HP AARTDZHTE/958000284008 User's Manual
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1. Firmware 06 02 00 22 provides support for second generation Edge Switch 2 12 and Edge Switch 2 24 switches This is the minimum M Series firmware supported on the second generation Edge Switch 2 12 and Edge Switch 2 24 For customers who want to add a second generation switch to their existing SAN but are not ready to upgrade their SAN from 5 x to 06 02 00 there is a downgrade firmware version for each of these edge switches which provides compatibility with a SAN running 05 02 00 Firmware 05 03 01 01 is available for the Edge Switch 2 24 and firmware 05 05 01 01 is available for the Edge Switch 2 12 These versions are installed only on the Edge Switch 2 24 and Edge Switch 2 12 and only when these switches are placed in a M Series SAN running 05 02 00 firmware A copy of these versions of firmware are contained on the HP StorageWorks edge switch documentation and firmware CD Part Number 524 000001 005 Reinstalling feature licenses Feature licenses or keys must be reinstalled after performing a factory reset on a director to regain use of the licensed features e g SANtegrity Binding Disconnecting the null modem cable Always log out and disconnect the null modem cable from the serial maintenance port when not in use or when the switch is reset CTP controls port lights Port lights on the edge switch and director products are controlled by the CTP functionality Certain activities such as firmware updates IPLing the CTP o2. Web Server or CLI to be deleted If no Operator user exists firmware 07 01 02 4 automatically creates one for each interface during the downgrade If more than one Administrator and or one Operator exists for Embedded Web Server and or CLI when attempting to downgrade you are prompted to delete one of them first When downgrading to a release prior to 07 01 02 4 any modifications to the port RX BB_Credit settings using the new enhanced port configuration capability must be changed back to a configuration supported by older firmware This is necessary to allow the configuration to comply with previous releases configuration database Firmware 07 01 02 4 services verity compatibility and prevent downloads until the configuration conflict is resolved For procedures to download firmware to the switch or director using the HAFM Element Manager interface or EWS interface refer to the following e The switch or director Installation and Service Manual This publication provides complete procedures for obtaining firmware from the HP web site and downloading firmware to the switch or director using HAFM e The switch or director Element Manager online help and User Manual These includes instructions for downloading firmware to the switch or director using the HAFM interface e EWS User Manual This provides procedures for downloading firmware to the switch or director e EWS online help This provides procedures for downloading firmware to the
3. switch or director Downgrading directly to a release before 06 00 00 from 07 01 02 4 is not allowed To downgrade to a release before 06 00 00 you must first downgrade to 06 YY ZZ E a and downgrades are supported only from one major release to the next such as trom 06 xx xx to 07 01 02 4 If EWS is used for upgrades and downgrades and this rule is not followed errors occur and there may be a disruption to attached devices Downgrading to release 6 0 with the Preferred Path feature configured could cause loss of this function HP recommends that Preferred Path be disabled before downgrading To do this deselect the check box for Enable Preferred Path in the Configure Preferred Paths dialog box EY NOTE The Director 2 140 and the Edge Switch 2 24 cannot be downgraded earlier than 04 01 00 and the Edge Switch 2 12 cannot be downgraded earlier than 05 05 00 Edge Switch release notes 11 Downgrades directly to 05 03 01 from 06 xx xx is not concurrent when the second generation Edge Switch 2 24 is configured in Open Fabric operating mode In other words downgrades in Open Fabric mode cannot be done with the second generation Edge Switch 2 24 online without disrupting port operations Since second generation Edge Switch 2 24 switches cannot be downgraded earlier than 05 03 01 they must be configured in Homogeneous Fabric Interoperability mode to remain concurrent If this process is not followed I O through the switch may be si
4. a feature key for Full Volatility CLI threshold alerts With firmware 06 00 00 and later the CLI allows you to set and monitor Throughput Threshold Alerts TTAs CLI show eventLog command With firmware 06 00 00 and later the CLI show eventLog command has been enhanced The command now displays a Link Incident log and Event log MIHPTO value With firmware 06 00 00 and later the internal Missing Interrupt Handler Primary Time Out MIHPTO value has been changed from 15 seconds to 3 minutes EWS enhancements With firmware 06 00 00 and later EWS enhancements include support for managing the SANtegrity Binding feature and Enterprise Fabric mode and providing the Link Incident log and the Open Trunking log Preferred Path support With firmware 07 00 00 and later this allows users who are not using HAFM to configure preferred data paths through the EWS interface A preferred path is an ISL data path between multiple fabric elements directors and switches that users can configure using the source and exit ports of the origination fabric element and the domain ID of the destination fabric element Configuration Backup With firmware 07 00 00 and later this allows users to save switch configuration settings to a standard XML format file compatible with both HAFM and the Configuration Backup and Restore CBR utility Customers can easily save configuration settings when switch configuration is accidentally modified or at hard
