Hp StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch release notes
Contents
1. To determine the current version using Embedded Web Server firmware 07 xx xx or earlier 1 Using the IP address of the switch log in to the Edge Switch or Director through a web browser 2 Select View from the navigation panel on the left 3 Select the Unit Properties tab The firmware version appears in tab Using the CLI To determine the current version using the CLI 1 Telnet to the Edge Switch or Director using the IP address of the switch 2 Enter the show system command The firmware version appears in the system information display Supersedes history This version supersedes firmware 09 09 00 Effective date April 2009 Director and Edge Switch release notes 172. Director would provide an incorrect Interface Protocol Type Director 2 140 for Node Selector O in response to the inband query Read Node Identifier Director 2 64 Due to an internal error some switches encountered Event 411 Firmware Fault with Fault Code 00000073 This has been corrected Audit log entries showed the HAFM EFCM server IP address as 0 0 0 0 Compatibility and interoperability This section describes Edge Switch and Director product compatibility HAFM EFCM and firmware compatibility Table 3 lists the minimum version of HAFM EFCM that can run with the various versions of firmware for the Edge Switches and Directors Table 3 HAFM EFCM and firmware compatibility Firmware version HAFM EFCM version 09 07 02 EFCM 09 07 00 recommended 09 08 01 08 09 01 minimum HAFM Appliance 09 09 00 09 09 02 Standards compliance Table 4 lists Fibre Channel standards compliance for firmware 09 09 02 Table 4 Standards compliance Category Specific Standards Fibre Channel protocols FC FLA FC FG FC GS 2 FC GS 3 FC GS 4 FC MI FC PH 2 FC PH 3 FC PH Rev 4 3 FC SW 2 Category Specific Standards MIB II groups Address translation Interface System ICMP IP SNMP TCP UDP Fibre Channel classes of service Class 2 Class 3 Class F Fibre Channel Element Management Information Base FE MIB MIB Director and Edge Switch release notes 7 Firmware installation This section includes
3. as Negotiate configure that port speed to 1Gb sec 2Gb sec or 4Gb sec according to the operating speed of the HBA connected to that port SNMP object returns incorrect value SNMP object t1 1 NsInfoSubsetTableLastChange object does not return the proper value of the last change in the Name Server timestamp but instead always returns the value O days 00h 00m 00s 00th Preferred Path may be cleared when a port card is replaced When replacing a port card module a configured Preferred Path with a source port that is part of the newly installed port card module is cleared while a configured Preferred Path with an exit port that is part of the newly installed port card module is not cleared If the Preferred Path entry is cleared when a port card module is replaced the Preferred Path must be reentered Devices in a mixed fabric may not login after power cycle if RD Zones are configured In a mixed fabric containing both M series and B series switches in McDATA Fabric interop mode devices will be prevented from logging in to a switch or director that is Power On Recycled POR when RD Zones are configured This is evident when the name server database is empty and the F_Ports do not come online To allow the devices to login either execute cfgsave from a B series switch in the fabric or delete the RD zones locally using the CLI A fabric initialization error may occur A Fabric Init error may occur when a two switch fabric has only
4. one ISL between them and the ISL is blocked and unblocked When this occurs the fabric is not formed This can be corrected by setting one of the switches offline and then back online This is disruptive to devices connected to the switch that is set offline and should be planned for accordingly Segmented ISL may be reported incorrectly in a mixed fabric B series switches display a Gx_ Port connection as Loopback when they should display a segmented condition for M series Edge Switch 2 24 or McDATA Sphereon 4500 M4700 or M4400 To avoid this configure the port as a G_Port and not a Gx_Port when attaching to a B series switch Director and Edge Switch release notes 15 Known issues in firmware 09 09 02 Table 6 lists the known issues in firmware 09 09 02 Table 6 Firmware 09 09 02 known issues Issue Workaround If a switch has been managed with HAFM EFCM Management Style configured to FICON Manage ment Style and the Prohibit Dynamic Connectivity Matrix PDCM has been configured with Act ive Saved disabled and the HAFM EFCM Man agement Style is changed to Open Systems Management Style and the switch is power cycled when the switch power on reset is executed the PDCM configuration is set to the previously act ive configuration instead of the configuration of the contained in the IPL file If the switch has been configured as described review and modify the PDCM as needed after a power cycle If Frame Redirec
