HP StorageWorks 8B - FC Entry Switch Instruction Manual

release notes
version 3.0.1b
fabric os
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Contents
General Information
About This Release. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Fibre Channel Standards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Getting Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Getting Software Updates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
New Features and Enhancements
New Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
ISL Trunking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Advanced Performance Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Speed Auto Negotiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Enhancements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Fabric Watch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Zoning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Management Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Web Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Telnet Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Documentation
MIB Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Fabric Watch Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Supporting Documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

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Requirements and Compatibility
Fabric OS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Compatibility with Other Products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Standards Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Web Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Workstation Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
HBA Compatibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Limitations
Fabric Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Automated Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Telnet Configure Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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General Information
About This Release
Fabric OS version 3.0.1b firmware runs and delivers the full potential of the FC Entry Switch 8B
and FC Switch 8B products. Both switches are 8-port, auto-sensing 2 Gb/Sec and 1 Gb/Sec Fibre
Channel switches.
Overview
This release note includes a brief description of the new features and enhancements made in
Fabric OS version 3.0.1b. For detailed information on the items included in this release note, refer
to the appropriate user’s guide or reference manual.
Note: The information in this document supersedes any information found in other v3.0
documentation.
Fibre Channel Standards
Information about Fibre Channel standards and Fibre Channel in general can be found on the Fibre
Channel Industry Association Web site, located at http://www.fibrechannel.com.
Getting Help
For the most current technical support information for the FC Entry Switch 8B and FC Switch 8B,
visit the HP Web site at http://www.hp.com/support/fc8B. This includes hardware and software
support, all repairs, and spare components.
Be prepared to provide the following information to the support personnel:
•Switch serial number
•Switch world wide name
•Output from the supportShow telnet command
•Detailed description of the problem
•Topology configuration
•Troubleshooting steps already performed
For detailed information on telnet commands, refer to the Fabric OS Reference Manual.

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General Information
Getting Software Updates
For information on obtaining software updates contact your HP account representative.

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New Features and Enhancements
New Features
ISL Trunking
Interswitch Link (ISL) Trunking is an optionally licensed product (Performance Upgrade (Option
001)) available on the FC Entry Switch 8B and FC Switch 8B products with Fabric OS
version 3.0.1b. ISL Trunking is managed using telnet commands or the Web Tools interface.
The ISL Trunking feature allows up to four ISLs, connections between two switches through an
Expansion Port (E_Port), to merge logically into a single link. When using ISL Trunking to
aggregate bandwidth of up to four ports, the throughput of the ISLs between switches in a fabric is
quadrupled. For example, at 2 Gb/Sec speeds, ISL Trunking delivers ISL throughput of up to 8
Gb/Sec.
ISL Trunking also supports high-bandwidth, large-scale Storage Area Networks (SANs) which
include core switches. ISL Trunking simplifies network design and reduces the cost of storage
management by optimizing bandwidth use and enabling load balancing of traffic at the frame-level.
For more information about ISL Trunking, refer to the ISL Trunking User’s Guide.
Advanced Performance Monitoring
The Performance Monitoring feature, previously available from the Performance View in Web
Tools, has been updated to include more functionality and is now called Advanced Performance
Monitoring. Advanced Performance Monitoring is an optionally licensed product (Performance
Upgrade (Option 001)) available on the FC Entry Switch 8B and FC Switch 8B products with
Fabric OS version 3.0.1b. The Performance Monitoring View is available from the Switch View,
and includes the following new features:
AL_PA Monitoring - Provides information regarding the number of CRC errors that occur in the
frames originated from each possible AL_PA attached to a specific port.
For each SID-DID pair, the following categories of information are available:
•CRC errors for the frames that has the SID-DID pair
•Fibre Channel words being transmitted from the port for the SID-DID pair
•Fibre Channel words being received by the port for the SID-DID pair
End-to-end Monitoring - Can be achieved by first configuring the SID-DID pair on which
monitoring needs to be performed. All ports in the SID-DID communication path in the fabric can
be used for the same monitoring purpose.