5. an encrypted connection as an alternative to Telnet to secure CLI access to switches and directors e Enhanced Maintenance Port Security This allows users to enable enhanced authorization on the maintenance port which is the switch or director RS 232 connection Enhanced Authorization mode enforces stronger security policies requiring users to change the well known password to a case sensitive private password the first time they use the maintenance port Subsequent access by service personnel will require log in through the private customer level access e Security Log The Security Log is a new log available in EWS CLI and HAFM that records various events concerning integrity of a switch This includes authorization or authentication problem detection and approved and invalid access attempts Each log entry provides an event number or reason a date time stamp a trigger level a type of security event severity an event count and a category and data pertaining to the specific event The log wraps at 200 entries This i provides customers with details to track down attempted security threats and identify the source of problems that might jeopardize the switch integrity e IP Access Control List This allows users to establish a list of IP addresses from which the switch is allowed to accept connections This prevents users who have access to the Ethernet LAN from attempting to access the Fibre Channel switches Connection attempts fr
6. of connections from the HAFM appliance service processor and SWAPI Direct Connect This ensures that requested HAFM management sessions or SWAPI Direct Connect sessions are from a trusted source e Encryption of Passwords and Secrets Shared with HAFM All secrets and password information are passed in encrypted format for greater security This prevents snooping of Ethernet connection fo capture user login and authentication secret information e RADIUS Server Support This provides support for IETF RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial In User Service protocol for password authentication Firmware 07 01 02 4 allows users to configure settings for using a RADIUS server RADIUS provides centralized authentication services for multiple devices on a network This means that several switches can be configured to use a single RADIUS server Prompted Change of EWS and CLI Passwords from Default This prompts users to modify the password settings for both the CLI and EWS interfaces the first time they log in using either of these interfaces RBAC Phase I Enhanced User Rights Configuration RBAC is role based access control This is the first phase of more comprehensive role based access control planned for the CLI and EWS interfaces Multiple users can now be configured tor EWS or CLI or both through either interface This allows users to se eee additional user name password combinations e SSH for CLI Secure Shell SSH provides
7. traps generated by the switch Zoning limitations With firmware 06 00 00 and later you have the ability to configure large zone sets including up to 1024 zones and 1024 end ports in a single zone set Table 3 shows the supported limits for the edge switches and directors Table 3 Zoning parameters supported limits Zoning parameter Maximum value Number of zone members in a zone 2048 Number of zones in a zone set 1024 Number of unique zone members in a zone set 2048 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 All directors and edge switches in the same fabric should have the same firmware level installed whether 1 Gbps or 2 Gbps capable this firmware operates correctly The recently released Edge Switch 2 12 had an interim firmware specific for the Edge Switch 2 12 05 05 00 12 This firmware cannot be used for any other edge switch or director This interim version is compatible with the M Series firmware 05 02 00 13 used for the rest of the M Series fabric products The firmware 07 01 02 4 is a common firmware for all the M Series fabric products including the Edge Switch 2 12
8. 31 620 McDATA Products in a SAN Environment Planning Manual 620 000124 500 HP StorageWorks SAN Design Guide AA RMPNT TE McDATA SANpilot User Manual 620 000160 230 HP StorageWorks HA Fabric Manager User Guide AA RS2CF TE HP StorageWorks HA Fabric Manager Transition Guide AA RV1MB TE HP StorageWorks HA Fabric Manager Appliance Installation Guide AA RU5FC TE 958 000324 002 HP StorageWorks HA Fabric Manager Release Notes AA RUR6E TE 958 000288 009 HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch Glossary AA RU5JB TE HP StorageWorks C FCSWAPI SDK Bridge Agent Installation Instructions AA RVJ1B TE 958 000405 001 HP StorageWorks Edge Switch release notes AA RTDZG TE 958 000284 007 CD ROM directory structure The HP StorageWorks edge switch documentation and firmware CD contains the following items Manuals pdf HP StorageWorks Edge Switch 2 12 Edge Switch 2 24 and Edge Switch 2 32 Documentation links to the following documents and search function Documents README TXT HP document structure late breaking doc changes AA RV14D TE 958 000339 003 HP StorageWorks Edge Switch 2 12 Flexport Upgrade Instructions AA RURCC TE 958 000340 002 HP StorageWorks Edge Switch 2 12 Installation Guide 620 000171 010 McDAIA Sphereon 4300 Fabric Switch Installation and Service Manual AA RTIDWD TE 958 000283 003 HP StorageWorks Edge Switch 2 24 Installation Guide 620 000159 320 McDAIA Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch Installa
9. Appliance 06 01 00 18 08 02 00 recommended HAFM Appliance 06 02 00 22 07 01 00 09 Notebook Server 06 02 00 22 07 02 00 09 HAFM Appliance 06 02 00 22 08 02 00 recommended HAFM Appliance 07 00 00 84 07 01 00 09 Notebook Server 07 00 00 84 07 02 00 09 HAFM Appliance 07 00 00 84 08 06 00 recommended HAFM Appliance 07 01 02 4 07 01 00 09 Notebook Server 07 01 02 4 07 02 00 09 HAFM Appliance 07 01 02 4 08 06 00 recommended HAFM Appliance Prerequisites for installing and using firmware 07 01 02 If you are using HAFM firmware 07 01 02 requires HAFM 07 01 00 or later check with HP Customer Support for the latest shipping version of HAFM HAFM should be at the minimum level before installing the new firmware EY NOTE HAFM is not required for operating hardware products using the firmware All directors and edge switches in the same fabric should have the same firmware level installed Although products may co exist in a fabric running different levels of firmware all products must be at the same major functional release level Upgrading from an earlier versi on of firmware Upgrading to firmware 07 01 02 4 is non disruptive to attached devices The director or edge switch is not required to be offline before performing an upgrade operation Limitations to upgrades are the operation Before upgrading firmware clearly id
