Brocade M-EOS v9.9.6
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1. 9 6 9 6 1 9 6 2 9 7 9 7 1 9 7 2 9 8 9 8 1 9 9 9 9 2 9 9 3 9 9 5 9 9 6 9 6 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y y N N N N N 9 6 1 Y Y Y Y Y PJYP _N N N N N 9 6 2 Y Y Y Y PJP N N N N N 9 7 Y Y Y Y Y Y yvY Y Y Y 9 7 1 Y Me lt cal Mo Gl Y y y 9 7 2 Y Y y y y y y Y 9 8 Y Y Y3 Y3 Y3 Y3 Y3 9 8 1 Y Y3 Y3 Y3 Y3 Y3 9 9 Y Y Y Y Y 9 9 2 Y Y Y Y 9 9 3 Y Y Y 9 9 5 Y Y 9 9 6 Y Notes 1 Downgrade NOT allowed if QPM cards are present 2 Downgrade NOT allowed if RD zones are present 3 Downgrade NOT allowed if it is in Open Fabric Mode with RD Zones present Brocade M EOS v9 9 6 Release Notes v1 0 Page 6 of 16 Table 3 Migration Matrix for EFCM as of EFCM v9 7 4 for releases 9 0 0 to 9 1 3 reference the M EOS 9 9 3 release note 9 8 9 8 1 9 9 2 Yj yr N Y Y N Y y N Y Y y Y y y Yj yr y y y Y3 yY Y3 po Y O Y Notes 1 Downgrade NOT allowed if QPM cards are present 2 Downgrade NOT allowed if RD zones are present 3 Downgrade NOT allowed if it is in Open Fabric Mode with RD Zones present Additional notes describes the upgrade and downgrade considerations while migrating to or from previous releases of M EOS e All products must be running E OS 9 6 or higher before upgrading to M EOS v9 9 6 If a product is operating with a firmware level below 9 0 you must upgrade to version 9 6 or later version2. command via CLI to the M EOS switch This issue is documented as defect 258450 Defects addressed in M EOS v9 9 6 For the list of defects addressed in this release refer to Table 4 of this document This document includes updates on the pre requisites for installing and using M EOS v9 9 6 For details refer Prerequisites for Installing and Using M EOS 9 9 6 page 8 For current NPIV and fabric scalability limits for M series products refer to the Brocade Scalability Guidelines document available under the Technology and Architecture Resources section at http www brocade com compatibility Upgrade and Downgrade Considerations The following tables show allowed firmware upgrade and downgrade migrations using either the EFCM Basic Embedded Web Server HTTP management interface or EFCM To determine if a specific migration is supported simply look at the table for the appropriate interface find the version of M EOS code that is currently in use on the left axis of the matrix and then find the intersection with the version of M EOS that is going to be loaded on the switch on the top axis The intersection will indicate a Y if it is a supported migration or N if it is not supported or allowed Brocade M EOS v9 9 6 Release Notes v1 0 Page 5 of 16 Table 2 Migration Matrix for EFCM Basic Embedded Web Server EWS for releases 9 0 0 to 9 1 3 reference the M EOS 9 9 3 release note
3. running M EOS v9 6 2 code 411 firmware fault with CO event data Issue is not related to taking a Data Collection Symptom CTP faulted and switchover occurred after unblocking a port Feature SUSTAINING ENGINEERING Function DATA COLLECTION AND LOGGING Probability Low Found in Release eosc 9 6 2 Service Request ID 400335 Defect ID DEFECT000243970 Technical Severity Medium Summary M EOS switch displaying no info on Embedded Web Server EWS for certain optics Symptom When displaying certain optics on a M EOS switch running M EOS v9 8 1 the display contains no info on EWS screen Feature SUSTAINING ENGINEERING Function Optics Probability Medium Found in Release eosc 9 8 0 Service Request ID 365099 Brocade M EOS v9 9 6 Release Notes v1 0 Page 11 of 16 Defect ID DEFECT000264443 Technical Severity High Summary Brocade M6140 switch running M EOS v9 8 1 appears to have suffered a CO FW fault Event 411 due to a data collection Symptom CO fault caused by a data collection and is indicative of the issue reputed to be resolved in M EOS 9 7 Feature SUSTAINING ENGINEERING Function DATA COLLECTION AND LOGGING Probability TBD Found in Release eosc 9 8 0 Service Request ID 399369 Brocade M EOS v9 9 6 Release Notes v1 0 Page 12 of 16 Closed with Code Change in M EOS v9 9 5 M EOS v9 9 5 contains all code changes included in that version and prior releases Code changes for M EOS v9 9 5 fixes are organized by their D
