HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 3.2.
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About this document This section identifies the audience of these Release Notes and provides a high-level description of the information it contains. Release Notes overview These Release Notes cover the following major topics: • Fabric OS 3.2.1 enhancements, page 3 • HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 3.2.
NOTE: HP software release policy is to carry forward all fixes in patches to subsequent maintenance and feature releases of Fabric OS. Supported switches Fabric OS v3.2.1 supports the following switches: • HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8 • HP StorageWorks MSA SAN switch 2/8 • HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/16 Fabric OS 3.2.1 updates Table 1 lists Fabric OS 3.2.1 fixes. Table 1 Issues resolved in this 3.2.1 release Issue prior to Fabric OS 3.2.
Table 1 Issues resolved in this 3.2.1 release (continued) Issue prior to Fabric OS 3.2.1 Fix Short burst of bad primitives on the link causes rx_under flow error. Fabric OS 3.2.1 extends switch tolerance to the number of bad primitives. If two or more ports zoned together on a SAN Switch 2/16, ZONEGROUPADDFAIL message displayed. Multiple ports in same Zone function normally. Email configured via Fabric Watch was not received on certain third party mail servers. Email header format adjusted.
HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 3.2.1 addendum The most current 3.2.1 documentation updates are provided in the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 3.2.1 Addendum. See Accessing documentation, page 6, for detailed instructions on downloading this and other related documents. Accessing documentation Additional documentation, including white papers and best practices documents, is available at the HP web site: http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/eng/prodserv/storage.html.
Standards compliance HP products conform to these standards in a manner consistent with accepted engineering practices and procedures. In certain cases, HP may add proprietary supplemental functions to those specified in the standards. We verify conformance with Fibre Channel Standards by subjecting our switches to SANmark Conformance Tests developed by the Fibre Channel Industry Association. Our switches have earned the SANmark logo indicating such conformance.
Important notes This section provides information you should be aware of when running Fabric OS 3.2.1. OS requirements HP recommends using the latest software release versions to get the greatest benefit from the SAN. Refer to the following web site for information: http://www.hp.com Mixed fabric environment with different switch platforms Fabric OS v2.6.2, v3.1.2, and v4.2.x introduced a new switch PID format: Extended Edge PID (Format 2). Extended Edge PID is useful if you introduce a Fabric OS 3.2.
NOTE: Two-domain and four-domain fabric licensing is applicable only to 2 Gb/s switches. Installing Mozilla 1.4 on Solaris 8 and Solaris 9 For instructions to install Mozilla 1.4 on Solaris 8 and Solaris 9, go to the web site: http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mozilla/releases/mozilla1.4/mozilla-sparc-sun-solaris2.8_1.4.read me Mozilla browser support for Switch Admin module The Mozilla browser does not support the Switch Admin module properly in Fabric OS v2.6.x. In Fabric OS v2.6.
Documentation updates Read this section for late-breaking additions and corrections to documentation. HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8 EL installation guide, PN: AA–RSB6B–TE • On page 87, Table 8: • The Temperature condition refers to the ambient air temperature at the air intake vents on the nonport side of the switch.