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New Features and Enhancements
Frame Filtering Based Performance Monitoring - Provides frame statistics based on contents of
frame. The application of this monitoring can be used to collect statistics based on FC_Type,
Logical Unit Number (LUN), and read/write.
Reports - An existing report can be selected from a list of reports that are predefined. In some
cases, you can supply the object to be monitored and graphed.
Graphs - Graphs are displayed on a “canvas”, which can hold a maximum of 8 graphs
simultaneously.
•The collection of graphs in the canvas can be stored for later retrieval on the switch. Up to
20 individual canvases can be saved. Each canvas is saved with its name, a brief
description, and the graphs which comprise the canvas.
•Any graph can “zoom in”, or be magnified and detached from the main canvas, or
“removed” from the main canvas during a pop-up menu.
•Each graph can be printed to a specified printer.
For more detailed information, refer to the Advanced Performance Monitoring User’s Guide.
Speed Auto Negotiation
Speed Auto Negotiation is a new feature enabling a port to determine the highest common link
speed with another port, or set of ports, in fixed speed loop automatically. This feature is
implemented in accordance with FC-FS standard.
For more information, refer to the Fabric OS Reference Manual.
Enhancements
Fabric Watch
Classes
The following classes have been added in Fabric OS version 3.0.1b:
•AL_PA Performance Monitor Class - Monitors CRC errors on ALPA devices of Loop
ports.
•End-to-end Performance Monitor Class - Monitors transmitting performance, and
receiving performance errors and CRC errors of predefined SID-DID pairs.
•Filter-Performance Monitor Class - Monitors filter counter for a given port. Specific
filter counters such as SCSI read/write, are predefined through Advanced Performance
Monitoring.
Fabric Watch classes and areas are automatically loaded after the Fabric Watch license is installed.

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New Features and Enhancements
Alarms
The following alarm notification methods have been added in Fabric OS version 3.0.1b:
•Email Alert - Sends alarms to pre-configured Email addresses.
•Remote Agent Notification (RAN) - Sends alarms to remote applications using Fabric
Access.
Zoning
The following features have been added to Zoning in Fabric OS version 3.0.1b:
•WWN Zoning can now be enforced through the hardware.
•Zoning hardware enforcement can now be implemented on a zone by zone basis at the
port level.
For more information, refer to the Zoning User’s Guide.
Management Server
Management Server now uses Topology Discovery during the fabric topology discovery process.
The process involves two standards: FC-FS and FC-GS3.
•RTIN/RNID queries from FC-FS: Request Node Identification Data and Request
Topology Information are now supported.
•GATIN/GNID/GTIN from FC-GS3: Get Attributes of Topology Information/Get Node
Identification Data/ Get Topology Information are now supported.
Web Tools
The following views, tabs, and features have been added or modified in Web Tools v3.0:
Zone Admin View
Zoning Configuration Analyze Screen: The new Zoning Configuration Analyze screen, available
from the Zone Admin View, displays a summary of the saved configuration and attempts to point
out some of the zoning conflicts before applying the changes to the switch. For more information,
refer to the Web Tools User’s Guide.
Admin View
Network Configuration Tab: The new Network Configuration tab, available from the Admin
View, can be used to manage the IP networking functionality of the switch. For more information,
refer to the Web Tools User’s Guide.
Port Settings Tab: The new Port Settings tab, available from the Admin View, can be used to
disable and enable ports on a switch. The Port Settings tab is also used to set port speed to 1 GB/2
GB/Autosense as well as disable and enable the Trunking feature. For more information, refer to
the Web Tools User’s Guide.

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New Features and Enhancements
Routing Tab: The new Routing tab, available from the Admin View, can be used to view the
routing table and to set the link cost for the selected ports and static route. For more information,
refer to the Web Tools User’s Guide.
Trunk Information Tab: The new Trunk Information tab, available from the Admin View, is a
read-only tab that displays trunk information. For more information, refer to the Web Tools User’s
Guide.
Report Tab: The new Report tab, available from the Admin View, is a read-only tab that displays
information about all of the switches, interswitch links, and ports in the Fabric. For more
information, refer to the Web Tools User’s Guide.
SNMP Tab: The SNMP tab, available from the Admin View, has been updated to include
“Community and Trap Recipient Configuration” and “Access Control List Configuration”
information. It can now be used to specify the switch community string, location, trap level, and
trap recipients. For more information, refer to the Web Tools User’s Guide.
Telnet Commands
The following telnet commands have been added or modified in Fabric OS version 3.0.1b:
•turboRamTest
•portCfgSpeed
•switchCfgSpeed
•msTDEnable
•msTDDisable
•islShow
•portCfgShow
•diagHelp
•statsTest
•fDefectTest
•perfAddEEMonitor
•perfAddIPMonitor
•perfAddReadMonitor
•perfAddRWMonitor
•perfAddSCSIMonitor
•perfAddUserMonitor
•perfAddWriteMonitor
•perfCfgClear
•perfCfgRestore
•perfCfgSave
•perfClrAlpaCrc
•perfDelEEMonitor
•perfHelp
•perfDelFilterMonitor
•perfSetPortEEMask
•perfShowAlpaCrc
•perfShowEEMonitor

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•perfShowFilterMonitor
•perfShowPortEEMask
•fwHelp
•fwMailCfg
•portCfgTrunkport
•switchCfgTrunk
•trunkDebug
•trunkShow
For a detailed description of the telnet commands, refer to the Fabric OS Reference Manual.

