HP B-series Fabric OS 6.3.2e Release Notes (5697-1816, March 2012) - includes all 6.3.2x versions

Firmware upgrade instructions
IMPORTANT: HP recommends that you upgrade to Fabric OS 6.3.2e as soon as possible to take
advantage of the fixes and new features. Upgrading to Fabric OS 6.3.2e is allowed only from
Fabric OS 6.2.x. For more guidelines, see Update recommendation .
To access the latest Fabric OS 6.3.2e firmware, configuration files, and MIB files, see the HP
website:
http://www.hp.com/support/downloads
On the website:
1. Under Storage, select Storage Networking.
2. Select the link for the appropriate switch, select your product, and then select Cross operating
system (BIOS, firmware, Diagnostics, etc.).
3. Select Firmware.
4. Select V6.x Firmware for HP B-series Fibre Channel Switches for Fabric OS 6.3.2e.
• To download the firmware, click Download.
• To read the release notes, click the Release Notes tab.
To verify that the firmware download is complete, enter the firmwareDownloadStatus command
on the switch, verify that the process is complete, and then proceed to the next switch.
Scalability
For details on supported scalability, see the HP SAN Design Reference Guide, available on the
HP website:
http://www.hp.com
Important notes and recommendations
This section contains additional information that you should consider before you use this Fabric
OS release.
HP Storage Essentials support
HP Storage Essentials SAN management application 6.1.1 or later is supported with Fabric OS
6.3x. Earlier versions of HP Storage Essentials are not supported with Fabric OS 6.3x due to the
incompatibility of Storage Essentials with the SMI-S 120.10.0 agent.
FCIP, FCIP Trunking and High Bandwidth (1606 Extension SAN Switch and DC SAN
Director Multiprotocol Extension Blade)
• The 1606 Extension SAN Switch/DC SAN Director Multiprotocol Extension Blade supports
a maximum MTU size of 1500 with Fabric OS 6.3x.
• FCIP connections are supported only between the 1606 Extension SAN Switch/DC SAN
Director Multiprotocol Extension Blade and another 1606 Extension SAN Switch/DC SAN
Director Multiprotocol Extension Blade. FCIP tunnels are not supported between the 1606
Extension SAN Switch/DC SAN Director Multiprotocol Extension Blade and the previous
generation HP 400 Multiprotocol Router and HP Multiprotocol Router Blade platforms.
• When additional circuits (and the network bandwidth provided by those circuits) are added
to an already active tunnel, there is a short period where some frame loss can occur due to
the process to refresh the internal FC frame routing tables in the switch. Therefore, additional
circuits should be added only during low I/O periods using the FCIP tunnel being modified.
In addition, if the circuit operation (addition/deletion) to the tunnel increases or decreases the
total tunnel bandwidth, an FCIP tunnel (VE_Port) disable/enable sequence should be performed
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