HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.1.1b Release Notes (AA-RWEEG-TE, April 2007)
Firmware updates
To access the latest Fabric OS 5.1.1b firmware, configuration files and MIB files go to
the following HP web site:
h
ttp://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/saninfrastructure/index.html
Additionally, the following cond itions must be met before upgra ding Fabric OS 4.4.x
or 5.0.x to 5.1.x:
• Device-bas
ed routing must not be in use, otherwise the upgrade fails. You can
use the apt
Policy com m and to verify the routing policy.
• Chassis configuration options 3 and 4 are no longer supported for the 4/ 256
SAN Director .
Important notes
The following sections list impor tant notes.
Fabric O
S 5.1.0a — not released or supported
Please note that HP never released Fabric OS 5.1.0a. All fixes that occurred in Fabric
OS 5.1.0
a are included in this current Fabric OS 5.1.1b firmware release.
B-Series MP Router blade and 400 MP Router
The B-Series MP Router blade for the 4/256 SAN Director provides a number of new
features, such as compression, multi-tunnel support, and encr yption readiness. It provides
sixteen 4- Gbit/sec F C routing ports and 2 GbE por ts for FC-IP support and LSAN
support enabled by HP’s FC-FC Routing Service. Note the following:
• The B-Series MP Router blade works only with chassis configuration o ption 5, as
described in 4/256 chassis configuration options.
• The B-Series MP Router blade provides up to eight virtual tunnels per physical GbE
port.
• Compression is turned off by d efault and can be enabled on a per tunnel basis.
• Do not install a B-Series MP Router blade into a 4/256 SAN Director before the
Director is upgraded to Fabric OS 5.1.0b or later.
• Secure Fabric OS is not supported in the backbone fabric.
The 400 MP Router, second generation of the MP Router, now integrates sixteen
4-Gbit/sec FC routing ports and two GbE routing ports (VE_Ports and VEX_Ports) for
superior FC-IP capabilities. FC-IP features include multi-tunnel suppor t, compression, and
encryption readiness. The 400 MP Router is a 1U standalone unit with N+1 power
supplies and fans. The routing capabilities are now part of Fabric OS 5.1.0b for tight
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