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

Version
6.3.2e
NOTE: This software conforms to the Fibre Channel (FC) standards and accepted engineering
practices and procedures.
Description
Fabric OS 6.3.2e is a patch release based on Fabric OS 6.3.2. All hardware platforms and
features supported in Fabric OS 6.3.2 are also supported in version 6.3.2e. This release contains
several fixes since the 6.3.2 release. Fabric OS 6.3.2a added a new CLI command as documented
in the section titled (page 33) in these release notes.
Update recommendation
All products supported by Fabric OS 6.0.x can be upgraded to Fabric OS 6.3.2e, with the
exception of the following switches:
• HP 4/8 SAN Switch
• HP 4/16 SAN Switch
• Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem
• Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem
If applicable, HP recommends that you upgrade to Fabric OS 6.3.2e as soon as possible to take
advantage of the latest fixes and features.
For more information, see “Firmware upgrades and downgrades” (page 21).
Supersedes
Fabric OS 6.3.2d, released July 2011
Enhancements
Fabric OS 6.3.2 included several chassis management features for the Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch
for HP BladeSystem c-Class switch. These changes allow configuration of Access Gateway mode
and port mappings, and provides asynchronous notifications to chassis management software if
the AG configuration is changed from CLI or Web Tools interfaces. Fabric OS 6.3.2a added a
new CLI command, as documented in the section titled (page 33) in these release notes.
Bottleneck Detection and Related Fabric Diagnostics enhancements
Fabric OS 6.3.1b added several optional diagnostics enhancements that are also included in this
version of Fabric OS. These enhancements are not fully documented in existing administrator guides
or other materials, but will be captured in future updates and revisions. A brief summary of these
enhancements follow:
• Identification of Virtual Channel (VC) stuck or credit lost condition and generation of RASLOG
message (C2-5021) when detected. Unlike previous reporting that indicated when all credits
for a VC were missing, this new capability reports on individual credit loss. This is enabled
by default and is non-configurable.
• General improvements to Bottleneck Detection on both 4Gb and 8Gb platforms, including
improved accuracy on reporting latency and reporting of latency values in Bottleneck Detection
events.
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