HP StorageWorks 2/140 - Director Switch Instruction Manual

release notes
hp StorageWorks
ha-fabric manager
Product Version: FW V04.01.02-4/HAFM SW V06.03.01-5
Fourth Edition (April 2003)
Part Number: AA–RSNXD–TE/958–000288–002
These release notes contain late-breaking and supplemental information for the
HP StorageWorks High Availability Fabric Manager (HA-Fabric Manager).
For the latest version of these Release Notes and other HA-Fabric Manager documentation,
access the HP storage website at:
http://www.hp.com/country/us/eng/prodserv/storage.html .

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HA-Fabric Manager Release Notes
Fourth Edition (April 2003)
Part Number: AA–RSNXD–TE/958–000288–002

About this Document
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About this Document
These release notes describe the contents of the HP StorageWorks high
availability fabric manager software kit, and any last-minute additions or notes on
the configuration or use of HAFM software.
Be sure to read these notes before installing the HAFM. This information is
periodically updated and available on the World Wide Web at:
http://www.hp.com/country/us/eng/prodserv/storage.html.
This section describes the content reflected in this document, including:
■Release Notes Information, page 4
■Intended Audience, page 5
■Other HAFM Documentation, page 5
■CD-ROM Directory Structure, page 5
■Software Version 6.03.01, Build 5, page 6
■Important Information, page 6
■Known Issues, page 7

Release Notes Information
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Release Notes Information
These Release Notes cover the following major topics:
■Link Incident Alerts Do Not Display in Port List View, page 7
■Attached Ports/Nodes Panel May Be Blank When Editing a Zone, page 7
■Port Pop-up Menu May Be Blank, page 7
■Open Systems Management Server, page 7
■Using the Same Firmware, page 7
■Reinstalling Feature Licenses, page 8
■Multiple FC HBA Ports in Separate Zones, page 8
■CTP Controls Port Lights, page 8
■Support for Speed Auto-Negotiate, page 8
■Regressing to an Earlier HAFM Code, page 8
■Installing HAFM on an Existing EFCM or SDCM Server, page 9
■Replacing CD-ROM with ZIP Drive, page 9
■Losing LAN Connection to the HAFM Server Before Logging in to the
HAFM Application, page 9
■Effect of No LAN Connection to HAFM Server During Boot Up, page 10
■HP-UX - Potential Conflict Between Command View and ioscan, page 10

Intended Audience
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Intended Audience
This document is intended for customers who purchased the HP StorageWorks
High Availability Fabric Manager.
Other HAFM Documentation
In addition to this guide, HP provides corresponding information:
• hp StorageWorks HAFM server installation guide, AA-RT4KB-TE
• hp StorageWorks ha-fabric manager user guide, AA-RS2CB-TE
CD-ROM Directory Structure
The HAFM software kit includes one CD. The HP StorageWorks HA-Fabric
Manager Documentation and Software CD, which contains the files necessary to
install the HAFM applications. The HP StorageWorks HA-Fabric Manager
Documentation and Software CD also contains the following items at the root
level directory:
■HAFM_ServerInstall.exe – (Install file for HAFM applications)
■version.txt – (contains the version number of the HAFM applications)
The hpClients directory is also at the root level. This directory contains the
remote client install files for the operating system platform noted by the name of
the directory in which it resides.
■Unix – (directory containing the remote client install file for UNIX
platforms)
—aix – (directory containing the remote client install file for AIX)
hpClientInstall.bin—(the remote client install file for AIX)
—hpux – (directory containing the remote client install file for HPUX)
hpClientInstall.bin—(the remote client install file for HPUX)
—Linux – (directory containing the remote client install file for Linux)
hpClientInstall.bin—(the remote client install file for Linux)
—Solaris – (directory containing the remote client install file for Solaris)
hpClientInstall.bin—(the remote client install file for Solaris)
■Windows – (directory containing the remote client install file for Windows)

