HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0d Release Notes (AA-RWEYH-TE, December 2007)

Prerequisites
Table 1 summari
zes current Fabric OS firmware versions. H owever, HP recommends using the latest
supported firmw
are release versions to get the greatest benefitfromtheSAN.
For a list of ret
ired products, visit the HP web site h
ttp://www.hp.com.
IMPORTANT:
The Fabric OS versions listed in the Earliest compatible version column below are the earliest versions
supported by HP at the time 5.3.0d released.
Table 1 Current supported Fabric OS versions
Model Earliest compatible version Recommended version
HP StorageWorks 1 Gb Switch
2.6.2c
2.6.2d
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HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8–EL,
nl
HPStorageWorks SAN Switch 2/16,
nl
MSA SAN Switch 2/8
3.2.1b
3.2.1c
HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2 /64,
nl
HP StorageWorks SAN Director 2/128 in
Chassis Configmodes3and4only.
5.0.5c
5.0.5f
Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class
BladeSystem,
nl
Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class
BladeSystem
5.2.1b 5.3.0d
HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V,
nl
HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/16V,
nl
HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/ 32,
nl
HP StorageWorks SAN Director 2/128,
nl
HP StorageWorks 4/256 S AN Director,
nl
HP StorageWorks 4 /8 SAN Switch,
nl
HP StorageWorks 4/16 SAN Switch,
nl
HP StorageWorks 4/64 SAN Switch,
nl
HP StorageWorks B-Series MP Router Blade,
nl
HP StorageWorks 16 Port 4Gb Blade (FC4–16),
nl
HP StorageWorks 32 Port 4Gb Blade (FC4–32),
nl
HP StorageWorks 400 MP Router,
nl
HP StorageWorks 4/32 SAN Switch
5.1.1b 5.3.0d
HP StorageWorks 48 Port 4Gb B lade (FC4–48)
5.2.0a
5.3.0d
HP StorageWorks B-Series iSCSI Director Blade
(Brocade FC4–16IP)
5.2.1b 5.3.0d
HP StorageW orks 4/32B SAN Switch 5.2.1b 5.3.0d
HP StorageWorks MP Router XPath OS 7.4.x XPath OS 7.4.1e
Fabric Manager
5.2.0a 5.3.0a
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Fabric OS 2.6.x can interoperate with Fabric OS 5.2.x or later via FC routing capability of the HP
StorageWorks Multi-protocol (MP) Router. HP StorageWorks 400 MP Router, or HP StorageWorks B-Series
MP Router Blade. Refer to the Fabric OS 5.3.0d release notes (this document) for additional interoperability
information.
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