4. 3 BROCADE Brocade M EOS v9 9 6 Release Notes v1 0 P N 53 1000638 39 Rev A October 30 2009 Document History Document Title Summary of Changes Publication Date Brocade M EOS v9 9 6 Release Notes v1 0 First release October 30 2009 Brocade M EOS v9 9 6 Release Notes v1 0 Page 1 of 16 Copyright 2001 2009 Brocade Communications Systems Inc All Rights Reserved Brocade the Brocade B weave logo M EOS are registered trademarks and the Brocade B wing logo and Tapestry are trademarks of Brocade Communications Systems Inc in the United States and or in other countries FICON is a registered trademark of IBM Corporation in the U S and other countries All other brands products or service names are or may be trademarks or service marks of and are used to identify products or services of their respective owners Notice The information in this document is provided AS IS without warranty of any kind including without limitation any implied warranty of merchantability noninfringement or fitness for a particular purpose Disclosure of information in this material in no way grants a recipient any rights under Brocade s patents copyrights trade secrets or other intellectual property rights Brocade reserves the right to make changes to this document at any time without notice and assumes no responsibility for its use The authors and Brocade Communications Systems Inc shall have no liability or responsib
5. 7 2 Service Request ID 379397 Brocade M EOS v9 9 6 Release Notes v1 0 Page 13 of 16 Closed with Code Change in M EOS v9 9 3 M EOS v9 9 5 contains all code changes included in that version and prior releases Code changes for M EOS v9 9 3 fixes are organized by their Defect Number Table 6 Closed with code changes in M EOS v9 9 3 Defect ID DEFECT000256930 Technical Severity High Summary Zone activation failing with a 0x3c reason code invalid number of zone members Symptom The customer upgraded their fabric from 9 7 2 to 9 9 1 and could no longer activate their zoneset Feature SUSTAINING ENGINEERING Function FCLC Probability Low Found in Release eosc9 9 0 impacts 9 9 0 9 9 1 9 9 2 Service Request ID 384387 Brocade M EOS v9 9 6 Release Notes v1 0 Page 14 of 16 Closed with Code Change in M EOS v9 9 2 M EOS v9 9 2 contains all code changes included in that version and prior releases Code changes for M EOS v9 9 2 fixes are organized by their Defect Number Table 7 Closed with code changes in M EOS v9 9 2 Defect ID DEFECT000244399 Technical Severity High Summary M EOS switch blocking PLOGI accept on remote end because near end did not send SW_RSCN before PLOGI Symptom Server bootup slow on both Qlogic and Emulex adapters Feature Fabric Services Function Zoning Probability Low Found in Release eosc9 6 2 Defect ID DEFECT000233176 Technical Severity High Summary Frames PDISC are getting dropped in M EOS
6. before installing M EOS v9 9 6 To downgrade to a release previous to 9 0 you must first downgrade to a 09 xx xx release lower than 9 6 e M EOS v9 9 6 requires EFCM v9 7 or higher EFCM must be at the minimum level before installing the new M EOS firmware Note that EFCM is not required but is recommended for operating hardware products using M EOS e For procedures to download firmware to a switch or director using the EFCM Basic interface refer to the following e EFCM Basic User Manual See Related Documentation page 10 for a list of manuals and part numbers e EFCM Basic online help e Upgrading to M EOS v9 9 6 is non disruptive for attached devices Limitations to upgrades or downgrades are clearly Brocade M EOS v9 9 6 Release Notes v1 0 Page 7 of 16 identified to the user if there are any limitations in performing the operation The switch or director is not required to be offline before performing an upgrade or downgrade operation Some customer environments use application or host software that may be affected by the restart of the CTP during a HotCAT download operation Applications that rely on inband management servers are especially prone to problems caused by processor restart As a solution shut down those applications driving inband requests before a firmware upgrade and then restart the applications after the upgrade is complete For example an environment that uses Resource Measurement Facility RMF for Fibre Connect
