HP IP Distance Gateway (mpx110) 10.1 Release Notes (5697-1259, October 2011)

• HP P9000 Continuous Access XP

• HP P9000 XP Array Manager

Operating systems and multipath support

The mpx110 supports all P6000 and P9000 Continuous Access supported operating systems and

multipath software. For additional information, see the HP Continuous Access documentation on

the HP website:

http://www.hp.com/storage

You can also access the HP Enterprise Virtual Array compatibility reference on the HP website:

http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storage/software/conaccesseva/index.html

Fixes

The following fixes are included in firmware version 2.4.4.4:

• Interaction issue between the mpx110 and B-series switches could result in a switch port

becoming locked in a G-port state, preventing an ISL from being formed.

• Link drops sometimes occurred under high I/O load with compression enabled in an FCIP

configuration with an mpx110 and MPX200.

• Ethernet link disruptions could occur when the MPX110 received reassembled frame with

VLAN tags.

Prerequisites

The following prerequisites must be met to install firmware version 2.4.4.4:

• HP mpx Manager version 2.0.30, build 127 (minimum)

• Local and remote EVA or XP storage systems

• Local and remote B-series, C-series, or H-series Fibre Channel fabrics

• Dedicated IP network for FCIP connectivity

Installation instructions

For information about installing these products, see the HP IP Distance Gateway quick start

instructions and the HP IP Distance Gateway user guide, available on the HP website:

http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/fcipd_gateway/index.html

At the website, under Support, select Support for your product, and then under Resources for HP

IP Distance Gateway, select Manuals.

Important information

This section contains important information about the current release.

CLI and mpx manager GUI display time difference

When the mpx110 time is changed using the date command in the CLI, the CLI will display the

correct local time of the mpx110. However, the mpx manager GUI will offset the mpx110 time

with its local host time zone, resulting in display of a different time.

E_Port unknown with B-series Fibre Channel switches using firmware version 5.2.0x

When connecting two B-series fabrics through FCIP using IP Distance Gateways, Fibre Channel

switches with firmware 5.2.0x may not connect successfully, in which case they will report E_Port

unknown.