HP StorageWorks Multi-protocol Router XPath OS 7.4.1d Release Notes (AV-RW5LM-TE, March 2007)

Description

These release notes contain information about installing, operating, and maintaining the HP StorageWorks

Multi-protocol (MP) router running XPath OS 7.4.1d.

Supersedes history

This version supersedes XPath OS 7.4.1c released in Decem ber 2006.

Effective date

March 2007

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-por t )

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 (35 km, Fibre Channel port type only)

A6516A

Long W ave (10 km)

300836-B21

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

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

ForGbEcopperconnectivity,refertotheBrocadeCompatibility Matrix for supported copper SFPs.

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 7.4.1d firmware, configuration files and M IB files go to the following HP web site:

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

Multi-protocol Router XPath OS 7.4.1d