2024年10月29日发(作者：洪陶然)
HPE B-series Network Advisor 14.4.5
Release Notes
Abstract
This document contains supplemental information for the
HPE B-series Network Advisor 14.4.5 softtware.
Published: February, 2020
Copyright 2020 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
Notices
The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for Hewlett Packard
Enterprise products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such
products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. Hewlett
Packard Enterprise shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.
Confidential computer software. Valid license from Hewlett Packard Enterprise required for possession, use,
or copying. Consistent with FAR 12.211 and 12.212, Commercial Computer Software, Computer Software
Documentation, and Technical Data for Commercial Items are licensed to the U.S. Government under
vendor's standard commercial license.
Links to third-party websites take you outside the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website. Hewlett Packard
Enterprise has no control over and is not responsible for information outside the Hewlett Packard Enterprise
website.
Acknowledgments
Broadcom and Brocade are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Broadcom in the United
States and/or other countries.
HPE B-series Network Advisor 14.4.5
Release Notes
Description
These HPE B-series Release Notes only contain HPE specific information related to this release. See the
Brocade Release Notes for general information and details on fixes as well as other important information
pertinent to this release. The Brocade Release Notes can be found as a pdf on the HPE Support Center
at:.
Update recommendation
HPE strongly recommends that you upgrade to this version as soon as possible to take advantage of the latest fixes
and features.
Important In
formatio
n
- Network Advisor license key validation changes
- New installations of HPE Network Advisor 14.4.5 will not show the HPE license information even
though a valid licence is installed. Your Entitlement Order Number (EON) can be provided to HPE
support to validate support entitlement. Upgrades from previous versions of HPE Network Advisor will
not be affected by this change.
- The Historical and Real time FC port performance statistics for the traffic utilization related measures are displayed
in BNA 14.4.4 as four times higher than the actual values (defect BNA-801049) is addressed in this release.
Firmware Download
To access HPE B-series Network Advisor Installation files and Release Notes:
Go to .
Enter your B-series switch (i.e. SN6600B) into the search box, and you will be presented with a list of
models associated with this switch. Click on the link for your model.
Click Drivers & Software.
Select Firmware (Entitlement required) Version:
14.4.5
To read the Firmware Release Notes, click on the Release Notes link
Universal Temporary License
Brocade supports Universal Tempory Licenses (UTLs, also known as "Universal Time-based Licenses") for select
features. These licenses allow optional features to be enabled on Brocade products for a limited period of time for
evaluation or temporary-use purposes. Customers that have ordered a permanent license for a feature may install and
use a UTL prior to receiving the permanent license.
Universal Temporary Licenses differ from other temporary or permanent licenses in that they do not need to be
uniquely generated for each switch, thus making them universally appicable. The same UTL for a given feature
can be installed on multiple switches. Please note that once a UTL for a feature has been installed on a switch,
it can never be installed again on that switch. Once the Universal Temporary License expires on a switch, a
general temporary or permanent license must be installed to continue using the feature.
Notes on the Use of Universal Temporary Licenses
•UTLs have a “shelf life” expiration date after which they can no longer be installed
on any product.
•UTLs cannot be removed, but the features they enable can be disabled.
•All feature settings configured while using a UTL are retained when a permanent
license is later installed.
•The licenseShow command will display a list of all installed licenses on a switch and
will also indicate the expiration date of any temporary licenses installed.
•UTLs are installed on a switch in the same manner as other licenses. Refer to the
Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide for details.
•Use of UTLs to evaluate features is intended for non-production environment use
only and is not covered under the hardware platform’s support agreement
.
UTLs are valid for a period of 60 days after installation on a given switch
and are available of the HPE My Licensing Portal
Standards compliance
This software conforms to the FC standards and accepted engineering practices and procedures. In certain cases,
HPE might add proprietary supplemental functions to those specified in the standards. For a list of standards
conformance, see the HPE website: .
Supported product models
For the latest product support information, see the Single Point of Connectivity Knowledge (SPOCK) on the HPE
website: /storage/spock.
You must sgn up for an HPE Passport to access this website.
