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

9Fabric OS 5.0.3 release notes
Firmware upgrades
HP recommends that you limit firmware upgrades to two or fewer release levels. For example,
upgrading a switch from Fabric OS 4.1.x to 5.x requires a two-step process: first upgrading to 4.4.x
and then upgrading to 5.x.
Technical Support
Contact your local HP technical support for hardware, firmware, and software support, including
product repairs and part ordering. To expedite your call, have the following information available:
• General information
• Technical support contact number, if applicable
•Switch model
•Switch operating system version
• Error numbers and messages received
• supportSave command output
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.
Common Access Layer Daemon (CALD) no longer panics on SAN Director 2/128 switch in long running
fabric.
After firmware upgrade/downgrade, hosts lost device on SAN Switch 2/32 and Core Switch 2/64.
Web Tools show correct status(amber blinking light) on the persistenyl disabled ports.
Supportsave command saves correct tracedump if there isn't a switch panic.
FDISC request accepted on platforms using NPIV ports after firmware upgrade.
After a firmware upgrade from 4.2.2 to 4.4.0d, the previously set banner displays when the user logs in with
SSH.
Setting the Domain ID to 238 in Interopmode causes no errors.
No PCI errors reported while POST is running.
Launching Switch View from a Fabric OS 5.0.3 switch works correctly,
Port base routing option available to admin users in the aptpolicy command.
Table 2 Fabric OS 5.0.3 closed defects
Summary