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

Description

These release notes contain information about installing, operating, a nd maintaining the H P

StorageWorks Multi-protocol (MP) router running XPath OS 7.4 .1 c.

Supersedes history

This version supersedes XPath OS 7.4.1b released in October 2006.

Effective date

December 20

Update recommendation

Routine

Product compatibility

Table 1 lis

ts compatible HP MP Routers and transceivers.

Table 1 Supported MP Routers and transceivers

MP Routers

Part numbe

StorageWorks MP Router base (8-port)

A7437A

StorageWorks MP Router full (16-port)

A7438A

Multi-pr

otocol Router upgrade license

A7439A

Transceivers

Part Number

Short Wave (300m@2Gbps, 500m@1Gbps)

A7446B, A6515A

Long Wave (10 km)

A6516A

Long Wave (35 km, Fibre Channel port type only)

300836-B21

A7446B, A6515A, and A6516A support all MP Router port types: Fibre Channel, GbE for FCIP and GbE for iSCSI.

MP Router GbE conne ctivity is equivalent to 1000Base-SX or 1000Base LX.

For G bE copper connectivity, refer to the Brocade Compatibility Matrix for suppor ted copper S FPs.

For the MP Router conﬁguration and scalability rules, see the HP StorageWorks SAN design reference

guide at h

ttp://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/san/documentation.html.

Accessing the latest ﬁrmware

To access XPath OS 7.4.1c ﬁrmware, conﬁguration ﬁles and MIB ﬁles go to the following HP web site:

ttp://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/saninfrastructure/index.html

Multi-protocol Router XPath OS 7.4.1c