Fibre Channel and Fibre Channel Routing scalability
For the latest information about Fibre Channel and Fibre Channel Routing (FCR) scalability support, see the HPE
SAN Design Reference Guide.
Access Gateway device-based mapping in ESX environments
Users who want to utilized Access Gateway based mapping feature in ESX environments should refer to the
Brocade Tech Note: "Using Brocade Access Gateway Device-Based Mapping in VMware ESX Server Environments"
for best implementation practices.
Websites
General websites
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Information Library
/info/EIL
Single Point of Connectivity Knowledge (SPOCK) Storage compatibility matrix
/storage/spock
Storage white papers and analyst reports
/storage/whitepapers
For additional websites, see Support and other resources.
Support and other resources
Accessing Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support
•
For live assistance, go to the Contact Hewlett Packard Enterprise Worldwide website:
/info/assistance
•
To access documentation and support services, go to the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support Center website:
/support/hpesc
Information to collect
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Technical support registration number (if applicable)
Product name, model or version, and serial number
Operating system name and version
Firmware version
Error messages
Product-specific reports and logs
Add-on products or components
Third-party products or components
Accessing updates
•
•
Some software products provide a mechanism for accessing software updates through the product interface. Review
your product documentation to identify the recommended software update method.
To download product updates:
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support Center
/support/hpesc
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support Center: Software downloads
/support/downloads
Software Depot
/support/softwaredepot
•To subscribe to eNewsletters and alerts:
/support/e-updates
•To view and update your entitlements, and to link your contracts and warranties with your profile, go to the Hewlett
Packard Enterprise Support Center More Information on Access to Support Materials page:
/support/AccessToSupportMaterials
IMPORTANT: Access to some updates might require product entitlement when accessed through the Hewlett
Packard Enterprise Support Center. You must have an HPE Passport set up with relevant entitlements.
Customer self repair
Hewlett Packard Enterprise customer self repair (CSR) programs allow you to repair your product. If a CSR part needs to
be replaced, it will be shipped directly to you so that you can install it at your convenience. Some parts do not qualify for
CSR. Your Hewlett Packard Enterprise authorized service provider will determine whether a repair can be accomplished by
CSR.
For more information about CSR, contact your local service provider or go to the CSR website:
/support/selfrepair
Remote support
Remote support is available with supported devices as part of your warranty or contractual support agreement. It
provides intelligent event diagnosis, and automatic, secure submission of hardware event notifications to Hewlett Packard
Enterprise, which will initiate a fast and accurate resolution based on your product's service level. Hewlett Packard
Enterprise strongly recommends that you register your device for remote support.
If your product includes additional remote support details, use search to locate that information.
Remote support and Proactive Care information
HPE Get Connected
/services/getconnected
HPE Proactive Care services
/services/proactivecare
HPE Datacenter Care services
/services/datacentercare
HPE Proactive Care service: Supported products list
/services/proactivecaresupportedproducts
HPE Proactive Care advanced service: Supported products list
/services/proactivecareadvancedsupportedproducts
Proactive Care customer information
Proactive Care central
/services/proactivecarecentral
Proactive Care service activation
/services/proactivecarecentralgetstarted
Warranty information
To view the warranty information for your product, see the links provided below:
HPE ProLiant and IA-32 Servers and Options
/support/ProLiantServers-Warranties
HPE Enterprise and Cloudline Servers
/support/EnterpriseServers-Warranties
HPE Storage Products
/support/Storage-Warranties
HPE Networking Products
/support/Networking-Warranties
Regulatory information
To view the regulatory information for your product, view the Safety and Compliance Information for Server, Storage,
Power, Networking, and Rack Products, available at the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support Center:
/support/Safety-Compliance-EnterpriseProducts
Additional regulatory information
Hewlett Packard Enterprise is committed to providing our customers with information about the chemical substances in
our products as needed to comply with legal requirements such as REACH (Regulation EC No 1907/2006 of the European
Parliament and the Council). A chemical information report for this product can be found at:
/info/reach
For Hewlett Packard Enterprise product environmental and safety information and compliance data, including RoHS and
REACH, see:
/info/ecodata
For Hewlett Packard Enterprise environmental information, including company programs, product recycling, and energy
efficiency, see:
/info/environment
2024年10月29日发(作者：洪陶然)
HPE B-series Network Advisor 14.4.5
Release Notes
Abstract
This document contains supplemental information for the
HPE B-series Network Advisor 14.4.5 softtware.