5. representative for the current number of ISLs supported for each Director or Edge Switch e Hop count The hop count is equal to the number of ISL connections traversed in a single path not the total number of ISL connections between devices The Fibre Channel theoretical limit of ISL connections traversed hop count in a single path through a fabric is seven The maximum supported hop count in a single path through a fabric is three Because this information is subject to change contact your HP authorized service representative for the current hop count supported by a single fabric path EY NOTE For more information about planning the fabric see the HP StorageWorks SAN design reference guide available on the following HP website hito www hp com go SANdesignguide Cable requirements Consider the following switch cable requirements e For cables measuring up to 500 meters 1 Gb s or 300 meters 2 Gb s use multimode Fibre Channel cables For longer cables use single mode Fibre Channel cables e Multimode optical cables are connected to short wave optical transceiver modules in a switch Single mode optical cables are connected to long wave optical transceiver modules in a switch Multimode cables should use 50 125 optical fibers and single mode cables typically use 9 125 optical fibers for distances up to 10 km Verify that connectors interfacing with the Director or Edge Switch products use LC duplex connectors with
6. 0 3315 1000x If this operation is performed the download operation may not complete and may eventually time out leaving the switch with the previous version of firmware All Edge Switches and Directors in the same fabric should have the same firmware level installed Although products can coexist in a fabric running different levels of firmware all products must be at the same major functional release level Upgrading from an earlier version of firmware Upgrading to firmware 09 09 02 is nondisruptive to attached devices The Director or Edge Switch is not required to be offline before performing an upgrade operation If there are any limitations to performing an upgrade operation they are clearly identified Consider the following when upgrading firmware Before upgrading firmware HP recommends that you back up the Director or Edge Switch config uration See the HP StorageWorks Director Element Manager user guide for more information HAFM Basic also provides an option to print or save product configuration to a file See the HAFM Basic user guide for more information All products must be running firmware 09 07 02 or later before upgrading to 09 09 02 If a switch is operating with a firmware level earlier than 09 07 02 you must upgrade to 09 07 02 or 09 08 01 before installing 09 09 02 Upgrades and downgrades are supported only within a functional release such as 09 07 02 to 09 08 01 or from one functional release to the next such a
7. HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch release notes Part number 5697 8176 Eighth edition April 2009 Legal and notice information Copyright 2007 2009 Hewlett Packard Development Company L P Description These release notes are intended for customers who purchased Director or Edge Switch products The notes contain late breaking and supplemental information for the HP M series Director and Edge Switch products It is important to read these notes before installing a Director or Edge Switch product Because this information is updated periodically HP recommends that you check the following HP website for the latest information http h18006 www1 hp com storage networking index html Update recommendation Routine Devices supported For the latest supported devices see the HP StorageWorks SAN design reference guide available on the following HP website htto www hp com go SANdesignguide Product models supported This section describes the supported switches and firmware Switches Table 1 lists the supported switches including the McDATA recently acquired by Brocade switch name and the corresponding HP switch name if applicable For products that have a new Brocade name references to the McDATA name also apply to the Brocade name Table 1 Supported switches firmware and software HP name McDATA Brocade name HP StorageWorks Edge Switch 2 12 Sphereon 4300 Fabric Switch
8. HP StorageWorks Edge Switch 2 16 Sphereon 3216 Fabric Switch HP StorageWorks Edge Switch 2 24 Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch HP StorageWorks Edge Switch 2 32 Sphereon 3232 Fabric Switch HP StorageWorks Director 2 64 Intrepid 6064 Director HP StorageWorks Director 2 140 Intrepid 6140 Director Brocade M6140 Director N A Sphereon 4400 Fabric Switch Brocade M4400 Fabric Switch Director and Edge Switch release notes 3 HP name McDATA Brocade name N A Sphereon 4700 Fabric Switch Brocade M4700 Fabric Switch HAFM Basic formerly Embedded Web Server or EWS EFCM Basic Edition formerly SANpilot HA Fabric Manager HAFM Enterprise Fabric Connectivity Manager EFCM Firmware Enterprise Operating System E OS HAFM Appliance EFC Server Firmware 09 09 02 Firmware 09 09 02 is the latest firmware released for the HP M series Edge Switches and Directors This firmware is common for all M series fabric products except the McDATA 4 Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem which has separate firmware The firmware is available on the following HP website http h18006 www 1 hp com storage networking index html Select Retired Products and navigate to your switch model and then to Download drivers and software With the release of firmware 09 09 02 version 09 06 02 is now moved to INACTIVE status For more information on upgrading firmware versions see the appropriate Director or Edge Switch service manual Su
