HP Compaq Presario,Presario 4400 Instruction Manual

HP Fabric OS 6.2.2e Release Notes
HP Part Number: 5697-0809
Published: February 2011
Edition: First

© Copyright 2011 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
© Copyright 2011 Brocade Communications Systems, Incorporated

Version
6.2.2e
NOTE: This software conforms to the Fibre Channel (FC) standards and accepted engineering
practices and procedures.
Description
Fabric OS 6.2.0b introduced support for the HP StorageWorks Encryption SAN Switch and the
HP DC Switch Encryption FC Blade. Fabric OS 6.2.2e continues this support. These products
provide the following features:
•Data encryption support for B-series fabrics
•Key management support for HP Secure Key Manager (SKM)
Fabric OS 6.2.0a integrated the following new features (which continue to be supported with this
release):
•Support for the HP StorageWorks DC04 SAN Director
◦192 ports, 8-Gb technology in 8U chassis (without required front airflow mounting kit,
9U with kit)
◦Supports existing 8-Gb FC blades (16, 32, and 48 ports)
◦Supports existing 10-Gb 6 port ISL blade
◦Supports existing Multi-protocol (MP) Router blade
◦Supports inter-chassis link (ICL) connectivity to other DC04 SAN Directors and DC SAN
Backbone Directors
•Virtual Fabrics (VFs)
Full VF feature support on HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director, HP
StorageWorks DC04 SAN Director, HP StorageWorks 8/80 SAN Switch, and HP
StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch.
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◦Single physical chassis that can be subdivided into two or more logical switches, creating
a logical fabric with other switches.
◦Per-port assignment of ports to logical switches
◦Shared ISLs providing connectivity for multiple logical fabrics
•FC Routing (FCR) and FCIP enhancements
FCIP (SCSI) read tape pipelining◦
◦Serial Over TCP (SOTCP) enhancements
◦Logical storage area network (LSAN) tagging
◦Support for Pathinfo over MetaSAN
◦Use Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF) cost in the FCR backbone fabric to find the shortest
path to the edge fabric
◦In-band management link over FCIP connections for HP StorageWorks 400 MP Router
◦TCP byte streaming for FCIP connections with WAN optimization hardware
◦Improved FCIP statistics support, including TCP connection history, high watermark
information, and connection snapshot capability
•Support of temporary licenses for Adaptive Networking, Integrated Routing, and Fabric Watch
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•Security enhancements
IPv6 auto-configuration◦
◦IPsec with IPv6 (for management port)
◦Configurable switch-wide policy requiring authentication of all host bus adapters (HBAs)
◦Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) enhancements allowing password
expiration and source IP address information
◦LDAP enhancement allowing for an alternate domain userPrincipalName (UPN)
◦IPv6 certified for Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) Approved Product List
•Fiber connectivity (FICON) enhancements
Request Node Identification Data (RNID) support for control unit port (CUP)◦
◦New FC addressing modes for support with VF
◦Support for HP StorageWorks SAN Director 48 Port 8-Gb FC Blade with VF-enabled HP
StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director and DC04 SAN Director for FICON
environments
NOTE: For information on specific versions of Fabric OS supported for FICON, see the
B-series FICON Connectivity Stream.
•Access Gateway (AG) enhancements
◦AG mode support on HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch
•Miscellaneous
FC ping support between switches (ping switch WWN)◦
◦Provision of path information via CLI
◦Frame redirection support in interopmode 3 (McDATA Open Fabric Mode)
◦Support for the M-EOS 239 Domain ID mode via FCR in interopmode 3
◦System-wide RASLog
◦Port auto-disable support
◦Ethernet port bonding for management ports
◦New CLI command to configure F_Port receive buffer credits
New features/enhancements added with Fabric OS 6.2.2b:
•New parameter implemented in configurechassis command to allow adjustment of SFP
polling during high CPU load situations
Update recommendation
NOTE: With the introduction of Fabric OS 6.1.1, certain features and functions were removed
from Web Tools (resident in the firmware) and migrated to the Data Center Fabric Manager (DCFM)
management application. If DCFM is not running on your fabric, HP recommends that you review
(page 28) before you upgrade to Fabric OS 6.1.1x or later, and take note of what has changed
so you can assess the impact on your fabric.