Published: February, 2020
Copyright 2020 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
Notices
The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for Hewlett Packard
Enterprise products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such
products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. Hewlett
Packard Enterprise shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.
Confidential computer software. Valid license from Hewlett Packard Enterprise required for possession, use,
or copying. Consistent with FAR 12.211 and 12.212, Commercial Computer Software, Computer Software
Documentation, and Technical Data for Commercial Items are licensed to the U.S. Government under
vendor's standard commercial license.
Links to third-party websites take you outside the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website. Hewlett Packard
Enterprise has no control over and is not responsible for information outside the Hewlett Packard Enterprise
website.
Acknowledgments
Broadcom and Brocade are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Broadcom in the United
States and/or other countries.
HPE B-series Network Advisor 14.4.5
Release Notes
Description
These HPE B-series Release Notes only contain HPE specific information related to this release. See the
Brocade Release Notes for general information and details on fixes as well as other important information
pertinent to this release. The Brocade Release Notes can be found as a pdf on the HPE Support Center
at:.
Update recommendation
HPE strongly recommends that you upgrade to this version as soon as possible to take advantage of the latest fixes
and features.
Important In
formatio
n
- Network Advisor license key validation changes
- New installations of HPE Network Advisor 14.4.5 will not show the HPE license information even
though a valid licence is installed. Your Entitlement Order Number (EON) can be provided to HPE
support to validate support entitlement. Upgrades from previous versions of HPE Network Advisor will
not be affected by this change.
- The Historical and Real time FC port performance statistics for the traffic utilization related measures are displayed
in BNA 14.4.4 as four times higher than the actual values (defect BNA-801049) is addressed in this release.
Firmware Download
To access HPE B-series Network Advisor Installation files and Release Notes:
Go to .
Enter your B-series switch (i.e. SN6600B) into the search box, and you will be presented with a list of
models associated with this switch. Click on the link for your model.
Click Drivers & Software.
Select Firmware (Entitlement required) Version:
14.4.5
To read the Firmware Release Notes, click on the Release Notes link
Universal Temporary License
Brocade supports Universal Tempory Licenses (UTLs, also known as "Universal Time-based Licenses") for select
features. These licenses allow optional features to be enabled on Brocade products for a limited period of time for
evaluation or temporary-use purposes. Customers that have ordered a permanent license for a feature may install and
use a UTL prior to receiving the permanent license.
Universal Temporary Licenses differ from other temporary or permanent licenses in that they do not need to be
uniquely generated for each switch, thus making them universally appicable. The same UTL for a given feature
can be installed on multiple switches. Please note that once a UTL for a feature has been installed on a switch,
it can never be installed again on that switch. Once the Universal Temporary License expires on a switch, a
general temporary or permanent license must be installed to continue using the feature.
Notes on the Use of Universal Temporary Licenses
•UTLs have a “shelf life” expiration date after which they can no longer be installed
on any product.
•UTLs cannot be removed, but the features they enable can be disabled.
•All feature settings configured while using a UTL are retained when a permanent
license is later installed.
•The licenseShow command will display a list of all installed licenses on a switch and
will also indicate the expiration date of any temporary licenses installed.
•UTLs are installed on a switch in the same manner as other licenses. Refer to the
Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide for details.
•Use of UTLs to evaluate features is intended for non-production environment use
only and is not covered under the hardware platform’s support agreement
.
UTLs are valid for a period of 60 days after installation on a given switch
and are available of the HPE My Licensing Portal
Standards compliance
This software conforms to the FC standards and accepted engineering practices and procedures. In certain cases,
HPE might add proprietary supplemental functions to those specified in the standards. For a list of standards
conformance, see the HPE website: .
Supported product models
For the latest product support information, see the Single Point of Connectivity Knowledge (SPOCK) on the HPE
website: /storage/spock.
You must sgn up for an HPE Passport to access this website.
