HP StorageWorks MSA 2.8 SAN Switch - Manual (Page 154)

Updating Switches to the Core PID Addressing
154 Fabric OS Procedures Version 3.1.x/4.1.x User Guide
Procedures for Updating the Core PID Format
The following sections present basic procedures for update the Core PID format
and detailed procedures for HP/UX and AIX.
Basic Update Procedures
This process should be executed as part of the overall online or offline update
process. However, it may be implemented in a stand-alone manner on a
non-production fabric on a switch that has not yet joined a fabric.
1. Ensure that all switches in the fabric are running Fabric OS versions that
support the new addressing mode. The recommended firmware versions are:
2.6.0c or later for StorageWorks 1 Gb SAN switches, 3.0.2g or later for SAN
Switch 2/8 EL and SAN Switch 2/16 switches, and 4.0.2x or later for SAN
Switch 2/32 and Core Switch 2/64 switches.
Note: All switches running any version of Fabric OS 4.x are shipped with the Core
Switch PID Format enabled, so it is not necessary to perform the PID format change on
these switches.
2. Telnet into one of the switches in the fabric.
3. Disable the switch by entering the switchdisable command.
4. Enter the configure command (the configure prompts display
sequentially).
5. Enter “y” after the “Fabric parameters” prompt.
6. Enter “ 1 ” at the “Core Switch PID Format” prompt.
7. Complete the remaining prompts or press Ctrl+D to accept the remaining
settings without completing all the prompts.
8. Repeat steps 2 through 7 for the remaining switches in the fabric.
9. Re-enable the switch by entering the switchenable command.