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Release Notes HP StorageWorks HSG80 Enterprise Modular Storage RAID Array Fibre Channel Solution Software V8.8 for Tru64 UNIX Product Version: 8.8-1 First Edition ( Notes and other product documentation, visit the HP web site at http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/acs/documentation.html. - HP StorageWorks MA6000 | HP StorageWorks HSG80 Enterprise Modular Storage RAID A - Page 2
in this document is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP 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. HP shall not be liable for - HP StorageWorks MA6000 | HP StorageWorks HSG80 Enterprise Modular Storage RAID A - Page 3
, page 9 ■ ACS Enhancements and Fixes, page 10 ■ Solution Software Updates, page 28 ■ Documentation Updates, page 29 ■ Hardware and Software Support, page 29 ■ ACS Feature Support, page 35 ■ Host Operating System Notes, page 36 ■ Host Operating System Notes, page 36 ■ ACS Anomalies, page 38 Release - HP StorageWorks MA6000 | HP StorageWorks HSG80 Enterprise Modular Storage RAID A - Page 4
Audience This document is intended for storage administrators and HP authorized service personnel who install and maintain HP StorageWorks Enterprise or Modular Storage RAID Array products that include HP StorageWorks HSG80 RAID Array Controllers. Conventions The following conventions are used - HP StorageWorks MA6000 | HP StorageWorks HSG80 Enterprise Modular Storage RAID A - Page 5
Network ■ SBB-Storage Building Block ■ SCSI-Small Computer System Interface ■ SMART-Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology ■ SWCC-HP StorageWorks Command Console ■ VCS-Virtual Controller Software ■ WWID-World Wide Identifier ■ WWN-World Wide Name HSG80 Enterprise Modular Storage RAID - HP StorageWorks MA6000 | HP StorageWorks HSG80 Enterprise Modular Storage RAID A - Page 6
Controller Software Maintenance and Service Guide, EK-G80MS-SA.C01 - HP StorageWorks HSG60 and HSG80 Array Controller and Array Controller Software Troubleshooting Guide, EK-G80TS-SA. C01 - HP StorageWorks Command Console Version 2.5 User Guide - HP StorageWorks Command Console Version 2.5 Release - HP StorageWorks MA6000 | HP StorageWorks HSG80 Enterprise Modular Storage RAID A - Page 7
Release Package Contents The following supporting documentation is available from the HP StorageWorks web site http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/acs/ documentation.html. ■ SAN Design Reference Guide ■ Enterprise and Modular Storage RAID Array Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop - HP StorageWorks MA6000 | HP StorageWorks HSG80 Enterprise Modular Storage RAID A - Page 8
upgrade instructions as documented in the HP StorageWorks HSG60 and HSG80 Array Controller and Array Controller Software Maintenance and Service Guide to prevent data loss or corruption. If at any time you encounter problems during the upgrade, contact your HP support representative. 8 HSG80 - HP StorageWorks MA6000 | HP StorageWorks HSG80 Enterprise Modular Storage RAID A - Page 9
SAN allows you to mix several types of HP StorageWorks storage systems. HP recommends the following configuration rules when multiple storage system configuration that includes EVA VCS V2.x or 3.x requires multi-bus support. Note: When mixing ACS and VCS based storage in the same environment, a - HP StorageWorks MA6000 | HP StorageWorks HSG80 Enterprise Modular Storage RAID A - Page 10
the HP StorageWorks HSG Element Manager and HP StorageWorks Command Console manually disable connections. Combines several existing commands to allow you to output and transfer relevant and helpful controller configuration information needed by HP service representatives before and during a support - HP StorageWorks MA6000 | HP StorageWorks HSG80 Enterprise Modular Storage RAID A - Page 11
ACS Enhancements and Fixes Table 1: New CLI Commands and Switches (Continued) Item 4. CLI Command or Switch HOST_REDUNDANT NOHOST_REDUNDANT Description and Background Turns on and off the capability to redirect the host to the redundant unit copy for the original requested unit data after the - HP StorageWorks MA6000 | HP StorageWorks HSG80 Enterprise Modular Storage RAID A - Page 12
ACS Enhancements and Fixes Table 1: New CLI Commands and Switches (Continued) Item CLI Command or Switch 5. DESTROY_MBR Description and Background Removes the 8 MB partition from a presented LUN and destroys the master boot record (MBR) present on new or replacement spares, HP-manufactured - HP StorageWorks MA6000 | HP StorageWorks HSG80 Enterprise Modular Storage RAID A - Page 13
ACS Enhancements and Fixes Table 1: New CLI Commands and Switches (Continued) Item CLI Command or Switch 6. FAKE_PR Description and Background Note: Use the FAKE_PR switch for maintenance or recovery operations only. If set on a unit, allows the controller to signal to host systems - HP StorageWorks MA6000 | HP StorageWorks HSG80 Enterprise Modular Storage RAID A - Page 14
