HP Fabric OS 6.2.2f Release Notes (5697-1756, February 2012)

NOTE: After upgrading to this firmware release, if users want to enable the Adaptive Networking
QoS feature on 4-Gb platforms and on the Extended Fabrics E_Ports on both 4-Gb and 8-Gb
platforms, they must do so explicitly through the available user interfaces.
FC Routing
All FCR switches must be running Fabric OS 6.2.1x or later in order to support M-EOS 239 Domain
Mode on the Mi10K.
FCR backbone fabric ID changes
• With 8-Gb director blades, the switch must be disabled to change the backbone fabric ID.
• With routing and dual backbone fabrics, the backbone fabric ID must be changed to keep
the IDs unique.
Traffic isolation over FCR
• All switches and FC routers, both in edge and backbone fabrics, must be running Fabric OS
6.1.0 or later in order to support this feature.
• In order for traffic isolation over FCR to function properly, the associated TI zones in each
fabric (edge and backbone) must have failover enabled.
Integrated routing
• To allow Hot Code Load on an HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch when using Integrated
Routing, the edge switch connected to the 8/40 SAN Switch must be running Fabric OS 6.1
or later.
• Integrated Routing EX_Ports are supported only in the base switch on a switch with VF enabled.
To test Integrated Routing functionality, first disable the VF feature (fosconfig --disable
vf).
• Integrated Routing and Top Talkers cannot run concurrently in Fabric OS 6.2.x. To use
Integrated Routing, be sure to disable Top Talkers before configuring EX_Ports.
Access gateway
When in Access Gateway (AG) mode, the Automatic Port Configuration policy may not work when
attached to M-EOS switches. M-EOS ports should be set to G_Port to prevent problems with port
type discovery.
FCS Automatic Distribution
• When using the FCS Automatic Distribution feature in Fabric OS 6.0 or later, all switches in
the fabric must be running Fabric OS 6.0 or later. If any switches are running Fabric OS 5.x
or earlier, only manual distribution can be used.
• Fabric OS 6.0 or later allows FCS Automatic Distribution only when in strict mode, requiring
only switches with Fabric OS 6.0 or later.
FIPS
FIPS mode should not be enabled on the 4/8 and 4/16 SAN Switches. If FIPS is enabled, the 4/8
and 4/16 SAN Switches will not boot.
LDAP
When using LDAP, downgrades from Fabric OS 6.2.x to earlier releases requires user intervention.
Authentication must be set to local and back to LDAP in order to continue using LDAP authentication.
Other important notes and recommendations 25