9. a PC finish In addition the connector at the opposite end of the cable must be of either LC or SC type depending on the requirements of the connected device Operating systems For a list of supported operating systems see the HP StorageWorks SAN design reference guide available on the following HP website http www hp com go SANdesignquide Languages English Fixes Table 2 lists issues that have been fixed since the release of firmware 09 09 00 Table 2 Fixes in this release Description Affected mod els A switch was blocking PLOGI accept on remote end because near end did not send All SW_RSCN before PLOGT This resulted in slow server bootup When Frame Redirection FR was used in a mixed M series and B series fabric and there All were Virtual Targets VT that were either NPIV or loop devices connected to the same physical port and a host port was a member of two different FR zonesthat each include a Virtual Target VT1 and VT2 on the same physical port if the connection between the host and VT1 was interrupted then the connection between that host and VT2 may also be inter rupted If a port received a frame with an invalid source ID SID the port would not appear asa Director 2 140 logged in port even though traffic was not disrupted The Director was reporting an incorrect port status Director and Edge Switch release notes 5 Description Affected mod els In a FICON environment the
10. anage the Director or Edge Switch the minimum HAFM version required is 08 09 01 This HAFM software is contained on the HP Stor ageWorks HA Fabric Manager documentation and software CD Part Number 516 000024 720 e This minimum version of HAFM allows you to manage Directors or Edge Switches running firmware 09 09 02 However to use all of the new features and enhancements upgrade to EFCM software 09 07 00 To migrate from HAFM to EFCM you must first upgrade to HAFM 08 09 01 An up grade kit to HAFM 08 09 01 is available Part Number A7490A for owners of a licensed version of HAFM This HAFM upgrade is also available on the HP website http h18006 www1 hp com storage networking index html Select Retired Products and navigate to your switch model and then to Download drivers and software Alternatively you can perform the firmware upgrade directly to the Director or Edge Switch using the switch s HAFM Basic management interface Contact your local HP technical resource if you need to obtain a new HAFM version or to confirm compatibility with devices in your SAN before upgrading to this firmware For more information on upgrading software versions see the HP StorageWorks HA Fabric Manager user guide M series and B series switch interoperability For details on compatible firmware versions management software EFCM or Data Center Fabric Manager DCFM Enterprise versions and other requirements for M series and B series switch inter
11. ay is enabled and tratfic is rerouted by the Open Trunking function the anticipated changes in data flow are not correctly accounted for in the Open Trunking algorithms This can cause delays in rerouting traffic by the Open Trunking function When firmware is upgraded or downgraded between versions 9 6 2 and 9 8 in an M4700 switch using EFCM an Event 411 Firmware Fault may be reported in the Event Log The slower rerouting of data by Open Trunking can be tolerated and will correct itself This can be avoided by disabling Reroute Delay when using Open Trunking The switch will recover from this automatically and the event can be disregarded Determining current firmware version This section describes how to determine the current version of firmware for an Edge Switch or Director using HAFM HAFM Basic Embedded Web Server or the CLI Using HAFM To determine the current version using HAFM 1 Open the Element Manager for the Edge Switch or Director 2 Select Product gt Properties from the menu bar The firmware version appears in the dialog box Using HAFM Basic To determine the current version using HAFM Basic firmware 08 xx xx or later 1 Using the IP address of the switch log in to the Edge Switch or Director through a web browser The Fabric View appears 2 Click Details for the Edge Switch or Director The Product gt Hardware view appears displaying the firmware version Using Embedded Web Server
12. ed by the CTP The actual Fibre Channel traffic is not affected during these times Full fabric capability for Edge Switch 2 12 Unlike other Edge Switch and Director products a PFE key controls Edge Switch 2 12 E_Port to E_Port connections After purchasing and installing the feature key you can configure for E_Port connections on any of the active ports The feature key includes distance support With firmware 06 00 00 and later the Edge Switch 2 12 ships with five BB_Credits allocated to each port After activation of the Full Fabric feature on a switch each port has 12 BB_Credits allocated to support up to 12 km links at 2 Gb s speed Support for speed Auto Negotiate Auto negotiate is supported However HP recommends that the port speed for E_Ports for ISLs be set to a specific port speed 1Gb sec 2Gb sec or 4Gb sec as appropriate for the speed of the Directors or Edge Switches being connected instead of to Negotiate Using a specific port speed decreases the time required for a fabric build in response to some perturbation in the fabric Similarly setting a specific port speed for N_Ports also decreases fabric build time However setting a specific port speed for N_Ports is not required There are some older HBA devices that do not always succeed in logging in to a switch port when the port speed is set for auto negotiate Workaround If an older HBA has difficulty logging into a switch port that has its port speed configured
