fibrechannel org Standards Compliance HP products conform to these standards in a...

Page 6: ...ANSI X3 297 X3 297 1997 FC PH 3 ANSI X3 303 1998 FC PLDA NCIT S TR 19 1998 FC SW 2 Rev 5 3 FC VI Rev 1 61 FC MI Rev 1 92 FC BB Rev 4 7 FC FS Rev 1 7 FC BB 2 Rev 5 3 IPFC RFC 2625 FCP ANSI X3 269 1996 FCP 2 Rev 7 Important Notes This section provides information you should be aware of when running Fabric OS 4 2 x OS Requirements HP recommends using the latest software release versions to get the gr...

Page 7: ...Advanced Web Tool Updates When using a mixed fabric that is a fabric that contains v4 x v3 x and v2 x switches HP recommends that you use the most advanced switches to control the fabric For example use the v4 x switches as the primary Fibre Channel Switch FCS as the location to perform zoning tasks and as the time server HP also recommends that you use the most recently released firmware to contr...

Page 8: ...e does not respond close the window and relaunch the module If the module is locked shut down and relaunch the Web Tools application Switch View Display Issue If you frequently enable or disable a switch or perform a power cycle the Switch View may not display properly Launching other Web Tools components might then cause a browser crash Workaround Upgrade your Java Plug in to 1 4 1_06 or later if...

Page 9: ...HP Tru64 UNIX 5 1B Mozilla 1 4 1 4 1_02 HP Tru64 UNIX 5 1A Mozilla 1 4 1 4 1_02 HP OpenVMS 7 3 1 64 bit Secure Web Browser SWB 1 4 1 4 1_02 HP OpenVMS 7 3 2 64 bit Secure Web Browser SWB 1 4 1 4 1_02 HP Open VMS 7 3 x Itanium Secure Web Browser SWB 1 4 1 4 1_02 AIX 5 1 Mozilla 1 4 1 4 1_01 AIX 5 2 Mozilla 1 4 1 4 1_01 AIX 5 3 Mozilla 1 4 1 4 1_01 Red Hat Linux 7 3 Mozilla 1 4 or later 1 4 2_02 or ...

Page 10: ...t not including 1 5 United Linux 2 0 Mozilla 1 4 or later 1 4 2_02 or later up to but not including 1 5 Solaris 2 8 2 9 Mozilla 1 2 1 recom mended Netscape 7 0 Netscape Communicator 4 78 1 4 2 Solaris 7 8 9 10 Mozilla 1 2 1 recom mended Netscape 7 0 Netscape Communicator 4 78 1 4 2 Windows 2000 IE 6 0 SP1 1 3 1_04 or 1 4 1_02 recommended Windows 2003 IE 6 0 SP1 1 3 1_04 or 1 4 1_02 recommended Win...

Page 11: ... 2 or v4 2 x Operating System any supported operating system with supported browser Browser any supported browser on a supported operating system When trying to perform end to end monitoring Performance Monitor on a SAN Director 2 128 SAN Switch 2 8V is displayed as a 16 port switch Workaround Use a launch switch running Fabric OS v4 2 x or later to perform end to end monitoring on the switch Firm...

Page 12: ... to access the Name Server table on the switch Firmware version earlier than Fabric OS v2 6 2 v3 1 2 or v4 2 x Operating System Solaris Browser Netscape Any switches running Fabric OS v2 6 2 v3 1 2 or v4 2 x or later are not supported through Netscape Workaround Netscape is not a supported browser for switches running Fabric OS v2 6 2 v3 1 2 or v4 2 x or later Use Mozilla browser to manage all of ...

Page 13: ...edundancy To maintain redundancy of AC input one power supply must be in an even numbered slot and one in an odd numbered slot The default configuration is for the power supplies to be in slots 1 and 2 Card seating Follow the procedure below to ensure that Port Cards and Control Processor CP cards are properly installed into your SAN Director 2 128 1 Install the leading edge of the CP or Port Card...

Page 14: ...l ARP address reassignment messages to appear on other switches in the fabric This is normal behavior because the association between the IP addresses and MAC addresses has changed Extended links For 50 km extended links you have a choice of configuring a port as an LD port or an L1 port LD ports maintain full link speeds of 103 Mbit sec L1 ports have link speeds of 99 Mbit sec you can configure a...

Page 15: ...he SAN Director 2 128 if there are faulty port blades Note Verify that all blades are in working order before performing a switch reboot Switch reboot is meant to be issued after all repairs are complete If you perform a switch reboot and find a faulty blade remove the blade and reboot will continue Workaround Identify and remove the faulty blade using the slotshow command Fabric routing Fabric Ma...

Page 16: ...r the Ethernet interface to 0 0 0 0 License removal When a user removes a license from the switch the feature is not disabled until the switch is rebooted or a switch disable or enable is performed LTO 2 tape drive support When using the LTO 2 tape drive the user must enter the following command on both Fabric OS v3 x and v4 x switch portcfggport port where drive is plugged in This allows the tape...

Page 17: ...ically join the switches in a secure fabric Add the switches to the FCS list of the new switches and the target fabric Reset the version stamp to 0 and either reset the E_Ports or perform a switch disable and enable for the switches to join Security HTTP policy If HTTP_Policy is empty you will not be able to log in and will receive a Page not found error This is expected behavior for this policy S...

Page 18: ...printed by the sectelnet client because the switch Telnet service is not running the service has either already been shut down if the switch is shutting down or is not yet established if the switch is booting If the switch is booting wait a few seconds and try again Security secure mode If an upgrade from Fabric OS v4 0 to v4 1 or v4 2 is performed followed by a downgrade to Fabric OS v4 0 and upg...

Page 19: ... licenses be installed on all the switches in the fabric before attempting to bring a switch in to the fabric If the zoning license is to be removed the user must make sure it is reinstalled properly on the affected switch before attempting the cfgenable zoning operation Failure to follow these steps can cause inconsistency of zoning configuration on the affected switches if a zoning operation is ...

Page 20: ...umentation Updates This section provides information on last minute additions or corrections to the documentation HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4 2 x Command Reference Guide The following commands have been modified configure portCfgGPort portCfgLongDistance portCfgislMode Each change is detailed in the sections that follow configure Change the Domain R_A_TOV and E_D_TOV fields in Table 2 as follows p...

Page 21: ...n ID can be set manually however to control the number or to resolve a Domain ID conflict when merging fabrics Note If a switch already has a Domain ID when enabled and that Domain ID conflicts with a switch already in the fabric the conflict is automatically resolved The resolution can take several seconds during which traffic is delayed potentially causing timeouts HP StorageWorks Management Inf...

Page 22: ...ping the current value and then the switch IP address to its new value When only a CP IP address needs to be changed there is no problem just change the CP IP address After fastbooting the standby CP of the primary FCS and performing a secfcsfailover before HA is in sync the old primary FCS switch s active CP panics Issue switchdisable and switchenable to the segmented switch to cause it to rejoin...

Page 23: ...on file and reissue the configDownload command Do not reboot the FCS before correcting the configuration file The time stamp for firmware download from Fabric Manager Web Tools is off by 8 hours compared to the time on the switch Note that users who attempt to upgrade switch firmware from Fabric Manager to Web Tools will see a time difference of eight hours SwitchCfgTrunk leaves ports disabled if ...

Page 24: ...y properly setting the IP address with the ipAddrSet command For debugging usage PortID in the portlogdump should refer to the area number of the switchshow when Extended Edge PID is set Note that after running portlogdump the PortID is the logical linear port number not the area number Incompatible flow control warning messages should refer to the area number of the switchshow when extended Edge ...

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