McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem release notes (AA-RW1ZH-TE, April 2008)

Description

These release notes contain late breaking and supplemental information for the McDATA 4G b SAN Switch.

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

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

updated and

available on the HP website: h

ttp://h1800 6.w ww1.hp.com/storage/saninfrastructure.html.

From the web

site, select Retired Products, then navigate to the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class

BladeSystem, then select Manuals.

Update recommendation

Routine

Firmware version

Firmware 6.4.0.13.00 is the latest (as of this date) ﬁrmware released with the McDATA 4Gb SAN

Switch. Th

elatest ﬁrmware is available on the HP website: h

ttp://h1800 6.w ww1.hp.com/storage/

saninfras

tructure.html.

From the website, select Retired Products, then navigate to the McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for H P p-Class

BladeSystem,then select Download drive rs and soft ware.

Product models

McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch, par t number A8001A

Devices supported

Supported conﬁgurations

For supported conﬁgurations, see the following resources:

• The BladeSystem support m atrix, available on the following HP website:

ttp://h1800 6.w ww1.hp.com/products/storageworks/bladesystemmatrix/index.html

• The HP Stora geWorks SAN design reference guide, available on the HP website:

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

Cable requirements

For cab

les

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

use

/125 multi-mode FC cables. Multi-mode optical cab les are connected to shor t-wave o ptical

transceiver modules in a switch.

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

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

depen

ding on the requirements of the connected device.

Operating systems

For a list of suppor ted op erating systems, see the HP StorageWorks SAN design reference g uide,

available on the HP website: h

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

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