HP StorageWorks Multi-protocol Router XPath OS 7.4.1e Release Notes (AV-RW5LN-TE, August 2007)

Fixes
Table 3 lists critical or high level issues resolved in XPath OS 7.4.1e firmware .
Table 3 Resolved issues in XPath OS 7.4.1e firmware
Issue
Description
Zone segmentation in edge fabric can cause
an established IFL to be disabled and the
newly formed IFL to connect.
Zone segmentation in edge fabric can cause an established IFL to be
disabled and the newly formed IFL to connect.
In disabling a switch with an attached IFL, change the zone cfg and then
enable th e switch. As expected, the switch segments from the FOS fabric
due to the zone cfg conflict. However, the MPR running on XPath 7.4.1
may eventually enable the IFL for the switch that was just enabled, and
disable the IFL connected to the switch that had been establish ed. The
correct behavior is to keep the established IFL up and disable the new IFL.
Installation
This section d escribes HP MP Router installation issues.
Migration procedure
For i nstructions on migrating to XPath OS 7.4.1e from e arlier versions of XPath OS, see the HP
StorageWorks XPath OS 7.4.x administrator guide.
Initial MP Router setup rules
When an MP Router is powered on for the first time, by default a ll ports a re disabled. You must explicitly
seteachMPRouterporttothedesiredporttypebeforemakinganycableconnections.RefertoTable 4
and Table 5 for specific port information.
NOTE:
Since it is expected that the majority of installations will use the MP Router for Fibre Channel routing,
EX_Porttypewillbethetypicalportsetting.
Table 4 and Table 5 list MP Router port modes and port type functions.
Table 4 MP Router port modes
Mode
Port type
Fibre Channel
EX_Port or U_port (E_Port or F_Port)
GbE with FCIP or iSCSI
IP port
Table 5 MP Router port types functions
Port type
Function
EX_Port
Connecting one or m ore edge fabrics to an M P Router.
IP Port
Connecting to a GbE network when using FCIP tunneling or iSCSI bridging.
U_Port (E_Port)
Connecting two or more M P Routers together in a router backbone fabric.
U_Port (F_Port)
Connecting F_Port to the MP Router (iSCSI only)
Multi-protocol Router XPath OS 7.4.1e
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