958-000288-010, August 2005)

NOTE:

HAFM is not required for operating hardware products using the ﬁrmware.

All directors and edge switches in the same fabric should have the same ﬁrmware level

installed. Althoug h products m ay coexist in a fabric running different levels of ﬁ rmware,

all products must be at the same m ajor functional release level.

HAFM upgrade required for ﬁrmwar e version 07.xx.xx

To upgrade to ﬁrmware 0 7.00.00-84, 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 manager documentation and software CD (Part Number 516-000024-820) .

An upgrade kit to HAFM 07.01.00-9 is also available, Part Num b er 320908-B22, for

owners of license for previous versions. This HA FM upgrade is also available on the

following HP web site: h

ttp://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/saninfrastructure.html

If you are using the 1U rack-mount HAFM appliance to manage the director or edge

switch, the minimum HA FM version required is 07.02.00-9, which is the minimum version

installed. Th is HAFM software is contained on the HP StorageWorks ha-fabric man ager

documentation and software CD (Part Number 516-000024-720) .

The previous minimum versions of HAFM allow you to m anage directors or edge

switches running 07.00.00-84 ﬁrmware, but to be able to use a ll the new features and

enhancements, you need to upgrade HAFM to 08.06.00, which runs only on the 1U

rack-mount HAFM appliance.

As an alternative, you can perform the ﬁrmware upgrade directly to the d irector or edge

switch using their EWS.

Please contact your local HP technical resource if you need to obtain a new HAFM

version.

Please contact your local HP technical resource to conﬁrm compatibility with devices

in your SAN before upgrading to this ﬁrmware version.

For more information on upgrading software versions, refer to the HP StorageWorks

HA-Fabric M anager User Guide. The features of this software version are detailed in the

accompanying manuals listed in section Other HAFM do cumentation.

Upgradingfromanearlierversionofﬁrmw ar e

Upgrading to ﬁrmware 07.00.00-84 is non-disruptive to attached dev ices. The director

or edge switch is not required to be ofﬂinebeforeperforminganupgradeoperation.

Limitations to upgrades are clearly identiﬁed if there are a ny limitations to performing

the operation.

Before upgrading ﬁrmware, it is highly recommended that you back up the director or

edge switch conﬁguration. Refer to your HP StorageWorks director or edge switch