Switch Firmware Notes Version 4.1.0.14 50334-00 Rev A Table of Contents I. Notes II. Installing the Firmware via telnet III. Interoperability IV. Documentation V. Support VI. Trademarks VII. Notices VIII. Additional Information I. Notes 1. All SANbox2-16 switches with model numbers ending with the letters A through G cannot upgrade to the 1.4, or later, firmware release without contacting QLogic Technical Support first. Technical Support contact information can be found at the end of these release notes. The model number is located on the back of the SANbox2-16 switch. 2. Caution: When downgrading SANbox2 firmware to 1.3.xx, all configuration data is lost and a 4-blink code flashes on the Heartbeat LED. A backup of the configuration, prior to downgrading to 1.3, is recommended. Visit the knowledge base section of our web site at http://www.qlogic.com/support/knowledge_base.asp or contact QLogic Technical Support for assistance. 3. If you need to downgrade from 4.0 firmware to 3.0, or earlier, firmware on a SANbox2 switch, please contact your QLogic approved reseller or QLogic Technical Support as noted in the Support section of these release notes. 4. While running with a QLogic HBA (F_Port) with an NT driver installed, there are two known HBA issues. 1) If you offline the switch, the HBA will not log back in when the switch is brought back online. 2) While the HBA is trying to adjust the credit counters, data frames continue to be received. The switch eventually detects an out of credit situation, does a link reset (LR) and then recovers. Other drivers at level 3.2.17 or later no longer exhibit these issues. 5. The zoning limits have been increased in the 4.1 release. If you downgrade your firmware from 4.1 to 4.0 while having zoning limits that exceed the 4.0 limits, you will get alarms stating that the limits have been exceeded and an E_Port isolation will occur. To avoid this, remove the zoning that exceeds the 4.0 limits prior to downgrading the firmware. Refer to section 3.4.1.4 of the 4.0 Switch Management User's Guide for the zoning limits for the 4.0 release. II. Installing the Firmware via telnet The following procedure should be used, to download Version 4.1.0.14: After downloading new firmware from QLogic, change directory to the directory where the new firmware is located. ftp to the switch login using username images, password images enter the following commands: > bin > put 4.1.0.14.00_xxx (where xxx is mpc for SANbox 5200 and x86 for SANbox2 products) > quit telnet to the switch login using username: admin, password: password enter the following commands: > admin start > image unpack 4.1.0.14.00_ xxx (where xxx is mpc for SANbox 5200 and x86 for SANbox2 products) Refer to the instructions in the Installation Guide listed in the Documentation section of these readme notes to decide which type of reset to perform in order to activate this new firmware. III. Interoperability Brocade, McData and Cisco interoperability - The following switches and firmware levels were specifically tested with this release: - FC-SW-2 Enabled (Will work with Brocade and McData in their “interoperability” mode): o Brocade Silkworm 3200/3800; Firmware supported: v3.0.2a, v3.0.2c, v3.0.2g, v3.1.0 o McData ES-3232; Firmware supported: 04.01.00.12, 05.01.00.24, 06.00.00.45, 06.00.00.60, 06.01.00.09, 06.01.00.18 o Brocade Silkworm 3900; Firmware supported: v4.0.2c, v4.1.0, v4.0.2a o Cisco MDS 9120, 9216; Firmware supported: 1.1.2, 1.3.2a - FC-SW-2 Disabled (Will work with Brocade in their “native” mode): o Brocade Silkworm 3800; Firmware supported: v3.0.2g, v3.0.2h, v3.0.2j, v3.1.0, v3.1.1b o Brocade Silkworm 3900; Firmware supported: v4.0.2c, v4.1.0, v4.0.2a, v4.1.1a, v4.2.0_rc1 For information regarding configuration settings necessary for this "FC-SW-2 Disabled" mode, refer to the FAQ at the following link: http://www.qlogic.com/cgi-bin/faq_display.pl?faq=switch/sw_sb2_036.html Known Issues with Brocade/QLogic operation that are not documented in the Interoperability Guide (see note below): - In a mixed QLogic, McData, Brocade fabric, using McData’s GUI to take the McData switch offline/online sometimes caused an ISL failure between QLogic switches and Brocade switches. When this does occur, the Brocade loop initialization code will continuously loop. - Brocade BB credit negotiation does not work properly. Flow