Brocade EFCM 9.7.2 Software Release Notes v1.0
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1. After rebuild discovery the persisted fabric is shown like Physical Map isolated device in topology 90776 GUI I10k icon shown in the topology as if it has partition eventhough there is no Layout GUI partition created to that i10k switch 90809 Portfencing Ports column of PortFencing dialog displays blank when a policy is Port Fencing added to All Fabrics 90812 EM Inappropriate alert message is shown when we configure new PFE key Element Manager 90815 Discovery The Fabrics flushes out from the topology and updated after 30 Layout GUI seconds after the restart of the server 90836 Performance Graph Values for Set Event Thresholds getting changed when Performance Apply to all ports on this switch check box is checked 90838 Physical Map Discovered director is shown out of the switch group Physical Map 90845 EFCM generates multiple events when a port is blocked or port operational status Client Server changes 90933 Zoning Zoning fails when the size of the zoneset is large 1MB for mixed fabric Zoning 90938 110k Configure partition dialog allows to configure IPv4 loop back address for I10K Element partition Manager 90986 Properties The speed supported field always carries a null value for brocade Properties switches 90997 PortFencing Policy assigned Port is not blocked by Port Fencing policy when Port Fencing Loop device is connected to E Port 91011 EFCM should restrict when IPV6 enabled switch is downgraded to an IPV6 110K El2. Discovery Install Uninstall Reporting Security Fabric Binding Fabric Binding Layout GUI Element Manager Shutdown MPI Performance Zoning Discovery Adv Call Home Install Uninstall Security Ports ECCAPI Physical Map Client Server Access Gateway Logs Login Logout Zoning Element Manager Page 23 of 31 92244 92248 92261 92276 92302 92304 92341 92358 92361 92366 92391 92406 92466 92515 92544 92597 92627 92630 92631 92669 92687 92706 92735 92773 92777 92784 When Api Nport Eport PAP authentication is set to radiusthenlocal radius unable to edit the radius server error is thrown Mil0k SNMP Failure error message is displayed when deleting the community string in SNMP tab of Operating parameter dialog Zoning In FOS only fabric activation of zoneset fails if the zone name is renamed and assigned to the same zoneset EFCM EM Audit log does not reflect the entries for FrameResizeState Enable Disable while configuring through CLI When chap secret is edited the newly configured chap is not displayed in change secret dialog out of memory is shown later in debug GCM Virtual Switch Install page is showing previously added MI10k IP in the IP address column Right click Port count is not shown in the non admin partition of il0k after creating the virtual switch NPIV hosts from VMware environment logged into a switch are shown as seperate host ico
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4. 6 4 0 M model blade switch Configuring the Number of Event Limits Perform the following steps to retain audit logs for EFCM 8 7 1 and avoid logs clearing daily 1 After upgrading to EFCM 9 7 2 go to the following directory location lt EFCM Installation Home gt resources Client 2 Open the Config properties file in a text editor For example use a text editor like Microsoft Window s Notepad 3 Modify the smp logs limit parameter to the desired value The values should be an integer in the range 2000 to 20000 Any value other than this range or non integer values like alphanumeric characters would result in EFCM client failing to start 4 After specifying valid values for this parameter start the EFCM client application EFCM Software Version 09 07 02 Page 8 of 31 Note Whenever you change the value of this parameter you need to restart the EFCM client for the latest value to take effect Disabling the SNMP Proxy SNMP Proxy is enabled by default on all M model Blade switches To ensure proper function of EFCM disable the SNMP Proxy feature before attempting to discover the M model Blade switch in EFCM Perform the following steps to disable the SNMP Proxy 1 Telnet to the switch Login to the switch Type admin start and press ENTER Type set setup snmp and press ENTER Set the ProxyEnable setting to False ON ie RT Gs oS At Do you want to save and activate the snmp setup y n n t
5. Enterprise Fabric Mode MPI Element Manager Element Manager Access Gateway Zoning Client Server Scalability Max devices Element Manager Element Manager Logs Performance Element Manager Right Click Menus Zoning Zoning Device List Device List Layout GUI Zoning Physical Map Page 30 of 31 After Migration the port numbers for some of the symmetrix and clarions are listed in the product list Moving switch icons in the topology view is erratic Not getting email notifications on threshold alerts CM 9 6 1 Fabric failure indicated but cannot determine cause and or clear Problem when in the EFCM the heartbeat interval is set to 28 day and maybe lower EFCM 9 6 HBA s disappear from the product list after he edits their properties pee eee file used for vendor name lookup needs to be updated Switch status not reflected properly when power was lost EFCM Software Version 09 07 02 Device List Device List Event Notification Discovery Adv Call Home Device List Properties Discovery Discovery Page 31 of 31
6. Solution Once User sees that the final confirmation dialog showing the new range of IP addresses as null null the changes should not be applied instead dialog should be closed and CLI or EWS shall be used to add the EFCM Software Version 09 07 02 Page 16 of 31 range or add individual addresses via the same dialog If by chance user clicks the apply button the client will hang then the only solution would be to kill and re launch the EFCM Client For more clarification please refer PR 92595 Issue EFCM fails to manage an 110K after upgrading the firmware with custom community string set in the snmp agent Solution Reset the community string to default in both ilOK and EFCM address properties before migrating the firmware and after migration do a snmp reset and then give the appropriate community string both in ilOK and EFCM For more information please refer PR 92878 Documentation Corrections M6140 Fabric Switch Element Manager User Manual 53 1000668 03 Configuring SNMP Operating Parameters Page 50 Add a note stating Clearing all the community string entries will make the switch undiscoverable by EFCM M6140 Director Element Manager User Manual 53 1000661 03 Configuring SNMP Operating Parameters Page 56 Add a note stating Clearing all the community string entries will make the switch undiscoverable by EFCM Mil10K Director Element Manager User Manual 53 1000662 03 Configuring SNMP Operating
7. This clears all SPTAs for the selected partition Event Management User Manual 53 1000666 03 Group Configuration Management User Manual 53 1000667 03 LUN Management 53 1000670 02 Rev A Open VSANs User Manual 53 1000671 03 Planning 53 1000673 02 Rev A Remote Discovery 53 1000674 02 Rev A SAN_ Routing 53 1000675 02 Topology_Layout 53 1000677 02 Rev A View Management 53 1000678 02 Rev A Zoning User Manual 53 1000679 03 Supported hardware and software page vii or viii Bullet 4 Read it as M EOS and M EOSn 9 6 or later Bridge Agent Installation Instructions 53 1000751 01 Uninstall Bridge Install for Solaris Page 4 1 Run BAStop in the McDATA BridgeA gent directory 2 Run Uninstall_Bridge_Agent in the McDATA BridgeA gent directory Read these steps as follows EFCM Software Version 09 07 02 Page 18 of 31 1 Run BAStop in the BROCADE BridgeA gent directory 2 Run Uninstall_Bridge_Agent in the BROCADE BridgeAgent directory EFCM Software Version 09 07 02 Page 19 of 31 Related Documentation In addition to the EFCM Management online help the following publications about this product are available on the EFCM CD ROM The most recent version of documentation is provided on the Brocade Web site through Brocade Connect Go to http www brocade com and click Brocade Connect to register at no cost for a user ID and password Note To improve readability these documents refer to th
