Release Notes

Closed with Code Change in Fabric OS v7.2.1c
Fabric OS v7.2.1e Release Notes v1.0 Page 46 of 82
Defect ID:
DEFECT000512057
Technical Severity:
Medium
Probability:
High
Product:
FOS
Technology:
Monitoring/RAS
Reported In Release:
FOS7.2.0
Technology Area:
Fabric Watch
Symptom:
Error messages start after firmware update from FOS v7.0.x to FOS v7.1.x and continue when
upgrading to FOS v7.2.x. After downgrading back to 7.0.x, faulty port messages stop from Fabric
Watch.
Condition:
Running FOS 7.1 and above, with a port remains in passive mode, which would simply complete
speed negotiation and failing link init, results in FW-xxxx flood in RAS log.
Workaround:
Disable the port that does not cut off light
Defect ID:
DEFECT000512507
Technical Severity:
High
Probability:
Medium
Product:
FOS
Technology:
Traffic Management
Reported In Release:
FOS7.2.0
Technology Area:
Routing
Symptom:
Observed performance issue on FX8-24 when there are exactly two equal bandwidth FCIP tunnels.
Condition:
Only applicable when there are two incoming paths (E-ports, trunks, EX-ports) on a given FX8-24 or
BR7800 ASIC Chip.
Workaround:
Use one or greater than two incoming path to FX8-24 and 7800, or configure one of the links with
a slightly lower bandwidth.
Defect ID:
DEFECT000512726
Technical Severity:
Medium
Probability:
Low
Product:
FOS
Technology:
Monitoring/RAS
Reported In Release:
FOS7.0.2
Technology Area:
Fabric Watch
Symptom:
Multiple FW-1038 and FW-1042 messages reported, indicating that the SFP RX and TX power are
below boundary - current value 0 uwatts.
Condition:
This may occur only when a switch CPU is very busy.
Defect ID:
DEFECT000515486
Technical Severity:
Medium
Probability:
Low
Product:
FOS
Technology:
Other
Reported In Release:
FOS7.1.1
Technology Area:
Other
Symptom:
Director panic due to software watchdog timeout with pdmd daemon. Prior to the panic, switch
logged repeat message: "FSS Error: pdm: not acked!"
Condition:
This happened after the standby CP was "REMOVED".
Recovery:
Director recovers by itself after CP reboot.
Defect ID:
DEFECT000516703
Technical Severity:
High
Probability:
Medium
Product:
FOS
Technology:
Distance
Reported In Release:
FOS7.1.0
Technology Area:
FCIP
Symptom:
FICN-1062 and FICN-1063 abort messages on XRC and IFCC on host.
Condition:
This may be encountered in a large FICON disk mirroring configuration that includes base and alias
devices in the connected primary controllers
Workaround:
None required – IFCCs will occur and normal channel error recovery will complete