ACS Enhancements and Fixes Table 1: New CLI Commands and Switches (Continued) Item CLI Command or Switch 7. REINITIALIZE container-name Description and Background Invokes maintenance actions against initialized containers and modifies container metadata. Also modifies the prior device - HP StorageWorks MA6000 | HP StorageWorks HSG80 Enterprise Modular Storage RAID A - Page 15
ACS Enhancements and Fixes Table 1: New CLI Commands and Switches (Continued) Item 8. CLI Command or Switch REINITIALIZE container-name TURNSAVEOFF 9. REINITIALIZE container-name SPECIAL_FUNCTION_ONE=INFO Description and Background Disables the option to save configuration information for - HP StorageWorks MA6000 | HP StorageWorks HSG80 Enterprise Modular Storage RAID A - Page 16
ACS Enhancements and Fixes Table 1: New CLI Commands and Switches (Continued) Item 10. CLI Command or Switch REINITIALIZE container-name SPECIAL_FUNCTION_ONE= PARTITION Description and Background Directs the controller to set the partition flag bits on all devices in a container and establishes - HP StorageWorks MA6000 | HP StorageWorks HSG80 Enterprise Modular Storage RAID A - Page 17
Recommended, or REPORTED ON THE OTHER CONTROLLER. Note: Refer to Chapter 4 of the HP StorageWorks HSG60 and HSG80 Array Controller and Array Controller Software Maintenance and Service Guide for additional details related to this command. HSG80 Enterprise Modular Storage RAID Array Fibre Channel - HP StorageWorks MA6000 | HP StorageWorks HSG80 Enterprise Modular Storage RAID A - Page 18
code (6A) prompts you to use specific steps to resolve the problem associated with exceeding the maximum number of host connections. Refer to the HP StorageWorks Array Controller and Array Controller Software Troubleshooting Guide for additional details. New ASC and ASCQ code The following table - HP StorageWorks MA6000 | HP StorageWorks HSG80 Enterprise Modular Storage RAID A - Page 19
troubleshooting guidance. See the HP StorageWorks HSG60 and HSG80 Array Controller and Array Controller Software Troubleshooting Guide array controller subsystems. Configuration changes to disk drive SMART attributes now support HP standards. SMART events are now only reported as recovered errors - HP StorageWorks MA6000 | HP StorageWorks HSG80 Enterprise Modular Storage RAID A - Page 20
the base version). No other versions are supported. With this, changes have been made to associated screens. Contact HP support for additional information. Note: If you See the HP StorageWorks Array Controller and Array Controller Software Command Line Interface Guide for additional information. - HP StorageWorks MA6000 | HP StorageWorks HSG80 Enterprise Modular Storage RAID A - Page 21
mounted by Tru64 UNIX (that is, units mounted by another supported operating system). New display information after entering the DISPLAY RESOURCES Refer to the HP StorageWorks HSG60 and HSG80 Array Controller and Array Controller Software Troubleshooting Guide for additional details regarding - HP StorageWorks MA6000 | HP StorageWorks HSG80 Enterprise Modular Storage RAID A - Page 22
events in the controller non-volatile memory (NVMEM). Displays pertinent information relative to a controller crash and can be used by an HP service representative to help identify the cause of a controller crash. This command invokes the SHOW LAST ALL FULL FMU command. 22 HSG80 Enterprise Modular - HP StorageWorks MA6000 | HP StorageWorks HSG80 Enterprise Modular Storage RAID A - Page 23
with this issue was recursive. Repair Code 90 has updated troubleshooting steps to handle the following Recursive Bugcheck error scenarios: • , recursive controller inoperability problems propagated to the bottom controller during FRUTIL operations in HP StorageWorks Continuous Access. HSG80 - HP StorageWorks MA6000 | HP StorageWorks HSG80 Enterprise Modular Storage RAID A - Page 24
Disk drive error handling improvement Description Follow these steps to troubleshoot the above Recursive Bugcheck error scenarios: 1. On "the ACS has been fixed to substantially reduce issues surrounding controller inoperability problems resulting from the installation of bad disk drives into a - HP StorageWorks MA6000 | HP StorageWorks HSG80 Enterprise Modular Storage RAID A - Page 25
send and receive diagnostic commands to the controller and resulting in LFC 64030104 has been resolved. The issue involving controller inoperability problems while using FRUTIL which resulted in LFC 018F2087 has been resolved. An issue involving a controller inoperability event, as a result of an - HP StorageWorks MA6000 | HP StorageWorks HSG80 Enterprise Modular Storage RAID A - Page 26
If there is an error noted when this is attempted, refer to the REINITIALIZE command in the HP StorageWorks HSG60 and HSG80 Array Controller and Array Controller Software Command Line Interface Reference Guide for help. The RUN CONFIG command has been improved and now skips bad disk drives after the - HP StorageWorks MA6000 | HP StorageWorks HSG80 Enterprise Modular Storage RAID A - Page 27