8. client EM User Management Revert to Loop is enabled when user has No Privilege to Map Loop to Hub Mil0k When slots of one partition assigned to other partition port properties is not updated until a rebuild discovery Zoning Safe zoning option is not available when a brocade switch is indirectly discovered in a mixed fabric in mcdata mode EFCM 9 5 Phantom directors in ACH product list Fabric Discovery and PortStatDiscovery takes more time in Fusion 2 2 proxy mode with EFCM 9 7 EFCM 9 6 40 When NPIV devices are moved from one physical port to another some nicknames do not display ACH FRU Code for the event 82 is displayed wrongly in the event filter ACH Event 82 Severity and status for the M6140 call Home messages for the EMC call Home center is different than Mil0k Over a 3 4 day period in Routing environments with Large IM2 IM3 edge fabrics Memory increases to 450 MB and stabilizes later on M6140 EM Server Busy error message is thrown when try to navigate between tabs in EM Hardware view slot view of i10K is not updating after paddle swap Zoning Warning message banner for zoning library updation by another client is displayed when there is only one client Zoning Error message is not meaningful when a zone is activated with non permissible domain id Able to activate a zoneset containing a Domain port member with invalid port number Fabric Binding Even when discovery is OFF User is able to perform FB operation
9. is removed from the port CRC scale is shown in place MB Sec 90075 Performance Graph On changing port speed the History Events graph differs from switch graph 90095 EFCM cannot activate the maximum sized zone config containing 2047 zones into a mixed FOS EOS fabric if FOS switch is principal 90112 Zoning Zone library is not getting saved when it is made empty by refreshing 90266 HBA Server Mapping The unmapped brocade HBA overlaps the HBA s under server group in the topology 90286 Zoning Zone member not found message pops up when we try to search a zone member in a Fabric when Display All option set in fabric2 90375 Event Management Entering invalid Endtime in Weekly time limit throws NullpointerException and no error message is shown 90377 Discovery Add multiple ips checkbox in Address Properties dialog automatically checked 90392 Discovery CM server is able to discover itself when IPv6 address of the server is given in discovery 90397 IPv6 Server started in IPv6 when IPv4 loopback address is configured in IP configuration dialog 90405 Discovery Unable to add an Ipv6 address when the Ipv6 address is pasted with a blank space with it 90423 Selecting different paddle in Line module view does not change selection in Hardware FRU view 90471 110k EM When I10k is discovered with dual mode instead of IPv6 address IPv4 address is displayed in the Configure partition dialog box 90484 Persist Duplicate i10K appe
10. ports does not belong to this VS 91450 Warning message shown indicating mismatch between zoneset active and in the Zoning library not getting cleared on deletion of zone 91466 Import Incorrect mapping done when we try to import a file with incorrect Import entries for a device 91478 Import Able to import wrong data after creating a view Import 91480 Multiple Alert indications generated for ZoneDB modification 91496 Fabric Binding i10k For non admin partition no message shown on enabling FB Fabric Binding when feature key is not installed 91526 EM 6140 Audit log entries are not generated properly when we change BB Element Manager credit value for all ports 91534 ilOKVF Operational status is not shown in virtual switch properties dialog Virtual Fabrics 91557 110k After enabling switch binding the attached nodes are not listed dynamically I10K Element in switch membership list Manager 91564 Uninstall one file is not removed when we do full uninstall after launching Install Uninstall feature key from EM 91584 Portfencing Assigned policies are get deleted when new policy is added to Port Fencing switch which exceeds the threshold limit 91601 MOM Discovery License dialog lost its functionality on broadcast subnet ECCAPI discovery of EFCM servers 91633 Mil0k EM Help button is not available in the warning message of disabling Dual I10K Element mode option for IPv6 discovered director Manager 91646 RDC Rebuild occurs after a disc
11. 3 BROCADE Brocade EFCM 9 7 2 Software Release Notes v1 0 P N 53 1000636 10 June 27 2008 Document History Document Title Summary of Changes Publication Date Brocade EFCM 9 7 2 Release Notes v1 0 First release June 27 2008 Copyright 2006 2008 Brocade Communications Systems Inc All Rights Reserved Brocade Fabric OS File Lifecycle Manager MyView and StorageX are registered trademarks and the Brocade B wing symbol DCX and SAN Health are trademarks of Brocade Communications Systems Inc in the United States and or in other countries All other brands products or service names are or may be trademarks or service marks of and are used to identify products or services of their respective owners Notice This document is for informational purposes only and does not set forth any warranty expressed or implied concerning any equipment equipment feature or service offered or to be offered by Brocade Brocade reserves the right to make changes to this document at any time without notice and assumes no responsibility for its use This informational document describes features that may not be currently available Contact a Brocade sales office for information on feature and product availability Export of technical data contained in this document may require an export license from the United States government The authors and Brocade Communications Systems Inc shall have no liability or respo
12. 91953 92027 92039 92104 92114 92146 92181 92188 92230 92232 92235 92423 92462 92479 92483 92485 92505 92519 92675 92685 92693 92696 92728 92729 Multiuserzoning While Zoneset names are changed by Properties dialog Zonesets are not merged when MergeAll button is selected MultiuserZoning Refresh button is disabled in Client 2 when Zones deleted in Client1 rebuilds the discovery in Client2 User Management Performance Data on the Export dialog is enabled when the user has no privilege for Performance feature Install Uninstall Inconsistent with the service installation of EFCM 9 6 2 Port Binding Switch Binding Type amp Operational Status columns showing wrong information in Select WWN dialog MI10k IPv6 IPv4 address change of partitions through telnet is not updated in configure partition dialog Security banner configured on a Brocade switch is not displayed when EM is launched from EFCM Zoning Error message should be displayed if a new member is added by giving the WWN of the switch port with without end device EM nicknames configured for attached E_Ports of the brocade switches in Node List View are not reflected immediately Fw Download The Attached port count in the Install tab always shows total number of ports in case of B Model switches MI10k Changing management style in local client is not reflected in remote client unless we close the local
