958-000276-007, March 2005)

If a Director 2/140 in a multiswitch fabric is downgraded earlier than 06.02.00, ISLs

could become segmented if there are any other switches in the fabric o perating with

a firmware version earlier than 06.01.00. To prevent this situation, downgrade all

Director 2/140s in the fabric to 06.01.00 before downgrading any products in the

fabric to 05.xx.xx. This problem only exists with Director 2/140s in the fabric. HAFM

displays a warning message if a downgrade from 06.02.00 is attempted, but you can

continue with the downgrade if desired.

NOTE:

The warning message is displayed when downgrading any model from 06.02.00, but

only applies to downgrade operations for the Director 2/ 140.

Firmware downgrades should not be performed using EWS and Internet Explorer

v5.00.3315.1000x. If this operation is performed, the download operation may not

complete and may eventually time-out leaving the switch with the previous version of

firmware.

HAFM upgrade required for firmware version 07.xx.xx

To upgrade to firmware 07.00.00-84, you must first upgrade the HAFM software

to 07.01.00-9 minimum, if you are using the notebook HAFM server to manage the

director or edge switch. The HAFM soft ware is contained on the HP StorageWorks

ha-fabric manager documentation and software CD (Part Number 516-000024-820).

An upgrade kit to HAFM 07.01.00-9 is also available, Part Number 320908-B22, for

owners of license for previous versions. This HAFM upgrade is also available on the

following HP web site: h

ttp://h18006.w ww1.hp.com/storage/saninfrastructure.html

If you are using the 1U rack-mount HAFM appliance to manage the d irector or edge

switch, the minimum HAFM version required is 07.02.00-9, which is the minimum

version installed. This HAFM software is contained on the HP StorageWorks ha-fabric

manager documentation and software CD (Part Number 516-000024-720).

The previous minimum versions of HAFM allow you to manage directors or edge

switches running 07.00.00-84 firmware, but to be able to use all the new features and

enhancements, you need to upgrade HAFM to 08.06.00, which runs only on the

1U rack-mount HAFM appliance.

As an alternative, you ca n perform the firmware upgrade directly to the director or edge

switch using their EWS.

Please contact your local HP technical resource if you nee d to obtain a new HAFM

version.

HP StorageWorks Director release notes