7. e Symptom Interface Protocol Type is incorrect for NSO Feature FICON Function FICON Probability High Found in Release eosc9 6 1 Brocade M EOS v9 9 6 Release Notes v1 0 Page 15 of 16 Defect ID DEFECT000238323 Technical Severity Medium Summary 411 firmware fault SS_FAULT 00000073 0182e198 00000118 Symptom Firmware Fault 411 Feature SUSTAINING ENGINEERING Function OSMS Probability Low Found in Release eosc9 8 0 Service Request ID 360687 Defect ID DEFECT000238053 Technical Severity Medium Summary Audit log user ID payload data is in inconsistent format for M6140 and M4500 Symptom The Audit log entries show EFCM server IP as 0 0 0 0 Feature EMBEDDED MANAGEMENT Function LOGGING Probability High Found in Release eosc9 7 0 Defect ID DEFECT000238528 Technical Severity Medium Summary No dd alarm threshold information Symptom The customer is getting 516 s after they upgrade a M6140 to M EOS 9 7 2 on a 10gig isl and there is not any information on the alarm Feature Embedded Management Function Logging Probability Low Found in Release eosc9 7 2 Service Request ID 361307 Brocade M EOS v9 9 6 Release Notes v1 0 Page 16 of 16
8. eeeaeceaeceaecaesseecseeeseeeaeesseenseesaes 5 Prerequisites for Installing and Using M EOS v9 9 6 coccccccccc cnn n nn nnnn nena nnnnnnnanenanananes 8 Standards Compliance sis cicesceewsise ccsaccuesesetecscuiidecsssaueidescusvddevestbucauvereeesdaabiuccuvedecetascdSsdacyitecsvaaabitaauessusedasetludaueatheevdaave 8 Using EFCM Basic AEEA A A T T 9 Supported Configurations a a aE a a a eaa E aaa a aE a a eaaa a aE aa a Eea aa ra ea aar Eaa Ear anaana 9 Related Documentation a E E E E T 9 Previous M EOS and E OS Relese S r eaaa aa aaa a a Ea aaraa eaaa aaa ra T e aA a eaea aaa Sanip Eida erinus 11 Closed With Code Change M EOS V9 9 6 ii A a 11 Closed with Code Change in M EOS v9 9 5 wo ececcseccsscesscesecesecseeeseeeseeesecesecssesseecseceseceseceaeceaesseecseeeaeessesesesseeseeeseenaeengs 13 Closed with Code Change in M EOS 9 9 3 0 0 cscecssssssecesssesscecsvosneesdenssesssensescetsoesveesseeesesesevensestescessseessoesseseeessaerserees 14 Closed with Code Change1n M EOS YO O Bionioniniin ii dia 15 Brocade M EOS v9 9 6 Release Notes v1 0 Page 3 of 16 Overview Brocade M EOS v9 9 5 is a maintenance release providing fixes for defects and minor enhancements M EOSn v9 9 5 adds support for DCFM management of M series fabrics without the need to have a FOS based product in the fabric This capability will be supported with specific versions of DCFM software Contact your vendor for more information on the minimum DCFM software version for t
9. efect Number Table 5 Closed with code changes in M EOS v9 9 5 Defect ID DEFECT000245 147 Technical Severity Medium Summary Line speed unknown when set to 10 half Symptom When line speed changed to 10 half Line Speed field shows as Unknown Feature SUSTAINING ENGINEERING Function CLI Probability Medium Risk of Fix Low Found in Release eosc9 7 2 Service Request ID 366529 Defect ID DEFECT000245321 Technical Severity Medium Summary Brocade M6140 running M EOS v9 8 1 code 411 firmware fault with event data of 80 48 Symptom CTP failure and firmware fault event 411 in event log Feature SUSTAINING ENGINEERING Function High Availability Probability Low Found in Release eosc9 8 0 Service Request ID 373073 Defect ID DEFECT000245979 Technical Severity Critical Summary Customer has 2 M6140s where the backup CTP is in a rolling reboot producing 411 firmware faults with CO event data Symptom Backup CTP failures Feature SUSTAINING ENGINEERING Function IP IPV6 Probability Low Found in Release eosc9 7 1 Service Request ID 373841 Defect ID DEFECT000257720 Technical Severity Medium Summary RS232 Serial port is streaming MS_ROUTER_PRIVATE _ms_process_logo messages Symptom The RS232 Serial port is streaming MS_ROUTER_PRIVATE _ms_process_logo messages making it hard for the customer to run commands Feature SUSTAINING ENGINEERING Function Logging Probability Medium Found in Release eosc9
10. his support Supported Products Table 1 Brocade Names for Legacy McDATA Products Brocade Names Legacy McDATA Names Brocade EFCM EFCM Brocade M EOS E OS Brocade M EOSn E OSn Brocade M6140 Director Intrepid 6140 ED 6140 Brocade M4700F Switch Sphereon 4700 Brocade Mi10K Director Intrepid 10000 Director 110K M EOS firmware v9 9 6 part number 53 1000638 39 is supported on the following products e M6140 e Intrepid 6064 e Sphereon 3232 e Sphereon 4300 first and second generation e Sphereon 4400 e Sphereon 4500 first and second generation e Sphereon 4700 Brocade M EOS v9 9 6 Release Notes v1 0 Page 4 of 16 Important Notes This section contains information that you should consider before you use this firmware release Frame Redirection M EOS switches may exhibit a behavior where they block all attached devices with a reason indication of Blocked Temporarily Internal Users that experience this may have power cycled the M series switch while it was participating in a fabric with Frame Redirection zoning a capability used for FOS based application or encryption services If the switch is still participating in the fabric with Frame Redirection issue the cfgsave command from a Brocade FOS based switch with the Frame Redirection zone in it s defined zone database If the M EOS switch is no longer attached to the fabric with Frame Redirection zoning issue the Config Zoning deleteSplZoneSet