13. P server is running Mil0K Enabling Disabling dual mode is not properly working in non admin admin partition Call home center status shows a manageable 6140 as unmanageable EFCM Software Version 09 07 02 I10K Element Manager Zoning Logs SANteg IT GCM Right Click Menus NPIV Discovery Adv Call Home Install Uninstall Install Uninstall Virtual Fabrics Scalability Max devices Access Gateway Discovery Adv Call Home GCM Fabric Binding Fabric Binding Fabric Binding Event Notification Discovery Install Uninstall I10K Element Manager Adv Call Home Page 24 of 31 92807 EFCM Applying an Incorrect Domain Offset for some FOS switches in Mixed Zoning Fabric when zoning as Domain Port Members 92843 EFCM quering 48K results in snmpd and fspf overload Discovery 92869 Migration Firmware download fails after migration from 9 6 x 9 7 x for FOS Migration based switches from GCM in a dual NIC environment 92878 EFCM fails to manage an 110K after upgrading the firmware with custom I10K Element community string set in the snmp agent Manager 93021 SML S in config phase there is a timeout attempting to connect to EFCM 9 7 Client Server 72617 il0K Apply To changes failed in Software tab due to cannot configure API Security authentication in virtual switches 75785 On a 4500 the logged in port showed up immediately in the EM but took around 2 Element Manager min to show up in the topology 77310 EM takes long tim
14. Parameters Page 68 Add a note stating Clearing all the community string entries will make the switch undiscoverable by EFCM Threshold Alerts Page 95 Add Bullet 6 as Clearing threshold alerts Creating a New Virtual Switch Page 53 Step 7 Read The Node port Virtualization checkbox appears if the firmware version 9 6 as The Node port Virtualization checkbox appears if the firmware version 9 6 or later View Alerts Page 98 After View Alerts section add the following details for Clearing Threshold Alerts Clearing Threshold Alerts Use the following steps to clear threshold alerts Port Threshold Alerts EFCM Software Version 09 07 02 Page 17 of 31 e Open the Clear Threshold Alerts dialog box o For switches right click on a port in the Hardware Port List or Performance tab and select Clear Threshold Alert s o For directors open the Port Card view Line Module view Mil0K Director or Performance tab Right click on a port and select Clear Threshold Alert s from the shortcut menu e Select one of the following options o This port only o All ports on switch or director e Click OK Switch Performance Threshold Alerts e Clear SPTAs using one of the following methods o From the SPTA Properties dialog box select Clear Alerts o Right click over the SPTA alert panel if it displays over switch modules SWM s in the Hardware e Tab over and select Clear Switch Performance Threshold Alert o
15. S for M EOS provider in proxy mode Solution Use the default setting of Automatic in SAN gt Options gt IP Configuration gt Server IP Configuration to have EFCM Server bind to all interfaces Or change the setting to Manual to bind to an IPv4 address For more details on this issue refer to PR 89210 Issue SNMP Trap stating Login information via Telnet HTTP from EFCM server IP is shown in the Master Log When fabric containing B model switches Brocade native mode are discovered logs will be posted every polling cycle as telnet to switch is done to collect the Zoning information Solution In the advanced filter set an option to filter these logs For more details on this issue refer to PR 88942 Issue Support Save and Firmware Download do not work with Solaris and Linux when the internal FTP Server is running Solution Enter the IP address of the EFCM server in etc hosts file For more details on this issue refer to PR 89215 Issue User can not set the Enable disable Dual mode from non admin partition from Mil0k Element manager Solution Enable disable dual mode only from admin partition Note Dual mode check box will be updated in admin partition but it will not be reflected in non admin partition and work around is perform rebuild discovery For more details on this issue refer to PR 92777 and DEFECT000218605 Issue EFCM Client hangs when a range of IPv6 IPv4 address is added in ACL via EM
16. WN is not 00051E then it will be shown as an HBA in the topology and the right click menu will have an option to launch the HCM tool b Ifthe OUI in the WWN is 00051E the HBA will be shown as a NPIV device in the topology and the right click menu will contain HCM tool EFCM Software Version 09 07 02 Page 13 of 31 Interpretation of WWPN for Symmetrix and Clarrion arrays Issue After Migration the port numbers for some of the Symmetrix and Clarrion arrays are listed in the product list Solution Rebuilding the discovery will clear the port numbers in the product list For more details on this issue refer to PR 92979 Advanced Call Home Issue When a B model switch is assigned to an ACH Call Center a CallHome event will be triggered if a firmware download reboot operation is performed on a B model switch that is currently in a Marginal Down health switch status Solution The firmware download reboot operation that is performed on B model switches will trigger a Call Home when the switch was previously in a non healthy state for example Marginal or Down The call home can be avoided by bringing the switch to a healthy state before doing f w upgrade or manual reboot of the switch For more details on this issue refer to PR 92470 No Disk Error upon Launching Local Client Issue After installing EFCM 9 7 2 an error message Windows No Disk may be displayed when the local EFCM Client is launched Solution Reboot the hos
17. ars in a fabric when two persisted fabrics are merged 90497 Properties Unable to edit the editable rows in server property dialog and exception is thrown 90498 View Management Port label Combo box from the toolbar is not working 90521 110k EM IPv6 address field should not be editable in the Partition Properties dialog box when switch is in IPv4 mode as per the FS 90605 il0k PFE key The installed feature marks are not shown in the Configure feature key dialog for linux platform 90635 Duplicate EM opens up for 6140 switch and Physical map shows two Icons of the same product EFCM Software Version 09 07 02 Export B Model Discovery Layout GUI Fabric Binding Port Fencing Adv Call Home Export Performance Performance Zoning Zoning Layout GUI Zoning Event Management Discovery Discovery IPv6 Discovery Display Options I10K Element Manager Persist Fabric Properties Ports I10K Element Manager I10K Element Manager Physical Map Page 26 of 31 90707 il0k VF View Management View not refreshing when any installed ports are User defined assigned to a Virtual Switch having only Not Installed ports Views 90727 MFT Grey screens are observed in remote client launched to a MFT Scalability Max devices 90728 Incorrect Message for a managed FOS device under Security tab Security 90729 GCM There is no response from the application while adding the firmware from GCM invalid path 90736 Storage port mapping
