FW 07.01.02/HAFM SW 08.06.00 HP StorageWorks Director Release Notes (AA-RTDVH-TE, August 2005)

HAFM upgrade required for ﬁrm ware version 07.xx.xx

To upgrade to ﬁrmware 07.01.02-4, 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 ed ge switch. The HAFM software is contained on the HP StorageWorks

ha-fabric manager documentation and software CD (Par t N umber 516-000024-820).

An upgrade kit to HA FM 07.01.00-9 is also available, Pa r t Number 320908-B22, for

owners of license for previous versions. This H A F M upgrade is also available on the

following HP web site: h

ttp://h18006.ww w1.hp.com/storage /saninfrastructure.html

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

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

installe

d. This HAFM software is contained on the HP StorageWorks ha-fabric manager

documen

tation and software CD (Par t Number 516-000024-720).

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

switches running 07.01.02-4 ﬁ rmware, 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-m

ount HAFM appliance.

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

switch using their EWS.

Please contact your local H P technical resource if you need to obtain a new H AF M

versio

Please contact your local H P technical resource to con ﬁrm compatibility with devices

in your SAN before upgrading to this ﬁrmware version.

For more information on upgrading software versions, refer to the HP StorageWorks

HA-Fabric Manager User Guide. The features of this software version are detailed in the

acco

mpanying manuals listed in section Other director documentation.

Zone FlexP ar feature

Because zoning is managed on a fabric-wide basis, all switches and d irectors in the

fabric must ma intain the same zoning conﬁguration. This conﬁguration is maintained

automatically through the Fibre Channel protocol.

To keep this information current, RSCN messages are sent through the fabric to inform

attached devices when zoning changes occur, when devices become available, or

when devices become unavailable. In the case where devices become available or

unavailable, RSCNs are sent only to the devices in the same zone. Zoning changes,

however, trigger RSCNs to be sent to all of the devices in the fabric. As fabrics grow

larger and larger, the quantity of RSCNs from zoning changes can create congestion

and disrupt devices, causing them to pause normal activity to determine the status of

the other devices. This can occur even if the new device is not zoned to talk to the

other devices in the fabric.

Director release notes