11. ility to any person or entity with respect to any loss cost liability or damages arising from the information contained in this book or the computer programs that accompany it Notice The product described by this document may contain open source software covered by the GNU General Public License or other open source license agreements To find out which open source software is included in Brocade products view the licensing terms applicable to the open source software and obtain a copy of the programming source code please visit http www brocade com support oscd Export of technical data contained in this document may require an export license from the United States Government Brocade M EOS v9 9 6 Release Notes v1 0 Page 2 of 16 Contents Document Hi StOny ses ca sec Ses id ida dias 1 OI VI Wisc caeeacceracerehadescaceuraccvehatosdocrerdcetuhecetesutesdesvanctecdsuuasdcsvubouetueelacucuvabouasdeesasndssabuuaseiedaesvuscbetusuiesasvdesabasustiadacrsunatd 4 SUpPOrted Products a A sautvadevesaulud duvevdusveuabiuaauerdcusvuucbOddauvdseusvuaabidacserdevevanab scaueastecvasane 4 Important Notes cccceceeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeesesaeeseeeseseeeeeeaeaseseseeeseeeeaeeseeeseseseeaeaeaeaseseueseeeeeseeeeeueeeuenenens 5 Brame Redirection enice nn aen i IRA iia 5 Defects addressed n M EOS VID O iia 5 Upgrade and Downgrade Considerations 0 eee eee eesceseeeceeseeeseceseceseccecscecseecsecesecssecsaesseecs
12. ion FICON may be configured to poll the director or switch at regular intervals The polling process could occur during a restart period causing the RMF application software to react adversely If a restart occurs while an inband request is pending host programming may change the status of the director or switch control unit port CUP to inaccessible or boxed Before upgrading or downgrading firmware it is highly recommended that you back up the switch or director configuration in case of a failure EFCM provides an automated backup and restore process Refer to Chapter in your switch or director Element Manager User Manual under Backing Up and Restoring Product Manager Data for more details For configuration backup and restore procedures using EFCM Basic refer to Chapter 7 Maintenance Tasks Note that a standalone Configuration Backup and Restore CBR utility is also available for these operations If a MilOK Director is in a fabric all Sphereon switches Intrepid 6064 directors and M6140 directors in the fabric must be upgraded to M EOS 9 x or later Prerequisites for Installing and Using M EOS v9 9 6 Other legacy McDATA products in the same fabric as M EOS v9 9 6 must be at a minimum revision level for proper fabric operation The minimum firmware level for all M EOS based products should be M EOS v9 6 But it is recommended that you upgrade to the latest shipping versions of each release check with Brocade Customer Support for la
13. tained in this publication includes e Guidelines for configuring maximum end ports unique zone members ISLs per switch members per zone zones devices supported and switch types per fabric e Supported fabrics containing one to eight switches e Supported fabrics containing nine to thirty one switches Fabric topology examples M EOS v9 9 6 was qualified with 31 domains containing directors switches and 2048 devices The core consisted of four M6140s and or Mil0K Directors with other directors and switches on the edge The Intrepid 6064 was not introduced in the core of any of these fabrics due to performance limitations The Intrepid 6064 and Sphereon 3xxx family of switches are only qualified as edge products in fabric configurations over 24 switches Related Documentation The following documents provide additional support and information pertaining to M EOS v9 9 6 Element Manager User Manual for your switch or director product Intrepid 6064 and M6140 Director Sphereon 3232 Switch Sphereon 4500 Switch Sphereon 4400 Switch Sphereon 4700 Switch Brocade M EOS v9 9 6 Release Notes v1 0 Page 9 of 16 e Installation and Service Manual for your switch or director product e Sphereon 3232 Switch Sphereon 4300 Switch Sphereon 4400 Switch Sphereon 4700 Switch Sphereon 4500 Switch Intrepid 6064 Director e M6140 Director e EFC Manager Software User Manual e M EOS Command Line Interface User Man
