HP StorageWorks FabricManager 5.4.0a release notes (AA-RWFHA-TE, March 2008)

Upgrading the Fabric Manager client after upgrading the Fabric Manager

server

After you upgrade t

he Fabric Manager server, delete all existing shortcuts for the Fabric

Manager client. I

n order for the client to attach to the upgraded ser ver, enter the IP

address of the ser

ver into the browser window. You should see Javastart install the

upgraded client. If you do not, close the browser a n d try again.

Switch conﬁguration settings lost in Fabric Manager upgrade

Anypreviouslybackedupswitchconﬁguration ﬁles and user-conﬁgured settings for

scheduling a Switch Conﬁguration Backup are lost after the upgrade from Fabric

Manager 5.3x to 5.4x.

Whenupgradingfrom5.3xto5.4x,performthefollowingsteps:

1. Export the switch con ﬁguration ﬁles for each switch using the Tools > Switch

Conﬁguration> View Conﬁguration Repository dialog.

2. Complete the upgrade.

3. Import the previous switch conﬁguration ﬁles using the Tools > Switch Conﬁguration

> View Conﬁ guration Repository dialog.

4. Reconﬁgure the scheduled backup settings.

Performance Monitoring settings lost in Fabric Manager upgrade

Performance Monitoring conﬁgured at the SAN level is lost after an upgrade from Fabric

Manager 5.3x to 5.4x. Port Data Collection and Alerts are disabled (turned on) for

the entire SAN after the upgrade. The issue occurs only if Performance Monitoring is

enabled

at the SAN level.

If Performance M onitoring is enabled a t the SAN level, after an upgrade, reconﬁgure

Performance Monitoring at the SAN level after the upgrade.

Important notes

This section contains information that you should consider before using Fabric Manager

5.4.0a. See the Brocade Fabric Manager Administrator's Guide for details on the

following features.

FTP server selections

Very

rarely, when preferences are set to use the built in FTP server and you launch

Firmware Repository Management, the following message is erroneously displayed:

The current File Transfer setting does not support firmware

rep

ository feature.