HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.2.3 Release Notes (AA-RWEYD-TE, November 2007)

Newsupportforembeddedswitchmodels

Fabric OS 5.2.1 b supported the merge of the Fabric OS 5.0.x code stream with the Fabric OS 5.2.x

code stream. This adds support for the following embedded switches:

• Brocade 4Gb SAN

Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem (Brocade 4012)

• Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem (Brocade 4024)

NOTE:

TheFabricOS5.0.5streamremainsactivefortheCoreSwitch2/64andfortheSANDirector2/128

in chassis mod

es 3 and 4. Fabric OS 5.2.3 is not supported on the Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP

c-Class BladeSystem (Brocade 4024).

Unsupported product m odels

• HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64, which operates with Fabric OS 5.0.x (Brocade 12000)

• HPStorageWorksSANSwitch2/16,whichoperateswithFabricOS3.2.x(Brocade3800)

• HP StorageWorks MSA SAN Switch 2/8, which o perates with Fabric OS 3.2.x (Brocade 3000)

• HP Storag eWorks Multi-protocol (MP) Router, which operates with XPath OS 7.4.x (Brocade

AP7420)

• Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem (Brocade 4024)

IMPORTANT:

Any enhancements for the above models will b e delivered in Fabric OS 3.2.x, Fabric OS 5.0.5x, and

XPath OS 7.4.x sustaining releases, with the exception of the Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class

BladeSystem (Brocade 4024) which currently operates with Fabric OS 5.3.x.

Devices supported

See the HP StorageWorks SAN design r eference guide for suppor ted devices:

http://ww

w.hp.com/go/san.

Operating systems

See http:// www.hp.com/go/san for a list of operating systems.

NewfeaturesinFabricOS5.2.3

This sect

ion describes Fabric OS 5.2.3 added features and improvements.

IMPORTANT:

This Fabric OS 5.2.3 release includes no new features. For a list of 5.2.3 ﬁxes; see Table 6.