FW V06.02.00/HAFM SW V08.02.00 HP StorageWorks Edge Switch Release Notes (AA-RTDZF-TE, September 2004)
Table Of Contents
- Edge Switch release notes
- About this document
- Release notes information
- Intended audience
- Firmware version 06.02.00-22
- Other edge switch documentation
- CD-ROM directory structure
- Supported configurations
- Cable requirements
- Important information
- HAFM and firmware compatibility
- Prerequisites for installing and using firmware 06.02.00
- Upgrading from an earlier version of firmware
- Upgrading firmware on an edge switch from 04.xx.xx to 05.xx.xx
- Considerations for downgrading the version of firmware
- HAFM upgrade required for firmware version 06.xx.xx
- Second-generation switch support
- OSMS change
- Default zone is disabled by default
- Some IP addresses must be avoided
- Hard zoning
- Zoning change RSCN control
- SNMP changes
- Zoning limitations
- Using the same firmware
- Reinstalling feature licenses
- Disconnecting the null modem cable
- CTP controls port lights
- Ethernet switch support
- Full Volatility
- CLI threshold alerts
- CLI show.eventLog command
- MIHPTO value
- Route management-Preferred Path
- EWS enhancements
- Full-fabric capability for Edge Switch 2/12
- Hard zoning for Edge Switch 2/12 and Edge Switch 2/24 switch loop ports
- Known issues
- Certain unauthorized devices may increase response time for fabric operations under specific conditions with the Edge Switch 2/24
- HSG80 transparent mode not supported with IBM AIX
- HSG80 transparent mode not recommended with controller in SCSI-3 mode with HP-UX operating systems
- ISL disconnect causes NOS error with the OpenVMS operating systems
- Support for speed Auto-Negotiate
- Ports may accumulate spurious events
- Possible switch reset after power failure or power off sequence
- Deleting a certain switch binding member using EWS may cause an error
- SNMP issues
About this document
10 HP StorageWorks Edge Switch release notes
Before upgrading firmware, it is highly recommended that you back up the
director or edge switch configuration. Refer to your HP StorageWorks Edge
Switch 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. If a switch is operating with a firmware level earlier than 05.00.00,
you must upgrade to 05.xx.xx before installing 06.02.00-22.
Upgrades and downgrades are supported only from one major release to the next,
such as from 05.xx.xx to 06.02.00-22. If EWS is used for upgrades and
downgrades, and this rule is not followed, errors occur and there may be a
disruption to attached devices.
If upgrading to firmware 06.02.00-22 requires you to upgrade from 04.xx.xx to
05.xx.xx in the process, there are special considerations, as detailed in the section,
“Upgrading firmware on an edge switch from 04.xx.xx to 05.xx.xx” on page 10.
A small number of early-shipped Surestore Director FC-64 units may receive one
of the following messages when they upgrade to firmware 05.02.00-13:
■ HAFM—Firmware cannot be loaded due to insufficient
CTP memory.
■ EWS—File System Error: Insufficient memory for new
firmware version.
This occurs only in certain units with CTP cards. Units with CTP2 cards do not
have this issue.
If you get one of these messages during the upgrade, the firmware upgrade failed,
but the unit continues working with the existing firmware without an interruption
in service. The upgrade process checks for sufficient memory before activating the
new firmware image. The firmware upgrade does not complete without sufficient
memory. Please contact HP Customer Support if you receive this message.
Upgrading firmware on an edge switch 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 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 CTP has corrupted contents, the
firmware load can cause the configuration to reset to factory defaults, which could
cause a system outage.