HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.1 release notes (AA-RWEYI-TE, March 2008)

Version

5.3.1

Effective date

March 2008

Description

Fabric OS 5.3.1 is a maintenance release that contains ﬁxes since the release of Fabric OS 5.3.0d. It

also includ

es all ﬁxes from the Fabric OS 5.2.3 release on the 5.2 stream. There is no new device support

added with this release for HP StorageWorks platforms.

Update recommendations

HP strongly recommends that users upgrade to Fabric OS 5.3.1 as soon as possible, par ticularly if

your model is the Brocade 4G b SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem (Brocade 4024) and you are

running a version older than 5.3.0b.

Consider the following before upgrading:

• If upgrading from Fabric OS 5.1.x, install Fabric OS 5.3.1 before installing the latest port and

intelligent blades in the 4/256 Director.

• If upgrading from Fabric OS 5.1.x with switches running 2.6.x in the fabric, upgrading to 5.3.1 is

not suppor ted unless 2.6.x switches a re separated by a Router.

Supersedes

Fabric OS 5.3.0d released in December, 2007.

Supported product models

• HP StorageWorks 4/8 SAN Switch and 4/16 SAN Switch (Brocade 200E)

• HP StorageWorks 4/64 SAN Switch (Brocade 4900)

• HP StorageWorks 400 M u lti-protocol Router ( B rocade 7500)

• HP StorageWorks 16 Port 4Gb Blade (FC4–16)

• HP StorageWorks 32 Port 4G b Blade (FC4–32)

• B-Series MP Router Blade (Brocade FR4–18i Blade)

• HP StorageWorks 4/48 SAN Director Blade (FC4–48)

• HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8 V (Brocade 3250)

• HP Storage Works SAN S witch 2/16V (Brocade 3850)

• HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/32 (Brocade 3900)

• HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 4 /32 (Brocade 4100)

• HP StorageWorks 4 / 32B SAN Switch (Brocade 5000)

• HP StorageWorks SAN D irector 2/128 (Brocade 24000 Director)

• HP StorageWorks 4/256 SAN Director (Brocade 48000 Director)

• HP StorageWorks B-series iSCSI D irector Blade (Brocade FC4-16IP)

• Brocade 4G b SA N Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem (Brocade 4012 )

• Brocade 4G b SA N Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem (Brocade 4024)

HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.1 release notes