All products supported by Fabric OS 6.0.x can be upgraded to Fabric OS 6.2.2e. If applicable,
HP recommends that you upgrade to Fabric OS 6.2.2e as soon as possible to take advantage of
the latest fixes and features.
For more information, see “Firmware upgrades and downgrades” (page 19).
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Supersedes
Fabric OS 6.2.2d, released October 2010
New feature descriptions
This section describes new features introduced in Fabric OS 6.2.0a and carried forward with
Fabric OS 6.2.2e.
Virtual Fabrics
•VF is supported on the HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director, DC04 SAN Director,
HP StorageWorks 8/80 SAN Switch, and HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch. When
enabled, VF allows the user to divide a single physical chassis or switch into multiple logical
switches by assigning individual ports to a logical switch. Each logical switch is managed as
a completely independent layer 2 FC switch, and can be deployed in independent fabrics
known as logical fabrics.
•VF allows the user to create a special logical switch known as the base switch, which is used
for connectivity to other base switches and also as a backbone fabric for FCR. Individual
logical fabrics can utilize this shared base fabric for connectivity to other switches, providing
efficient use of resources by sharing common ISL and ICL connections among multiple logical
fabrics.
•VF is part of the base Fabric OS and does not require a license. VF is fully compatible with
legacy Brocade products, as well as M-series switches and directors.
FCR and FCIP enhancements
•FCIP (SCSI) Read Tape Pipelining anticipates host read operations and buffers data to reduce
latency from the FCIP WAN.
•LSAN Tagging provides special behavior for designated LSAN zones by using either a new
speed tag or enforce tag. The enforce tag allows individual FCRs to be configured only to
import devices in specific LSAN zones, increasing scalability. The speed tag allows designated
targets to remain imported, allowing sensitive hosts to discover targets much faster. This is
useful when performing boot over LSAN operations
•SOTCP enhancements improve network congestion management in Slow Start Mode and
helps prevent host I/O timeouts.
•Support for Pathinfo over MetaSAN. The Pathinfo command has been enhanced to
provide path information across routed fabrics, which is especially useful when troubleshooting
connectivity problems across routed fabrics.
•FSPF cost in the FCR backbone fabric uses the most efficient route to reach a destination fabric,
preventing the use of an FCIP link when an ISL is available.
•In-band management link over FCIP connections for the 400 MP Router allows a management
station to communicate with a remote 400 MP Router through the GE ports. This allows a
single management station located on the WAN side of the 400 MP Router to communicate
with the management interface on the CP for management tasks such as firmware downloads,
SNMP polling, SNMP traps, troubleshooting, and configuration.
Enhanced native connectivity with McDATA products
•Fabric OS 6.2 and M-EOS 9.9 now support Frame Redirection in McDATA Open Fabric
Mode (interopmode 3) fabrics. Frame Redirection zones must be created and activated from
Fabric OS platforms.
•Fabric OS platforms now support EX_Port connections to McDATA Open Fabric Mode Mi10Ks
using the 239 Domain ID (DID) setting.
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NOTE: For information on specific switches and switch firmware supported for interop applications,
see the HP StorageWorks Fabric Interoperability: Merging Fabrics Based on M-series and B-series
Fibre Channel Switches Application Notes.
Security enhancements
•Configurable stateless IPv6 auto-configuration is supported.
•IPsec with IPv6 support provides greater security for management ports and configurable
security policies for IPv4/IPv6 addresses.
•A switch-wide policy requiring HBA authentication requires that the FC-SP bit be set during
Fabric login (FLOGI). If the bit is not set, the FLOGI is rejected and the port is disabled.
•A new warning for RADIUS login allows users to specify how many days in advance they
should be notified of password expiration.
•An LDAP enhancement adds the ability to provide an alternate UPN to domain authentication.
Port beaconing support
The portBeacon CLI command was added in Fabric OS 6.2.1. It allows individual ports to be
identified by enabling a special LED function. The portBeacon command has the following
characteristics:
•Function: Sets port beaconing mode on or off.