control errors are reported during an E_Port offline/online. This problem is fixed in v3.1.0 and later. - Connecting a QLogic switch to a Brocade 3900 switch via a GL port will cause the Brocade switch to panic. The Brocade 3900 switch demonstrates this issue with other non-QLogic switches. To work around this issue, change the QLogic port to a G port. Known Issues with McData/QLogic operation that are not documented in the Interoperability Guide (see note below): - McData’s SANpilot, and command line interface, do not display devices attached to the QLogic switch. A workaround is to use their EFCM tool. Known Issues with Cisco/QLogic operation that are not documented in the Interoperability Guide (see note below): - None. Note: The QLogic Switch Interoperability Guide listed in the Documentation section of these readme notes provides all other information regarding QLogic interoperability with Brocade, McData, Cisco and Inrange switches, including: • configuration information • feature limitations in mixed configuration • known issues IV. Documentation Installation, setup and management of the SANbox 5200 and SANbox2 switches are described in the following manuals: SANbox 5200 Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide, Publication No. 59055-01 Rev. A SANbox 5200 Switch Management User's Guide, Publication No. 59056-01 Rev. A SANbox 5200 Quick Start Guide, Publication No. 50328-02 Rev. A SANbox 5200 Fibre Channel Switch XPAK Cable Instructions, Publication No. 50326-02 Rev. A SANbox/SANbox2 Simple Network Management Protocol Reference Guide, Publication No. 59047-03 Rev. A SANbox2-8c Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide, Publication No. 59042-06 Rev. A SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide, Publication No. 59021-09 Rev. A SANbox2-8c/16 Switch Management User's Guide, Publication No. 59022-09 Rev. A SANbox2 Getting Started Guide, Publication No. 50248-01 Rev. A SANbox2-8c Switch Rack Installation Guide, Publication No. 50286-02 Rev. A SANbox2-16 Switch Rack Installation Guide, Publication No. 50220-03 Rev. A SANbox2-16 Fan Installation Guide, Publication No. 50224-02 Rev. A SANbox2-16 Power Supply Installation Guide, Publication No. 50225-01 Rev. A SANbox2-64 Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide, Publication No. 59043-05 Rev. A SANbox2-64 Switch Management User's Guide, Publication No. 59048-05 Rev. A SANbox2-64 Field Replaceable Unit Installation Guide, Publication No. 59049-03 Rev. A SANbox2-64 Rack Mounting Guide, Publication No. 59051-02 Rev. A SANbox2-64 Chassis Replacement Guide, Publication No. 59050-01 Rev. A NDCLA Usage Guide, Publication No. 50309-01 Rev. A The following manual is available on-line at www.qlogic.com/interopguide: QLogic Switch Interoperability Guide V. Support Please feel free to contact your QLogic approved reseller or QLogic Technical Support at any phase of integration for assistance. QLogic Technical Support can be reached by the following methods: Web: http://support.qlogic.com Email: support@qlogic.com Phone: (952) 932-4040 VI. Trademarks QLogic, SANbox, SANbox2 and SANsurfer are trademarks or registered trademarks of QLogic Corporation. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. SANpilot is a registered trademark of McData Corporation. Silkworm is a registered trademark of Brocade Communications Systems Inc. All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. VII. Notices Information furnished in this document is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, QLogic Corporation assumes no responsibility for its use, nor for any infringements of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use. QLogic Corporation reserves the right to change product specifications at any time without notice. Applications described in this document for any of these products are for illustrative purposes only. QLogic Corporation makes no representation nor warranty that such applications are suitable for the specified use without further testing or modification. QLogic Corporation assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this document. VIII. Additional Information: Read switch SANsurferSwitchMgrReadme_4.01.01.txt file, SANsurferSwitchMgrReleaseNotes_4.01.01.txt and FirwmareReleaseNotes_4.1.0.14.txt file. Copyright (c) 2001-2004 QLogic Corporation. All rights reserved.