10. HP StorageWorks Edge Switch release notes number Se eee o 000284 008 ehh edition August 2005 Legal and notice information Copyright 2003 2005 Hewlett Packard Development Company L P Hewlett Packard Company makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose Hewlett Packard shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this material This document contains proprietary information which is protected by copyright No part of this document may be photocopied reproduced or translated into another language without the prior written consent of HewlettPackard The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice Microsoft MS Windows Windows Windows NT and Windows Server are U S registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Hewlett Packard Company shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein The information is provided as is without warranty of any kind and is subject to change without notice The warranties for Hewlett Packard Company products are set forth in the express limited warranty statements for such products Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty Printed in the U S A Edge Switch
11. McDATA documents Table 1 HP and McDATA terminology HP term McDATA term HP StorageWorks Edge Switch 2 12 Sphereon 4300 Fabric Switch 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 Embedded Web Server EWS SANpilot HA Fabric Manager HAFM Enterprise Connectivity Manager EFCM Firmware Enterprise Operating System E OS HAFM Appliance EFC Server Edge Switch release notes HAFM and firmware compatibility Table 2 lists the minimum version of HAFM that can run with the various versions of firmware for the directors and edge switches Table 2 HAFM and firmware compatibility Firmware version HAFM version minimum 01 01 02 04 00 01 HP EFCM 01 02 02 06 04 01 02 14 SDCM 01 03 00 35 04 02 00 40 HP EFCM 01 04 00 01 04 02 00 40 SDCM 02 00 00 33 06 00 00 45 HP EFCM 02 00 02 01 06 00 02 06 04 01 02 04 06 03 01 05 05 02 00 13 07 01 00 09 Notebook Server 05 02 00 13 07 02 00 09 HAFM Appliance 05 05 00 12 None Edge Switch 2 12 06 01 00 18 07 01 00 09 Notebook Server 06 01 00 18 07 02 00 09 HAFM
12. act your local HP technical resource to confirm compatibility with devices in your SAN before upgrading to this firmware version For more information on upgrading software versions refer to the HP StorageWorks HA Fabric Manager User Guide The features of this software version are detailed in the accompanying manuals listed in section Other edge switch documentation Zone FlexPar feature Because zoning is managed on a fabric wide basis all switches and directors in the fabric must maintain the same zoning configuration This configuration is maintained automatically through the Fibre Channel protocol To keep this information current RSCN messages are sent through the fabric to inform attached devices when zoning changes occur when devices become available or when devices become unavailable In the case where devices become available or unavailable RSCNs are sent only to the devices in the same zone Zoning changes however trigger RSCNs to be sent to all of the devices in the fabric As fabrics grow larger and larger the quantity of RSCNs from zoning changes can create congestion and disrupt devices causing them to pause normal activity to determine the status of the other devices This can occur even if the new device is not zoned to talk to the other devices in the fabric With the Zone FlexPar feature enabled RSCN messages for a zoning change are handled like RSCNs for availability unavailability changes Specifically RSCNs are re
13. an HSG80 with IBM AIX is restricted to operating the HSG80 in Multibus mode with the Edge Switch 2 12 Edge Switch 2 24 and Edge Switch 2 32 Transparent mode is not supported at this time 22 Workaround None HSG80 transparent mode not recommended with controller in SCSI 3 mode with HP UX operating systems Due to an issue with nonexistent duplicate LUNs being displayed with the HP UX operating systems the HSG80 controller is restricted to SCSI 2 mode of operation when set to Transparent failover mode SCSI 3 mode of operation in Multibus failover mode is fully supported with the use of Secure Path software 3 0 or later versions Workaround None ISL disconnect causes NOS error with the OpenVMS operating systems When an ISL connection is physically removed between directors or switches the Fibre Channel Adapter model FCA2354 transmits a Not Operational Sequence NOS error This is observed as an entry in the HAFM appliance Link Incident log for the port in which the FCA2354 is attached The director s Hardware View also displays a yellow triangle icon over the port that detected this incident The fabric operation or data movement is not disrupted by these incidents and you can clear alerts from these incidences using the following procedure Workaround Use these steps to clear the incident alerts 1 At the HAFM Hardware View click the port module to open the Port Card View 2 Right click on the port with the