18. counter in efcm is never updating when it is changing in Q a mn Discovery Discovery status of switch in AG mode toggles b w Discovered and Not Discovered Unable to perform zoning as connected end devices are not shown in product list but are available in EM Node list Error Message No CD in Drive whenever launching Client In a Large Fabric moving from View All to Security tab is giving grey screens and the application hangs Column resize in Element Manager does not persist il0k EM The il0k managing server IP address is not displayed in the error message EFCM 9 5 106 Streaming ISL added and removed to Master Log and SMP_Fabric_Log when ISLs are fine EFCM Client performance is slow in customer environment EFCM Client hangs when a range of IPv6 IPv4 address is added in ACL via EM Right Click Menu Telnet and Webserver is not launching in Solaris Linux for CM Remote Client Activating a zoneset from EFCM clears the frame redirection zones Activate zone button is greyed out Topology view fabric tree refresh issue when rearranging columns Stale information shown in the switch group Topology view current selected view of switch changes over time EFCM fails to complete activation of D P zone on Interop Mode 2 fabric Physical Map All the configured ports are not displayed in topology for LSI Logic loop HBA EFCM Software Version 09 07 02 GCM Device List Properties Port Fencing Zoning Display Options
19. d fabrics the below cautions does not apply This is to highlight what users need to be aware of when enabling disabling Fabric Binding in either a mixed EOS FOS InterOp fabric or pure FOS based fabrics NOTE Fabric Binding feature is supported in B model fabrics which are running in InterOp Mode 3 Open Fabric Mode from FOS 6 1 version Enabling Fabric Binding may cause disruption to a fabric either when enabling and or disabling the feature Since the Fabric Binding feature does not set the InterOp mode it is recommended that you first build the fabric then enable the Fabric Binding feature This is to ensure you resolve fabric conflicts first before trying to enable this feature Some examples of conflicts could be InterOp mode Domain ID overlap Time Out values etc The table below outlines the Fabric Wide Consistency Policy FWCP that is set when enabling fabric binding Each row represents a fabric with a specific InterOp mode setting InterOp mode that the fabric Fabric Binding Membership List to be Activated is currently set to FWCP setting B model only WWNs Brocade Native Strict B model only WWNs McData Fabric Mode Strict B model only WWNs McData Open Mode Strict Modifying an existing membership list of only B model Brocade Native Tolerant WWNs to add one or more M model WWNs Modifying an existing membership list of only B model McData Fabric Mode Tolerant WWNs to add one
20. dialog box for virtual B Model switch front domain Discovery 89173 Access Gateway i10k connected to AG shows il0k connected to HBA in MOM Access Gateway discovery 89252 Access Gateway Blocked ports show as Unblocked in port properties for AG Access Gateway device 89305 Percent utilization in the Performance Graph has been seen sometimes to go Performance beyond 100 when the range is set to 1 day 89563 Properties In Fabric Properties Fabric Binding option is Blank for pure Brocade Properties fabrics 89707 Migration CtxMegr9 1 1 CtxMgr9 6 RMI Export Port value is not getting Migration migrated in Server properties EFCM Software Version 09 07 02 Page 25 of 31 89712 EFCM export should capture all the logs in the EFCM log folder 89724 EFCM should send Ctrl C when the switch prompts to enter a new password Change Password 89770 Newly created server group should be on the top of the list 89971 Fabric Binding dialog box takes 1 2 mins to open in case of a medium sized fabric and upto 4 mins in large fabrics 89980 Port Fencing Default policies with the same name different limit and period cannot be assigned to a port 90019 ACH Enable disable check box state is persisted but other values configured are not when the changes are not commited on Edit centers 90031 Product list is not fully exported if the device tree is collapsed prior to the export 90074 Performance Graph When traffic flow is stopped connection
21. e release number of the application as X X instead of the official release number OX 0X 00 1 EFC Manager Software User Manual 2 EFC Manager Software Quick Start Guide 3 EFCM Software Upgrade Instructions 4 Event Management User Manual 5 Group Configuration Management User Manual 6 LUN Management User Manual 7 MilOK Director Element Manager User Manual 8 M4700F Fabric Switch Element Manager User Manual 9 M6140 Director Element Manager User Manual 10 Open VSANs User Manual 11 Performance User Manual 12 Planning User Manual 13 Sphereon 3032 and 3232 Fabric Switch Element Manager User Manual 14 Sphereon 4400 Switch Element Manager User Manual 15 Sphereon 4500 Switch Element Manager User Manual 16 User Group Management User Manual 17 View Management User Manual 18 Remote Discovery Connector User Manual 19 SAN Routing User Manual 20 Security Center User Manual 21 Topology Layout Customization User Manual 22 Zoning User Manual 23 1U Server Installation and Service Manual Opening the Online Help 1 Start EFCM 2 Select Contents from the Help menu or press F1 Opening the User Manuals The user manuals and other documentation are provided in PDF format and are available on the documentation CD ROM EFCM Software Version 09 07 02 Page 20 of 31 Note You must have Adobe Reader to view the user documentation You can download a free version of this from http www adobe com If you run the documentatio
22. e to launch for large fabrics from a Remote Client separated Element Manager over a WAN 80738 Connectrix Manager incorrectly displays a Cisco switch as a Router Display Options 83001 Hex Display Domain ID is displayed in decimal in Fabric binding message when Display Options it is configured as Hex Display 86800 Time shown in the master log is not the SP time but is the time set on the blade Logs switch 87030 il0k Duplicate entries are created in EFCM while modifying the portfencing Port Fencing policy through CLI 87224 ACH Call Home logs and Call Home messages are still containing McDATA Adv Call Home instead of Brocade based on Branding changes in T4 87315 Performance Graph Scale not proper when data drop down is changed from other Performance than hour day 87951 ACH Heartbeat Interval can be implemented with EMC callcenter Adv Call Home 88345 Display Symbolic Node Name and Symbolic Port Name instead of decoding Device Symmetrix and Clariion WWPNs List Properties 88386 Exception thrown in client debug window while trying to login when the Server is Login Logout not available 88421 Call home status show as Not manageable for a switch 64M managed by CM ___ Adv Call Home 88880 Backspace does not work in bound WWN in Configure ports Ports 88910 When a TTA is edited to CTA or when a CTA is edited to TTA the changes are Element Manager not correctly reflected in EM 89143 Wrong Port Number 129 is displayed in the properties
23. ement unsupported firmware should ask to discover using IPv4 address Manager 91025 GUI i10k Manageability state is shown in the topology eventhough the i10k is Layout GUI discovered indirectly 91244 PhysicalMap View gt Show Connected End Devices is not enabled after enabling Physical Map Show Connected End Devices check box in all fabrics 91254 il0K EM The IPv6 address of the partition configuration is not shown in the I10K Element exported configuration report Manager 91303 Windows Remote Client launched for Solaris Server shows all the ACH Centers Remote Access and allows to add remove centers 91317 LUN Management Unable to open the Help page for the LUN Management LUN Masking dialog 91326 EFCM While Enabling Disabling BBcredit SNMP ERROR System timeout of operation error is thrown 91368 Using EFCM I10K NDCLA to EOSn 9 7 build 8 taking long time to complete Migration 91378 PortFencing NPE amp Unable to add a policy to a port in core switch if the same Port Fencing port has a policy assigned amp unassigned to it in virtual switch 91390 Customer wants to use LDAP to bind with SSL Security EFCM Software Version 09 07 02 Page 27 of 31 91425 EFM Operation Failed when trying to deactivate the Enterprise Fabric mode __ Enterprise Fabric and Exception throws in Client for Virtual Switch Mode 91434 ilOkKVF Hidden ports 10Gb are shown in export configuration report taken for Virtual Fabrics default VS even though the