13. firmware installation information Prerequisites for installing and using firmware 09 09 02 Consider the following prerequisites for firmware 09 09 02 HAFM should be at the minimum level before installing the new firmware Before upgrading to firmware 09 09 02 EFCM must be at 09 07 00 or later if you are using EFCM to manage your Directors or Edge Switches EFCM is not required but is recommended for managing your Directors or Edge Switches EY NOTE HAFM is not required for operating hardware products however it is recommended for managing your Directors or Edge Switches HAFM is not able to configure the McDATA 4 Gb s Intrepid 6000 QPM QPM when installed into a Director 2 64 The QPM can be configured using HAFM Basic or the CLI McDATA EFCM 9 0 or later is capable of configuring the QPM when installed into a Director 2 64 If you are using HAFM to upgrade firmware an Edge Switch 2 24 must be managed with HAFM 08 08 00 or higher before upgrading to firmware 08 xx xx or later If you upgrade to firmware 08 xx xx or later using an HAFM release earlier than 08 08 00 the firmware upgrade may fail Firmware 08 01 00 introduced slightly more processor utilization which can cause the download to occasionally exceed HAFM s timeout As an alternative to HAFM use the switch s HAFM Basic interface formerly EWS to upgrade firmware Firmware upgrades or downgrades should not be performed using HAFM Basic from Internet Ex plorer 5 0
14. llowing messages during the process of upgrading to firmware 05 02 00 13 e HAFM Firmware cannot be loaded due to insufficient CIP memory e HAFM Basic File System Error Insufficient memory for new firmware version This occurs only in certain units with CTP cards Units with CTP2 cards do not have this issue If you receive one of these messages during the upgrade the firmware upgrade has failed but the unit continues to run with the existing firmware This occurs because before activating the new firmware image the upgrade process found there was not sufficient memory to complete Contact HP Customer Support if you receive this message Some customer environments use application or host software that is affected by the restart of the Director CTP during a HotCAT download operation Applications that rely on inband management servers are especially prone to problems caused by processor restart For example an application may be configured to poll the Director or Edge Switch at regular intervals The polling process could occur during a restart period causing the application software to react adversely As a solution shut down those applications driving inband requests before the upgrade and then restart the applications after the upgrade completes Upgrading firmware on a Director from 04 xx xx to 05 xx xx An issue has been identified in release 04 xx xx if the contents of the non volatile random access memory NVRAM on the ac
15. ng Firmware Library from the Product Manager Maintenance menu Back up the Edge Switch configuration by selecting Backup amp Restore Configuration from the Product Manager Maintenance menu Upgrade the firmware to 05 02 00 13 on each Edge Switch by selecting Send in the Firmware Library dialog box Considerations for downgrading the firmware version Directors or Edge Switches are not required to be offline before performing a firmware downgrade operation Limitations to downgrades are clearly identified if there are any reasons for not performing the operation Before downgrading firmware HP recommends that you back up the Director or Edge Switch configuration Refer to the Director or Edge Switch Element Manager user guide for more information EWS HAFM Basic also provides an option to print or save product configuration to a file See the HAFM or EFCM Basic user guide for more information Consider the following when downgrading firmware All installed QPM cards must be removed from the Director 2 140 if downgrading to a version earlier than 09 00 00 All installed QPM cards must be removed from the Director 2 64 if downgrading to a version earlier than 09 01 00 All trial PFE key features must be disabled before downgrading to a version earlier than 09 00 00 The domain ID offset must be set to the default value of 0x60 before downgrading to versions earlier than 09 00 00 WWN Aliases will be disabled when downgrading firmware in a
16. ny Edge Switch or Sphereon switch to a release earlier than 09 01 00 Downgrading directly to a release earlier than 09 07 00 from 09 09 02 is not allowed To downgrade to a release earlier than 09 07 00 you must first downgrade to 09 08 01 or 09 07 02 Upgrades and downgrades are supported only within a functional release such as 09 07 02 to 09 08 01 or from one functional release to the next such as from 09 03 00 to 09 06 02 or from 09 08 01 to 09 06 02 If HAFM Basic is used for upgrades and downgrades and this rule is not followed errors occur and there may be a disruption to attached devices For procedures to download firmware to the Edge Switch or Director using the HAFM Element Manager interface or HAFM Basic interface see the following The Edge Switch or Director installation and service manual Provides complete procedures for obtaining firmware from the HP website and downloading firmware to the Edge Switch or Director using HAFM The Edge Switch or Director Element Manager online help and user guide Provides instructions for downloading firmware to the Edge Switch or Director using the HAFM interface HAFM Basic user guide and online help Provides procedures for downloading firmware to the Edge Switch or Director Director and Edge Switch release notes 11 HAFM upgrade required for firmware 09 09 02 Consider the following HAFM requirements for firmware 09 09 02 e If you are using the 1U rackmount HAFM Appliance to m
