HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.0.
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Version 5.0.5b Description Fabric OS 5.0.5b contains improvements since the release of Fabric OS 5.0.5a. Aside from these updates, this release includes the same feature set as Fabric OS 5.0.5. The previously released Fabric OS 5.0.5a includes support for one new platform, the Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem. NOTE: Maintenance releases Fabric OS 5.0.3 and 5.0.4 preceded this firmware release. Please note, HP never released and does not support Fabric OS 5.0.4.
Prerequisites and requirements Table 1 summarizes current products running Fabric OS 5.0.5b firmware. The table lists the earliest recommended software versions. However, HP recommends using the latest supported software release versions to get the most benefit from the SAN. Table 1 Current supported Fabric OS versions Model Earliest version Recommended version Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem 5.0.5 5.0.5b Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem 5.0.0 5.0.
Fabric OS 5.0.x support and interoperability Fabric OS 5.1.0 and later will not be supported on the HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64. The HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64 CPU and memory size are limited in their capacities to accommodate the new firmware. Attempting to download Fabric OS 5.1.0 or higher firmware to a Core Switch 2/64 model results in a “Firmwaredownload failed” error. Fabric OS 5.1.
Enhancements This section describes enhancements. tsTimeZone command The Energy Policy Act of 2005 changed the time change dates for Daylight Saving Time (DST) in the US. Beginning in 2007, DST will begin on the second Sunday of March and end the first Sunday of November. A new time was added to the zone format to allow you to set up time zones by region; DST is then automatically adjusted.
Dynamic Ports On Demand (DPOD) IMPORTANT: The DPOD feature is applicable only to the SAN Switch model 4/12 (part number AE370A). This switch ships in a 12–port configuration, and is upgradeable to a 24–port configuration. DPOD automatically enables ports as they are physically cabled or in the case of a server blade when the server is powered on. The pre-existing Ports On Demand (POD) functionality was static, that is, a preset group of ports were individually enabled with POD licenses.
Use the licensePort command to manage dynamic POD assignments with the following options: • licensePort –reserve portnumSets a port as reserved, that is, it will receive a POD license even if the port is not capable of being online. • licensePort –release portnum Deassigns a license that has already been assigned, but does not block future assignments. • portCfgPersistentDisable blocks a specific port from future assignments.
Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem chassis Early versions of the 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem units have the potential to interfere with a Cisco GbE3 switch being removed or installed into the adjacent slot. Obtaining a PKI Certificate for Secure Fabric OS For information on activating Secure Fabric OS go to the following HP web site: http://www.hp.
message does not always appear, and when it does, it represents redundant reporting by the CAL layer. Fabric Manager firmware download For an embedded switch running Fabric OS 5.0.2 and 5.0.3 using the small firmware file format, Fabric Manager (FM) version 5.0 supports firmware download using the external ftp server to download the firmware to the switch. In Fabric Manager’s Options dialog, set the FTP server setting to the external option.
Fabric scalability Fabric OS 5.0.5b supports the same fabric scalability as Fabric OS v4.4.0: 2,650 ports with 50 domains. Problem determination Fabric OS 5.0.5b features the fcPing command, which provides the ability to check Fibre Channel connectivity between any two nodes in a fabric. Fabric OS 5.0.5a fixes Table 2 lists improvements included in Fabric OS 5.0.5a. Table 2 Fabric OS 5.0.
Closed Defects Switch panics with Failure Detection (FDET) when a Linux host is connected, affecting the SAN Switch 2/32, SAN Director 2/128, SAN Switch 2/8V and SAN Switch 2/16V platforms. A phantom device on an L-port disappears after HAfailover/hareboot, and a private device is no longer in the name server database, affecting the SAN Switch 2/32, Core Switch 2/64, SAN Director 2/128, SAN Switch 2/8V and SAN Switch 2/16V platforms. If not upgrading to this Fabric OS 5.0.
Workarounds Table 4 lists important information and workarounds. Table 4 Important information and workarounds Issue Workaround Locked G_Port comes up as an L_Port after the server/HBA is rebooted. Lock the end device as a G_Port or portdisable/portenable the switch port once the port has become an L_Port. Though there are no environmental problems, the status LEDs on all port blades blink amber every .5 seconds. Reboot or slotpower off/on ALL blades.