24. en i10k is discovered without admin partition Install FTP service get removed automatically after successful installation of 9 7 2 application Installers stops at the final screen when any FTP server of previous version is running Reported Issues in EFCM 9 7 2 EFCM Software Version 09 07 02 Problem Category Login Logout Zoning Right Click Menus Migration Display Options Adv Call Home Logs Adv Call Home Adv Call Home Migration Install Uninstall Install Uninstall Page 21 of 31 PR Number PR Description 56349 Updates to Port Status takes up to 5 seconds to be displayed in Connectrix Manager 77890 Board swap between 10 Gig port and 4 Gig is not reflected in Port configuration screen 78751 Logs Need options to view multiple log dialog boxes in CM 9 x as in CM 8 x 81855 Nickname should equal single WWXN and single WWXN should equal a single Nickname 86886 imported nicknames not being applied to switch and fabric appear to be lost not in Configure Nicknames dialog box 87106 Node not getting shown under a switch in the zoning screen 87591 Performance Spike in TX RX values of B Model M Model performance graph on blocking and unblocking a connected port 87758 ACH There should be master log entry if the call is unsuccessful 87885 6140 EM Nickname assigned to E Port in Node list view of EM is not getting updated in the Node List 87987 il0k Offline Sequences RX and Offline Seq
25. he Fabric Binding SCC Policy on FOS based switches policy as using the CLI EFCM Basic Web tools may cause the EFCM application to get out of sync when opening the Fabric Binding dialog box For more details on this issue refer to PRs 89610 and 89585 Issue Insistent DID not enabled for pure B model fabric Solution In case of mixed fabrics fabric connected with M model and B model switches when fabric binding is enabled from EFCM the Insistent Domain ID IDID setting on B model switches will be turned on For pure B model EFCM will not enable Insistent Domain ID As a result user will not be able to merge pure B model in IM2 IM3 with other fabrics User will have to use web tools for enabling Insistent Domain ID for Pure B model fabrics and then merge the fabrics For more details on this issue refer to PRs 91392 89785 and 89864 Fabric Binding In B model Routing Environments Fabric Binding support in the routing environments might fail in few cases Please see the issues below to check if your fabric setup falls in any of the cases and ensure that fabric binding is supported for your fabric setup Fabric Binding on Edge fabrics Fabric binding behavior differs based on the topology of the Edge Fabric The following issues explain possible fabric configurations in which fabric binding is supported or not supported Fabric Binding in Pure B model Edge fabric is supported for InterOp Mode O Brocade Native mode InterOp Mode 2 McDa
26. is task can lead to a security lapse e If switch binding is not activated within an Element Manager and fabric binding is activated within EFCM deactivate fabric binding on the switch using EFCM working as designed e If switch binding is activated through an Element Manager and there is a F_Port logged into the blade that is not in the switch binding membership list for example an administrator command has not logged out the unwanted port then fabric binding cannot be activated using EFCM EFCM Software Version 09 07 02 Page 9 of 31 Important Notes Zoning Related Change for FOS based Fabrics Issue Previous versions of EFCM prefix the zoneset name and zone name with SMP_ upon activation of a zoning configuration for Brocade FOS based fabrics This was designed to prevent the deletion of zones and zone sets created and activated outside of EFCM Retaining this design will introduce issues with LSAN and any other zoning prefixes used by FOS to do specific tasks Solution Customers upgrading from versions prior to EFCM 9 6 to EFCM 9 7 2 will see the SMP_ prefix in the Zoning dialog box for Brocade FOS based fabrics EFCM Brocade Plug will not prefix the zone set zone name when it does the zone set activation on B model switches Hence when zone set activation is done through EFCM on B model switches it will not prefix with SMP_ for the zone set zone name The following options can be used to resolve this issue but are
27. n installer from the documentation CD you can access the PDF files from where you installed them Tip On Windows systems if you installed the PDF files in lt nstall_Home gt docs you can also access documentation through the Windows Start menu Browse to the application s submenu and select Documentation Fixes Code Enhancements in EFCM 9 7 2 PR Number 92741 92746 92831 92882 86060 87324 90042 90277 91777 91927 92512 92798 92838 PR Description FCR Configuration on CM clients fails to login zone activation button is grayed out and zoneset they use has unknown warning on it FCR Configuration fails to launch in EFCM in Unix Platform EMC Symmetrix Clariion WWPN interpretation is retained after migration from previous releases In Newer arrays of Symmetrix Clariion Display of WWPN interpretation is incorrect The ports are not updated while adding removing the slots to from the partitions ACH Email message from the IBM Email Call Center has the IPv6 address of the server in the body and the IPv4 address in the subject While configuring external FTP server entering Remote Directory Path is mandatory but that path is not used during supportsave Advanced call home GUI not reporting correctly for B Model switches ACH when a test call home is sent the log entry in Master log has 0 0 0 0 if the server is running only IPV6 mode Server Crashes and out of memory error occurs wh
28. ns EFCM uses SNMP requests that result in fragmented responses from the il0K director ACH Model and serial values are not populated properly when call home is triggered after switch reboot Installation FTP service is not getting installed while installing 962 build 8 Install Uninstall Bin folder is not removed in Windows when Full Uninstall is performed NPE is thrown when tried to create a virtual switch and virtual switch does not get created SANExport with all options selected takes a long time to complete in Routing environments with large IM2 IM3 edge fabric AG Topology does not show the slave port when a trunk is formed in edge switch connected to AG Customers says that directly they can see all 4 fabrics but only 2 fabrics when they go through the MOM server Call home not working with dialing rules using access number GCM FOS v6 1 1_bld01 is showing as v6 1 0_bld01 in firmware library and firmware deletion upgrade is getting failed Binding Status of the Fabric cannot be enabled on a B Model Device if the interopmode is set to McDATA OPEN FABRIC Fabric binding doesn t work in the MFT interopmode 2 Fabric Binding Fabric row is greyed out even when the Mixed fabric is mangeable email macro errors on port names and nicknames and several other fields Can t get any products to discover and get Exception in thread AsyncDiscovery Install Internal FTP service is starting eventhough the External FT
