HP StorageWorks Fabric OS V3.2.1b Release Notes (AA-RUQYG-TE, September 2006)

Version

3.2.1b

Description

Fabric OS v3.2.1b is a maintenance (or patch) release containing fixes to a number

of defects found since the release of Fabric OS 3.2.1. Aside from these changes, this

maintenance release includes the same feature set as the Fabric OS v3.2.1 release.

HP StorageWorks Fabric OS v3.2.1 contains significant enhancements in the areas

of Fibre Channel long-distance support, scalability, and mana geability. Severa l

improvements since the release of HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 3.1.3 have been

incorporated in this release. Major new features include:

• Additional support allows a switch running Fabric OS v3.2.x to recognize a

Multi-protocol (MP) Router connected to the fabric

• Updated security enhancements:

•RADIUS

• DH-CHAP authentication

• Fabric Watch and Advanced Web Tools enhancements

HP software release policy is to carry forward all fixes in patches to subsequent

maintenance and feature releases of Fabric OS.

NOTE:

Maintenance release Fabric OS 3.2.1a preceded this firmware release. Please note, HP

never released and does not support Fabric OS 3.2.1a.

Update recommendation

HP strongly recommends that users upgrade to Fabric OS 3.2.1b as soon as possible.

Supersedes history

Fabric OS 3.2.1 released in Ja nuary, 2006

Effective date

August, 2006

Fabric OS 3.2.1b