HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.2d Release Notes (5697-2822, August 2013--includes all 7.0.x versions)

VF incapable switch. Extra caution should be used to verify the FIDs match for all switches in
the same Logical Fabric.
• A switch with virtual fabrics enabled may not participate in a fabric that is using Password
Database distribution or Administrative Domains. The virtual fabrics feature must be disabled
prior to deploying in a fabric using these features.
Zoning
• There are limitations to zoning operations that can be performed from a Fabric OS 6.x switch
that is in the same fabric as a Fabric OS 7.0.0a or later switch if the Fabric OS 6.x switch is
not running the recommended firmware version. See the Fabric OS Interoperability section
for details.
Beginning with the Fabric OS 6.2.0 release, all WWNs containing uppercase characters are
automatically converted to lowercase when associated with a zone alias and stored as part
of a saved configuration on a switch. For example, a WWN entered as either
AA.BB.CC.DD.EE.FF.GG.HH or aa.bb.cc.dd.ee.ff.gg.hh when associated with a zone alias
is stored as aa.bb.cc.dd.ee.ff.gg.hh on a switch operating with Fabric OS 6.2.0 or later.
This behavioral change in saved zone alias WWN members does not impact most
environments. However, in a scenario where a switch with a zone alias WWN member with
uppercase characters (saved on the switch with pre-Fabric OS 6.2.0 code) is merged with a
switch with the same alias member WWN in lowercase characters, the merge fails, since the
switches do not recognize these zoning configurations as being the same.
For additional details and workaround solutions, see the latest Fabric OS Admin Guide updates
or contact Customer Support.
Miscellaneous
• When using a Windows anonymous FTP server for supportsave collection, to avoid long
delays or failure of simultaneous supportsave collections when AP blades are present in a
director chassis, the number of unlimited anonymous users for a Windows FTP server should
be configured as follows: Number of anonymous FTP connections = (Number of
director chassis) + (Number of installed Application Blades x 3)
• RASlog message AN-1010 may be seen occasionally indicating Severe latency
bottleneck detected. Even though it is a Warning message, it is likely to be a false
alarm and can be ignored.
• POST diagnostics for the HP 8/40 Base 24-ports Enabled SAN Switch have been modified
beginning with Fabric OS 6.3.1b and 6.4.0 to eliminate an INIT NOT DONE error at the
end of an ASIC diagnostic port loopback test. This modification addresses BL-1020 Initialization
errors encountered during the POST portloopbacktest.
• It is important to note that the outputs of slotshow –p and chassishow commands also
display the maximum allowed power consumption per slot. These are absolute maximum
values and should not be confused with the real-time power consumption on 16 Gbps blades.
The chassisshow command has a Power Usage (Watts): field that shows the actual power
consumed in real-time on 16 Gbps blades.
• Class 3 frames that have been trapped to CPU are discarded in the following scenarios on
HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director Switch /HP StorageWorks DC04 SAN Director
Switch/HP SN8000B 8-Slot SAN Backbone Director Switch and the HP SN8000B 4-Slot SAN
Director Switch during the following conditions:
◦ HA failover on HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director Switch /HP StorageWorks
DC04 SAN Director Switch/HP SN8000B 8-Slot SAN Backbone Director Switch and the
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