17. operability see the latest application note under Application Notes gt Fabric Interoperability available on the HP website http www hp com storage spock Important information This section lists information that you should consider before using Directors or Edge Switches running firmware 09 09 02 Master log does not display port number For port offline and online messages in the Master log in HAFM or EFCM the switch port number switch WWN and the connected device Node WWN should be included in the message However the switch WWN appears as the Node WWN and the Node WWN is not included HAFM Basic issue with Mozilla browser Access Control List ACL IP entries are not validated in HAFM Basic when using Mozilla browser Default zone is disabled by default The default zone on the Director and Edge Switches is disabled by default Zoning must be configured in order for devices connected to the Director or Edge Switch to communicate Some IP addresses must be avoided If you use HAFM to manage Edge Switches and Directors do not use IP addresses in the range 192 168 0 0 through 192 168 0 255 This subnet is used internally by the HAFM Appliance Using an IP address in this range causes the Call Home feature to function incorrectly Using HAFM Basic HAFM Basic requires using Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 or Netscape version 7 in order to operate correctly Zoning limits Table 5 lists the supported zoning limi
18. pported configurations Operating multiple switches in a fabric topology is subject to topology limits Consider the impact of the following topology limits when planning the fabric e Fabric elements Each fabric element is defined by a unique domain ID that ranges from 1 to 31 therefore the theoretical limit of interconnected Directors in a single fabric is 31 The supported limit of interconnected switches in a single fabric is 24 The supported limit of interconnected switches in a single fabric can be increased to 31 provided that any Edge Switch 2 16 Edge Switch 2 32 or Director 2 64 in the fabric is deployed at the edge of the fabric However be cause this is subject to change contact your HP authorized service representative for the current number of interconnected switches supported in a single fabric e Heterogeneous fabric To determine if interoperability is supported for a product or if restrictions apply see the product publications or contact your HP authorized service representative e Number of interswitch links ISLs The maximum number of ISLs supported is 75 of installed ports for the Director 2 64 and 100 of installed ports for the Director 2 140 The maximum number of ISLs supported for Edge Switches is all available switch ports For redundancy at least two ISLs should connect any two Edge Switch or Director class fabric elements Because this inform ation is subject to change contact your HP authorized service
19. s from 09 03 00 to or from 09 06 02 or 09 06 02 to or from 09 08 01 EY NOTE The following HP released firmware versions are considered to be within one functional release e 09 09 00 09 09 02 e 09 08 01 09 07 02 e 09 06 02 e 09 03 00 09 02 00 09 00 00 e 08 02 00 08 01 01 08 01 00 e 07 01 03 07 01 02 07 00 00 If HAFM Basic is used for upgrades and downgrades and the release version rule is not followed errors will occur and there may be a disruption to attached devices e If upgrading firmware requires an upgrade from 04 xx xx to 05 xx xx in the process there are special considerations as described in Upgrading firmware on a Director from 04 xx xx to 05 xx xx on page 9 e f upgrading firmware requires an upgrade from 06 xx xx in the process upgrade from 06 xx xx to 07 01 03 This firmware includes a fix to an issue that can occur under very specific conditions when firmware is upgraded from 06 xx xx to 07 xx xx Other versions of O7 xx xx should not be used in the upgrade process e If upgrading firmware requires an upgrade from 07 xx xx in the process upgrade from O7 xx xx to 08 02 00 Firmware 08 02 00 includes a fix to a issue that can occur when firmware is up graded from 07 xx xx to 08 xx xx for the Edge Switch 2 24 and Edge Switch 2 12 Other versions of 08 xx xx should not be used in the upgrade process A small number of Surestore Director FC 64 units that were shipped early may display one of the fo
