HP StorageWorks Director and Edge Switch Release Notes (09.09.08) (5697-0720, October 2010)

Description

These release notes are intended for customers who purchased Director or Edge Switch products. The

notes contain late-breaking and supplemental information for the HP M-series Director and Edge

Switch products.

It is important to read these notes before installing a Director or Edge Switch product.

Because this information is updated periodically, HP recommends that you check the following HP

website for the latest information:

http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/networking/index.html

Select Retired Products and navigate to your switch model.

Update recommendation

Routine

Devices supported

For the latest support information, see the HP StorageWorks SAN design reference guide, available

on the following HP website:

http://www.hp.com/go/SANdesignguide

For the latest supported devices, see the Single Point of Connectivity Knowledge (SPOCK) website:

http://www.hp.com/storage/spock

Select Switches in the Other Hardware section, and then select M-series FC Switch Connectivity Stream.

Product models supported

This section describes the supported switches and firmware.

Switches

Table 1 lists the supported switches and software. It provides the McDATA (recently acquired by

Brocade) switch name and the corresponding HP switch name (if applicable). For products that have

a new Brocade name, references to the McDATA name apply to the Brocade name.

Table 1 Supported switches and software

McDATA/Brocade product nameHP product name

Sphereon 4300 Fabric SwitchHP StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/12

Sphereon 4500 Fabric SwitchHP StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24

Sphereon 3232 Fabric SwitchHP StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/32

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