•Syntax: portbeacon -–mode [slot]/port
•Description: Enables or disables port beaconing mode on a specified port. This command
works with 4-Gb (or larger) FC ports, with the exception of the HP StorageWorks SAN Director
6 Port 10-Gb FC ISL Blade (FC10-6).
When beaconing mode is enabled on a port, the port LED flashes amber and green for 2.5
seconds each, in an alternating pattern, and continues until you turn it off. Beaconing mode
is useful if you want to locate a specific port.
Beaconing mode takes over the port LEDs. The normal flashing LED pattern associated with
an active, fault, or disabled port is suppressed, and only the beaconing pattern is displayed.
Other commands are still executable and functional. However, if diagnostic frame-based tests,
such as the portLoopbackTest, are executed, the diagnostic LED pattern is interleaved with the
port beaconing pattern.
•Operands: ––enable turns beaconing mode on; ––disable turns beaconing mode off.
•Examples:
To turn beaconing mode on: switch:admin> portbeacon ––enable 1/0◦
◦To turn beaconing mode off: switch:admin> portbeacon ––disable 2/1
Diagnostics restrictions
The porttest and spinfab commands are not supported on the following ports in Fabric OS
6.2.1 or later:
•Ports connected to shared-area ports (ports 16–47 on 48-port blades)
•Ports connected to ports with area swapped
•ICLs
•Slave ports in trunk groups
•Long-distance ports
•Ports connected to a logical switch and base switch (Fabric OS 6.2.xonly), if VF is enabled
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Optionally licensed software
The following are optionally licensed features in Fabric OS 6.2.x:
•Ports on Demand—Allows customers to instantly scale the fabric by provisioning additional
ports via a license key upgrade (applies to select switch models).
•Extended Fabrics—Provides greater than 10 km of switched fabric connectivity at full bandwidth
over long distances. (Depending on the platform, the distance can be up to 3,000 km.)
•ISL Trunking—Provides the ability to aggregate multiple physical links into one logical link for
enhanced network performance and fault tolerance. It also includes Access Gateway ISL
Trunking on the products that support Access Gateway deployment.
•Advanced Performance Monitoring—Enables performance monitoring of networked storage
resources. This license includes the Top Talkers feature.
•High-Performance Extension over FCIP/FC (formerly known as FC-IP Services)—For the HP
StorageWorks B-series MP Router blade and 400 MP Router, this license key also includes
the FC Fast Write (FCFW) feature and IPsec capabilities.
•Accelerator for FICON license—Enables unique FICON emulation support for IBM’s Global
Mirror (formerly XRC) application (including Hitachi Data Systems HXRC and EMC’s XRC) as
well as tape pipelining for all FICON tape and virtual tape systems to significantly improve
XRC and tape backup/recovery performance over virtually unlimited distance for the 400 MP
Router and B-series MP Router blade.
•Fabric Watch—Monitors mission-critical switch operations, and now includes new Port Fencing
capabilities.
•FICON Management Server (also known as CUP)—Enables host control of switches in mainframe
environments.
•ICLs—Provide dedicated high-bandwidth links between two DC SAN Backbone Director or
DC04 SAN Director chassis, without consuming valuable front-end 8-Gb ports. Each DC
Backbone Director/DC04 SAN Director must have the ICL license installed in order to enable
the ICL connections (available on the DC Backbone Director/DC04 SAN Director only).
•Adaptive Networking—Allows a user to ensure high priority connections and obtain the
network resources necessary for optimum performance, even in congested environments. The
quality of service (QoS) SID/DID Prioritization and Ingress Rate Limiting features are the first
components of this license, and are available on all 8-Gb platforms.
•Integrated Routing license—Allows ports in an HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director,
HP StorageWorks DC04 SAN Director, HP StorageWorks 8/80 SAN Switch, or HP
StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch to be configured as EX_Ports, supporting FCR. This eliminates
the need to add a B-series MP Router blade or use the 400 MP Router for FCR purposes, and
also provides double the bandwidth for each FCR connection (when connected to another
8-Gb-capable port).