14. are release 07 01 02 4 is based on firmware 07 00 00 84 and contains all fixes included in that version and prior releases The following are now incorporated in firmware version 07 01 02 4 Directors take new action upon detecting a failed UPM port module A particular type of failure in director UPM port modules could be disruptive to other port modules in a director In the release of firmware 07 01 02 4 the action taken by the director upon detecting this type of failure was changed to power off the failed port module to prevent it from affecting other working port modules Embedded Web Server zoneset activation timeout issue resolved Under certain conditions the Embedded Web Server EWS would sometimes not allow the Zone Manager subsystem enough time to process a configuration change request This would cause EWS to time out when waiting for the Zone Manager to respond When this occurred the Zone Manager could hang indefinitely preventing any further zone activities from any management location This timeout issue has been fixed Edge Switch release notes Zonesets containing domain port number zones while in Open Fabric interop mode no longer cause zoning to hang When directors and edge switches in a fabric were configured for Open Fabric 1 0 interop mode and the bries zoneset contained a zone with members defined by domain port number instead of World Wide Name activating changes to the zoneset could cause the Zone Manager to ha
15. can be configured 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 standard with five buffer to buffer BB credits allocated to each port After activation of the Full Fabric feature on a switch every port has 12 BB Credits allocated to support up to 12 km links at 2Gb s speeds Hard zoning for Edge Switch 2 12 and Edge Switch 2 24 switch loop ports Firmware 06 00 00 and later extends Hard Zoning to loop FL ports on Edge Switch 2 12 and Edge Switch 2 24 Previously zoning on FL ports was regulated in software Known issues This section describes the known issues related to the Edge Switch 2 12 Edge Switch 2 24 and Edge Switch 2 32 Certain unauthorized devices may increase response time for fabric operations under specific conditions with the Edge Switch 2 24 When Port Binding is enabled unauthorized devices devices that are not set up by the Port Binding with older technology can transmit numerous fabric login FLOGI requests which are rejected by the Edge Switch 2 24 Processing these exchanges may increase fabric response times for activities such as fabric builds and valid FLOGI response time for other ports Workaround Remove the unauthorized device change the Port Binding WWN if this device should be authorized or alternatively disable Port Binding HSG80 transparent mode not supported with IBM AIX Use of
16. de firmware on a edge switch perform the following 1 Upgrade HAFM software on the HAFM server appliance to 07 01 00 minimum 2 Download firmware 05 02 00 13 using the Firmware Library option under the Product Manager Maintenance menu 3 Back up the edge switch configuration using the Backup amp Restore Configuration option under the Product Manager Maintenance menu 4 Upgrade the firmware to 05 02 00 13 on each edge switch using the Send option on the Firmware Library dialog box Considerations for downgrading the version of firmware 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 limitations to performing the operation Before downgrading firmware it is highly recommended that you back up the director or edge switch configuration Refer to your HP StorageWorks Edge Switch Element Manager User Guide for more information EWS also provides an option to print or save product configuration to a file Refer to your HP StorageWorks Embedded Web Server User Guide for more information Before downgrading below 07 01 02 4 there can only be one user assigned access rights as Administrator and one user assigned as Operator for Embedded Web Server and CLI If additional users were created you have to delete them before downgrading Firmware 07 01 02 4 does not allow the last user with Administrator rights in Embedded
17. default The default zone on the Edge Switch 2 12 Edge Switch 2 24 and Edge Switch 2 32 is disabled by default Zoning must be configured in order for any devices connected to the edge switches to communicate Some IP addresses must be avoided If you use HAFM to manage other M Series Fabric directors and edge switches when you select IP addresses for edge switches directors and for the HAFM appliance do not use IP addresses in the following range 192 168 0 0 through 192 168 0 255 This subnet is used internally to the HAFM appliance Using an IP address in this range causes the call home feature to function incorrectly Hard zoning Hard zoning is a security enhancement introduced in firmware 05 01 00 24 that prevents ports from accessing devices outside their zones Hard zoning is enabled by default when using firmware 05 01 00 24 or greater and cannot be disabled All HP approved host bus adapters HBAs limit access to devices within their zones so you will not see a change in fabric behavior unless you are using nonstandard HBAs Hard zoning improves security against intruders that load nonstandard HBA drivers Hard zoning is compatible with legacy zone definitions including World Wide Name WWN and port zoning You can use your existing zones and zone sets without any changes There are no changes to the zoning interfaces so you do not need to modify your zone management practice modify your documentation or retrain Storag
18. e Area Network SAN administrators Hard zoning controls access at the ingress port When a port attempts to send a frame to a destination outside its zones the frame is blocked A Class 2 trame is fabric rejected and a Class 3 frame is dropped Zoning change RSCN control Normally when a zone set is activated a fabric format domain Register State Change Notification RSCN is sent to all devices in the fabric With firmware 05 00 00 or later you can disable these RSCNs from being sent This is done using the Suppress RSCNs on zone set activations check box on the Configure Switch Parameters dialog box This feature significantly changes the normal behavior of the fabric Devices will have no warning when zones change and will not automatically update their zoning information The ability to suppress RSCNs is disabled check box is not selected by default This feature can be configured through HAFM EWS and CLI SNMP changes Firmware 07 01 02 4 supports the following management information base MIB versions on all products e Fabric Element MIB 1 1 e MIB Il MIB RFC 1213 non implemented sections are not included e FCEOS MIB 2 0 e SNMP Framework MIB RFC 2271 1997 09 30 e FA MIB 3 0 e FA MIB 3 1 Edge Switch release notes 17 SNMP requests can be received in either 3 0 or 3 1 of the Fibre Alliance FA MIB and the switch responds in the same version The switch can also be configured to use a specific version for
