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
8 HP StorageWorks Edge Switch release notes
Cable requirements
Note: Optical cables for the Edge Switch 2/12, Edge Switch 2/12, and Edge
Switch 2/32 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. Multi-mode cables should use 50/125
optical fibers, and single-mode cables typically use 9/125 optical fibers for
distances up to 10 km.
Verify that connectors interfacing with the Edge Switch 2/12, Edge Switch 2/24,
and Edge Switch 2/32 use LC Duplex connectors with a PC finish. In addition, the
connector at the opposite end of the cable must be of either LC or SC type,
depending on the requirements of the connected device.
Important information
This section describes important information related to the Edge Switch 2/12,
Edge Switch 2/24, and Edge Switch 2/32.
HAFM and firmware compatibility
Table 1 lists the minimum version of HAFM that can run with the various versions
of firmware for the directors and edge switches.
Table 1: HAFM and firmware compatibility
Firmware version HAFM version (minimum)
01.01.02 04.00.01 (HP EFCM)
01.02.02-06 04.01.02-14 (SDCM)
01.03.00-35 04.02.00-40 (HP EFCM)
01.04.00-01 04.02.00-40 (SDCM)
02.00.00-33 06.00.00-45 (HP EFCM)
02.00.02-01 06.00.02-06
04.01.02-04 06.03.01-05