HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.0.3 Release Notes (AV-RVUUK-TE, March 2006)

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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.x by using Netscape
4.7.7 or later browser.
The added supported browsers, operating systems, and Java™ Plug-ins introduce the issues
described in Table 1 when using mixed Fabric OS versions in Advanced Web Tools 5.x. Table 1
includes workarounds for each issue.
Table 1 Advanced Web Tools compatibility issues
Launch switch environment Issue
Firmware: Fabric OS 3.1.0+, 4.1.0+, or 5.0.1+
Operating system: Any supported OS with a supported
browser
Browser: Any supported browser on a supported OS
Issue: When viewing the topology from Advanced Web
Tools, if your initial login was a version 3.1.0+, 4.1.0+,
or 5.0.1+ switch and you view the topology from a switch
with a previous version of Fabric OS, there is no print
function available in the Fabric Topology window.
Advanced Web Tools versions 3.1.0+, 4.1.0+, and
5.0.1+ include a Print button in the Fabric Topology
window; earlier versions do not.
Workaround: If the Fabric Topology window does not
include a Print button, right-click anywhere inside the
window and select Print from the pop-up menu.
Firmware: Version earlier than Fabric OS 2.6.2, 3.1.2, or
4.2.0a
Operating system: Any supported OS with a supported
browser
Browser: Any supported browser on a supported OS
Issue: If you try to access a switch running firmware
versions earlier than Fabric OS 2.6.2, 3.1.2, or 4.2.0
from the launch switch, Switch Explorer displays a null
pointer exception, and the SwitchInfo applet does not
appear. Switch Explorer does not work properly with
switches running the latest firmware.
Workaround: Use a launch switch running Fabric OS
2.6.2, 3.1.2, 4.2.0, or later to access the switch.