GigWorks MKII Switch Firmware and Utilities Release Notes
5/13/99 50136-02 Rev. F
Overview
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Thank you for using the Ancor MKII family of Fibre Channel switch
Products.
These notes describe Release 2.04 of the firmware and management
applications for the MKII family of Fibre channel switches.
Release Components
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The components of this release are as follows:
Product Files Description
MKII-BASE8 FLASH S0820401.fls Firmware load for the
MKII 8-port switch, for
single stage operation.
Version 2.04.01
MKII-BASE16 FLASH S1620400.fls Firmware load for the
MKII 16-port switch, for
single stage operation.
Version 2.04.00
mg20401.mgt Firmware load for the
MKII 16-port switch
management processor.
Version 2.04.01
Note: Required for the
MKII 16-port switch
only. Not applicable to
the MKII 8-port switch.
MKII Utilities (2) Disks Windows based switch
management application
installation disks.
Version 2.04
Manuals
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- The GigWorks MKII-8 Switch Model MKII-BASE8 Installer's/User's
Manual Publication Number 59004-01 Rev.A describes how to install
and operate the 8-port Switch and the Switch Utilities.
- The GigWorks MKII-16 Switch Model MKII-BASE16
Installer's/User's Manual Publication Number 59003-01 Rev.A
describes how to install and operate the 16-port Switch and the
Switch Utilities.
Upgrading Existing MKII 8-port Switches
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Upgrading an existing MKII 8-port switch installation will
require reloading the Switch flash memory and the reinstallation
of the MKII Switch Utilities on your Windows or NT workstation.
The following steps should be followed:
a. Load the switch Flash using either the MKII Switch Utilities
or with the following command:
tftp -i <ip_address> put s0820401.fls mkiiload
(for single-stage)
or
tftp -i <ip_address> put m0820401.fls mkiiload
(for multi-stage)
Verify the flash load passed (no flash load failed messages). If
the load failed, then retry flash load.
b. Power cycle the switch.
c. Install or reinstall the MKII Switch Utilities your Windows or
NT workstation. This is accomplished by inserting disk 1, and
running setup.exe. Note: Please see the Known Problems below.
Upgrading Existing MKII 16-port Switches
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Upgrading an existing MKII 16-port switch installation will
require reloading both the switch and management processor
flash memories, and the reinstallation of the MKII Switch
Utilities on your Windows or NT workstation. The following
steps should be followed:
a. Load the management processor flash with the following command:
tftp -i <ip_address> put mg20401.mgt mkiimgmt
Verify the flash load passed (no flash load failed messages).
If the load failed, then retry the flash load.
b. Load the switch Flash using either the MKII Switch
Utilities or with the following command:
tftp -i <ip_address> put s1620400.fls mkiiload
(for single-stage)
or
tftp -i <ip_address> put m1620400.fls mkiiload
(for multi-stage)
Verify the flash load passed (no flash load failed messages).
If the load failed, then retry flash load.
c. Power cycle the switch
d. Install or reinstall the MKII Switch Utilities your Windows or
NT workstation. This is accomplished by inserting disk 1, and
running setup.exe. Note: Please see the Known Problems below.
New Features in This Release (MKII 8-port only)
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1. Adds bootp support to the MKII-Base 8. Ref Problem #A-000697.
2. When bootp is enabled and no bootp server responds, the management
processor will revert to the IP address stored in flash memory.
Ref Problem #A-000755.
3. Adds SNMP support to 8 port. Ref Problem #A-000676.
Problems Fixed in This Release - Switch firmware and Management Processor
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1. Rejected nameserver requests will be returned to 03 in the Rctl
field. Ref Problem #A-000719.
2. The management processor will use bootp to determine it's IP address,
whenever the continuous test mode is selected via hardware switch.
This change is designed to facilitate factory burn-in and is not
intended for customer use. Ref problem #A-000721.
3. Switch will return an LS_RJT in response to a flogin with a bad S_ID.
Ref problem #A-000742.
4. Fixes improper set up of routing tables in a 3-stage configuration.
Ref problem. #A-000746.
5. Fabric now sends RSCN's when disjoint segments of a fabric are joined.
This allows HBA's to recognize when new devices are added to the
fabric. Ref problem #A-000747.
6. Corrects erroneous error code when continuous test mode is selected
on a multi-stage switch. Ref problem #A-000729.
7. The switch will now send out an RSCN when a fail over to an alternate
cross connect link occurs. Ref problem #A-000767.
8. 8-port switch will not longer reset when a hot-swappable drive is
removed. Ref problem #A-000727.
9. As released from the factory, switch will be configured to use bootp.
Ref problem #A-000768. Switches updated in the field will see no
effect.
10. Fixes Management Processor hang-ups that occurred during heavy Ethernet
broadcast traffic. Ref problem #A-000769.
11. Switch will send out an OLS primitive, when a port is forced off-line.
Ref Problem #A-000761.
Problems Fixed in This Release - Utilities
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1. The Utilities will display the Ethernet MAC address on the versions
panel. Ref Problem #A-000730 and # A-000723.
2. Corrects the port drop down, which only went to 8 on 16 port switches.
Ref Problem #A-000692.
3. Utilities will do a retry if they do not get a response to a flash
load packet. Ref Problem #A-000753.
4. The reset button will be disabled during a flash download.
Ref Problem #A-000760.
Known Problems
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- The switch Utilities do not allow changing the IP address, if
bootp is enabled. To get around this problem, it is necessary to
temporarily disable bootp, after which the IP address can be
changed. Alternativly, tftp can be used to change the IP address.
- Trap alarm reporting is not supported in this release.
- GigWorks Switch Utilities: There was a problem with the
first release of the package, version 1.04, on an NT
Workstation. If you have this release installed on an NT
Workstation, DO NOT UNINSTALL THIS PACKAGE! It could result
in the loss of data on your hard drive. Instead, upgrade the
software by installing this release, version 2.04, over the
old version. You must install the software to the same
destination folder as the 1st version. The uninstall will
then work safely.
If you have any questions or problems, please call Ancor
Customer Support:
Phone: (612) 932-4040
FAX: (612) 932-4037 Attn: Customer Support
Email: support@ancor.com
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