Service manual
Support for speed Auto-Negotiate
Auto-negotiate is supported. However, HP recommends that the por t speed for E_Ports (for Interswitch
links, or ISLs) be set to a specificportspeed(1Gb /sec, 2Gb/sec,or4GB/sec as appropriate for the
speed of the Directors or Edge Switches being connected) instead of to Negotiate.Usingaspecific
port speed decreases the time for a fabric build in response to some perturbation event in the fabric.
Similarly,
setting a specific p ort speed for N_Ports also de creases fabric build time. However, setting a
specificpo
rt speed for N_Ports is not required.
There ar e a few older HBA devices that do not always succeed in logging in to a switch port when
the por t speed is set for auto-negotiate.
Workaround
If an older HBA has d ifficulty logging into a switch port that has its port speed configured as Negotiate,
configure that port speed to 1Gb/sec, 2Gb/sec,or4GB/sec according to the operation speed of the
HBA connected to that port.
Known issues in firmware 09.00.00
Table 6 lists the known issues in firmware 09.00.00.
Table 6 fir
mware 09.00.00 known issues
Issue
Workaround
The RADIUS key is allowed
to be blank (zero characters).
The firmwareshouldnotacceptablank
key .
The firmwareshouldnotacceptablankkey.TheRADIUS
key should not be blank. Ensure that you enter the key
correctly.
Attemp
ts to activate a large zone set through OSMS
when C
T authentication is enabled occasionally
may no
tbesuccessful.
Tempor
arily disable CT authentication, and th en
activ
ate the zone set.
Determining current version
This section describes how to determine the current version of firmwareforanEdgeSwitchorDirector
using the HAFM, HAFM Basic, or CLI.
Using HAFM
TodeterminethecurrentversionusingHAFM:
1. OpentheElementManagerfortheEdgeSwitchorDirector.
2. Select Product from the menu bar.
Ame
nu appears.
3. Select Properties.
The firmware version appears in this dialog box.
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