release notes HP StorageWorks Director Product Version: FW 06.02.00/HAFM SW 08.02.00 Sixth Edition (September 2004) Part Number: AA–RTDVF–TE/958–000276–006 These release notes contain late-breaking and supplemental information for the HP StorageWorks Director 2/64 and Director 2/140. For the latest version of these release notes and other director documentation, access the following HP storage web site: http://www.hp.com/country/us/eng/prodserv/storage.html.
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About this document About this document These release notes contain late breaking and supplemental information for the Director 2/64 and Director 2/140. Be sure to read these release notes before installing a Director 2/64 and Director 2/140. This information is periodically updated and available on the following HP web site: http://www.hp.com/country/us/eng/prodserv/ storage.html.
About this document ■ SNMP issues, page 22 Intended audience This document is intended for customers who purchased the Director 2/64 or Director 2/140. Firmware version 06.02.00-22 Firmware 06.02.00-22 is the latest (as of this date), firmware released with the Director 2/64 and Director 2/140. A copy of firmware 06.02.00-22, is contained on the HP StorageWorks director documentation and firmware CD (Part Number 524-000002-005).
About this document ■ HP StorageWorks Director 2/64 Service Manual, AA-RS2ED-TE ■ HP StorageWorks M-Series Rack Mount Kit Installation Instructions, AA-RQZPE-TE/958-000292-002 ■ HP StorageWorks CLI Reference Guide for Directors and Edge Switches, AA-RQ7AE-TE ■ HP StorageWorks SNMP Reference Guide for Directors and Edge Switches, AA-RQ7BE-TE ■ HP StorageWorks SAN High Availability Planning Guide, AA-RS2DD-TE ■ HP StorageWorks SAN Design Guide, AA-RMPNN-TE ■ HP StorageWorks Embedded Web Server U
About this document — AA-RSNGD-TE/958-000289-002—HP StorageWorks Director 2/64 Installation Guide — AA-RS2ED-TE—HP StorageWorks Director 2/64 Service Manual — AA-RQ7AE-TE—HP StorageWorks CLI Reference Guide for Directors and Edge Switches — AA-RQ7BE-TE—HP StorageWorks SNMP Reference Guide for Directors and Edge Switches — AA-RS2DD-TE—HP StorageWorks SAN High Availability Planning Guide — AA-RMPNN-TE—HP StorageWorks SAN Design Guide — AA-RTDRC-TE—HP StorageWorks Embedded Web Server User Guide — AA-RU5FB-TE/
About this document Supported configurations Operation of multiple switches in a fabric topology is subject to the following topology limits. Consider the impact of these limits when planning the fabric. Note: For more information about planning the fabric, refer to HP StorageWorks SAN High Availability Planning Guide. ■ Fabric Elements—Each fabric element is defined by a unique domain ID that ranges between 1 and 31; therefore, the theoretical limit of interconnected directors in a single fabric is 31.
About this document Cable requirements Note: Optical cables for the Director 2/64 and Director 2/140 must be ordered separately. For cables measuring up to 500 meters (1 Gbps) or 300 meters (2 Gbps), use multi-mode Fibre Channel cables. For longer cables, use single-mode Fibre Channel cables. Multi-mode optical cables are connected to short-wave optical transceiver modules in a switch. Single-mode optical cables are connected to long-wave optical transceiver modules in a switch.
About this document Table 1: HAFM and firmware compatibility (Continued) Firmware version HAFM version (minimum) 05.02.00-13 07.01.00-09 (Notebook Server) 05.02.00-13 07.02.00-09 (HAFM Appliance) 05.05.00-12 None (Edge Switch 2/12) 06.01.00-18 07.01.00-09 (Notebook Server) 06.01.00-18 07.02.00-09 (HAFM Appliance) 06.01.00-18 08.02.00 recommended (HAFM Appliance) 06.02.00-22 07.01.00-09 (Notebook Server) 06.02.00-22 07.02.00-09 (HAFM Appliance) 06.02.00-22 08.02.
About this document Before upgrading firmware, it is highly recommended that you back up the director or edge switch configuration. Refer to your HP StorageWorks Director Element Manager User Guide for more information. Embedded 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 Guide for more information. All products must be running firmware 05.00.00 or later before upgrading to 06.02.00-22.
About this document Upgrading firmware on a director from 04.xx.xx to 05.xx.xx An issue has been identified in release 04.xx.xx if the contents of the nonvolatile storage (NVRAM) on the active CTP become corrupted. Once the configuration has been loaded, this corruption is not detected until an IPL/IML, power cycle, or firmware code load. If the NVRAM in the active CTP has corrupted contents, the firmware load can cause the configuration to reset to factory defaults, which could cause a system outage.
About this document Note: The director loses its Ethernet connection for a short period during the switchover process. When switchover occurs, the green LED illuminates on the backup CTP card to indicate that it is now the active card. 5. Upgrade the firmware to 05.02.00-13 on each director using the Send option on the Firmware Library dialog box.
About this document 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 operating with an 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.
About this document Please contact your local HP technical resource if you need to obtain a new HAFM version. Please contact your local HP technical resource to confirm 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 accompanying manuals listed in section “Other director documentation” on page 4.
About this document Hard zoning is compatible with legacy zone definitions, including World Wide Name (WWN) and port zoning. You can use your existing zones and zone sets without any changes. There are no changes to the zoning interfaces, so you do not need to modify your zone management practice, modify your documentation, or retrain Storage Area Network (SAN) administrators. Hard zoning controls access at the ingress port.
About this document Zoning limitations With firmware 06.00.00 and later, you have the ability to configure large zone sets, including up to 1024 zones and 1024 end ports in a single zone set. Table 2 shows the supported limits for the edge switches and directors.
About this document Firmware 06.02.00-22 includes minor bug fixes, and provides support for second-generation Edge Switch 2/12 and Edge Switch 2/24 switches. This is the minimum M-Series firmware supported on the second-generation Edge Switch 2/12 and Edge Switch 2/24. For customers who want to add a second-generation switch to their existing SAN, but are not ready to upgrade their SAN from 5.x to 06.02.
About this document Full Volatility Full Volatility is an optional feature of firmware 06.00.00 and later that is enabled with a feature key. The Full Volatility feature is designed to support high-security environments, which require that customer data not be retained by the edge switch or director after power off. The feature configures a switch or director so that no frame data is stored after a power off.
About this document part of the desired path to achieve optimal performance. You may need to configure Preferred Paths for all switches or directors along the desired path for proper multi-hop Preferred Path operation. This feature allows use of the fabric shortest path first (FSPF) for any undefined or erroneous path definitions and uses standard rerouting algorithms when errors in the fabric occur. Thus if the defined route is not valid, the standard, automatically generated route, is used.
About this document EWS enhancements With firmware 06.00.00 and later, EWS enhancements include support for managing the SANtegrity Binding feature and Enterprise Fabric mode, and providing the Link Incident log and the Open Trunking log. Known issues This section describes the known issues related to the Director 2/64 and Director 2/140.
About this document Workaround Use these steps to clear the incident alerts. 1. At the HAFM Hardware View, click the port module to open the Port Card View. 2. Right-click on the port with the yellow triangle icon, and choose Clear Link Incident Alert(s). Support for speed Auto-Negotiate Auto-negotiate is supported.
About this document Possible switch reset after power failure or power off sequence In extremely rare instances, after a power failure or power off sequence, an edge switch or director configuration may be reset to factory default settings. This is evident when HAFM is unable to communicate with the edge switch or director after being powered on. This condition occurs because the IP address assigned to the edge switch or director has been reset to the factory default value (10.1.1.10).
