HP StorageWorks Multi-protocol Router XPath OS 7.4.1f release notes (5697-0243, January 2010)

Description

These release notes contain information about installing, operating, and maintaining the HP

StorageWorks Multi-protocol (MP) Router running XPath OS 7.4.1f.

Supersedes history

This version supersedes XPath OS 7.4.1e released in August 2007.

Effective date

November 2009

Update recommendation

Routine

Product compatibility

Table 1 lists compatible HP MP Routers and transceivers.

Table 1 Supported MP Routers and transceivers

Part numberMP Routers

A7437A

StorageWorks MP Router base (8-port)

A7438A

StorageWorks MP Router full (16-port)

A7439AMulti-protocol Router upgrade license

Part Number

Transceivers

A7446B, A6515A

Short Wave (300m@2Gbps, 500m@1Gbps)

A6516A

Long Wave (35 km, Fibre Channel port type only)

300836-B21Long Wave (10 km)

A7446B, A6515A, and A6516A support all MP Router port types: Fibre Channel, GbE for FCIP and GbE for iSCSI.

MP Router GbE connectivity is equivalent to 1000Base-SX or 1000Base LX.

For GbE copper connectivity, see the Brocade Compatibility Matrix for supported copper SFPs.

For the MP Router configuration and scalability rules, see the HP StorageWorks SAN Design Reference

Guide at http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/san/documentation.html.

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