Brocade Fabric OS v6.4.3f Release Notes v1.0

Closed with Code Change in Fabric OS v6.4.3e
Fabric OS v6.4.3f Release Notes v1.0 Page 43 of 149
Defect ID:
DEFECT000442422
Technical Severity:
High
Summary:
System security card is not being read on BES/FS8-18 card readers.
Symptom:
Authentication for crypto operations on BES/FS8-18 fails. In this case, BES/FS8-18 functions as an
ordinary FC switch or blade when it is powered up, but use of the encryption engine is denied as a
result.
Workaround:
Disable the systemcard feature, issue cryptocfg -- set -systemcard disable from the encryption
group leader.
Probability:
Medium
Feature:
FOS-Infrastructure
Function:
Other
Reported In Release:
FOS7.1.0
Defect ID:
DEFECT000443541
Technical Severity:
Medium
Summary:
Continuous FSS-1001 messages are seen after firmware upgrade from FOS v6.4.2a to v6.4.3c
Symptom:
Continuous FSS-1001 messages after firmware upgrade due to inconsistent Access Gateway State
Synchronization
Probability:
Low
Feature:
FOS Software
Function:
High Availability
Reported In Release:
FOS6.4.3
Service Request ID:
1143366
Defect ID:
DEFECT000444171
Technical Severity:
High
Summary:
Data buffer is too small for holding frames header in error condition
Symptom:
Kernel panic on BR8000 switch with FCOE when sending several iterations of maximum number of
FDISCs continually.
Probability:
Low
Feature:
CEE-FCOE
Function:
FCOE DRIVER
Reported In Release:
FOS6.4.3
Service Request ID:
1111262
Defect ID:
DEFECT000446429
Technical Severity:
High
Summary:
ASIC entries are not being cleared upon HA processing leading to server issues.
Symptom:
Observer non-responsive host paths on an server with server eventually crashing. Switch does not
forward any SCSI task management commands
Probability:
Low
Feature:
FOS Software
Function:
Fabric Services
Reported In Release:
FOS7.1.0
Service Request ID:
1143385
Defect ID:
DEFECT000446858
Technical Severity:
Medium
Summary:
In a heavily congested fabric, if a HAfailover happens when a backend port is reporting frame timeout,
switch falsely identifies stuck VC and performs link reset.
Symptom:
Switch continuously reports RASLOG “C2-1014, Link Reset” on backend port, and under rare
occasion, observed switch panic.
Probability:
Medium
Feature:
4G Platform Services
Function:
FOS Kernel Drivers
Reported In Release:
FOS7.0.2
Service Request ID:
1148619,1132068
Defect ID:
DEFECT000448534
Technical Severity:
High
Summary:
Name server stops responding to CT commands such as GID_FT, GPN_FT, and RPN_ID.
Symptom:
3rd party storage ports stop responding, resulting in I/O stoppage. The device's ports must be manually
reset to force a relogin with the nameserver again.This issue occurs intermittently at customer setup.
Probability:
Low
Feature:
FOS Software
Function:
Fabric Services
Reported In Release:
FOS7.0.1
Service Request ID:
1104327