14. test version Although products may co exist in a fabric running different levels of M EOS firmware all products must be at the same major functional release level for optimum fabric stability and robustness Standards Compliance M EOS v9 9 6 is compliant with the following Fibre Channel protocols FC GS 3 excepting FC4 Features and FC4 Descriptors commands FC FG FC SW 2 FC MI FC PH Rev 4 3 FC PH 2 FC PH 3 FC GS 2 FC FLA M EOS v9 9 6 is compliant with the Fibre Channel Element MIB FE MIB M EOS v9 9 6 is compliant with the following MIB II groups Brocade M EOS v9 9 6 Release Notes v1 0 Page 8 of 16 e System e Interface e Address Translation e IP e ICMP e TCP e UDP SNMP e M EOS v9 9 6 is compliant with the following FC classes of service e 6Class 2 e Class 3 e Class F Using EFCM Basic EFCM Basic requires Internet Explorer 6 or Netscape 7 to run properly When you use Internet Explorer version 5 00 3315 1000x the firmware download operation may not complete and may eventually time out leaving the switch with the previous version of M EOS Supported Configurations For information on supported configurations reference the Brocade M Series Fabric Guidelines publication The most recent version of documentation is provided on the Brocade Web site through Brocade Connect Go to http www brocade com and click Brocade Connect to register at no cost for a user ID and password Information con
15. ual e M EOS SNMP Support Manual e EFCM Basic User Manual e SANplicity Wizard Backing Up And Restoring Switch And Director Configurations Brocade M EOS v9 9 6 Release Notes v1 0 Page 10 of 16 Previous M EOS and E OS Releases The most recent version of documentation is provided on the Brocade Web site through Brocade Connect Go to http www brocade com and click Brocade Connect to register at no cost for a user ID and password Closed with Code Change in M EOS v9 9 6 M EOS v9 9 6 contains all code changes included in that version and prior releases Code changes for M EOS v9 9 6 fixes are organized by their Defect Number Table 4 Closed with code changes in M EOS v9 9 6 Defect ID DEFECT000269240 Technical Severity Medium Summary Zone config removal from Brocade DCFM to Brocade DCX running FOS v6 2 0g yields SFC reject from M EOS switches in fabric and failure blocked by another transaction Symptom When saving the configuration from Brocade DCFM domain 20 FOS switch pushes the configuration to all defined DB supported switches including M6140s domain 3 and 11 and not to Intrepid 6064s domain 11 12 13 and 14 Since we have a problem in M EOS FR supported switches only domain 3 and 11 rejected SFC and causing configuration save operation failure at DCFM Feature SUSTAINING ENGINEERING Function Zoning Probability Medium Found in Release eosc 9 9 0 Defect ID DEFECT000263832 Technical Severity Medium Summary M6140
16. with FR when one of the destination storage ports is disabled during DMM Testing Symptom DMM runs on the Brocade 7600 connected to M EOS based switch and configured with interopmode 2 DMM prepares FR zones for source and destination storage target ports with corresponding redirect targets and initiators We have tests where the active host IOs are issued on the LUNs from source target port during and after the FR zones are created and activated When one of the destination target ports is disabled host fails to see the source target LUNs and IO s error on the host side Workaround By disabling and enabling the host ports we could get back the source luns Feature Fabric Services Function FC TRACE ROUTE Probability High Found in Release eosc9 8 0 Defect ID DEFECT000240830 Technical Severity Medium Summary Ports 0 2 18 20 24 28 and 54 are not show up as logged in ports but devices are running on these ports Symptom Customer notes that ports 0 2 18 20 24 28 and 54 show no FCID The customer shows active current traffic on all these ports and states there is not disruption seen on the hosts that connect to these ports It appears to be a reporting issue Workaround Blocked unblocked ports to recover Feature Fabric Services Function Name Server Probability Low Found in Release eosc9 6 1 Service Request ID 365377 Defect ID DEFECT000241076 Technical Severity Medium Summary Node descriptor returns wrong protocol typ
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