HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.2.3 Release Notes (AA-RWEYD-TE, November 2007)

Fabric OS 5.2.3 updates
The following sections list important updates.
F abric OS versions 5.2.1 and 5.2.1a — not released or supported
Please note that HP did not release Fabric OS versions 5.2.1 or 5.2.1a. All fixes to Fabric OS versions
5.2.1 and 5.2.1a are reflected in this current Fabric OS 5.2.3 release.
Devices connected to the 400 MP Router or MP Router Fibre Channel ports
In rare instances, devices connected directly to the 400 MP Router or MP Router Blade Fibre Channel
ports may not b
e discovered. The workaround is to perform an operating system I/O re-scan to
re-establish device connectivity.
PKI certification
If you have purchased and are running the Secure Fabric OS option, go to the following web s ite for
informationonobtainingaPKIcertifica te: h
ttp://www.hp.com/storage/go/secureos.
Important n
otes
Table 2 prov
ides information relevant to the release of Fabric OS 5.2 .3 .
Table 2 Important release information
Topic Description
FICON support
With this release, the Switch Connection Control high integrity requirement
for cascading FICON is available in the standard base Fabric OS. End users
can now deploy new cascade FICON Directors without purchasing a separate
Secure Fabric OS license.
To add a new FICON Director into existing cascaded configurations that are
already running Secured Fabric OS, HP recommends that users continue to
deploy Secure Fabric OS on the new FICON Director instead of migrating to
FOS ACL configuration.
NOTE:
The F C4–48 port blade is not s upported to conne ct to System z
environments via FICON channels or via FCP zLinux on System z. To
attach the Director to the System z environment, use an FC4–16 or
FC4–32 Fibre Channel port blade.
Diagnostics backport test
Backport tests may be run only in the following configurations:
• A pure SAN Director 2 /128 (only CP 2 and FC- 16 blades)
• A SAN Director 2 /128 with no FC4–16 blades installed, using O p tion 5.
Diagnostics spinsilk test
The following configurations will pass the spinsilk test:
• A pure SAN Director 2 /128 (only CP 2 and FC- 16 blades)
• Apure4/256SANDirector,Option5
• A pure 4 /256 SAN Director, Option 5 (with FC4–16 blad es)
The following configurations will fail the spinsilk test; use the minicycle test
instead:
• A mixed SAN Director 2/128 (with either CP4 or FC4–16 blades)
• A pure 4/256 SAN Director, Option 1 (a p ure 4/256 SAN Director refers
to a Director with CP4 and FC4 –16 blades only).
HP StorageWorks 400 M P
Router
Fans operate a t the correct speed; that is, at maximum on bootup. However,
this initial speed may trigger an error message that indicates that the speed is
too high (Above threshold). Disregard this message.
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