HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.0.5b Release Notes (AA-RW1WD-TE, December 2006)

Prerequisites and r equirements
Table 1 summarizes current products running Fabric OS 5.0.5b firmware. The table lists
the earliest recommended software versions. H owever, HP recommends using the latest
supported soft ware release versions to get the most benefit from the SAN.
Table 1 Current supported Fabric OS versions
Model Earliest version Recommended version
Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class
BladeSystem
5.0.5
5.0.5b
Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class
BladeSystem
5.0.0
5.0.5b
HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64
4.1.0
5.0.5b
For a list of retired products, visit the following HP web site:
h
ttp://h18004.www1.hp.com/storage/retiredp rod
ucts.html?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN
Installation instructions
To access
the latest Fabric OS 5.0.5b firmware, configuration files and MIB files go to
the follo
wing HP web site:
h
ttp://
h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/saninfrastructure/index.html
Navigate to the appropriate product under the B-Series Switches section.
IMPORTANT:
HP does not support upgrading from more than two previous releases.
Documentation
This release of Fabric OS is supported by the Fabric OS 5.0.1 documentation set.
Access the most recent Fabric OS 5.0.1 documentation:
h
ttp://h18006.ww w1.hp.com/storage/saninfrastructure/index.html
Navigate to the appropriate product under the B-Series Switches section and follow the
links under the Support heading.
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