HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.0.
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Version 5.0.5c Description Fabric OS 5.0.5c contains improvements since the release of Fabric OS 5.0.5b. 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 included 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 5.0.5c 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 5.0.5c 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.
Zoning With AUDIT logging enabled, while performing zoning changes via CLI, an additional audit log from HTTP may also appear along with the audit logs from zoning. This 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.
and cfgdisable) and the role level and user name making the changes. The messages are recorded in the RASlog whether change was made through the CLI or Web Tools. Note that occasional redundant entries are possible due to an extra HTTP entry when zoning changes are performed through the CLI. Fabric scalability Fabric OS 5.0.5c supports the same fabric scalability as Fabric OS v4.4.0: 2,650 ports with 50 domains. Problem determination Fabric OS 5.0.
Fabric OS 5.0.5b fixes Table 3 lists improvements included in Fabric OS 5.0.5b. Table 3 Fabric OS 5.0.5b closed defects Closed Defects Inserting unsupported FC4-48 blade into a pre-Fabric OS v5.2 chassis causes FAULTY(1) error that will not clear with blade removal. HAsync is dropped, and an active CP reboot is required to recover. If not upgrading to this Fabric OS 5.0.5b release the workaround is to schedule a convenient time to reboot the active CP.
Closed Defects During 3rd party SFP qualification testing with certain types of SFP, a high number of cyclic redundancy check (CRC) and low level interrupt (LLI) errors were reported by porterrshow. On the Core switch 2/64, logging into both logical IP addresses puts the user on the same logical switch. If not upgrading to this Fabric OS 5.0.
Fabric OS 5.0.5c fixes Table 4 lists improvements included in Fabric OS 5.0.5c. Table 4 Fabric OS 5.0.5c closed defects Closed Defects Switch panic or CP failover when a kernel process is spawned by a non-root user. Switch panics due to a bad ipaddress in the syslog.conf file. This affects all platforms. After an upgrade to Fabric OS v5.0.5x. dual CP switches show excessive TRCK-1004 logs though there is no change to the configuration.
Workarounds Table 5 lists important information and workarounds. Table 5 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.
