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

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Prerequisites

Table 1 summari

zes current Fabric OS ﬁrmware versions. However, HP recommends using the latest

supported ﬁrmw

are release versions to g et the greatest beneﬁtfromtheSAN.

For a list of ret

ired products, visit the HP web site h

ttp://www.hp.com.

IMPORTANT:

The Fabric OS versions listed in the Earliest compatible version column below are the earliest versions

supported by HP at the time 5.3.1 released.

Table 1 Current supported Fabric OS versions

Model Earliest compatible version Recommended version

HP StorageWorks 1 Gb Swi tch

2.6.2c

2.6.2d

HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8–EL,

HPStorageWorks SAN Switch 2/16,

MSA SAN Switch 2/8

3.2.1b

3.2.1c

HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64,

HP StorageWorks SAN Director 2/128 in

Chassis Conﬁgmodes3and4only.

5.0.5c

5.0.5f

Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class

BladeSystem,

Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class

BladeSystem

5.2.1b

5.3.1

HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V,

HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/16V,

HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/32,

HP StorageWorks SAN Director 2/128,

HP StorageWorks 4/256 SAN Director,

HP StorageWorks 4/8 SAN Switch,

HP StorageWorks 4/16 SAN Switch,

HP StorageWorks 4/64 SAN Switch,

HP StorageWorks B-Series MP Router Blade,

HP StorageWorks 16 Port 4G b Bla de (FC4–16),

HP StorageWorks 32 Port 4Gb Blade (FC4–32),

HP Stor ageWorks 400 MP Router,

HP StorageWorks 4/32 SAN Switch

5.1.1b

5.3.1

HP StorageWorks 48 Port 4Gb Blade (FC4–48) 5.2.1b

5.3.1

HP StorageWorks B-Series iSCSI Director Blade

(Brocade FC4–16IP)

5.2.1b

5.3.1

HP StorageWorks 4/32B SAN Switch 5.2.1b

5.3.1

HP StorageWorks MP Router XPath OS 7.4. x XPath OS 7.4.1e

Fabric Manager

5.2.0a

5.4.0a

Fabric OS 2.6.x can interoperate with Fabric OS 5.2.x or later via FC routing capability of the HP

StorageWorks Multi-protocol (MP) Router. H P StorageWorks 400 MP Router, or HP StorageWorks B-Series

MP Router Blade. Refer to the Fabric OS 5.3.1 release notes (this document) for additional interoperability

information.