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- HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.3.0crelease notes
- Version
- Effective date
- Description
- Update recommendations
- Supersedes
- Supported product models
- Support for embedded switch models
- Unsupported product models
- Devices supported
- Operating systems
- New features in Fabric OS 5.3.0
- New Web Tools features in Fabric OS 5.3.0
- Prerequisites
- Firmware upgrade instructions
- Important notes
- Additional Fabric OS 5.3.0 enhancements
- Additional Web Tools 5.3.0 enhancements
- Fabric OS 5.3.0 fixes
- Fabric OS 5.3.0a fixes
- Fabric OS 5.3.0b fixes
- Fabric OS 5.3.0c fixes

During stress testing, a signifi cant delay in trafficcomingback
from a Fibre Channel Router (FCR) failure in fully redundant SAN
configuration was seen, as traffic temporarily stopped before taking
redundant path after rebooting one of the FCRs in dual back bone
fabric.
Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0
During stress
testing,switchmayreportfabricbusyfollowingissuance
of a long string of operations repeatedly.
Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0
When using interactive mode to execute pathinfo,butwithan
invalid source port value, there is no error message.
Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0
After receiving login reject on FC4-16IP, subsequent login attempts
may fail intermittently under some conditions. This can be avoided
by moving the session b ack to init state after rejecting a login.
Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0
During stress testing, FC4-16I P m ay run out of memory if continually
running slo
tpoweroff/on on multiple FC4-16IP blades for long
period.
Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0
In Secure FOS, Web Tools g ets null pointer from java console rather
than the modify dialog to modify description and/or status when
trying to modif y default admin and user accounts.
Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0 which now
includes all Secure FOS functionality.
Collecting supportsave info on 4/256 could cause error message
on active CP console log.
Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0
Host take
s a long time to log in when d isabled/unused GE-iSCSI
ports have IP addresses configured to them. When host does a
"SendTargets=All" those IP addresses will be in the list, but will be
unreachable.
Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0
After changing Backbone FID, switchshow doesn’t display LE port
information for some EX or VEX ports. Ports function correctly, only
the display is incorrect.
Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0
On FC4-16IP iSCSI B lade, console log for iSNS reports the
management port as slot/port 0/0.
Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0
With multiple FC4-16 IP blades in multiple 4/256 directors in the
fabric and ISNSC enabled, iSNS error message is logged on only
one sw
itch, but should be logged on all switches in the fabric.
Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0
May not see the targets after successful iSCSI login with FC4-16IP
using AIX if immediate data is enabled.
Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0
LE ports not up after trunk disable/enable as evidenced by EX_Port
not coming online.
Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0
Switchshow shows EX_Port left disabled after it’s enabled due to
setting VC Credits failure. In addition, when EX_Port trunk master is
unplugged, non-trunk master ports are disabled.
Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0
Execquery Brocade_SwitchFcPortRateStats is not returning
correct Instances. When Admin Domain’s are created on the switch
side without stopping the SMI-A, it always returns Instances with
respect to Admin Domain0.
Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0
Sometimes when t rying to add/modify Admin Domain list for multiple
user accounts simultaneously, Admin Domain list for user accounts
changes.
Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0
Port detail report shows incorrect values for iSCSI ports with FC4-16IP
Blade.
Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0
swFCPortOpStatus of swFCPortScn is not reported correctly.
Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0
Excessive logins cause out-of-memory (OOM) panic while switching
between user roles and executing Configshow command.
Fixed per Fabric OS 5.3.0
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