20. then select Switchover The Director loses its Ethernet connection for a short time during the switchover process When switchover occurs the green LED illuminates on the backup CTP card to indicate that it is now the active card 5 Upgrade the firmware to 05 02 00 13 on each Director by selecting Send in the Firmware Library dialog box Upgrading firmware on an Edge Switch from 04 xx xx to 05 xx xx An issue has been identified in release 04 xx xx if the contents of the NVRAM on the CTP are corrupted Once the configuration has been loaded this corruption is not detected until an IPL IML power cycle or firmware code load If the NVRAM on the CTP has corrupted contents the firmware load can cause the configuration to reset to factory defaults which can cause a system outage Edge Switch products already running 05 01 00 or later continually validate the NVRAM configuration so risk of an outage is extremely low For Edge Switch products running an earlier version of firmware the risk of an outage increases due to the NVRAM issue If an outage compromises system integrity HP recommends that the Edge Switch firmware upgrade be a scheduled maintenance action that anticipates the failure of switch connectivity This issue has been resolved with firmware 05 02 00 13 and later To safely upgrade firmware on an Edge Switch 1 Upgrade HAFM software on the HAFM Server Appliance to 07 01 00 minimum 2 Download firmware 05 02 00 13 by selecti
21. tion FR zones are being used with M EOS switches and directors and there are FR zones loaded on all switches in the fabric FR zones will be lost on the M EOS switches and directors upon power cycle When this happens any device that attempts to log in on any port will have the port it uses blocked via Event 012 Redirect Zones database no longer intact Blocking all N ports Two workarounds can be used 1 If the switches are still in a fabric with FR zones activated perform the CLI cfgsave command on any Brocade switch running FOS This will push the FR zones to all M EOS switches and directors in the fabric 2 If the switches are no longer in a fabric with FR zones activated run the CLI command disableSplZoneSet on each M EOS switch or director that was power cycled to clear the invalid FR zone database After completing either of these two workarounds any port with an attached device that was blocked will become unblocked The device will then be allowed to login After upgrading firmware from 9 6 x or later rarely the Ethernet port may become unresponsive which prohibits management of the switch If this issue is encountered the Ethernet port may recover by removing and reconnecting the Ethernet cable from the port If this does not work you can execute an IML by momentarily pushing the IML button on the switch which will reset the Ethernet port When Open Trunking is in use and Reroute Del
22. tive CTP are corrupted Once the configuration has been loaded this corruption is not detected until an IPL IML power cycle or firmware code load If the NVRAM on the active CTP has corrupted contents the firmware load can cause the configuration to reset to factory defaults which can cause a system outage By using the following procedure to upgrade firmware Director and Edge Switch release notes 9 configuration is preserved and a system outage is avoided This issue has been resolved with firmware 05 02 00 13 and later EY NOTE You must have maintenance authorization rights to access the HAFM Product Element Manager menu options used in this procedure To safely upgrade firmware on a Director 1 Upgrade HAFM software on the HAFM Server Appliance to 07 01 00 minimum 2 Download firmware 05 02 00 13 by selecting Firmware Library from the Product Manager Maintenance menu 3 Back up the Director configuration by selecting Backup amp Restore Configuration from the Product Manager Maintenance menu EY NOTE Step 4 is not required if you are upgrading from 05 xx xx or later 4 Using the Product Manager execute a CTP swap a From the Product Element Manager Hardware view verify that an amber LED indicator is not displayed for either CTP card b Right click the CTP card you believe to be active and then select FRU Properties Verify that it is the active CTP card c Right click the active CTP card and
23. ts for the Edge Switches and Directors Table 5 Zoning limits Zoning parameter Maximum value Number of zone members in a zone 2048 Number of zones in a zone set Number of unique zone members in a zone set Total number of zone members in a zone set where a zone member can be in multiple zones Characters per zoning name Number of unique zone members in HAFM Zoning Library Number of zones in HAFM Zoning Library Number of zone sets in HAFM Zoning Library Number of end ports Number of devices supported including loop devices Using the same firmware level All Edge Switches and Directors in the same fabric should have the same firmware level installed to ensure that this firmware operates correctly Firmware 09 09 02 is common for all M series fabric products except the McDATA 4 Gb SAN Switch for HP p Class BladeSystem which has a separate firmware Reinstalling feature licenses Feature licenses or keys must be reinstalled after performing a factory reset on an Edge Switch or Director to regain use of the licensed features for example SANtegrity Binding Director and Edge Switch release notes 13 CTP controls port lights Port lights on the Edge Switches and Directors are controlled by the CTP Certain activities such as firmware updates IPLing the CTP or switching over to the backup CTP Director can cause these port lights to extinguish momentarily until control is reassert
Download Pdf Manuals
Related Search