29. nsibility to any person or entity with respect to any loss cost liability or damages arising from the information contained in this book or the computer programs that accompany it The product described by this document may contain open source software covered by the GNU General Public License or other open source license agreements To find out which source software is included in Brocade products view the licensing terms applicable to the open source software And obtain a copy of the programming source code Please visit http www brocade com support oscd EFCM Software Version 09 07 02 Page 2 of 31 Contents OV ELVIEW noona E E a see lavtentecetassephesacdedtbeh O E canter ceed A TAa 4 Whats Newin BRCM Version O27 unranrenne neo er han vas oko a EES a aes ble aos Sa R E a A 5 New Hardware Support onnios cassiavaessctedahavi iraa EEE TEE EEAS NEGEER ONTEER REET ENN EESE ER 5 New Features ioniseie te cteeats eR pde Feast a Mifeasteta heats 5 Upgrade Downgrade Considerations incinn iia ea EE N aE E E E A E NE EE 3 Operating Systems Supported iscsi hueid a e aE EE EE T ie MSE ATES bias EE OE Hp aE EEEE ETE 2 Seryer Chente na a EE EE ERR NERE D EEEE ENE R E E ai 6 Prod ct Operating Notes asele n ee eA E A E A O RR T O OC EIR Sa R 7 Fla yotsin a a aa a a a a a A 7 Compatibilityoernrssiro e ar E E O by putts A ee E we te A E 7 Configuring the Number of Event Limits ccc cecessceecesecsceceeeseeesecssecsseceecseceaeceaecsaeceecseeeaee
30. only applicable to Brocade FOS based fabrics that were zoned using a previous version of EFCM Option 1 Use Export Import 1 Install EFCM 9 7 2 and migrate Save the active zone set of the Brocade FOS based fabric into the Zoning Library Export the active zone set Edit the exported xml file and remove the SMP_ prefix from all zones and zone sets Save the zone set xml file Import the xml file The library should not show the zones or zonesets with the SMP_ prefix Activate the imported zone set Po AON A e D S Using CLI verify that the active zone set does not contain any zones or zone sets having the SMP_ prefix Option 2 Copy Active Zone Set into Library and Migrate 1 Before migrating to EFCM 9 7 2 e Save the active zone set of the Brocade FOS based fabric into the Zoning Library e Shut down the EFCM Server 2 Install EFCM 9 7 2 and migrate 3 Start Server and Client 4 Now the Zoning dialog box will show all active zones from the Brocade FOS based fabric with SMP_ prefix But the already saved zone set at the Step 1 1 will not be shown with SMP_ prefix 5 Activate the zone set which is already saved in Step 1 1 6 Using CLI verify that the active zone set does not contain any zones or zone sets with the SMP_ prefix For more details on this issue refer to PR 88462 EFCM Software Version 09 07 02 Page 10 of 31 Fabric Binding In environments that are only enabling Fabric Binding on pure EOS base
31. or FOS devices at this time e Serial e Class e Tag e Protocol RNID information for FOS devices can be seen using FOS Element Manager WebTools for switches running FOS 6 1 0 and higher Firmware Download for B model Switches after migration in a Dual Homed environment Issue Firmware download fails after migration from 9 6 x 9 7 x for FOS based switches from GCM in a dual NIC environment Solution FTP services get started before the configuration files are migrated Hence restart the FTP service after the migration For more details on this issue refer to PR 92869 Known issues Issue Unable to perform any operations through Telnet through server on EOS based switches This problem is highly intermittent Solution Right click the switch and select the Telnet option For more details on this issue refer to PR 88916 Issue When EFCM application is shutdown with the Shutdown client option checked the EFCM client window is not closed and all open Element Managers grey out Solution Close all open Element Managers and then shutdown the server and client EFCM Software Version 09 07 02 Page 15 of 31 For more details on this issue refer to PR 88163 Issue When EFCM Server has IPv4 and IPv6 protocols installed and the server is manually forced to bind to the IPv6 address ECC API will not connect to this EFCM Server This issue affects the Fibre Zone Bridge Agent Brocade SWAPI Bridge Agent MOM Discovery and SMI
32. or more M model WWNs Modifying an existing membership list of only B model McData Open Mode Tolerant WWNs to add one or more M model WWNs B model and M model WWNs Brocade Native Tolerant B model and M model WWNs McData Fabric Mode Tolerant B model and M model WWNs McData Open Mode Tolerant Modifying an existing membership list of both B model and Brocade Native Strict M model WWNs to remove all M model WWNs Modifying an existing membership list of both B model and McData Fabric Mode Strict M model WWNs to remove all M model WWNs Modifying an existing membership list of both B model and McData Open Mode Strict M model WWNs to remove all M model WWNs EFCM Software Version 09 07 02 Page 11 of 31 InterOp mode that the fabric Fabric Binding Membership List to be Activated is currently set to FWCP setting B model and other WWNs that do not fall within the B M Brocade Native Tolerant model WWN ranges B model and other WWNs that do not fall within the B M McData Fabric Mode Tolerant model WWN ranges B model and other WWNs that do not fall within the B M McData Open Mode Tolerant model WWN ranges Issue Cannot enable disable Fabric Binding when a transaction is already in progress through Web tool CLI Solution EFCM will display an error message Fabric binding failed because another transaction is in progress It is recommended that the user uses only the EFCM application to create modify t
33. ormance Graph No Graph and port information shown when port performance graph is opened 91525 MultiUserZoning Zone removed from Zoneset tree displayed in Zoning dialog amp NPE thrown on Clicking Merge for same zone in Zonetree 91602 Inband discover Brocade HBA is not listed in the discovery dialog 91610 The Edit Centers window does not pop up when an attempt to modify a call center phone number is made 91724 Uninstall Uninstallation of EFCM in Fresh PC does not remove Registry Key Settings 91732 Increase in memory usage due to security events 91796 port shows wrong blocked unblocked status in EFCM on a 6064 91804 ECCS5 2 is not able to get the manageability for the devices in a lager fabric like MFT 91821 Port types Incorrect port types shown for routing environment VEx VE Ex 91842 EFCM Server continually tries to connect to TCP port 55555 on the EFCM Client host IP long after the client session has exited 91978 AG A HBA with the same WWN as that of the core AG is shown in Isolated group in a Cascaded AG environment 92022 Logs IPv6 address is not displayed in the switch Audit log Identifier column 92041 Fusion is not connecting to EFCM when EFCM run in different port number 92173 MultiuserZoning Warning message banner is still displayed in Client2 when MergeAll is clicked with Domain Port as Zonemember 92183 Loss of manageability with 6140 after upgrading to 9 6 1 EFCM Software Version 09 07 02 Zoning
