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
3HP StorageWorks Edge Switch release notes
About this document
These release notes contain late breaking and supplemental information for the
Edge Switch 2/12, Edge Switch 2/24, and Edge Switch 2/32.
Be sure to read these release notes before installing an edge switch. This
information is periodically updated and available on the following HP web site:
http://www.hp.com/country/us/eng/ pr o dserv/storage.html
.
This section describes the content reflected in this document, including:
■ Release notes information, page 3
■ Intended audience, page 4
■ Firmware version 06.02.00-22, page 4
■ Other edge switch documentation, page 4
■ CD-ROM directory structure, page 5
■ Supported configurations, page 7
■ Cable requirements, page 8
■ Important information, page 8
■ Known issues, page 21
Release notes information
These release notes cover the following major topics:
■ Certain unauthorized devices may increase response time for fabric operations
under specific conditions with the Edge Switch 2/24, page 21
■ HSG80 transparent mode not supported with IBM AIX, page 21
■ HSG80 transparent mode not recommended with controller in SCSI-3 mode
with HP-UX operating systems, page 21
■ ISL disconnect causes NOS error with the OpenVMS operating systems,
page 22
■ Support for speed Auto-Negotiate, page 22
■ Ports may accumulate spurious events, page 23
■ Possible switch reset after power failure or power off sequence, page 23
■ Deleting a certain switch binding member using EWS may cause an error,
page 23