HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.1a release notes (AA-RWEYJ-TE, May 2008)

Prerequisites
Table 1 summari
zes current Fabric OS firmware versions. However, HP recommends using the latest
supported firmw
are release versions to get the greatest benefitfromtheSAN.
For a list of ret
ired products, see the H P website h
ttp://www.hp.com.
IMPORTANT:
The Fabric OS versions listed in the Earliest compatible version column below are the earliest versions
supported by H P at the time 5.3.1a released.
Table 1 Current supported Fabric OS versions
Model Earliest compatible version Recommended version
HP StorageWorks 1 Gb Switch
Not supported, end of
support (Decemb er 2007)
HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8 EL,
nl
HPStorageWorks SAN Switch 2/16,
nl
MSA SAN Switch 2/8
3.2.1b
3.2.1c
HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64,
nl
HP StorageWorks SAN Director 2/ 128 in
Chassis Configmodes3and4only.
5.0.5d
5.0.5f
HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V,
nl
HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/16V,
nl
HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/ 32,
nl
HP StorageWorks SAN Director 2/128
nl
5.1.1b
5.3.1a
HP StorageWorks 4/256 SAN Director,
nl
HP StorageWorks 4/8 SAN Switch,
nl
HP StorageWorks 4/16 SAN Switch,
nl
HP StorageWorks 4/64 SAN Switch,
nl
HP Stor ageWorks B-Series MP Router Blade
(FR4-18i),
nl
HP StorageWorks 16 Port 4Gb Blade (FC4-16),
nl
HP StorageWorks 32 Port 4 Gb B lade (FC4-32),
nl
HP StorageWorks 400 MP Router,
nl
HP StorageWorks 4/32 SAN Switch
5.1.1b 6.0.0b
Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class
BladeSystem,
nl
Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class
BladeSystem
5.2.1b 6.0.0b
HP StorageWorks 48 Port 4Gb Blade (FC4-48) 5.2.1b 6.0.0b
HP StorageWorks B-Series iSCSI Director Blade
(FC4-16IP)
5.2.1b 6.0.0b
HP StorageWorks 4/32B SAN Switch
5.2.1b 6.0.0b
HP StorageWorks MP Router XPath OS 7.4.x XPath OS 7.4.1e
HP Storage W orks DC SAN Backbone Director 6.0.0b 6.0.0b
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