HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V, 2/16V, 2/16N Fabric OS V4.2.X Release Notes

Important Notes
14 SAN Switch 2/8V, 2/16V, 2/16N Fabric OS 4.2.x Release Notes
Fabric Device
Management Interface
(FDMI)
An HBA will be allowed to register even though the originating port is not
on the HBA's registered port list. This is intended behavior, included to test
error cases.
Fabric OS: CLI
commands, failover,
and port disable
Changing port configurations during a failover might cause ports to be
disabled. Reissue the command after the failover is complete to bring the
ports online.
Fabric OS: switch
beaconing
Switch beaconing is not preserved across a failover. If you start beaconing,
a failover causes all lights to stop flashing.
Workaround: If this occurs, reissue the command to resume switch
beaconing.
Fabric routing, Fabric
Manager: domain
overlap
Issuing a configdefault command followed by reboot or switch disable
or enable can cause the fabric to segment due to possible domain overlap.
Workaround: Before rebooting the fabric, ensure that all switches are
properly configured to avoid domain overlap between the logical switches.
Fabric Watch: e-mail
alert error message
If an event occurs while Fabric Watch e-mail alerts are being enabled, the
message ErrLog: Error Level=3 [(null)] is captured to the
system error log. This message is from SMTP and can be ignored.
Firmware download Do not attempt to power off the CP board during firmware download, to
avoid high risk of corrupting your flash.
Firmware download Fabric OS v4.1.x and v4.2.x nondisruptive firmware download allows for
firmware downgrades and upgrades; however, you might see warning
messages such as the following:
0x239 (fabos): Switch: 0, Info PDM-NOTFOUND, 4, File not
found
(/etc/fabos/mii.0.cfg)
These warnings can be ignored.
Invalid Gateway IP
address error message
The following message MAY display on the console during startup when the
Ethernet IP and Gateway IP addresses are set to the defaults:
SIOCADDRT: Invalid argument.....ip.c:311:Invalid gateway
IP address 0.0.0.0
This is a display issue only and does not affect the functionality of the
switch.
IP addresses CAUTION: Do not set a switch or CP IP address for the Ethernet interface to
0.0.0.0.
License removal When a user removes a license from the switch, the feature is not disabled
until the switch is rebooted or a switch disable or enable is performed.
Table 4: Fabric OS Area Information (Continued)
Fabric OS Area Description