HP StorageWorks HA-Fabric Manager Release Notes, V08.08.00 (AA-RUR6H-TE, December 2005)

HAFM upgrade requir
ed for Edge Switch and Director firmw ar e 08.xx.xx and
McDATA 4Gb SAN Swit
ch firmware 5.2.2.15.00
To upgrade to firmware 08.01.00 for Edge Switches and Directors, you must
first upgrade the HAFM software to 07.01.00-9 (minimum) if you are using the
Notebook HAFM Server to manage the Director or Edge Switch. The HAFM
software is contained on the HP StorageWorks ha-fabric manag er d ocumentation
and soft ware CD (Part Number 516-000024-820). An upgrade kit to HAFM
07.01.00-9 is also available (Part Number 320908-B22) for owners of a licensed
version of HAF
M. This HA FM upgrade is also available on the following HP web site:
h
ttp://h1800
6.www1.hp.com/storage/saninfrastructure.html.
If you are usin
g the 1U rack-mount HAFM Appliance to manage the Director or Edge
Switch, the minimum HAFM version required is 07.02.00-9, which is the minimum version
installed. This HAFM software is contained on the HP StorageWorks ha-fabric manager
documentation and software CD (Par t Number 516-000024-720).
The previou
s minimum versions of HAFM allow you to manage Directors or Edge
Switches ru
nning 08.01.00 firmware. However, to use all the new features and
enhancements, you ne ed to upgrade HAFM to 08.08.00, which runs only on the 1U
rack-mount HAFM Appliance.
If you are u
sing HAFM to upgrade firmware,anEdgeSwitch2/24mustbemanaged
with HAFM 8
.08.00 or higher before upgrading to firmware 08.01.00. If you upgrade
to firmwar
e 08.01.00 using an HAFM release before 8.08.00, the firmware upgrade
may fail
. Firmware 08.01.00 introduced slightly more processor utilization, which can
cause the download to occasionally exceed HAFM’s timeout. In this situation, use the
switch’s HAFM Basic interface (formerly EWS) to upgrade firm w are.
To manag
e the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch using HAFM, you must upgrade HAFM to
versio
n08.08.00andtheswitchfirmware to 5.2.2.15.00.
For more information on upgrading soft ware versions, refer to the HP StorageWorks
HA-Fabric Manager User Guide. The features of this software version are detailed in the
accompanying manuals listed in section Other HAFM d ocumentation.
Logging out of Microsoft Windows after access to HAFM appliance is
recommended
After you access the HAFM appliance desktop via a web browser using the TightVNC
application, HP recommends that you log out of Microsoft Windows before disconnecting
your web browser access. This prevents unauthorized access to the HAFM appliance by
someone using the TightVNC application to access the HAFM appliance. When the
new user attempts to log into the HAFM appliance, the Welco m e to Windows screen is
displayed, and a Windows user name and password are required to access the HAFM
appliance Windows desktop. HAFM remote client access does not require the HAFM
appliancetobeloggedintoWindows.
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