•Server Application Optimization license (introduced with Fabric OS 6.2)—When deployed
with server adapters, optimizes overall application performance for physical servers and virtual
machines by extending virtual channels to the server infrastructure. Application-specific traffic
flows can be configured, prioritized, and optimized throughout the data center infrastructure.
Included licensed software
The Enhanced Group Management license is included with all HP 8-Gb switches. Enhanced Group
Management enables full management of the device in a data center fabric with increased element
management functionality and management task aggregation throughout the environment. This
license is used in conjunction with DCFM application software.
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Temporary license support
HP now supports temporary licenses or Universal Temporary Licenses. To obtain the Universal
Temporary Licenses, select the StorageWorks Software Demo & Evaluation Downloads option at
the HP website: http://www.software.hp.com
Previously licensed software now included with base Fabric OS
The capabilities described in this section are included as part of the base Fabric OS. No additional
purchase or licensing is necessary.
NOTE: Advanced Zoning and Web Tools licenses are no longer necessary. These features are
enabled automatically on all products running Fabric OS 6.1 or later.
Standards compliance
This software conforms to the FC standards and accepted engineering practices and procedures.
In certain cases, HP might add proprietary supplemental functions to those specified in the standards.
For a list of standards conformance, see the HP website: http://www.hp.com.
New hardware support
Support for the HP StorageWorks DC04 SAN Director was introduced with Fabric OS 6.2.0a.
The DC04 SAN Director:
•Has 192 ports, 8 Gb/s technology in an 8U chassis with horizontal slots (9U with standard
port side airflow kit)
•Supports HP StorageWorks SAN Director 16 Port 8-Gb FC Blade, SAN Director 32 Port 8-Gb
FC Blade, and SAN Director 48 Port 8-Gb FC Blade
•Supports all special-purpose blades available for the DC SAN Backbone Director
•Supports ICL connectivity to other DC04 SAN Director or DC SAN Backbone Director chassis
Fabric OS 6.2.0b introduced support for the HP StorageWorks Encryption SAN Switch and the
DC Switch Encryption FC Blade. The encryption switch provides:
•48 Gb/s of encryption processing power, upgradeable to 96 Gb/s
•Industry standard AES-256 algorithms for data-at-rest encryption
•32 FC ports, 8 Gb/s in 2U form factor
•Integration with HP StorageWorks SKM
The encryption blade provides 16 ports and is supported in the DC SAN Backbone Director and
DC04 SAN Director.
NOTE: The encryption switch and encryption blade are unique products compared to standard
FC switches. HP highly recommends that you read the Fabric OS Encryption Administrator's Guide
before configuring these products in any fabric.
Supported product models
The following product models can be upgraded to Fabric OS 6.2.2e:
•HP StorageWorks 4/8 SAN Switch and 4/16 SAN Switch (Brocade 200E)
•HP StorageWorks 4/32 SAN Switch (Brocade 4100)
•HP StorageWorks 4/32B SAN Switch (Brocade 5000)
•HP StorageWorks 4/64 SAN Switch (Brocade 4900)
•HP StorageWorks 4/256 SAN Director (Brocade 48000)
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•HP StorageWorks 16 Port 4-Gb Blade (FC4-16)
•HP StorageWorks 32 Port 4-Gb Blade (FC4-32)
•HP StorageWorks 4/48 SAN Director Blade (FC4-48)
•HP StorageWorks Multi-Protocol Router Blade (Brocade FR4-18i)
•HP StorageWorks iSCSI Director Blade (Brocade FC4-16IP), compatible with the 4/256 SAN
Director model only (not supported in the DC SAN Backbone Director or DC04 SAN Director)
•HP StorageWorks 8/8 and 8/24 SAN Switches (Brocade 300)
•HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch (Brocade 5100)
•HP StorageWorks 8/80 SAN Switch (Brocade 5300)
•HP StorageWorks 400 Multi-protocol Router (Brocade 7500)
•HP StorageWorks Encryption SAN Switch (Brocade BES)
•HP StorageWorks DC04 SAN Director (Brocade DCX-4S)
•HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director (Brocade DCX)
•HP StorageWorks SAN Director 16 Port 8-Gb FC Blade (Brocade FC8-16)
•HP StorageWorks SAN Director 32 Port 8-Gb FC Blade (Brocade FC8-32)
•HP StorageWorks SAN Director 48 Port 8-Gb FC Blade (Brocade FC8-48)
•HP StorageWorks SAN Director 6 Port 10-Gb FC ISL Blade (Brocade FC10-6)
•HP StorageWorks DC Switch Encryption FC Blade (Brocade FS8-18)
•HP StorageWorks EVA4400 embedded switch module (Brocade 5410)
•Brocade 4-Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem (Brocade 4012)
•Brocade 4-Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem (Brocade 4024)
•Brocade 8-Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class (Brocade 5480)
Unsupported product models
Any products not listed in the “Supported product models” (page 8) section, are unsupported
with Fabric OS 6.2.2e.
