FW 07.01.02/HAFM SW 08.06.00 HP StorageWorks HA-Fabric Manager Release Notes (AA-RUR6G-TE, August 2005)

Prerequisites for i

nstalling and using ﬁrmware 07.01. 0 2

If you are using HAF

M, ﬁrmware 07.01.02 requires HAFM 07.01.00 or later (check with

HP Customer Suppo

rt for the latest shipping version of HAFM) . HAFM should be at the

minimum level bef

ore 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. Althoug h products m ay coexist in a fabric running different levels of ﬁrmware,

all products must be at the same major functional release level.

HAFM upgrade required for ﬁrmwar e version 07.xx.xx

To upgrade to ﬁrmware 07.01.02-4, you must ﬁrst upgrade the HA FM software to

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

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

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

An upgrade k it 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.www1.hp.com/storage/saninfrastructure.html

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

switch, the minimum HA FM 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 (Par t Number 516-000024-720).

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

switches running 07.01.02-4 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 can perform the ﬁrmware upgrade directly to the d irector or edge

switch using their EWS.

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

version.

Please contact your loca l HP technical resource to c onﬁrm compat ibility with devices

in your SAN b efore upgrading to this ﬁrmware version.

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

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

accompanying manuals listed in section Other HAFM do cumentation.