EMC AX100i Release Notes - Page 23

Software problems, Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility problems - console

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Known problems and limitations Software problems This section lists known software problems. Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility problems Description Storage-system discovery -The NetWare version of the storage system initialization utility will not discover uninitialized storage systems unless the management station has been configured to receive global broadcasts. Storage-system discovery - The NetWare version of the storage system initialization utility will not discover uninitialized storage systems if the management station has more than one active network card. Details Frequency: Every Time Prevention/resolution: From a console window on your management station, perform the following steps: 1. Type set allow non local broadcasts . 2. Record the current setting. If it is equal to 1, you already have reception of broadcasts from other subnets enabled and do not need to make any changes. 3. If the value from step 2 is any value other than 1, type set allow non local broadcasts = 1 4. Run the storage system initialization utility from a server that has only one active network card or use the Windows version of this utility. 5. If you do not want to leave your management station configured to receive global broadcasts, type set allow non local broadcasts = value_from_step_3 Frequency: Every Time Prevention/resolution: Run the utility from a server that has only one active network card. Navisphere Express problems Description Change in fan display for single controller storage systems - Fan 3 had previously been displayed as empty in the Navisphere Express components list. Beginning with rversion 02.16, the fan will not appear at all in the components list. Multiple browser windows -Managing your storage system through multiple browsers on the same or different servers can result in inconsistent views of the storage system. Details Frequency: Every Time Prevention/resolution: This behavior is normal. Single controller storage systems do not have a fan 3. Frequency: Intermittent Prevention/resolution: Do not manage your storage system through multiple browser windows at the same time. EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 23

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Known problems and limitations
EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes
Software problems
This section lists known software problems.
Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility problems
Description
Details
Storage-system discovery
–The NetWare version
of the storage system initialization utility will not
discover uninitialized storage systems unless the
management station has been configured to receive
global broadcasts.
Frequency
:
Every Time
Prevention/resolution
: From a console window on your
management station, perform the following steps:
1.
Type
set allow non local broadcasts
.
2.
Record the current setting. If it is equal to 1, you
already have reception of broadcasts from other
subnets enabled and do not need to make any
changes.
3.
If the value from step 2 is any value other than 1,
type
set allow non local broadcasts = 1
4.
Run the storage system initialization utility from a
server that has only one active network card or use
the Windows version of this utility.
5.
If you do not want to leave your management station
configured to receive global broadcasts, type
set
allow non local broadcasts =
value_from_step_3
Storage-system discovery
– The NetWare version
of the storage system initialization utility will not
discover uninitialized storage systems if the
management station has more than one active
network card.
Frequency
:
Every Time
Prevention/resolution
: Run the utility from a server that
has only one active network card.
Navisphere Express problems
Description
Details
Change in fan display for single controller
storage systems
– Fan 3 had previously been
displayed as empty in the Navisphere Express
components list. Beginning with rversion 02.16, the
fan will not appear at all in the components list.
Frequency
:
Every Time
Prevention/resolution
: This behavior is normal. Single
controller storage systems do not have a fan 3.
Multiple browser windows
–Managing your
storage system through multiple browsers on the
same or different servers can result in inconsistent
views of the storage system.
Frequency
:
Intermittent
Prevention/resolution
: Do not manage your storage system
through multiple browser windows at the same time.