19. entified if there are any limitations to performing it is highly recommended that you back up the director or edge switch configuration Refer to your HP StorageWorks Edge Switch Element Manager User Guide for more information Embedded Web Server EWS also provides an option to print or save product configuration to a file Refer to the HP StorageWorks Embedded Web Server User Guide for more information All products must be running firmware 06 00 00 or later before upgrading to 07 01 02 4 If a switch is operating with a firmware level earlier than 06 00 00 you must upgrade to 06 xx xx before installing 07 01 02 4 ae and downgrades as fr are supported only from one major release to the next such om 06 xx xx to 07 01 02 4 If EWS is used for upgrades and downgrades and this rule is not followed errors occur and there may be a disruption to attached devices If upgrading to firmware 06 02 00 22 requires you to upgrade from 04 xx xx to 05 xx xx in the process there are special considerations as detailed in the section Upgrading firmware on an edge switch from 04 xx xx to 05 xx xx A small number of early shipped Surestore Director FC 64 units may receive one of the following messages when they upgrade to firmware 05 02 00 13 e HAFM Firmware ca memory e EWS File System firmware version nnot be loaded due to insufficient CTP Error Insufficient memory for new This occurs only in certain units with CTP cards U
20. f sequence an edge switch or director configuration may be reset to factory default settings This is evident when HAFM is unable to communicate with the edge switch or director after being powered on This condition occurs because the IP address assigned to the edge switch or director has been reset fo the factory default value 10 1 1 10 Workaround If this condition occurs the configuration of the edge switch or director must be restored and the IP address must be restored Also all licensed features need to be reactivated by entering the license keys again SNMP issues SNMP traps warmStart and coldStart are not always received across Ethernet switches Workaround None 24
21. gging into the Command Line Interface CLI they can enter the default password password This will be accepted however at the next login they will again be required to change the password if it is still the default password When users enter the default password when prompted to change the password new Security Log entry 10203 Default Password Not Changed is posted Zoning enhancement to reduce fabric congestion In Homogeneous Fabric mode an enhancement was added to reduce unnecessary fabric congestion when performing fabric wide zoning operations that impact the Default Zone This enhancement limits the number of members allowed in the Default Zone to 64 When the firmware detects a zoning operation that would cause the member count in the Default Zone to exceed 64 such as deactivating an active zone set that has more than 64 members the operation is aborted and the user interface HAFM 8 6 or EWS displays the following message Zoning request denied Operation will cause the Default Zone to exceed its limit of 64 members Edge Switch release notes 21 EY NOTE This limit is disabled when the switch parameter Suppress Zoning RSCNs on Zone set activations check box is enabled Full fabric capability for Edge Switch 2 12 Unlike other edge switch and director products a product feature enablement PFE key controls Edge Switch 2 12 E_Port to E_Port connections Once the feature key is purchased and installed the switch
22. gnificantly disrupted or stopped Recovery for this situation is accomplished by reactivating the current zone set If you are installing a new or replacement second generation Edge Switch 2 12 or Edge Switch 2 24 into an existing 05 xx xx fabric HP recommends that you downgrade the unit before installing it into the fabric Downgrading to 05 05 00 is supported only on first generation Edge Switch 2 12 switches Second generation Edge Switch 2 12 switches can be downgraded only to 05 05 01 Second generation Edge Switch 2 24 switches can be downgraded only to 05 03 01 If a Director 2 140 in a multiswitch fabric is downgraded earlier than 06 02 00 ISLs could become segmented if there are any other switches in the fabric operating with a firmware version earlier than 06 01 00 To prevent this situation downgrade all Director 2 140s in the fabric to 06 01 00 before downgrading any products in the fabric to 05 xx xx This problem only exists with Director 2 140s in the fabric HAFM displays a warning message if a downgrade from 06 02 00 is attempted but you can continue with the downgrade if desired EY NOTE The warning message is displayed when downgrading any model from 06 02 00 but only applies to downgrade operations for the Director 2 140 Firmware downgrades should not be performed using EWS and Internet Explorer v5 00 3315 1000x If this operation is performed the download operation may not complete and may eventually time
