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

Fabric OS 5.0.x support and interoperability
Fabric OS 5.1.0 and later will not be supported on the HP StorageWorks Core Switch
2/64. TheHPStorageWorksCoreSwitch2/64CPUandmemorysizearelimitedin
their capacities to accommodate the new firmware. Attempting to download Fabric OS
5.1.0 or higher firmware to a Core Switch 2/64 model results in a “Firmwaredownload
failed” error.
Fabric OS 5
.1.0 and later will not be supported on the Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for H P
p-Class BladeSystem, or the Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for H P c-Class BladeSystems.
These switches will remain on the Fabric OS 5.0.x firmware stream for compatibility with
other bla
de products. Bug fixes made available for the 5.1.x stream will also be made
availab
le for the 5.0.x stre am, if applicable. As with other firmware releases, the 5.0.x
and 5.1.x streams will maintain full interoperability.
Operating systems
See http://www.hp.com for a list of suppor ted operating systems.
Switch
serial numbers
Identify serial numbers as follows:
• Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem: Located on side of s witch
module
.
• Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for H P c-Class BladeSystem: Located on bottom of switch
module.
• HP Sto
rageWorks Core Swi tch 2/64: Located on inside front of the chassis, on
the w
all to the lef t of the ports.
Fabric OS 5.0.5b
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