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

Fabric scalability
Fabric OS 5.1.0 and later supports the same fabric scalabilit y as Fabric OS 5.0.1, that
is, 2,560 ports wit
h50domains.
Security-related enhancement
Password aging, password enforcement, and password strength/history has been added
to Fabric OS 5.1.0 and later.
Fabric OS prerequisites and requirements
Table 2 summari zes current Fabric OS firmware versions. These are the earliest
recommended software versions that work together. However, HP recommends using the
latest supported software release versions to get the most benefit from the SAN.
CAUTION:
HP does not sup
port upgrades from more than two previ ous releases. For example,
upgrading fro
m F abric OS 4.4.0 to 5.1.x is supported. How ever, upgrading from Fabric
OS 4.2 .0 or a p
revious release directly to 5.1.x is not. Upgrading a switch from Fabric OS
4.2.0 or earl
ierto5.1.0andlaterrequiresatwo-stepprocess:firstupgradeto4.4.0or
5.0.1 and then upgrade to 5.1.0 or later.
For a list of retired products, visit the following HP web site:
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ttp://h18004.ww w1.hp.com/storage/retiredp rod
ucts.html?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN
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