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

Cannotexporttodis
k on remote AIX client
An exception is occ
urring when an export to disk o p eration is performed on a remote
AIX client platfo
rm.
Cannot import a Physical Map
If an attempt is made to import a Physical Map by itself, the import fails.
Workaround
A Physical Map can be imported as part of a full SAN impor t file.
Errors drop down list is not available
The E rrors drop down list is n ot available i n the Performance Graph for HAFM 08.06.00.
Cannot configur
e a blank nickname
Nicknames cann
ot be left blank. If no nickname has been config ured yet, the user can
select cancel
to leave a nickname blank. Once a nickname has been configured, it
cannot be changed to be blank, that is, the nickname cannot be deleted. The nickname
can be assigned a new na me.
Support for speed Auto-Negotiate
Auto-negotiate is supported. However, HP recommends that the port speed for E_Ports
(for Interswitch Links, or ISLs) be set to a specificportspeed(1Gb/sec or 2Gb/sec,as
appropriate for the speed of the directors or edge switches being connected) instead
of to Negotiate.Usingaspecific port speed decreases the time for a fabric build in
response to some perturbation event in the fabri c. Similarly, setting a spec ificportspeed
for N_Ports also decreases fabric build time. However, setting a specificportspeedfor
N_Ports is not required.
There are a few older HBA devices that do not always succeed in logging in to a switch
port when the port speed is set for auto-negotiate.
Workaround
If an old
er HBA has difficultyloggingintoaswitchportthathasitsportspeed
configur
ed as Negotiate,configure that port speed to 1Gb/sec or 2Gb/sec according to
the ope
ration speed of the HBA connected to that port.
Losing L AN connection to the HAFM appliance when logged in to HAFM
If the LAN connection to the HAFM appliance is lost while you are logged in to HAFM,
the application may stop.
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