HP B-series Fabric OS 7.1.1a Release Notes (5697-3023, November 2013 - includes all 7.1.1x versions)

Platforms operating with Fabric OS 6.4.2a, 7.0.0c or 7.0.0d may be managed with HP B-series
Network Advisor 12.0.2 or later.
The following platforms are not supported for interoperability in fabrics with switches using Fabric
OS 7.x:
• Brocade M6140
• Brocade Mi10K
• Brocade 7500/7500E
• HP StorageWorks 400 Multi-protocol Router
Table 8 (page 33) shows supported blade types in an HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone
Director Switch, HP StorageWorks DC04 SAN Director Switch, HP SN8000B 8-Slot SAN Backbone
Director Switch, and HP SN8000B 4-Slot SAN Director Switch.
Table 8 Supported blade types
HP SN8000B 8-Slot
SAN Backbone
Director Switch
HP SN8000B 4-Slot
SAN Director Switch
HP StorageWorks DC
SAN Backbone
Director Switch
HP StorageWorks
DC04 SAN Director
SwitchBlade Type
SupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supported
HP SN8000B 16
Gb/s 32-port Fibre
Channel Blade
SupportedSupportedNot supportedNot supported
HP SN8000B 16
Gb/s 48-port Fibre
Channel Blade
1
Not supportedNot supportedSupportedSupported
HP StorageWorks
SAN Director 16-port
8 Gb/s FC Blade
Not supportedNot supportedSupportedSupported
HP StorageWorks
SAN Director 32-port
8 Gb/s FC Blade
Not supportedNot supportedSupportedSupported
HP StorageWorks
SAN Director 48-port
8 Gb/s FC Blade
1
Not supportedNot supportedSupportedSupported
HP StorageWorks DC
SAN Director 64-port
8 Gb/s FC Blade
2
SupportedSupportedSupportedSupported
HP DC SAN Director
Multiprotocol
Extension Blade
1
All ports from a 48 port card must be assigned to a logical switch with zero-based addressing configured. They must
be in a logical switch other than the default switch.
2
Supported only in a logical switch that will not have any FICON traffic. This is for FCP traffic only.
Any blade not listed in Table 8 (page 33) above is not supported in a chassis that carries FICON
traffic.
Fabric OS 7.1.0 fixes
Table 9 (page 33) lists defects closed in the Fabric OS 7.1.0 firmware release.
Table 9 Fabric OS 7.1.0 closed defects
SolutionClosed defect summary
Workaround prior to upgrade:Modifying LUNs while re-key is in progress, will abort the
re-key operation.
Fabric OS 7.1.0 fixes 33