User manual HP STORAGEWORKS 2/64 CORE SWITCH STORAGEWORKS FABRIC OS 5.0.5B RELEASE NOTES (AA-RW1WD-TE, DECEMBER 2006)

[. . . ] · HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64 (SilkWorm 12000) · Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem (SilkWorm 4012) · Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem (SilkWorm 4024) Devices supported See the HP StorageWorks SAN design reference guide for supported devices: http://h18000. www1. hp. com/products/storageworks/san/documentation. html. Fabric OS 5. 0. 5b 3 Prerequisites and requirements Table 1 summarizes current products running Fabric OS 5. 0. 5b firmware. The table lists the earliest recommended software versions. However, HP recommends using the latest supported software release versions to get the most benefit from the SAN. Table 1 Current supported Fabric OS versions Model Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64 Earliest version Recommended version 5. 0. 5 5. 0. 0 4. 1. 0 5. 0. 5b 5. 0. 5b 5. 0. 5b For a list of retired products, visit the following HP web site: http://h18004. www1. hp. com/storage/retiredprod ucts. html?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN Installation instructions To access the latest Fabric OS 5. 0. 5b firmware, configuration files and MIB files go to the following HP web site: http://h18006. www1. hp. com/storage/saninfrastructure/index. html Navigate to the appropriate product under the B-Series Switches section. [. . . ] This dynamic allocation of POD licenses is controlled with the licensePort command (see below). When the DPOD mechanism detects a server blade in an online state, it automatically assigns a POD license to the blade. The Dynamic POD mechanism detects which ports have active links and make license assignments to these ports. If the initial DPOD assignment does not exhaust the number of ports purchased, then new connections can be made at a later time not to exceed the total number of purchased dynamic ports. A port is connected when the Port Status LED indicates an online state. NOTE: DPOD does not consider disabled ports as candidates for license assignments. You can persistently disable an otherwise viable port to cause it not to come online and preserve a license assignment to be used by some other port. When DPOD is used in server blades that are embedded in a blade server enclosure, such as the Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem, a port can be detected and assigned a POD license only if the server blade is installed with an HBA present. A server blade that does not have a functioning HBA will not be treated as an active link for the purpose of initial POD port assignment. Fabric OS 5. 0. 5b 7 Use the licensePort command to manage dynamic POD assignments with the following options: · licensePort ­reserve portnumSets a port as reserved, that is, it will receive a POD license even if the port is not capable of being online. · licensePort ­release portnum Deassigns a license that has already been assigned, but does not block future assignments. · portCfgPersistentDisable blocks a specific port from future assignments. · licensePort -show displays an overview of the POD license status and port assignments. Security-related enhancement A new role-based access control role, switch administrator, allows an administrator to control a switch but not modify any fabric-wide configuration, that is, security, zoning, or user configuration (see the userConfig command). Merging zones Before linking two switches together, it is important to know the zone database limit of adjacent switches. For details, refer to the section "Merging Zones, " in the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide. Important notes The following sections list important notes. Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem installation instructions, part number 5697­5678 On page 2, please update the following: 7. At the command line, type: c bay x Where x is the I/O bay where the switch is installed. At the command line, type: connect interconnect x Where x is the I/O bay where the switch is installed. 8 Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem chassis Early versions of the 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem units have the potential to interfere with a Cisco GbE3 switch being removed or installed into the adjacent slot. Obtaining a PKI Certificate for Secure Fabric OS For information on activating Secure Fabric OS go to the following HP web site: http://www. hp. com/storage/go/secureos Also, you may refer to the Secure Fabric OS Administrator's Guide, Chapter 2, "Preparing the Fabric for Secure Fabric OS, " for specific procedures. Non-default operands The use of non-default operands for diagnostic commands is recommended for advanced users and field support only. Need to turn traps on manually The SilkWorm and FA traps in pre-Fabric OS 4. 4. 0 code were turned on and off as a group; and it wasn't possible to set individual SilkWorm or FA traps. In 4. 4. 0 the ability to turn traps on and off individually was added. That means, that individual traps need to be turned on explicitly after the corresponding trap group is turned on. After the upgrade from Fabric OS 4. 2. 0 firmware, individual traps are turned off by default even if the corresponding trap group was turned on before the upgrade. Therefore if you have been previously monitoring these traps, you need to use either snmpMibCapSet or the newer snmpconfig command to turn the desired traps on individually. The default setting is for all traps is Disabled. Save the zone database configuration immediately after an upgrade When considering an upgrade to a later Fabric OS release the user should save the zone database configuration immediately following the upgrade. Changes to the zoning database can then be conducted. If you are considering downgrading to the prior Fabric OS release, remember to clear the zoning database then restore the saved zoning database configuration prior to the downgrade. Zoning With AUDIT logging enabled, while performing zoning changes via CLI, an additional audit log from HTTP may also appear along with the audit logs from zoning. [. . . ] If not upgrading to this Fabric OS 5. 0. 5b release the workaround is to connect 1Gb F_ports to odd-numbered user ports only. 12 Workarounds Table 4 lists important information and workarounds. Table 4 Important information and workarounds Issue Locked G_Port comes up as an L_Port after the server/HBA is rebooted. Though there are no environmental problems, the status LEDs on all port blades blink amber every . 5 seconds. Adding Advanced Performance Monitor (APM), perfAddUserMonitor, without zoning enabled at the same time will stop all frame traffic. [. . . ]