23. itch release notes 15 Embedded Audit Log The Audit log is a new log available through CLI and EWS This is not the same Audit Log available through HAFM The log records all configuration changes to the switch to provide data for analyzing problems caused by configuration changes Embedded Port Log The Embedded Port Log is a new log that records all Fibre Channel traffic from or to the embedded port This log is actually implemented as two logs one that allows entry wrapping and one that stops adding entries when filled The logs allow filtering based on Class F frames as well as by port number to isolate specific events or problems This feature is intended for advanced users to diagnose and troubleshoot traffic problems within a SAN The Embedded Port Log is available via EWS CLI and HAFM Embedded Fabric Log The switch based fabric log records events related to the following services e Fabric Controller e Path Selection e Login Server Name Server The Fabric log is actually implemented as two logs one that allows entry wrapping and one that stops adding entries when filled This log is intended to provide information for analyzing fabric and switch behaviors and problems The Fabric log is available via EWS CLI and HAFM OSMS change Open Systems Management Server OSMS is now available as a standard feature OSMS can be enabled disabled via EWS Command Line Interface CLI and HAFM Default zone is disabled by
24. ng When this occurred the Zone Manager could hang indefinitely preventing any further zone activities from any management location It should be noted that domain port number zones are not supported in Open Fabric 1 0 interop mode and are ignored The Zone Manager will no longer hang under these conditions and these zones are still ignored in Open Fabric 1 0 interop mode Occasional Ethernet hang issue is resolved Under certain conditions the Ethernet communications could intermittently hang on director 2 140 edge switch 2 24 and edge switch 2 12 This issue has been corrected Features not supported in this release The following director and edge switch feature is not supported in this release e SANtegrity Authentication The following HAFM features are not supported in this release SANtegrity Security Center e Group Configuration Manager These features are described in the documentation released with firmware 07 00 00 and HAFM 08 06 00 Some of these features may be available in a future release Documentation released with firmware 07 00 00 and HAFM 08 06 00 To support these products we are providing documentation from both McDATA Corporation the product developer and from HP the product OEM The HP documents include all intormation HP has incorporated into the products to date The McDATA documents include only the basic product information Table 1 shows HP terminology and McDATA Corporation equivalents used in the
25. ning the fabric refer to HP StorageWorks SAN High Availability Planning Guide Fabric Elements Each fabric element is defined by a unique domain ID that ranges between 1 and 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 Because this number is subject to change contact your HP authorized service representative for the current number of interconnected switches supported in a single fabric e Inhomogeneous fabric To determine if interoperability is supported for a product or if restrictions apply refer to the product publications or contact your HP authorized service representative e Number of Interswitch Links ISLs The maximum supported number of ISLs for edge switches is all available switch ports For redundancy at least two ISLs should connect any two switch class fabric elements Because this number is subject to change contact your HP authorized service representative for the current number of ISLs supported per switch e Hop Count 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 number is subject to change contact your HP authorized service representative for the current hop count supported by a single fabric path The hop count is equal to the n
26. nits with CTP2 cards do not have this issue Edge Switch release notes If you get one of these messages during the upgrade the firmware upgrade failed but the unit continues working with the existing firmware without an interruption in service The upgrade process checks for sufficient memory before activating the new firmware image The firmware upgrade does not complete without sufficient memory Please contact HP Customer Support if you receive this message 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 nonvolatile storage NVRAM on the CTP become 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 in the CTP has corrupted contents the firmware load can cause the configuration to reset to factory defaults which could 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 was corrected with firmware 05 02 00 13 and later To safely upgra
27. om unauthorized IP addresses are ignored by the switch making it appear that no device is connected This is primarily intended for environments that are not on a private inaccessible subnet such as when installed in most cabinet configurations with a dual NIC HAFM appliance Processor Advanced Fabric Diagnostics This provides tools to monitor the fabric and identify potential problems before they impact network and application performance Tools include ISL Fencing new switch centric Fabric and Embedded Port Logs an Audit Log for the embedded user interfaces and access to the Digital Diagnostic capabilities included with newer SFP transceivers ISL fencing Also called Port Fencing this feature allows customers to set up policies for blocking an ISL when problems occur that cause an ISL to bounce or repeatedly attempt to establish a connection Any time an ISL is brought up or down a fabric rebuild occurs which can cause disruption in some environments ISL Fencing will lessen the likelihood of having a problematic ISL connection disrupt a SAN To configure this feature users set policies with thresholds based on the number of port events occurring during a set time period If a port generates enough events to exceed the policy threshold the port is automatically blocked and the user is notified Transmit and receive traffic is disabled until the user can investigate solve the problem and manually unblock the port Edge Sw