ACS Enhancements and Fixes Table 4: ACS fixes (Continued) Item 22. Subject Controller port TACHYON chip malfunction 23. Excessive abort messages logged by the host 24. Fibre Channel (FC) switch goes port INSYNC state to HSG Description With earlier versions of ACS, controller port TACHYON chip - HP StorageWorks MA6000 | HP StorageWorks HSG80 Enterprise Modular Storage RAID A - Page 28
Solution Software V8.8-1 with ACS V8.8-1 and the components defined in these Release Notes. ■ Added DS15, DS25, ES47, ES80, and GS1280 servers to the supported platforms list in Table 6. ■ Upgraded DS-KGPSA-CA HBA firmware to 3.92a2. ■ Upgraded DS-KGPSA-DA HBA firmware to 3.92a2. ■ Added DS-KGPSA-EA - HP StorageWorks MA6000 | HP StorageWorks HSG80 Enterprise Modular Storage RAID A - Page 29
the Fibre Channel Switch Support table. Switch support information is available in the HP SAN Design Reference Guide at http://h18006.www1 basic configuration rules used in mixing different HP StorageWorks products in the same SAN. ■ A new section, "ACS Feature Support" on page 35, was added to - HP StorageWorks MA6000 | HP StorageWorks HSG80 Enterprise Modular Storage RAID A - Page 30
/acs/related.html. Disk Device Support To retrieve the latest list of devices supported with HSG60 and HSG80 array controllers: 1. Go to the following link: http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/softwaredrivers/acs/ 2. Select the manuals (guides, supplements, addendum, etc) link under - HP StorageWorks MA6000 | HP StorageWorks HSG80 Enterprise Modular Storage RAID A - Page 31
SCSI-2 (V4.0G) SCSI-3 (V5.1A and V5.1B) Failover Mode Transparent (all supported OS versions) Multi-Bus (V5.X only, built into OS) Host Mode TRU64_UNIX Disk Space 500 KB for the program files Adapter Compatibility HP StorageWorks DS-KGPSA-CA 1 Gb, 64-bit/33MHz PCI FC HBA, HBA driver included - HP StorageWorks MA6000 | HP StorageWorks HSG80 Enterprise Modular Storage RAID A - Page 32
Kits are available at the following web site: http://tru64unix.compaq.com/support.html ■ Some ES40 systems manufactured from January through March 2001 may on SWCC installation, see the HP StorageWorks HSG80 ACS Solution Software Installation and Configuration Guide. For more information on SWCC - HP StorageWorks MA6000 | HP StorageWorks HSG80 Enterprise Modular Storage RAID A - Page 33
Compatibility Application HP SANworks Storage Resource Manager (SRM) HP StorageWorks Command Scripter HP OpenView Management Appliance HP StorageWorks Enterprise Volume Manager (EVM) Application version V4.0B V1.0B V1.0C V2.0D Supported ACS versions and variants V8.8-1F V8.8-1F/S/P V8.8-1F - HP StorageWorks MA6000 | HP StorageWorks HSG80 Enterprise Modular Storage RAID A - Page 34
Storage Allocation Reporter Application version V3.0A V2.0B V1.0D Supported ACS versions and variants V8.8-1F V8.8-1F/G/S/P V8.8-1F In product documentation on storage management software is available at the HP StorageWorks website: http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/software.html 34 HSG80 - HP StorageWorks MA6000 | HP StorageWorks HSG80 Enterprise Modular Storage RAID A - Page 35
ACS Feature Support ACS Feature Support The following sections provide details for specific ACS features. SCSI_VERSION" sections of Chapter 1 in the HP StorageWorks HSG80 ACS Solution Software Installation and Configuration Guide. HSG80 Enterprise Modular Storage RAID Array Fibre Channel Solution - HP StorageWorks MA6000 | HP StorageWorks HSG80 Enterprise Modular Storage RAID A - Page 36
support built into the operating system, which takes advantage of the array controller's ability to support multi-bus failover. Tru64 UNIX V4.0x does not support . TruClusters Controller Devices as Member Boot Disks Alpha System Reference Manual (SRM) console firmware V6.7 or later must be installed - HP StorageWorks MA6000 | HP StorageWorks HSG80 Enterprise Modular Storage RAID A - Page 37
Host Operating System Notes Note: Boot support for Fibre Channel disk devices on nonclustered Tru64 UNIX systems is fully supported with Alpha SRM console firmware V5.6. HSG80 Enterprise Modular Storage RAID Array Fibre Channel Solution Software V8.8 for Tru64 37 UNIX Release Notes - HP StorageWorks MA6000 | HP StorageWorks HSG80 Enterprise Modular Storage RAID A - Page 38
ACS Anomalies ACS Anomalies If you issue the INITIALIZE SAVE_CONFIGURATION CLI command on a JBOD disk to save the controller configuration while the unit is not above the container, the command appears to work, but the save operation does not occur. You must place the unit above the JBOD, and then
Release Notes
HP
StorageWorks
HSG80 Enterprise Modular Storage RAID
Array Fibre Channel Solution Software
V8.8
for Tru64 UNIX
Product Version:
8.8-1
First Edition (March 2005)
Part Number:
AA-RV1WA-TE
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documents contained in this product release, the Release Notes content takes precedence. For
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