Fibre Channel and Fibre Channel Routing scalability
For the latest information about Fibre Channel and Fibre Channel Routing (FCR) scalability support, see the HPE
SAN Design Reference Guide.
Access Gateway device-based mapping in ESX environments
Users who want to utilized Access Gateway based mapping feature in ESX environments should refer to the
Brocade Tech Note: "Using Brocade Access Gateway Device-Based Mapping in VMware ESX Server Environments"
for best implementation practices.
Websites
General websites
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Information Library
/info/EIL
Single Point of Connectivity Knowledge (SPOCK) Storage compatibility matrix
/storage/spock
Storage white papers and analyst reports
/storage/whitepapers
For additional websites, see Support and other resources.
Support and other resources
Accessing Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support
•
For live assistance, go to the Contact Hewlett Packard Enterprise Worldwide website:
/info/assistance
•
To access documentation and support services, go to the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support Center website:
/support/hpesc
Information to collect
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Technical support registration number (if applicable)
Product name, model or version, and serial number
Operating system name and version
Firmware version
Error messages
Product-specific reports and logs
Add-on products or components
Third-party products or components
Accessing updates
•
•
Some software products provide a mechanism for accessing software updates through the product interface. Review
your product documentation to identify the recommended software update method.
To download product updates:
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support Center
/support/hpesc
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support Center: Software downloads
/support/downloads
Software Depot
/support/softwaredepot
•To subscribe to eNewsletters and alerts:
/support/e-updates
•To view and update your entitlements, and to link your contracts and warranties with your profile, go to the Hewlett
Packard Enterprise Support Center More Information on Access to Support Materials page:
/support/AccessToSupportMaterials
IMPORTANT: Access to some updates might require product entitlement when accessed through the Hewlett
Packard Enterprise Support Center. You must have an HPE Passport set up with relevant entitlements.
Customer self repair
Hewlett Packard Enterprise customer self repair (CSR) programs allow you to repair your product. If a CSR part needs to
be replaced, it will be shipped directly to you so that you can install it at your convenience. Some parts do not qualify for
CSR. Your Hewlett Packard Enterprise authorized service provider will determine whether a repair can be accomplished by
CSR.
For more information about CSR, contact your local service provider or go to the CSR website:
/support/selfrepair
Remote support
Remote support is available with supported devices as part of your warranty or contractual support agreement. It
provides intelligent event diagnosis, and automatic, secure submission of hardware event notifications to Hewlett Packard
Enterprise, which will initiate a fast and accurate resolution based on your product's service level. Hewlett Packard
Enterprise strongly recommends that you register your device for remote support.
If your product includes additional remote support details, use search to locate that information.
Remote support and Proactive Care information
HPE Get Connected
/services/getconnected
HPE Proactive Care services
/services/proactivecare
HPE Datacenter Care services
/services/datacentercare
HPE Proactive Care service: Supported products list
/services/proactivecaresupportedproducts
HPE Proactive Care advanced service: Supported products list
/services/proactivecareadvancedsupportedproducts
Proactive Care customer information
Proactive Care central
/services/proactivecarecentral
Proactive Care service activation
/services/proactivecarecentralgetstarted
Warranty information
To view the warranty information for your product, see the links provided below:
HPE ProLiant and IA-32 Servers and Options
/support/ProLiantServers-Warranties
HPE Enterprise and Cloudline Servers
/support/EnterpriseServers-Warranties
HPE Storage Products
/support/Storage-Warranties
HPE Networking Products
/support/Networking-Warranties
Regulatory information
To view the regulatory information for your product, view the Safety and Compliance Information for Server, Storage,
Power, Networking, and Rack Products, available at the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support Center:
/support/Safety-Compliance-EnterpriseProducts
Additional regulatory information
Hewlett Packard Enterprise is committed to providing our customers with information about the chemical substances in
our products as needed to comply with legal requirements such as REACH (Regulation EC No 1907/2006 of the European
Parliament and the Council). A chemical information report for this product can be found at:
/info/reach
For Hewlett Packard Enterprise product environmental and safety information and compliance data, including RoHS and
REACH, see:
/info/ecodata
For Hewlett Packard Enterprise environmental information, including company programs, product recycling, and energy
efficiency, see:
/info/environment