FW 07.01.02/HAFM SW 08.06.00 HP StorageWorks Edge Switch Release Notes (AA-RTDZH-TE, August 2005)

Prerequisites for i

nstalling and using ﬁrmware 07. 01.0 2

If you are using HAF

M, ﬁrmware 07.01.02 requires HAFM 07.01.00 or later (check with

HP Customer S uppo

rt for the latest shipping version of HAFM). HAFM should be at the

minimum level bef

ore installing the new ﬁ rmware.

NOTE:

HAFM is not required for operating hardware products using the ﬁrmware.

All directors an d edge switches in the same fabric should have the same ﬁrmwar e level

installed. Although products may co-exist in a fabric running different levels of ﬁrmware,

all products must be at the same major functional release level.

Upgrading from an earlier version of ﬁrmwar e

Upgrading to ﬁ rmware 07.01.02-4 is non-disruptive to attached devices. The director

or edge switch is not required to be ofﬂine before performing an upgrade operation.

Limitations to upgrades are clearly identiﬁed if there are any limitations to performing

the operation.

Before upgrading ﬁrmware, it is highly recommended that you back up the director

or edge switch conﬁguration. Refer to your HP StorageWorks Edge Switch Element

Manager User G uide for more information. Embedded Web Server (EWS) also provides

an option to print or save product con ﬁguration to a ﬁle. Refer to the HP StorageWorks

Embedded Web Server User Guide for m ore information.

All products must be running ﬁrmware 06.00.00 or later before upgrading to

07.01.02-4. If a switch is operating with a ﬁrmware level earlier than 06.00.00, you

mustupgradeto06.xx.xxbeforeinstalling07.01.02-4.

Upgrades and downgrades are supported only from one major release to the next, such

as from 06.xx.xx to 07.01.02-4. If EWS is used for upgrades and downgrades, and this

rule is not followed, errors occur and there may be a disruption to attached devices.

If upgrading to ﬁrmware 06.02.00-22 requires you to upgrade from 04.xx.xx to

05.xx.xx in the process, there are special considerations, as detailed in the section,

Upgrading ﬁrmware on an edge s w itch from 04.xx.xx to 05.xx.xx.

A sm all number of e arly-shipped Surestore Director FC-64 units may receive one of the

following messages when they upgrade to ﬁrmware 05.02.00-13:

• HAFM—Firmware cannot be loaded due to insufficient CTP

memory.

• EWS—File System Error: Insufficient memory for new

firmware version.

This occurs only in certain units with CTP cards. Units with CTP2 cards do not have

this issue.

Edge Switch release notes