958-000276-007, March 2005)

Prerequisites for installing and using firmware 07.00.00

If you are using HAFM, firmware 07.00.00 requires HAFM 07.01.00 or later (check

with HP Customer Support for the latest shipping version of HAFM). HAFM should be

at the minimum level before installing the new firmware.

NOTE:

HAFM is not required for operating hardware products using the firmware.

All directors and edge switches in the same fabric should have the same firmware level

installed. Although products may co-exist in a fabric running different levels of firmware,

all p roducts must be at the same m ajor functional release level.

Upgrading fro

m an earlier version of firmware

Upgrading to firmware 07.00.00-84 is non-disruptive to attached d evices. The director

or edge switch is not required to be offline before performing an upgrade operation.

Limitations to upgrades are clearly identified if there are any limitations to performing

the operation.

Before upgrading firmware, it is highly recommended that you back up the director or

edge switch configuration. Refer to your HP StorageWorks Di rector Element Manag er

User Guide for more information. Emb e dded Web Server (EWS) also provides an

option to print or save product configuration to a file. Refer to the HP StorageWorks

Embedded Web Server User G uide for m ore information.

l products must be running firmware 06.00.00 or later before upgrading to

.00.00-84. If a switch is operating with a firmware level earlier than 06.00.00, you

ust upgrade to 06.xx.xx before installing 07.00.00-84.

Upgrades and downgrades are supported only from one major release to the next, such

as from 06.xx.xx to 07.00.00-84. If EWS is used for upgrades and downgrades, a nd

this rule is not followed, errors occur and there may be a disruption to attached devices.

If upgrading to firmware 06.02.00-22 requires you to upgrade from 04.xx.xx to

05.xx.xx in the process, there are special considerations, as detailed in the section,

Upgrading firmware on a director from 04.xx.xx to 05. xx.xx.

A small number of early-shipped Surestore Director FC-64 units may receive one of the

following messages when they upgrade to firmware 05.02.00-13:

• HAFM—Firmware cannot be loaded due to insufficient CTP memory.

• EWS—File System Error: Insufficient m em ory for new firmware version.

HP StorageWorks Director release notes