HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager 5.x Administrator Guide (AA-RUQSF-TE, September 2005)

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12 Firmware management
This chapter explains the use of Fabric Manager to download firmware to multiple switches and host bus
adapters (HBAs).
Consult the following sections for firmware download specifics:
• Determining availability of firmware-specific features, next
• Using the built-in FTP server and repository management, page 148
• Configuring file transfer options, page 153
• Downloading firmware to multiple switches, page 154
• Controlling firmware download reboots, page 157
• Downloading firmware to HBAs, page 157
• Accessing firmware when changing the FTP server, page 159
• Collecting FDMI device information, page 160
• Rebooting switches, page 160
Determining availability of firmware-specific features
Determining the firmware version to use depends upon the features you require to manage your fabric.
Table 19 provides a list of firmware-specific features and their supported firmware versions.
Table 19 Firmware-specific features
Feature Firmware versions
Port name change on a switch Fabric OS 3.1.0 and later
Fabric OS 4.1.0 and later
XPath OS 7.3.0 and later
1
Topology/ISL monitoring Fabric OS 2.6.0k and later
Fabric OS 3.02k and later
Fabric OS 4.0, 4.1.0 and later
Security administration Fabric OS 2.6.x
Fabric OS 3.1.0 and later
Fabric OS 4.1.0 and later
Enabling secure mode Fabric OS 4.4.x or later
Port swapping Fabric OS 4.1.0 and later
FDMI/ HBA firmware download Fabric OS 3.1.0 and later
Fabric OS 4.1.0 and later
FICON Fabric OS 4.2.0 and later
FICON-CUP Fabric OS 4.4.0 and later
Performance monitoring (port statistics) Fabric OS 2.6.x and later
Fabric OS 3.1.0 and later
Fabric OS 4.2.0c and later
2
Performance monitoring (end-to-end) Fabric OS 3.x
3
Fabric OS 4.x
2
QuickLoop Fabric OS 2.x
4
Fabric OS 3.x
4
Fibre Channel router XPath OS 7.3.0