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HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array release notes (XCS 09534000) This document applies to the HP StorageWorks 4400 Enterprise Virtual Array, HP StorageWorks 6400 Enterprise Virtual Array, and HP StorageWorks 8400 Enterprise Virtual Array. Part Number: 5697-0167 First edition: June 2010 - HP EVA8400 | HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array release notes (XCS 0953400 - Page 2
Legal and notice information © Copyright 2010 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - HP EVA8400 | HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array release notes (XCS 0953400 - Page 3
and M6412A disk enclosures • HP StorageWorks 6400 Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA6400), which includes the HSV400 controllers and the M6412A disk enclosure • HP StorageWorks 8400 Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA8400), which includes the HSV450 controllers and the M6412A disk enclosure The information - HP EVA8400 | HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array release notes (XCS 0953400 - Page 4
practices, see the HP Continuous Access EVA Implementation Guide. NOTE: HP strongly recommends that you review these release notes and the HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array Updating Product Software Guide (XCS 09534000) before upgrading the controller software and using this feature. • VMware - HP EVA8400 | HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array release notes (XCS 0953400 - Page 5
caused the reporting of false critical events even though the blower was operating normally. • Fixed an issue which caused all disks within an enclosure to be bypassed by the midplane firmware when the enclosure was powered on. HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array release notes (XCS 09534000) 5 - HP EVA8400 | HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array release notes (XCS 0953400 - Page 6
This section describes issues affecting EVA support of operating systems or solutions. • Use of XCS 09534000 with Veritas Storage Foundations and IO Fencing is now supported. Upgrades (controller software, I/O module firmware, disk drive firmware) This section describes issues affecting upgrades - HP EVA8400 | HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array release notes (XCS 0953400 - Page 7
termination will require manual intervention to address. • Improperly processed SCSI commands (such as READ or Mode Sense commands) from some host applications to LUN 0 (which is designated as the Storage Array Controller Device (SACD)) on the EVA could cause controller terminations (termination - HP EVA8400 | HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array release notes (XCS 0953400 - Page 8
• Changed the disk drive inquiry process to occur as soon as the disk drive is added to loop. Hardware (replaceable parts, device ports, (DM RAID) requests caused excessive server boot time due to timeouts. • On the EVA8400, repeated cache battery failures due to a persistent load testing state - HP EVA8400 | HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array release notes (XCS 0953400 - Page 9
module firmware, disk drive firmware) This section describes issues affecting upgrades involving controller software, I/O module firmware, or disk drive firmware. • Improved reconstruction of a disk drive that failed during a firmware download. HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array release notes - HP EVA8400 | HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array release notes (XCS 0953400 - Page 10
Product Software Guide (XCS 09534000). You can download these documents from the following website: http://www.hp.com/support/manuals Under Storage, click Disk Storage Systems, and then select HP StorageWorks 4400 Enterprise Virtual Array or HP StorageWorks 6400/8400 Enterprise Virtual Array - HP EVA8400 | HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array release notes (XCS 0953400 - Page 11
about HP SmartStart EVA Storage, see the latest product release notes, which are available at: http://www.hp.com/support/manuals Under storage, select Storage Software. Then, select HP SmartStart for EVA Storage under Storage Device Management Software. SAN support The HSV300 controller in - HP EVA8400 | HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array release notes (XCS 0953400 - Page 12
to log in on the main page and follow the instructions. Supported disks For information about disk drive support, see HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array Disk Drive Firmware Support, available on the HP Manuals website: http://www.hp.com/support/manuals. Under storage, click Disk Storage - HP EVA8400 | HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array release notes (XCS 0953400 - Page 13
\Element Manager for StorageWorks HSV\cache\[EVA WWN]\[EVA WWN].sceventstatefile.txt. The [EVA WWN].sceventstatefile.txt file stores the last sequence number retrieved from the controller event log in the second value. NOTE: [EVA WWN] is the worldwide name of the EVA storage system being managed. If - HP EVA8400 | HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array release notes (XCS 0953400 - Page 14
Register to log in on the main page and follow the instructions. Emulex 8 Gb/s HBAs require Windows hotfix If the management server is running Microsoft Windows 2003 and has Emulex 8 Gb/s HBAs (HP part numbers AJ762A and AJ763A) installed, HP Command View EVA may not display any arrays. To resolve - HP EVA8400 | HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array release notes (XCS 0953400 - Page 15
DiskPart utility: The disk management services could not complete support article entitled Shared disks are missing or are marked as "Failed" when you create a server cluster in Windows Server 2003 (ID 886807), available for download on the Microsoft website: HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array - HP EVA8400 | HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array release notes (XCS 0953400 - Page 16
Specific Module) Manager for Full Featured DSMs. See the release notes included with the download file for more information. Array I/O can halt after a power cycle with an HP-UX host I/O halts after power cycling an HSV300-S enclosure connected to an HP-UX 11.23 host with HP-UX driver versions
HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual
Array release notes (XCS 09534000)
This document applies to the HP StorageWorks 4400 Enterprise Virtual Array, HP StorageWorks 6400 Enterprise
Virtual Array, and HP StorageWorks 8400 Enterprise Virtual Array.
Part Number: 5697-0167
First edition: June 2010