HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.0.
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About this document This section identifies the audience of these release notes and provides a high-level description of the information it contains. Release notes overview These release notes contain the following major topics: • Fabric OS 5.0.
8. From the HP Business Support Center web page, locate the Resources for... section for your particular switch. Click Manuals (guides, supplements, addendums, etc). 9. Follow the on-screen instructions to download the applicable documents. HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.x master glossary This document uses industry standard Storage Area Network (SAN) terminology. Some terms, however, are specific to Fabric OS 5.x. See the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.
Major features in Fabric OS 5.x This section discusses the major new features incorporated in Fabric OS 5.x. Enhanced RAS log messages New with Fabric OS 5.x is a class of RAS log messages that records when zoning changes are made through Advanced Web Tools or the command line interface (CLI) when AUDIT is enabled. Note that occasional redundant entries are possible due to an extra HTTP entry when zoning changes are performed through the CLI.
Merging zones Before linking two switches, it is important to know the zone database limit of adjacent switches. For details, see the “Merging zones” section in the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.x administrator guide. Advanced Web Tools The Mozilla browser does not support the Switch Admin module properly in Fabric OS 2.6.x. In Fabric OS 2.6.2, a warning message is displayed. For other 2.6.x versions, no warning message is displayed. IMPORTANT: You can prevent this issue from occurring in Fabric OS 2.6.
Table 1 Advanced Web Tools compatibility issues (continued) Launch switch environment Issue Firmware: Version earlier than Fabric OS 2.6.2, 3.1.2, or 4.2.0a Issue: If you try to perform end-to-end monitoring (Advanced Performance Monitoring) on a local switch with a Fabric OS earlier than 4.4.0, the SAN Switch 4/32 is displayed as a 16-port switch. Operating system: Any supported OS with a supported browser Browser: Any supported browser on a supported OS Firmware: Version earlier than Fabric OS 4.4.
Fabric OS 5.0.3 closed defects Fabric OS 5.0.3 is a patch release containing fixes to a number of defects found since the release of Fabric OS 5.0.1d. Aside from these updates, this patch release includes the same feature set as Fabric OS 5.x. See specific Fabric OS 5.0.3 enhancements listed next in Table 2, ”Fabric OS 5.0.3 closed defects”. Also see Important notes, page 11 for information you should be aware of when running Fabric OS 5.0.3. Table 2 Fabric OS 5.0.
Table 2 Fabric OS 5.0.3 closed defects Summary nscamshow shows device at edge fabric correctly. LIP from storage generates RSCN for host when fcAL.alwaysSendRSCN is enabled. Memory leak fixed for error condition with weblinker. Time Server Daemon (TSD) does not panic due to i2c contention. Executing the nsallshow command no longer causes the Name Server Daemon (NSD) to stop and the CP to panic and reboot.
• Detailed description of the problem and specific questions • Description of any troubleshooting steps already performed and results • Switch serial number and corresponding bar code from the serial number label. This label is located on the various switches as follows: • 1 GB Switches: Nonport side of the chassis • 2Gb and 4Gb SAN Switches: Bottom of the chassis with the exception of the 4/32, which is on the pullout tab.
Important notes This section provides information you should be aware of when running Fabric OS 5.0.3. Enabling SNMP traps after upgrading firmware Starting with the FOS 4.4.0 release, HP added the ability to enable traps on a more granular level. After an upgrade, run the snmpMibCapSet command from the CLI to update the settings. This allows additional flexibility in controlling SNMP traps. The default setting for all traps is disabled.
Table 4 Fabric OS 5.x important information (continued) Fabric OS area Description Diagnostics: backporttest Backport test passes only in: • • A pure SAN Director 2/128 system A SAN Director 2/128 system with no 4/256 SAN Directors and under option 5. For all other configurations, use the minicycle test instead. Diagnostics: spinsilk Configuration The spinSilk command will fail in a pure SAN Director 4/256 system using configuration option 1.
