HP StorageWorks Multi-protocol Router XPath OS 7.4.1c Release Notes (AV-RW5LL-TE, December 2006)

Issue
Description
Fibre Channel Layer
2 fabric parameter
management
It is not possible to manage the following fabric parameters from Advanced Web Tools:
• RA_TOV
• ED_TOV
• RSCN_Mode
These parameters can be managed from the CLI.
NVRAM-relate
dcleanup
XPath 7.3.0b or later explicitly checks for NVR AM corruption that might have occurred
during use of e
arlier XPath releases. It also provides a utility for cleaning the corruption.
If you do not run the utilit y, failures might occur due to XPath OS detection of corrupt
NVRAM. The utility runs during installation when firmwareDownload is used as the
installatio
nmechanism. IffirmwareDownload is used to upgrade the recovery kernel
andinstallXPathOS,thereshouldbenoimpact—NVRAMwillbesilentlycleaned. If
other installation mechanisms are used, or if the new recovery kern el is not installed,
then the NVRAM might remain corrupt, leading to failures, unless you explicitly clean the
NVRAM usin
g the following mechanism. Because XPath 7.3.0b or later is more insistent
on good NVRAM content, these failures will occur more often in these versions than in
previous
versions of XPath OS.
NVRAM cle
anup has been integrated into the latest version of the recovery kernel. If you
use firmwareDownload from the latest xpath_rk package, the recovery kernel will
be updated, any NVRAM corruption will be resolved, and the latest XPath OS will be
installed in a single step.
If you ar
eunabletousefirmwareDownload to install the recovery kernel package, follow
the product manual instructions to install the XPath Recover R PG through PMON. After you
have booted into the recovery kernel, enter the shell by entering shell at the rash prompt.
Run th
e nvclean uti l ity and answer yes whenitpromptsyou. ThiswillrectifyanyNVRAM
corru
ption that might exist. Reboot the switch after the cleanup and reset the cfgb ank value
to its
previousentrytobootintoXPathOS.
Bundled licenses
The HP StorageWorks MP Router with XPath OS 7.4.0 includes licenses for the following
features:
• Adva nced Web Tools
• Adva nced Zoning
• FCIP Tunneling
• FC-FC Routing
Different models of the MP Router ship with either 8 or 16 ports enabled. If you require an
upgrade from 8 to 16 ports, contact your sales representative.
SFP media support
The MP Router supports only qualified SFP media. A list of the qualified SFPs is available
by running the sfpSupport command.
Duplicate domain IDs When manually setting domain IDs, avoid duplicates. Under Fabric OS, when duplicate
do
main IDs are detected, fabrics are segmented. XPath OS handles duplicate domain I Ds
differently, resulting in repeated failed attempts to merge fabrics. This note does not apply
to Fibre Channel Routing Services EX_Ports. Manually assigned but duplicate EX_Port
domain IDs are correctly detected.
Fabric OS Web Tools
4.1.1 compatibility
Fabric OS Web Tools 4.1.1 does not recognize the MP Router. Manage the MP Router
using Advanced Web Tools.
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