HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0 Release Notes (AA-RWEYD-TE, July 2007)

Prerequisites
Table 1 summarizes current Fabric OS firmware versions. These are the earliest recommended software
versions that work together. However, H P recommends using the latest supported firmware release
versions to get the greatest benefitfromtheSAN.
For a list of retired products, visit the HP web site h
ttp://www.hp.com.
Table 1 Curr
ent supported Fabric OS versions
Model Earliest compatible version Recommended version
HP StorageW
orks 1 Gb Switch
2.6.2c
2.6.2d
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HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8–EL,
HPStorageWorks SAN Switch 2/16,
MSA SAN Switch 2/8
3.2.1 3.2.1c
HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64
5.0.5
5.0.5d
HP Storage
Works SAN Switch 2/8V,
HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/16V,
HP Storag
eWorks SAN Switch 2/32,
HP StorageWorks SAN Director 2/128
5.1.0d
5.3.0
HP StorageWorks 4/64 SAN Switch
5.1.0d
5.3.0
HP StorageWorks B-Series MP Router Blade,
HP StorageWorks 400 MP Router
5.1.0d
5.3.0
HP StorageWorks B-Series iSCSI Director Blade
(Brocade FC4– 16IP)
5.2.1b
5.3.0
HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 4/32
5.1.0d
5.3.0
HP StorageWorks 4/32B SAN Switch
5.2.1b
5.3.0
HP Stor
ageWorks MP Router
XPath O
S 7.4.x
XPath O
S7.4.1d
Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch
for HP p-Class BladeSystem,
Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP
c-Class BladeSystem
5.0.5 5.3.0
Fabric Manager
5.2.0a 5.3.0
1
Fab
ric OS 2.6.x can interoperate with Fabric OS 5.2.x or later via FC routing capability of the HP
Stor
ageWorks M u lti-protocol (MP) Router. HP StorageWorks 400 MP Router, or HP StorageWorks B-Series
MP Router Blade. Refer to the Fabric OS 5.3.0 release notes (this document) for additional interoperability
information.
IMPORTANT:
TheB-SeriesMPRouterblade(forusewiththe4/256Directoronly)mustrunFabricOS5.1.0dorlater.
Note that the Core Switch 2 /64 does not support the B-Series MP Router blade.
HP StorageW orks Fabric OS 5.3.0 release notes
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