Brocade Fabric OS v7.1.2a Release Notes v1.0

Closed with Code Change in Prior released version of FOS
Defect ID:
DEFECT000485708
Technical Severity:
High
Probability:
Medium
Product:
FOS
Technology:
Virtualization
Reported In Release:
FOS6.4.3_dcb
Technology Area:
NPIV
Closed In Release(s):
FOS7.1.2a(Fixed)
Symptom:
3rd party application fails when connected to a BR8470 FCoE switch running FOS v6.4.3_dcb in
Access Gateway mode. Device re-FDISC on one of its logins is incorrectly rejected by the Access
Gateway.
Condition:
This issue occurs under the following conditions:
1. Switch is in Access Gateway mode
2. Device has already logged into a NPIV port on Access Gateway
3. NPIV device has also already logged in (with FDISC) to the same port
4. NPIV device logs in again (with FDISC) on the same port
Recovery:
Bounce (offline, then online) the Access Gateway port.
Defect ID:
DEFECT000486638
Technical Severity:
High
Probability:
High
Product:
FOS
Technology:
FICON
Reported In Release:
FOS7.1.0
Technology Area:
FICON CUP
Closed In Release(s):
FOS7.1.2a(Fixed)
Symptom:
The following issue is observed often and leads to disruptive Ficon operations:
"KSWD-1002 termination of process ficud".
Condition:
This may occur when there are more than 8 trunk groups in a fabric configuration.
Defect ID:
DEFECT000490533
Technical Severity:
High
Probability:
Medium
Product:
FOS
Technology:
Distance
Reported In Release:
FOS7.1.0
Technology Area:
Extended Fabrics
Closed In Release(s):
FOS7.1.2a(Fixed)
Symptom:
FDR (Fast Dump Restore) disk copy MVS jobs fail with zHPF mode enabled.
Condition:
This may occur when zHPF mode is enabled and I/Os include a large number of frames in a FC
sequence
Workaround:
Disable zHPF mode on the connected mainframes.
Recovery:
No recovery exists besides restarting the job with zHPF mode disabled
Defect ID:
DEFECT000490564
Technical Severity:
Medium
Probability:
High
Product:
FOS
Technology:
Security
Reported In Release:
FOS6.4.0
Technology Area:
Encryption
Closed In Release(s):
FOS7.1.2a(Fixed)
Symptom:
User may experience failures on BES encryption switch in diagnostic tests such as POST
Turboramtest.
Condition:
This may happen during stress testing with repeated power resets on BES.
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