28. out leaving the switch with the previous version of firmware HAFM upgrade required for firmware version 07 xx xx To upgrade to firmware 07 01 02 4 you must first upgrade the HAFM software to 07 01 00 9 minimum if you are using the notebook HAFM server to manage the director or edge switch The HAFM software is contained on the HP StorageWorks ha fabric manager documentation and software CD Part Number 516 000024 820 An upgrade kit to HAFM 07 01 00 9 is also available Part Number 320908 B22 for owners of license for previous versions This HAFM upgrade is also available on the following HP web site http h18006 www1 hp com storage saninfrastructure html If you are using the 1U rack mount HAFM appliance to manage the director or edge switch the minimum HAFM version required is 07 02 00 9 which is the minimum version installed This HAFM software is contained on the HP StorageWorks ha fabric manager documentation and software CD Part Number 516 000024 720 The previous minimum versions of HAFM allow you to manage directors or edge switches running 07 01 02 4 firmware but to be able to use all the new features and enhancements you need to upgrade HAFM to 08 06 00 which runs only on the 1U rack mount HAFM appliance As an alternative you can perform the firmware upgrade directly to the director or edge switch using their EWS Please contact your local HP technical resource if you need to obtain a new HAFM version Please cont
29. r switching over to the backup CTP director can cause these port lights to extinguish momentarily until control is reasserted by the CTP The actual Fibre Channel traffic is not affected during these times Ethernet switch support With firmware 06 00 00 and later customers can now connect the management port on edge switches and directors to Ethernet switches or hubs Prior to firmware 06 00 00 only connections to Ethernet hubs were qualified and supported Full Volatility Full Volatility is an optional feature of firmware 06 00 00 and later that is enabled with a feature key The Full Volatility feature is designed to support high security environments which require that customer data not be retained by the edge switch or director after power off Edge Switch release notes 19 The feature configures a switch or director so that no frame data is stored after a power off Without Full Volatility if the switch or director experiences a fault condition a dump of the embedded memory space is captured into nonvolatile memory This dump retains the last 30 frames transmitted from and last four frames transmitted to the embedded port With Full Volatility installed this dump does not occur when a fault condition occurs Although this limits the amount of diagnostic information available for potential problem resolution the vast majority of problems are typically resolved without the dump files Contact your sales representative to purchase
30. release notes About this document These release notes contain late breaking and supplemental information for the Edge Switch 2 12 Edge Switch 2 24 and Edge Switch 2 32 Be sure to read these release notes before installing an edge switch This information is periodically updated and available on the following HP web site http thenew hp com country us eng prodserv storage html Release notes information Intended audience Firmware version 07 01 02 4 Other edge switch documentation CDROM directory structure Supported configurations Cable requirements Important information Known issues Release notes information These release notes cover the following major topics Certain unauthorized devices may increase response time for fabric operations under specific conditions with the Edge Switch 2 24 HSG80 transparent mode not supported with IBM AIX HSG80 transparent mode not recommended with controller in SCSI 3 mode with ISL disconnect causes NOS error with the OpenVMS operating systems Support for speed Auto Negotiate Ports may accumulate spurious events Possible switch reset after power failure or power off sequence SNMP issues Intended audience This document is intended for customers who purchased the Edge Switch 2 12 Edge Switch 2 24 and Edge Switch 2 32 Firmware version 07 01 02 4 Firmware 07 01 02 4 is the latest as of this date firmware released with the Edge Switch 2 12 Edge Switch 2 24 and Edge Swi
31. stricted to only those devices sharing at least one common zone with the device that changed This way only devices that are impacted by the change in connectivity receive RSCNs Edge Switch release notes 13 The Zone FlexPar feature is available in both Open Fabric 1 0 and Homogeneous Fabric 1 0 Interop modes as well as in environments with loop attached devices In Homogeneous Fabric 1 0 mode the default zone is treated like any other zone and RSCNs are sent only to the affected devices if the default zone is enabled or disabled A PFE key is not required for the Zone FlexPar feature and it can be enabled or disabled through CLI for a specific switch When upgrading to firmware 07 01 02 4 or installing a new switch with firmware 07 01 02 4 the feature is enabled by default allowing it to work immediately If the Zone FlexPar feature is not enabled on all switches in the fabric the restricted RSCN distribution only applies for devices attached to switches with the feature enabled Enhanced SANtegrity Security Suite SANtegrity Security Suite enhanced features include authentication support for device login interswitch connections and management interfaces The Secure Access features are included as a standard part of the SANtegrity Security Suite in firmware 07 01 02 4 Standard features The following SANtegrity features do not require a license or SANtegrity Binding e CHAP Authentication for HAFM SWAPI This provides authentication