34. overy turn off when the RDC service is stopped Discovery 91653 Layout Topology After blocking the port of one il0k partition from the fabric to Layout GUI detattach the ISL it is showing two partition with the same IP 91688 110k Partition name is not displayed in EM window I10K Element Manager 91713 EM Configuration is retained even though we click on cancel button on Element Manager Configure FICON Management server zoning 91715 Multiuserzoning Updated Zoneset event is generated in master log even Zoning Zoneset is not updated in Client 2 during Merge 91813 110k Discovery status is not consistent when both v4 and v6 address are added in I10K Element discovery list and two EM s are launched Manager 91849 Import Error message text is not proper when importing a zipped SAN file Import 91868 Fibre Zone Bridge Fibre Zone Bridge Agent sometimes not able to find installed ECCAPI EFCM version 91880 110k Unable to launch partition property dialog after upgrading firmware through I10K Element non admin partition Manager 91886 Performance Graph History Events graph shows wrong Running Average when Performance current time range is changed 91913 Fabric Binding Able to enable fabric Binding in unmanageable fabrics fabric Fabric Binding having qlogic switch 91914 Reports Deleted reports are still available in reports folder in Server side of Reporting EFCM EFCM Software Version 09 07 02 Page 28 of 31 91928 91952
35. rts Logs Nicknames Nicknames Zoning Performance Adv Call Home Element Manager Element Manager Adv Call Home CLI Performance Physical Map Discovery Discovery Discovery Client Server Properties Performance Element Manager Copy Cut Paste Adv Call Home Fabric Binding Discovery Page 22 of 31 90292 Zoning Memory leak when compare operation is performed leads to Client Out of Memory 90798 Upgrading to EFCM 9 5 and 6140 s now loses manageability 90932 Install Uninstall Bin folder is not removed in Win 2000 when Full Uninstall is performed 90953 Performance Data Report il0k VF No Switch Data Available message shown when links present in Performance summary are clicked 90966 110k Port Binding After enabling port binding the port FC address is not updated in the port list 91033 Unexpected error when modifying Fabric Binding membership lists Switches which are currently part of the fabric cannot be removed 91035 Fabric Binding activation fails on attempt to add detached EOS switches to a FOS fabric 91036 EFCM Client is hanging when we select show connected end devices CPU utilization is steadily above 50 91134 EM Port type shown as UNKNOWN for a 6140 switch and continuous ISL removed Attached logs are posted in master log 91265 Host and Storage Group changes not persisting when EFCM server cleanly restarted 91304 SMI S Interface EFCM 9 7 Connection Lost issues and random loss of switches 91396 Perf
36. s e IPv6 support for the Mil0K and M6140 from the EFCM client to the server to the switch e Fabric Binding support for Open Fabric mode InterOp Mode 3 Upgrade Downgrade Considerations e Ifyou have EFCM 8 7 or later you can perform a direct migration to EFCM 9 7 2 without a stop over at EFCM 9 1 e Ifyou have SANavigator 4 2 and 4 2 1 first upgrade to EFCM 9 5 or 9 6 and then to EFCM 9 7 2 e Upgrade your EFCM CM to EFCM 9 7 CM 9 7 before upgrading the Mil0k director to M EOSn 9 7 or later e If you have HAFM 8 8 or later first upgrade to EFCM 9 5 or 9 6 and then to EFCM 9 7 2 For detailed upgrade instructions refer to the EFCM Software Upgrade Instructions provided in the EFCM 9 7 documentation CD ROM Operating Systems Supported EFCM 9 7 2 is supported on the following operating systems EFCM Software Version 09 07 02 Page 5 of 31 Server Client Operating System Versions Windows XP Professional SP2 2003 Server SP2 2000 Professional SP4 Solaris 9 10 Linux Red Hat 9 0 kernel 2 4 20 Red Hat ES version 3 kernel 2 4 21 Red Hat ES version 4 kernel 2 6 9 5 SuSe Linux Professional Edition 9 2 kernel 2 6 x SuSe Linux Professional Edition 9 3 kernel 2 6 x No support for IPv6 on Windows 2000 EFCM Software Version 09 07 02 Page 6 of 31 Product Operating Notes Flavors The flavors supported in the EFCM 9 7 2 release are e Connectrix Manager e EFCM Compatibilit
37. s in pure B Model and Mixed fabric EFCM Software Version 09 07 02 Zoning Zoning User Management Install Uninstall Element Manager I10K Element Manager Element Manager Zoning Element Manager B Model Firmware Download I10K Element Manager User Management I10K Element Manager Zoning Adv Call Home Ports NPIV Adv Call Home Adv Call Home Scalability Max devices Element Manager I10K Element Manager Zoning Zoning Zoning Fabric Binding Page 29 of 31 92730 92745 92767 92771 92803 92873 92912 92927 92930 92939 83157 89065 89443 89762 90404 90451 92574 92595 92840 92925 92959 92890 92891 92892 92898 92974 GCM Incorrect Firmware file not valid error message shown when user manually enter the correct path for a FOS firmware When viewing the 48K thru EFCM it has a red diamond over it PortFencing Alert symbol is not displayed in Violation type menu and Port table when ports are blocked by Portfencing EFCM not reporting all devices available for zoning Physical Map Domain ID displayed wrongly for M Model switches without mangeability EFM Proper error messege is not thrown on activating EFM when one of the switch in the fabric don t have SANtegrity feature installed EFCM generates multiple events when FCPort is blocked unblocked port configuration changes made in CLI is not updating in efcm Offline sequences Txd
38. sseseaeseaeseaeaes 8 Disabling the SNMP Proxy i sicicsedescsscevssictevanetieovaustecey chant EE EE sug setes EER oo dads E evans dsenveuevt webeveese 9 Managing Blade Switch Considerations 0 eee eeceseeesecesecesecesecsceeseeeseeesecesecssecseecseeesecnaeceaesssesseesseseseseaeseaeeaesaes 9 Important Notes s S stcnie nai day eine Mannie ta sae indie dengan aid lan aia E O R iiss 10 Zoning Related Change for FOS based Fabrics ese ec ceccescesecesecesecsceeceesecesecesecssesseesseeeaeenaesnaeensesseeeseeeseeeaees 10 SS E oa Sot teeses EEE E soa bones Senate acta bade ve E E Seu vewbes sence dene Sout ea suycun E sonduabeledudaesouveuad dod REA 10 Solutions szad he Be ese etal aad Saeco tin E A Mie he ea a Reeth MA Le ie Saad 10 Pabric Binding sveeteccesandests chestectead cases dee saes tadea fe vbe te 10 Daas ays vacceania nadsath vag sdaata da gdaghbadeaiaaasodcass sad ntestatearapteadteapanatoage aaa 11 Fabric Binding In B model Routing Environments 00 0 0 cc ceeeesceesseeeescecescecscecescecseecseecseeceeeseeeseeeseneeseeesene 12 Interpretation of WWPN for Symmetrix and Clarrion arrays oo eceeceeseeseceseeeseseeesseeeeeeaeenaecnseeseeeseeeseenaees 14 ISSUE hi Roistuesder teeth Aiaered saa eases daria ie easy eee eee dh ene ere das AR 14 Rebuilding the discovery will clear the port numbers in the product list eee eesceeeseeeeneeceseeeeneeceseeeeneeeeeeeeae 14 For more details on this issue refer to PR 92979 00
39. t machine running EFCM 9 7 2 Client For more details on this issue refer to PR 31648 Multi homed Environment Issue SNMP Trap registration may have the wrong IP set during initial discovery of B Model thereby no messages will be displayed in the master log and Call Home will fail Firmware download and SupportSave using built in FTP will also fail NOTE After discovering a B model switch please verify that the IP address registered in SNMP configuration is reachable from Client and Server with the help of Element Manager Webtools or CLI Solution From Webtools or Element Manager edit the IP address of the switch s SNMP Trap Recipient configuration to an address which is reachable from client and server The user needs to add modify the parameter FtpServer server config host lt server IP gt in the ftpd conf file located on the EFCM server at EFCM Software Version 09 07 02 Page 14 of 31 lt Installed home gt ftpServer apps ftp conf Example FtpServer server config host 172 32 5 24 The same server IP needs to be mentioned in the config properties file present at lt Installed_Home gt resources Server Example smp switchToServerIPAddress 172 32 5 24 You must restart the EFCM server and the bundled FTP server For more details on this issue refer to PR 91366 91843 and 92084 FICON RNID The following information on Request Node Identification Data RNID is not directly available through EFCM application f
