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.

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