32. tch 2 32 The latest firmware is available on the following HP web site hitp h18006 www1 hp com storage saninfrastructure html Edge Switch release notes For more information on upgrading firmware versions refer to the appropriate HP StorageWorks edge switch service manual The features of this firmware version are detailed in the following manuals Other edge switch documentation In addition to these release notes HP provides the following corresponding information HP StorageWorks Edge Switch 2 12 Flexport Upgrade Instructions AA RV14D TE 958 000339 003 HP StorageWorks Edge Switch 2 12 Installation Guide AA RURCC TE 958 000340 002 McDATA Sphereon 4300 Fabric Switch Installation and Service Manual 620 000171 010 HP StorageWorks Edge Switch 2 24 Flexport Upgrade Instruction AA RTDHF TE 958 000286 005 HP StorageWorks Edge Switch 2 24 Installation Guide AA RTDWC TE 958 000283 002 McDATA Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch Installation and Service Manual 620 000159 320 HP StorageWorks Edge Switch Element Manager User Guide AA RS2HD TE HP StorageWorks Edge Switch 2 32 Flexport Upgrade Instruction AA RS33F TE 958 00029 1 004 HP StorageWorks Edge Switch 2 32 Installation Guide AA RSTZE TE 958 000290 003 McDATA Sphereon 3232 Fabric Switch Installation and Service Manual 620 000155 210 McDATA Enterprise Operating System Command Line Interface User Manual 620 0001 34 720 McDATA EOS SNMP Support Manual 620 0001
33. tion and Service Manual AA RS2HD TE HP StorageWorks Edge Switch Element Manager User Guide AA RSTZE TE 958 000290 003 HP StorageWorks Edge Switch 2 32 Installation Guide 620 000155 210 McDATA Sphereon 3232 Fabric Switch Installation and Service Manual 620 000134 720 McDATA Enterprise Operating System Command Line Interface User Manual 620 000131 620 McDATA EOS SNMP Support Manual 620 0001 24 500 McDAIA Products in a SAN Environment Planning Manual AA RMPNT TE HP StorageWorks SAN Design Guide 620 000160 230 McDATA SANpilot User Manual AA RU5FC TE 958 000324 002 HP StorageWorks HA Fabric Manager Appliance Installation Guide AA RS2CF TE HP StorageWorks HA Fabric Manager User Guide AA RV1MB TE HP StorageWorks HA Fabric Manager Transition Guide AA RU5JB TE HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch Glossary AA RVJ1B TE 958 000405 00 1 HP StorageWorks C FCSWAPI SDK Bridge Agent Installation Instructions Edge Switch release notes e Firmware HPQ _MSF_v07 01 02 4 bin HP StorageWorks M Series firmware e firmwareupdate txt lnstructions for updating firmware e Acrobat e RP505ENU EXE Windows installation file for Acrobat Reader 5 0 with Search Supported configurations Operation of multiple switches in a fabric topology is subject to the following topology limits Consider the impact of these limits when planning the fabric Ef NOTE For more information about plan
34. umber of ISL connections traversed in a single path not the total number of ISL connections between devices Cable requirements EY NOTE Optical cables for the Edge Switch 2 12 Edge Switch 2 12 and Edge Switch 2 32 must be ordered separately For cables measuring up to 500 meters 1 Gbps or 300 meters 2 Gbps use multi mode Fibre Channel cables For longer cables use single mode Fibre Channel cables 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 Edge Switch 2 12 Edge Switch 2 24 and Edge Switch 2 32 use LC Duplex connectors with 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 Important information This section describes important information related to the Edge Switch 2 12 Edge Switch 2 24 and Edge Switch 2 32 Minor Code Enhancements and Fixes in fw 07 01 02 4 This release of firmware version 07 01 02 4 incorporates some minor code enhancements and fixes and is not a mandatory upgrade though HP recommends that all directors and edge switches be upgraded to this version of firmware Firmw
35. ware failure A restore function is not yet available in EWS but is planned for a future release In the interim you can use the complimentary CBR utility to restore configurations settings 20 BB_Credit Allocation for ports With firmware 07 00 00 and later this supports the ability to allocate a specific number of buffer credits per port This feature provides benefit primarily in the Edge Switch 2 12 and 2 24 switches where a single pool of buffers is shared among all ports Users will now be able to allocate buffer credits only where needed For the Director 2 64 Director 2 140 and Edge Switch 2 32 switches this enhancement simply allows more granular configuration options for users who want complete configuration control NVRAM caching All writes to non volatile memory random access memory NVRAM which stores configuration data are now cached to prevent possible corruption of information Prior to firmware 07 00 00 a small window existed where a switch power down during an NVRAM write could enable the configuration default settings when the switch is powered back on All switches and directors are now protected from potential interruptions to NVRAM updates Robust large fabrics Numerous low level enhancements and optimizations have been made to improve the stability of directors and switches in fabrics containing high populations of devices Changing password in CLI When users are prompted to change the password when lo
36. yellow triangle icon and choose Clear Link Incident Aleri s Support for speed Auto Negotiate Auto negotiate is supported However HP recommends that the port speed for E_Ports for Interswitch Links or ISLs be set to a specific port speed 1Gb sec or 2Gb 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 for a fabric build in response fo some perturbation event 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 a few older HBA devices that do not always succeed in logging in to a switch port when the port speed is set for auto negotiate Edge Switch release notes 23 Workaround If an older HBA has difficulty logging into a switch port that has its port speed configured as Negotiate configure that port speed to 1Gb sec or 2Gb sec according to the operation speed of the HBA connected to that port Ports may accumulate spurious events A port may accumulate Invalid transmission word and Bit Error Threshold Link Incident events when a transceiver is poorly seated resulting in a poor ground connection Workaround Reseating the optical transceiver corrects the problem Possible switch reset after power failure or power off sequence In extremely rare instances after a power failure or power of
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