HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.1.1b Release Notes (AA-RWEEG-TE, April 2007)

HP Storag eWorks 4/

64 SAN Switch

As the latest addi

tion to the HP StorageWorks family of switches, the 4/64 SAN

Switch provides m

id-range capabilities for customers who are either deploying their

first SAN or expa

nding their current SAN with lower-cost access to SAN technology

that is easy to m

anage The 4/64 SAN Switch provides the highest performance with

half-a-terabi

t in 2U and lowest cost for 32- to 64-port switc h available; allowing you to

experience th

e benefits of SAN solutions with the option to scale to larger fabrics on a

“pay-as-you-grow” basis.

The simplicity and ease-of-use features of the 4/ 64 SAN Switch help increase

administrator productivit y and lower the cost of management, which can especially

benefit organizations with limited IT expertise. In addition, the 4/64 SAN Switch

leverages industry-leading 4-Gbit/sec Fibre Channel technology to provide extremely

high performance.

Delivering 32, 48, or 64 ports in a 2U form factor, the 4/64 SAN Switch enables

substantial cost savings-from capital and operating expenses to overall management.

It extend

s the HP modular “building block” approach to developing storage networks.

This approach has been widely adopted by storage networking vendors and is the

standard in the storage networking industry. The 4/64 SAN Switch can stand up to

any mission-critical test and offer significant business and performance advantages to

SMBs and mid-range customers as they develop and grow.

FICON update

HP does not support IBM Fibre Connections (FICON) in this Fabric OS 5.1.1b firmware

release. See h

ttp://www.hp.com for a list of currently supported features.

Firmware upgrades and d owngrades

HP does not support upgrading from more than two previous releases, for example,

upgrading from Fabric OS 4.4.x to 5.1.1b is supported but upgrading from Fabric OS

4.2.x or a previous release directly to 5.1.1b is not. Upgrading a switch from Fabric

OS 4.2.0 or earlier to 5.1.1b requires a two-step process: first upgrade to v4.4.0 or

0.1 and then upgrade to 5.1.1b.

PKI cer tification

IfyouhavepurchasedandarerunningtheSecureFabricOSoption,gotothefollowing

web site for information on obtaining a PKI cer tificate:

ttp://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?obje

ctID=c00027949#top

Fabric OS 5.1.1b