Software Version 6.03.01, Build 5
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hpClientInstall.exe—(the remote client install file for Windows)
■Docs
— AA-RT4KB-TE – (hp StorageWorks HAFM server installation guide)
— AA-RS2CB-TE – (hp StorageWorks ha-fabric manager user guide)
Software Version 6.03.01, Build 5
HA-Fabric Manager 06.03.01 build 5 is the latest version of the HA-Fabric
Manager software (as of this date) and is contained on the HP StorageWorks
HA-Fabric Manager Documentation and Software CD (Part Number
516-000024-631). The latest firmware is also available on the HP website at:
http://www.hp.com/country/us/eng/prodserv/storage.html.
After installing Version 06.03.01 build 5 on the HAFM server, all remote clients
running down-level versions of HAFM are required to re-install the client
application. When logging in to the HAFM server via the remote client, an error
message displays stating that the new version must be installed. Follow the
instructions to install the new version of the remote client.
Important Information
This section describes important information related to the Edge Switch 2/24,
Edge Switch 2/32, Director 2/64, and Director 2/140.
HAFM Upgrade Required for Firmware Version 04.01.02 Build 04
If you are using the HAFM server to manage the Director 2/140, Director 2/64,
Edge Switch 2/32, Edge Switch 2/24, and/or Edge Switch 2/16, and they are
running firmware version 04.01.02 build 4, you need to upgrade HAFM to version
06.03.01 build 5 (minimum). For more information on upgrading software
versions, refer to the HP StorageWorks HA-Fabric Manager User Guide. The
features of this software version are detailed in the accompanying manuals.
Zoning is Disabled by Default
The default zone on the Edge Switch 2/24, Edge Switch 2/32, Director 2/64, and
Director 2/140 is disabled by default. Zoning must be configured in order for any
devices connected to the edge switches to communicate.

Known Issues
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Known Issues
This section describes the known issues related to HAFM software.
Link Incident Alerts Do Not Display in Port List View
Link Incident alerts (yellow triangle) do not display in the Alert column of the
table displayed in the Product Manager Port List view for any of the managed
Edge Switch or Director products. All other link incident alerts function normally.
This will be corrected in a future release of HAFM.
Attached Ports/Nodes Panel May Be Blank When Editing a Zone
Occasionally the Attached ports/nodes panel on the left of the HAFM Modify
Zone window may be blank when first opened to edit a zone. Selecting another
fabric from the Fabric drop-down list will activate the panel to display attached
ports and nodes.
Port Pop-up Menu May Be Blank
Occasionally when a right-click is applied to the graphic display of a port in the
Port Card view for a Director 2/140 port card, the pop-up menu may be blank. If
this occurs, perform an additional right-click to the graphic display of the port to
view the contents of the pop-up menu. Alternatively, you can choose the desired
port with a left-click, and then choose Product > Port on the menu bar.
Open Systems Management Server
Under the HAFM Product Manager > Hardware View menus, the Configure >
Management Server. . .menu option will result in a pop-up dialog. This dialog
states “This feature has not been installed. Please
contact your sales representative.” This feature is not currently
available.
Using the Same Firmware
All switches and directors managed by HAFM should have the same FW level
installed—whether 1 Gbps or 2 Gbps capable.

