HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.0.5f Release Notes (AA-RW1WH-TE, December 2007)

Version

5.0.5f

Description

Fabric OS 5.0.5f contains improvements since the release of Fabric OS 5.0.5e. Aside from these

updates, this release includes the same feature set as Fabric OS 5.0.5.

NOTE:

Maintenance r eleases Fabric OS 5.0.3 and 5.0.4 preceded this ﬁrmware release. Please note, HP never

released and does not support Fabric OS 5.0.4.

Update recommendation HP strongly recommends that users upgrade to Fabric OS 5.0.5f as soon

as possible.

Supersedes Fabric OS 5.0.5e released in August, 2007.

Effective date

December, 2007

Product models

Fabric OS 5.0.5f ﬁrmware is supported on the following HP StorageWorks switches only:

• HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64 (SilkWorm 120 00).

• HP StorageWorks SAN Director 2/128 in Chassis Conﬁgmodes3and4only.

Devices supported

See the HP StorageWorks SAN design reference guide for supported devices:

http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/san/documentation.html.

Prerequisites and requirements

Table 1 summarizes current products running Fabric OS 5.0.5f ﬁrmware. The table lists the earliest

recommended software versions. However, HP recommends using the latest supported software release

versions to get the most beneﬁtfromtheSAN.

Table 1 Current supported Fabric OS versions

Model Earliest version Recommended version

HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64

4.1.0

5.0.5f

HP StorageWorks SAN Director 2/128

4.2.0

5.0.5f

5.0.5f is for Chassis Conﬁg modes 3 and 4 only for the 2/128.

For a list of retired products, visit the following HP website:

ttp://h18004.www1.hp.com/storage/retiredproducts.html?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN

HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.0.5f release notes