HP 3PAR StoreServ 7400 2-node HP 3PAR SmartStart 1.2 Release Notes (QL226-9685 - Page 3

Introduction, 2 Features, 3 Modifications to HP 3PAR SmartStart, 4 Known Issues with HP 3PAR

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1.1 Introduction This document provides the release notes for HP 3PAR SmartStart 1.2 Software. HP 3PAR SmartStart is a single startup tool that enables effortless setup of the HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Storage system. SmartStart guides you through configuring all the required components for starting up the HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Storage platform. To obtain a copy of this documentation, go to the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage site and click the Support link for your product: http://www.hp.com/go/3par SmartStart 1.2 adds support for Windows Server 2012 in addition to Windows Server 2008 R2. 1.2 Features SmartStart guides you through: • Setting up the HP 3PAR Service Processor • Initializing the HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Storage system • Configuring application hosts • Creating basic storage • Installing the HP 3PAR Management Console NOTE: SmartStart 1.2 installs HP 3PAR Management Console version 4.4.0. 1.3 Modifications to HP 3PAR SmartStart The following items have been addressed in this release. Issue ID Item Description 80267 Add Virtual Volumes to Windows In SmartStart 1.1.1, if the Windows disk label contained an apostrophe, fails when the disk label contains an the Add Virtual Volumes to Windows task failed. This issue is resolved in apostrophe SmartStart 1.2. 80034, SmartStart fails to format and mount 85172 disk with error message "Failed to validate if Scheduled Job has finished" SmartStart 1.1.1 sometimes failed to mount and format the disk and displayed the following error message when configuring a remote host: Failed to format and mount disk. Failed to validate whether the current task is complete. This issue is resolved in SmartStart 1.2. 1.4 Known Issues with HP 3PAR SmartStart 1.4.1 SP4.1.0-GA85: Better estimate on time required for cage firmware upgrades needed (Issue 86777) In the "Check storage system hardware configuration" step of the Storage System Setup Wizard, an amount of time that the firmware upgrade will take to complete is given. This amount of time is only an estimate. The actual elapsed time may vary depending on the number of devices in your configuration. 1.4.2 SP Setup Wizard spins on "Set date and time" in the Setup Progress page (Issue 86785) On the Setup Progress page of the Service Processor Setup Wizard, the "Set date and time" step appears to stop responding. 1.1 Introduction 3

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1.1 Introduction
This document provides the release notes for HP 3PAR SmartStart 1.2 Software.
HP 3PAR SmartStart is a single startup tool that enables effortless setup of the HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000
Storage system. SmartStart guides you through configuring all the required components for starting
up the HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Storage platform.
To obtain a copy of this documentation, go to the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage site and click the
Support
link for your product:
h
t
tp://w
w
w
.hp
.co
m/go/3par
SmartStart 1.2 adds support for Windows Server 2012 in addition to Windows Server 2008 R2.
1.2 Features
SmartStart guides you through:
Setting up the HP 3PAR Service Processor
Initializing the HP 3PAR StoreServ 7000 Storage system
Configuring application hosts
Creating basic storage
Installing the HP 3PAR Management Console
NOTE:
SmartStart 1.2 installs HP 3PAR Management Console version 4.4.0.
1.3 Modifications to HP 3PAR SmartStart
The following items have been addressed in this release.
Description
Item
Issue
ID
In SmartStart 1.1.1, if the Windows disk label contained an apostrophe,
the
Add Virtual Volumes to Windows
task failed. This issue is resolved in
SmartStart 1.2.
Add Virtual Volumes to Windows
fails when the disk label contains an
apostrophe
80267
SmartStart 1.1.1 sometimes failed to mount and format the disk and
displayed the following error message when configuring a remote host:
Failed to format and mount disk. Failed to validate
whether the current task is complete.
SmartStart fails to format and mount
disk with error message "Failed to
validate if Scheduled Job has
finished"
80034,
85172
This issue is resolved in SmartStart 1.2.
1.4 Known Issues with HP 3PAR SmartStart
1.4.1 SP4.1.0-GA85: Better estimate on time required for cage firmware upgrades
needed (Issue 86777)
In the “Check storage system hardware configuration” step of the Storage System Setup Wizard, an
amount of time that the firmware upgrade will take to complete is given. This amount of time is only
an estimate. The actual elapsed time may vary depending on the number of devices in your
configuration.
1.4.2 SP Setup Wizard spins on “Set date and time” in the Setup Progress page (Issue
86785)
On the
Setup Progress
page of the Service Processor Setup Wizard, the “Set date and time” step
appears to stop responding.
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