Known Issues
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Reinstalling Feature Licenses
Feature Licenses (or keys) must be reinstalled after performing a factory reset on a
director or switch to regain use of the licensed features (e.g., SANtegrity).
Multiple FC HBA Ports in Separate Zones
Multiple FC HBA ports in the same host should be placed in separate zones, or
they might be perceived as potential targets (some HBAs log-in as both host and
target).
CTP Controls Port Lights
Port lights on the edge switch and director products are controlled by the CTP
functionality. Certain activities, such as FW updates, IPLing the CTP, or switching
over to the backup CTP (Director) can cause these port lights to extinguish
momentarily until control is reasserted by the CTP. The actual FC traffic is not
affected during these times.
Support for Speed Auto-Negotiate
Currently, Speed Auto-Negotiate is not supported for HA and Failover SAN
configurations and is not recommended in general at this time. The speed should
be hard set to match the attached host or target port capability whenever possible.
Regressing to an Earlier HAFM Code
When regressing to earlier HAFM code versions (pre-6.00.01_4), 2 Gbps products
currently installed will drop from the HAFM screen because earlier Product
Managers cannot support the expanded features and have different naming
conventions. Switches can be re-added by IP or by restoring the original
configuration when the FW/SW level again supports 2 Gbps switches. The
fabric/zoning information will remain intact.
Once the HAFM server is upgraded to Version 06.03.01, any downgrade of the
HAFM server to a release earlier than Version 06.02.00 will result in the loss of
saved firmware files in the HAFM Firmware Library. the desired firmware must
be reloaded into the Firmware Library.

Known Issues
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Installing HAFM on an Existing EFCM or SDCM Server
Installation of HAFM on an existing EFCM or SDCM server will successfully
migrate the older data files into the new configuration. Refer to the HP
StorageWorks Director FC-64 to Director 2/64 Upgrade Instructions,
A6574-96003/AA-RSS1A-TE or HP StorageWorks Director 64 to Director 2/64
Upgrade Instructions, AA-RT4JA-TE.
Replacing CD-ROM with ZIP Drive
The CD-ROM should be installed in the HAFM server only for loading and
configuring the HAFM software, or for adding new director or edge switch
firmware to the HAFM Firmware libraries. The CD-ROM should be replaced with
the ZIP drive module for normal operation of the HAFM to allow for ZIP drive
backups of the SAN configuration information.
Losing LAN Connection to the HAFM Server Before Logging in to the
HAFM Application
If the LAN connection to the HAFM server is lost before logging on to the HAFM
application, you cannot log in to the application. If the LAN connection to the
HAFM server is lost while the HAFM application is running, the application will
stop and the following error message displays “Connection to the HAFM
server lost. Click OK to exit the application.”
Workaround
The LAN connection must be restored, and the HAFM server must be rebooted to
restore normal HAFM operation. Neither stopping the HAFM application nor
rebooting the server has any impact on the Fibre Channel operations of any switch
or director. Only monitoring switch operations, logging events, and implementing
configuration changes are interrupted.

Known Issues
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Effect of No LAN Connection to HAFM Server During Boot Up
If the HAFM server has no LAN connection while booting up, but is connected
after booting up, the IP address that appears in the HAFM Product View window
title bar may be incorrect.
Workaround
This can be corrected by exiting out of HAFM application, restarting the HAFM
application, and logging back in.
HP-UX - Potential Conflict Between Command View and ioscan
There is an issue involving a conflict between the Command View host agent and
the UNIX command ioscan. When this conflict is encountered, ioscan may
erroneously report that storage LUNs have been lost (ioscan output results in
report of “NO_HW”). There is no actual impact on any of the servers, storage, or
any fibre channel data transfers. When encountered, re-running ioscan after a
short time will yield correct results.
The OpenView Storage Area Manager (OVSAM) Command View Host agent on
HP-UX has a discovery agent (diald) which periodically checks the system for
new I/O devices including HBAs. The default polling cycle is 19 minutes but is
user configurable from 1 minute to 24 hours. The Command View products use
this host agent component for discovery of XP and VA arrays.
Workaround
On a stable system after the diald software has run for a few cycles the discovery
information will remain unchanged. In order to minimize the opportunity for this
conflict to occur with any programs using ioscan, you can modify the polling
period to a larger value. To do this, the entry
“DIAL_DISCOVERY_DELAY”
in the file
/opt/sanmgr/hostagent/config/dial.cfg
should be changed. The polling period value should be specified in minutes, e.g. a
value of 60 would result in a 1 hour discovery poll cycle. The polling period value
should be modified considering the time and frequency that ioscans are being run,
in order to avoid diald and ioscan being executed simultaneously.
This issue will be corrected in the next release of director and edge switch
firmware.