HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager v5.3.0a release notes (AA-RWFGA-TE, October 2007)

HBA firmware downloa
d
• When using Fabric Manager to download firmwaretotheHBA,insomecases
invalid firmware filesaredownloaded.Thiscausestheoperationtoreportthatit
has finished succe
ssfully; how ever, the firmware is corrupted when rebooted.
This is not a switch issue. The HBA loads any files, even if they are not m eant
to be loaded.
• Firmware downlo
ad does not work for certain earlier and unsupported versions
of HBA firmware,driver,andHBAnywareversions.
Workaround: Use the latest versions of HBA firmware,driver,andHBAnyware.
HBAnyware
Some older versions of HBAnyware do not suppor t more than eight HBAs in the same
host. MorethaneightHBAsinthesamehostcausesintermittentfirmware download
failures, and also can cause the host to crash. See the Emulex documentation for
HBAnyware limitations.
License key entry
When entering the license key, note the difference between:
• The number 1, uppercase letter I, and lower case letter l
• The number 0
and the letter uppercase O
Performance monitoring port statistics
• If you are running Fabric OS tha t is 4.2.0b or earlier, the Performance Monitoring
port statistics for it a re returned incorrectly. You must upgrade the firmware on
the switch to Fabric OS 4.2.0c or later.
• Switches running Fabric OS v2.6x that enable port statistics could receive an
error code (-89) indicating that all RPC connections are in use and no additional
connections can be opened.
Workaround: Reboot the switch or use a different launch switch that is not
running Fabric OS v2.6x.
Subnet scan
After yo
u run a subnet scan, any subsequent subnet scans will not discover fabrics
properly. The problem has only occurred in Windows XP Pro with SP2.
Workaround: Restart the Fabric Manager client and run a new subnet scan.
Missing switches in Fabric Manager
Various anomalies occur when there are m issing switches in a fabric.
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