40. ta Mode and InterOp Mode 3 McData Open mode are not supported EFCM Software Version 09 07 02 Page 12 of 31 Issue FWCP is not set to tolerant when Front domain Translate domain is added as detached WWN Solution When user merges a pure B model fabric to pure B model edge fabric with fabric binding enabled separately the merge fails because of FWCP mismatch User needs to manually set FWCP to tolerant via Element Manager or CLI in the pure B model fabric which needs to be merged to the Edge fabric For more details on this issue refer to PR 91465 Issue Fabric Binding fails in Mixed Edge Fabric in IM3 when user doesn t configure the preferred front port domain ID Solution The preferred front port domain must be configured for fabric binding to work The default value will not work User needs to issue the portcfgexport command on FOS and use the d option to explicitly set a domain id The domain id configured on the EX_Port must be in the range 97 127 For more details on this issue refer to PRs 91343 and 91415 Brocade 4G 8G HBA EFCM discovery will identify the Brocade HBA 4G 8G HBA and accordingly show the corresponding launch point ESCM or the HCM Brocade FC HBA tool 1 If the HBA is a Brocade 4G HBA Brocade 410 420 model PCIe FC HBA the right click menu will contain a menu to launch the ESCM tool 2 Ifthe HBA is a Brocade 4G or 8G HBA Brocade 415 425 815 825 model PCIe FC HBA a If the OUI in the W
41. to the release number of the application as 9 7 2 instead of the official release number 09 07 02 Note For your convenience we have retained the legacy McDATA names to avoid any confusion Please refer to the following table for the equivalent Brocade names for legacy McDATA products Brocade Names Legacy McDATA Names Brocade EFCM EFCM Brocade M EOSc E OSc Brocade M EOSn E OSn Brocade M6140 Director Intrepid 6140 ED 6140 Brocade M4700F Switch Sphereon 4700 Brocade Mil0k Director Intrepid 10000 Director 110k EFCM Software Version 09 07 02 Page 4 of 31 What s New in EFCM Version 9 7 The focus of the EFCM 9 7 release is to cover the 8Gb switches that will be available as part of the Mariner release This includes Native Interoperability support for these platforms as well into M EOS environments Support for 8Gb HBAs is also included with this release Other specific enhancements are outlined in detail below New Hardware Support 8Gb switches e Brocade 5300 e Brocade 5100 e Brocade 300 8Gb HBAs e Brocade 415 e Brocade 425 e Brocade 815 e Brocade 825 New Features e Native Interoperability support for the 8Gb switches e Access Gateway support for the Brocade 300 switch e Cascaded FICON support between Mil0K M6140 and Brocade 48K Brocade DCX configuration of and management of cascaded FICON will be accomplished via a combination of EFCM and the FOS element managers Web Tool
42. uences TX counters are not incremented correctly in EM 88420 i10k partitions call home status shown as Not manageable 88916 Sometimes not able to perform any switch telnet operations 89021 EFCM having trouble in discovery display when I10K has multiple virtual N ports NPIV without a primary login 89158 Physical Map Fake NPIV devices are shown connected to 48k with FC4 16IP blade when its ISLed with il0K 89176 ISCSI initiator connected to Brocade 48k is not shown in EFCM 89187 Xlate Phantom switch in the edge fabric is not being discovered in EFCM 89207 Proxy devices in a Backbone edge configurations should be displayed in EFCM 89269 Stopping the discovery does not release manageability of switch 89334 Gigabit Ethernet port information is not shown in EFCM 89577 EFCM Performance EFCM takes over 25 minutes to activate a maximum limit zone config into a pure Fabric OS fabric 89760 Nicknames assigned via Configure Nickname dialog box after launching EM is not reflected in EM Node list 89761 Cut and paste from the Active Zoneset Tab in the zoning dialog box to notepad does not show actual zone 89801 Call home status shown as Not manageable for few switches which have Call home notification enabled 90003 Domain ID absolute value not displayed in EFCM on 5K with v 6 0 firmware 90244 EFCM 9 5 discovery of B4020 shows a port count of zero EFCM Software Version 09 07 02 Problem Category Element Manager Po
43. y The following table describes the firmware that EFCM 9 7 2 supports for both B model and M model switches and directors Operating System Switch Director Switch Type B Model Firmware Versions FOS 5 2 x 5 3 x 6 0 x and 6 1 0 Brocade 7500 Brocade 200E Brocade 5000 Brocade 4900 Brocade 48000 with 16P and 32P blades Brocade 48000 with 16P 32P and FC4 48 blades Brocade DCX with 16 32 and 48 Port blades Brocade DCX with FR4 18i blades Brocade DCX with FC10 6 blades Brocade 300 Brocade 5100 Brocade 5300 Blade Type B Model Firmware Versions 2 Requires FOS 6 0 or higher 2 Requires FOS 6 1 0 EFCM Software Version 09 07 02 Page 7 of 31 Operating System Switch Director FOS 5 2 x 5 3 x 6 0 x and 6 1 0 Brocade 3014 Brocade 3016 Brocade 3016 Brocade 4020 Brocade 4016 Brocade 4024 Brocade 4018 Brocade 4012 Brocade 5410 Switch Type M Model Firmware Versions M EOSc 9 1 9 2 9 6 9 6 2 9 7 and 9 7 1 Brocade M6064 and M6140 Brocade M4500 and M4700 E OSi 4 7 and 5 0 Brocade M1620 and M2640 M EOSn 6 x 9 1 9 2 9 6 9 6 1 9 6 2 9 7 and 9 7 1 Brocade Mil0K M EOSc 9 0 9 1 9 2 9 6 9 6 2 9 7 and 9 7 1 M EOSn 9 1 9 2 9 6 9 6 1 9 6 2 9 7 and 9 7 1 QPM Quad Port Module card for Brocade M6064 and M6140 and LMQ 4G line module for the Brocade Mil0K director E OSq 5 2 2 5 2 3 5 5 1 5 5 2 and
44. ype y yes Managing Blade Switch Considerations If an error message received error in attempt to release admin privileges reason no response is received while configuring the secure socket shell SSH service for switch blades using Element Manager you must install the M model Element Manager feature Do not use the Element Manager fabric binding feature on blade switches Element Manager fabric binding does not synchronize with EFCM fabric binding Therefore if you use both the Element Manager and EFCM fabric binding features you can create a disconnect between the two features and this may result in any of the following e Ifyou activate an ISL set when a port set is already active the ISL set takes over and vise versa working as designed e Ifyou activate switch binding within Element Manager and then activate fabric binding within EFCM the fabric binding is stored by the blade and appended to the current switch binding security policy working as designed e However after carrying out the above procedure if you deactivate fabric binding within EFCM it only deactivates on the M model switches To deactivate the policy on the Element Manager you must open the Element Manager and deactivate the policy there e Note that switch binding is deactivated when the learned fabric policy is merged To activate switch binding you must activate the policy you created within the Element Manager again manually Failure to perform th
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