Brocade Communications Systems AA979A - StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V User's Guide

HP StorageWorksFabric OS 4.4.x release notesPart number: AV-RVUUE-TEFifth edition: January 2005

Browser, OS, and Java plug-in support10Browser, OS, and Java plug-in supportAdvanced Web Tools browser, operating system, and Java Plug-in support is

11Fabric OS 4.4.x release notesRed Hat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1 (IA32)NN7.02 1.4.1_03Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1 (IA32 & IA64)Mozilla 1.4 or la

Browser, OS, and Java plug-in support12Windows XP IE 6.0 SP1 1.4.1_03 (recommended)Windows Server 2003 (IA32) IE 6.0 1.4.1_03Windows NT 4.0 SP6a IE 6.

13Fabric OS 4.4.x release notesTable 2, Table 3, and Table 4 list important information for switches running Fabric OS v4.4.x.Table 2 Information Spec

Browser, OS, and Java plug-in support14LED, system powerThe system power LED behaves differently in the SAN Switch 4/32 than in SAN Switch 2/8V and SA

15Fabric OS 4.4.x release notesTable 3 Core Switch 2/64 InformationCore Switch 2/64 DescriptionPower suppliesCustomers reconfiguring SAN Director 2/12

Browser, OS, and Java plug-in support16HA switch reboot failureWhen a switch reboot or a failover occurs before POST is complete, the HA resynchroniza

17Fabric OS 4.4.x release notesLogging, supportFTP commandWhen setting the automatic FTP IP address, userid, password, and associated directory path f

Browser, OS, and Java plug-in support18Security: HTTP policy If HTTP_Policy is empty, you will not be able to log in and will receive a Page not found

19Fabric OS 4.4.x release notesSecurity: secure mode, passwd TelnetCAUTION: Using the passwd Telnet command in secure mode to change the password resu

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Browser, OS, and Java plug-in support20Upgrading to Fabric OS v4.4.xRecommended upgrade procedures to Fabric OS v4.4 include the following:Before load

21Fabric OS 4.4.x release notesCommands modified in Fabric OS 4.4.xThe supportSave command was modified in this release, as follows:supportSaveUnder t

Documentation updates22Documentation updatesThis section provides information on last-minute additions or corrections to the HP StorageWorks Core Swit

23Fabric OS 4.4.x release notesNo light (LED is OFF)Port card is either healthy or does not have power.Verify that the port card power LED is on.NOTE:

Closed issues from previous 4.2.2a release24Closed issues from previous 4.2.2a releaseTable 5 lists defects that have been closed since the last Fabri

25Fabric OS 4.4.x release notesTrack Logging Feature does not detect failure login to the switch via SSH.Fixed.Switch (active CP) reset when switchdis

Closed issues from previous 4.2.2a release26Mechanism needed to monitor or prevent all instances of compact flash using 100% of capacity.Under some ra

27Fabric OS 4.4.x release notesIf the IP addresses are set up on a network that is configured with IP address that are 10.0.x.x and a subnet mask of 2

Closed issues from previous 4.2.2a release28Fabric Manager: FM Database shows less number of devices for 2+6 fabric than what is seen in nameserver en

29Fabric OS 4.4.x release notesSome CHPIDs are not able to access the devices after an IOCDS change and 'config POR'. It appears that FLOGI

3Fabric OS 4.4.x release notesAbout this documentThis section identifies the audience of these Release Notes and provides a high-level description of

Closed issues from previous 4.2.2a release30An update to the standards protocols was made for the GATIN command, and the new modes are not supported

31Fabric OS 4.4.x release notesFailover during hardware configuration operations may leave the port in an inconsistent state.Fixed.Activating Trunking

Closed issues from previous 4.2.2a release32When setting fcpProbeDisable to 1 through configure command fcAL.fanFrameDisable will automatically be set

33Fabric OS 4.4.x release notesThe message displayed when Web Tools license is removed, and later added, is inaccurate.Fixed.syslogd does not send out

Closed issues from previous 4.2.2a release34On a large fabric, when using a v4.x switch as a proxy, an ERR_LOGICAL_BUSY is always returned when discov

35Fabric OS 4.4.x release notesBoard won't boot all the way if it loses its boot environmental Variables. Console output would look like this:The

Closed issues from previous 4.2.2a release36hafailover on SAN Director 2/128 caused port blade vacant, but the status LED on the port blade shows it i

37Fabric OS 4.4.x release notesPort log "disable" or "enable" entry is not logged in port log when Fabric Watch's PortLogLock

Closed issues from previous 4.2.2a release38When doing chassisconfig 2 on the SAN Director 2/128, occasionally, after CP1 was rebooted twice and after

39Fabric OS 4.4.x release notesCustomer may encounter coldstart trap not being received on the SAN Director 2/128 with all types of reboot methods.Fix

Supported switches4• Trunking over Extended Fabrics • For the HP StorageWorks 2 GB, Core Switch 2/64 and SAN Director 2/128 switches, two links up to

Closed issues from previous 4.2.2a release40When running switchdisable; cfgclear; cfgdisable; switchenable on all core switches (2 - 3900s and 1 - 24K

41Fabric OS 4.4.x release notesCreated an user defined account using userConfig command, after firmwaredowngrade to v4.2.x, still able to login with t

Closed issues from previous 4.2.2a release42When running the test program from the mainframe under heavy stress conditions (multiple LPARs, multiple p

43Fabric OS 4.4.x release notesNSD panic in deleting timer.Symptom: In a fabric of mixed 16 different type of switches (core-edge) design, panic occur

Closed issues from previous 4.2.2a release44A zone was created on a fabric and the zone was not exported through router.Fixed.FSSME should take on def

45Fabric OS 4.4.x release notesFan, Temp and Power buttons shows no data if FabricWatch license is not installed.Fixed.After switch install, third par

Closed issues from previous 4.2.2a release46

5Fabric OS 4.4.x release notesTechnical supportContact Hewlett-Packard support for hardware, firmware, and software support, including product repairs

Accessing documentation6Accessing documentationAdditional documentation, including white papers and best practices documents, is available at the HP w

7Fabric OS 4.4.x release notes• FC-FG ANSI X3.289: 1996• FC-PH ANSI X3.230: 1994• FC-PH-2 ANSI X3.297: 1997• FC-PH-3 ANSI X3.303: 1998• FC-PLDA NCIT S

Mixed fabric environment with different switch platforms8Mixed fabric environment with different switch platformsFabric OS v2.6.2, v3.1.2, and v4.2.x

9Fabric OS 4.4.x release notesBrowser window response after failoverA browser window might stop responding after an HA failover immediately after a zo