HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.1b release notes (5697-7644, August 2008)

Additional Fabric OS 5.3.0 enhancements
Additional Fabric OS 5.3.0 enhancem ents include:
• Provides new
Fabric OS commands to rename an alias, a zone and a zone configuration. Zone
–copy copiesthezoneobjecttoanewzoneobject. Zoneobjectrename renames the zone
object.
• Detects and
handles a corrupted zone configuration [under /etc/fabos/zone*]gracefully
instead of r
ebooting. TheswitchalsologstheerrorinRASLog.
• Adds a new command that provides both the WWN and serial number of the switch. Added
an –sn option to display the serial number. For example, wwn –sn will return both the world
wide name a
nd serial number data
• Provides additional information on a faulty port in Fabric Watch to aid in troubleshooting.
• Enables use of passive FTP to download firm w are.
• Enables t
he customer to specify a qualit y password policy that prevents the selection of passwords
with consecutive, identical characters.
• Uses multiple NTP servers with the tsclockserver command for redundancy. For example, if
one site
NTP server fails (DR scenario) there is a backup that can b e reached by the switches.
• Logs a RASLog message when a 2.x switch joins the fabric.
• HA failover and user notification occurs on the 4/256 SAN D irector when there is a failed
Etherne
tchip(Oscillatorchip).
Additional Web Tools 5.3.0 enhancements
Additional Web Tools 5.3.0 enhancements include:
• Provides individual error counters for FC ports from Port admin.
• Provides SFP TX/RX power information in DB level from Port admin from Web Tools.
• Provides the Clear Counter feature to reset all counters.
• Provides ability to clear 400 MP Router or B-Series MP Router Blade GE port Error counters using
portStatsClear CLI command.
Fabric OS 5.3.0 fixes
Table
3 lists defects closed in the Fabric OS 5.3.0 firmware release.
Table 3 Fabric OS 5.3.0 c losed defects
Closed defect summary
Solut
ion
4/256 Director running FICON with fsmode enabled & DLS on and
port based route policy panics after upgrade from Fabric OS 5.0.x to
5.1.x or 5.2.0.
Fixed in Fabric OS 5.3.0
K ernel Ops error when counter is overrun during stress to fail test.
Fixed in Fabric OS 5.3.0
Exception error on 4/256 can occur when performing port mirroring
causing reboot.
Fixed in Fabric OS 5.3.0
Tstimezone command does not show correct time and date if
configdownload interface is used to update timezone.
Fixed in Fabric OS 5.3.0
After executing trunk disable/ enable on all edge switches in large
scal
ability fabric, a 2/128 E_p ort became stuck in Loopback mode.
Fixe
d in Fabric OS 5.3.0
Admin Domains enforcement on SID/DID not performed.
Portmirror allowed addition of mirror port in Admin D omain3
when SID and DID were not port members.
Fixed in Fabric OS 5.3.0
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