Devices supported
For a list of supported devices, see the HP website:
http://www.hp.com/go/san
Operating systems
For a list of supported operating systems, see the HP website:
http://www.hp.com/go/san
Access Gateway support
Access Gateway is supported with the following HP products only:
•Brocade 4-Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem (Brocade 4012)
•Brocade 4-Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem (Brocade 4024)
•Brocade 8-Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class (Brocade 5480)
•HP StorageWorks 4/16 SAN Switch (Brocade 200E)
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•HP StorageWorks 8/24 SAN Switch (Brocade 300)
•HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch (Brocade 5100)
IMPORTANT: Although the HP StorageWorks 4/8 SAN Switch uses the same hardware as the
4/16 SAN Switch, it does not support Access Gateway. The same applies to the HP StorageWorks
8/8 and 8/24 SAN Switches. Both use the same hardware, but only the 8/24, which has all
ports licensed, has Access Gateway support. The 8/40 switch must also have all ports enabled
in order to support Access Gateway mode. Also, Access Gateway mode is not supported with the
Brocade 4-Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem (Brocade 4012) if any half-height
BladeServers (BL3xp) are configured in the same sleeve in the p-Class enclosure. For the latest
updates, see the HP website:
http://www.hp.com
Access Gateway connectivity is supported by the switches listed in “Access Gateway support”
(page 9) and also by the following B-series switches:
•HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 4/32
•HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 4/32B
•HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 4/64
•HP StorageWorks SAN Director 4/256
•HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 8/80
•HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director
•HP StorageWorks DC04 SAN Director
•HP StorageWorks 400 Multi-protocol Router
•HP StorageWorks EVA4400 Embedded Switch Module
Access Gateway was introduced with Fabric OS 5.2.1b. It allows a switch to operate in agmode,
which allows simplified connectivity between large numbers of servers and the SAN. Access
Gateway leverages N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) to hide the complexity of the servers (both
physical and virtual) attached to it, while allowing easy SAN connectivity. The edge fabric switch
provides all fabric services, while Access Gateway connects to the edge switch by what appears
as a HBA connection. This architecture allows the deployment of many additional servers without
requiring a domain and the associated fabric rebuild traffic. Rebuild traffic is prevalent when
switches are powered on, added, or removed from a fabric.
For more information, see the Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide, available on:
http://www.hp.com/go/san
Access Gateway support in non-Brocade fabrics
In addition to being supported in Brocade fabrics, Access Gateway is supported for connectivity
to the following:
•McDATA switches: 2/12 (ES4300), 2/24 (ES4500), 2/16 (ES3216), 2/32 (ES3232), 2/64
(ED6064), 2/140 (M6140), M4400, Mi10K running EOS 09.07.02 with Brocade Fabric
OS 6.1.0x
•McDATA switches: 2/12 (ES4300), 2/24 (ES4500), 2/16 (ES3216), 2/32 (ES3232), 2/64
(ED6064), 2/140 (M6140), M4400, Mi10K running EOS 09.09.00 or 09.09.03 with
Brocade Fabric OS 6.2.0x, 6.2.1x, and 6.2.2x
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