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Documentation
MIB Files
The following SNMP MIB files are included with Fabric OS version 3.0.1b:
Fabric Watch Profiles
The following Fabric Watch profiles are included with Fabric OS version 3.0.1b:
Filename Date
femib.smiv2 2/15/01
festd.smiv2 2/27/01
v3_OFA.mib 2/15/01
v3_OFE.mib 2/15/01
v3_OSW.mib 7/6//01
v3_OTRP.mib 3/19/01
Filename Date
fw.enterprise.backbone.errlog 7/12/01
fw.enterprise.backbone.snmp 7/12/01
fw.workgroup.errlog 7/12/01
fw.workgroup.snmp 7/12/01
fw.debug.errlog 7/12/01

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Documentation
Supporting Documentation
Related product information can be found in the following publications. Those publications with
part numbers are provided as printed copies with your product. The FC Entry Switch 8B and FC
Switch 8B Documentation CD contains all publications listed in the table below and is also
provided with your product. These publications are also available at
http://www.hp.com/support/fc8B.
Title Part Number
HP Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Entry Switch 8B and FC 1Gb/2Gb
Switch 8B Getting Started Guide A7346-96002
HP Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Entry Switch 8B and FC 1Gb/2Gb
Switch 8B Documentation CD A7346-11001
HP Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Entry Switch 8B and FC 1Gb/2Gb
Switch 8B Installation and Reference Guide Available on CD
Fabric OS Reference Manual, version 3.0 Available on CD
Fabric OS Procedures Guide, version 3.0 Available on CD
Fabric OS Version 3.0.1b Release Notes Available on CD
Fabric Watch User’s Guide, version 3.0 Available on CD
QuickLoop User’s Guide, version 3.0 Available on CD
Web Tools User’s Guide, version 3.0 Available on CD
Distributed Fabrics User’s Guide, version 3.0 Available on CD
Zoning User’s Guide, version 3.0 Available on CD
MIB Reference Manual, version 3.0 Available on CD
ISL Trunking User’s Guide, version 3.0 Available on CD
Advanced Performance Monitoring User’s Guide, version 3.0 Available on CD
Merging Heterogeneous Fabrics Instructions Available on CD

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Requirements and Compatibility
Fabric OS
Note: Use of blank spaces in path names is not supported in Fabric OS version 3.0.1b.
Note: Use of loop diagnostics will disrupt normal fabric operations, and should not be run in a
fabric environment.
Compatibility with Other Products
Fabric OS version 3.0.1b can be installed and run on the FC Entry Switch 8B or FC Switch 8B.
Switches running Fabric OS version 3.0.1b can operate in the same fabric with the following HP
Fibre Channel switches:
•HP Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 16B
•HP Brocade FC Switch 2400
•HP Brocade FC Switch 2800
•HP Surestore FC Switch 6164
•HP Surestore Director FC-64
Standards Compliance
Fabric OS version 3.0.1b is compliant with the FC-GS-3 standard except for the following items:
•Fabric Zone Server (Section 6.3 of the standard)
•Time Server (Section 7 of the standard)
•Key Distribution Service (Section 9 of the standard)
Web Tools
Web Tools is installed and runs on the switch but is displayed in a Web browser.
Workstation Requirements
The workstation used to manage the switch(es) must meet the following requirements in order to
install and run Web Tools.

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Requirements and Compatibility
Operating Systems
•Windows 95, 98, or 2000
•Windows NT 4.0
RAM (for Windows operating systems)
•128 MB or more of RAM for fabrics comprised of 21 switches or less
•256 MB or more of RAM for fabrics comprised of more than 21 switches
Disk space
•5 MB or more of free disk space
Web Browsers
One of the following Web browsers must be installed:
•Netscape Communicator 4.5x, 4.7x
•Internet Explorer 4.x, 5.x
Note: The Web browser must be configured to work with Web Tools. For configuration
information, refer to the Web Tools User’s Guide.
Java Plug-in
The Java Plug-in must be installed on the workstation. For Windows 95, 98, 2000, or NT,
installation of Java Plug-in version 1.2.2-008 is recommended, but versions 1.2.2-005, 1.2.2-006,
and 1.2.2-007 are also compatible.
HBA Compatibility
Contact your HP account representative.

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Limitations
Listed below are the limitations for Fabric OS version 3.0.1b.
Fabric Assist
QuickLoop Fabric Assist mode is not delivered in Fabric OS version 3.0.1b.
Automated Testing
When running commands from a script, it is recommended that a two second delay be added
between each command. A 30 second delay should be added to commands that write to flash
memory (for example, cfgEnable and cfgDisable).
Telnet Configure Command
The Core Switch PID Format command and Switch Operating Mode parameter are
present in the FC Entry Switch 8B or FC Switch 8B configuration dialog invoked with the
configure telnet command. These prompts are reserved for future use.
Do not change the default values of the Core Switch PID Format command and Switch
Operating Mode parameter. Changing the default values is not supported until such time that
formal notice of support is provided.