DYNIX/ptx® V4.4.x Fibre Channel Software Release Notes

FC Host Adapter Software Releases SF3.22a0 and FF2.30
FC Bridge Software Release V1.5.5 and V1.5.3
FC Switch Software Releases a2.2.1a and V1.6c3

Publication Date: December 2001

Document Version: hrfcaa22


Revision History

This section lists the major changes in each revision of this document.

45P1160
December 2001

Revised to reflect qualifying the current FC software recipe for use on the new DYNIX/ptx release, V4.4.10.

1003-70811-21
August 2001

Revised to correct distribution CD names for FC Switch software installation instructions. Clarified which FC Switch software to load when Static Hardware Partitioning is deployed.

1003-70811-20
June 2001

Revised to add new features and revise compatibility, and fixed and open problem statements in the new device firmwares qualified for release on the new DYNIX/ptx V4.4.9 operating system. Broke out FC Host Adapter information into separate chapters for LP7000E and LP6000. Revised formatting in all chapters to present "New Release" and "Previous Release" information, thus meeting criteria for retaining one-back release information.

1003-70811-19
December 2000

Added information on FC Switch naming conventions, included references to the IBM 2109 S08 switch, revised description of open problem report 249635 for FC switches, streamlined the procedure for dowloading FC Host Adapter firmware, created a new appendix that contains scripts for deconfiguring rd devices in CLARiiON DASS subsystems, and made miscellaneous minor wording changes.

1003-70811-18
August 2000

Updated for Redlight 465 to reflect the release of FC Host Adapter firmware version FF2.30.

1003-70811-17
May 2000

Revised to include the latest "Best Set" firmware recipe for DYNIX/ptx® V4.4.x and retitled and restructured to move all FC software information pertinent only to DYNIX/ptx V4.5.x systems to a new document. See DYNIX/ptx V4.5.x Fibre Channel Software Release Notes. Also included references to the IBM 2109 S16 switch, which is the same switch as the SilkWorm® 2800 except that it has a different vendor model number and is black instead of purple.

1003-70811-15
September 1999

Revised "Best Set" FC-firmware sets in Chapter 1 to account for new operating system release, DYNIX/ptx V4.5.0.

Added Chapter 5 to introduce V1.6c3 firmware for the SilkWorm and SilkWorm Express® FC Switches.

Added Chapter 6 to introduce V2.0.2b firmware for the new SilkWorm 2400 and SilkWorm 2800 FC Switches. Hardware zoning supported on NUMA-Q® and Windows NT systems that use only Silkworm 2000-family switches.

1003-70811-14
August 1999

Updated "Changes Since Last Release," in Chapter 4, "SilkWorm and SilkWorm Express FC Switch Firmware," to authorize implementation and support for software zoning of switches used with NQuads only in NUMACenterTM systems.

1003-70811-13
May 1999

Revised "Best-Set" release sets table to reflect Fibre-Channel firmware levels qualified for release with DYNIX/ptx V4.4.6.

Added a new Appendix, "Special Upgrade Procedures," to hold a new procedure for adding a license key to an installed FC Switch to activate already-loaded optional switch software.

1003-70811-12
March 1999

Revised "Best-Set Recipe" table to reflect Fibre-Channel firmware levels qualified for release with DYNIX/ptx V4.4.5.

Updated Chapter 2 to reflect FC Host Adapter firmware version changes to SF2.20 and FF2.20, problem fixes, and outstanding problems with workarounds.