FW 6.4.0.06.00 McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem Release Notes (AA-RW1ZD-TE, November 2006)

Description

These release notes contain late breaking and supplemental information for the McDATA

4Gb SAN

Switch. Be sure to read these release notes prior to installing the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch. This

document is intended for customers who purchased the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch. This information is

periodical

ly updated and available on the following HP web site:

ttp://h18

006.www1.hp.com/storage/saninfrastructure.html.

Update recommendation

Routine

Firmware v

ersion

Firmware 6.4.0.06.00 is the latest (as of this date) ﬁrmware released with the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch.

The latest ﬁrmware is also available on the following HP web site:

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

Product models

McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch, part number A8001A

Devices supported

Supported conﬁgurations

For supported conﬁgurations, see the following resources:

• The BladeSystem support matrix, available on h

ttp://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/

storageworks/bladesystemmatrix/index.html.

• The HP StorageWorks SAN Design Reference Guide,availableonh

ttp://www.hp.com/go/

sandesignguide.

Cable requirements

NOTE:

Optical cables for the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch must be ordered separately.

For cables measuring up to 500 meters (1-Gb/s), or 300 meters (2-Gb/s), or 150 meters (4-Gb/s),

use 50/125 multi-mode FC cables. Multi-mode optical cables are connected to short-wave optical

transceiver modules in a switch.

Verify that connectors interfacing with the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch use LC Duplex connectors with a

PC ﬁnish. In addition, the connector at the opposite end of the cable must be of either LC or SC type,

depending on the requirements of the connected device.

Operating systems

For a list of supported operating systems, see http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/

saninfrastructure.html.

McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem release notes