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HP 2000 G2 Modular Smart Array Controller Firmware M113R11 Release Notes HP Part Number: 508849-014 Published: February 2012 Edition: 14 - HP StorageWorks MSA2324fc | HP 2000 G2 Modular Smart Array Controller Firmware M - Page 2
© Copyright 2009, 2012 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - HP StorageWorks MSA2324fc | HP 2000 G2 Modular Smart Array Controller Firmware M - Page 3
update to a regular release, S=Special release) yy Major release number. -zz Minor release number. Product models HP MSA2000 G2 controllers: • HP 2312fc G2 Modular Smart Array (MSA2312fc G2) • HP 2312i G2 Modular Smart Array (HP MSA2312i G2) • HP 2312sa G2 Modular Smart Array (HP MSA2312sa G2 - HP StorageWorks MSA2324fc | HP 2000 G2 Modular Smart Array Controller Firmware M - Page 4
• HP 2324i G2 Modular Smart Array (HP MSA2324i G2) • HP 2324sa G2 Modular Smart Array (HP MSA2324sa G2) Operating systems Operating systems supported for use with the HP MSA2000 G2 family of products and when installing the binary firmware package: • Citrix XenServer HP Enterprise Editions • HP-UX - HP StorageWorks MSA2324fc | HP 2000 G2 Modular Smart Array Controller Firmware M - Page 5
-ported drives. • After updating drive firmware, an email notification indicating that the update failed was generated, when the update actually completed successfully. • After replacing a failed chassis, cascaded drive enclosures were numbered incorrectly. (Single-controller systems only) • When - HP StorageWorks MSA2324fc | HP 2000 G2 Modular Smart Array Controller Firmware M - Page 6
within range, until the power supply is replaced or power cycled. • The power supply module lost track of the reset state. • Different power supply and I/O module statuses were reporting on the two controllers in a dual-controller system. • After a firmware update, drives in enclosures 1 and 3 were - HP StorageWorks MSA2324fc | HP 2000 G2 Modular Smart Array Controller Firmware M - Page 7
and user documents. Base Mapping is now Default Mapping. ◦ Enhanced all wizards to provide default responses. • CLI-specific enhancements and fixes: ◦ help show power-supplies command-Added online help information. ◦ set controller-date command-Revised online help information. ◦ clear disk metadata - HP StorageWorks MSA2324fc | HP 2000 G2 Modular Smart Array Controller Firmware M - Page 8
event logs. • Updating array controller firmware may result in new event messages that are not described in earlier versions of documentation. For comprehensive event message documentation, see the most current version of the HP 2000 G2 Modular Smart Array Reference Guide. • The Smart Component - HP StorageWorks MSA2324fc | HP 2000 G2 Modular Smart Array Controller Firmware M - Page 9
Windows graphical user interface (GUI) or the command line interface (CLI). GUI update method 1. Obtain the firmware package and save it to a temporary directory. Firmware for all HP products is available from the HP Business Support Center website at http://www.hp.com/support/ downloads. 2. Using - HP StorageWorks MSA2324fc | HP 2000 G2 Modular Smart Array Controller Firmware M - Page 10
Firmware for all HP products is available from the HP Business Support Center website at http://www.hp.com/support/ downloads. 2. Open a Linux command console. 3. From the directory containing the downloaded for the command. • If the user name or password contains an exclamation mark (!), enclose the - HP StorageWorks MSA2324fc | HP 2000 G2 Modular Smart Array Controller Firmware M - Page 11
Installing firmware using the Storage Management Utility (SMU) 1. Obtain the firmware package and save it to a temporary directory. Firmware for all HP products is available from the HP Business Support Center website at http://www.hp.com/support/ downloads. 2. If using a Smart Component, extract - HP StorageWorks MSA2324fc | HP 2000 G2 Modular Smart Array Controller Firmware M - Page 12
package and save it to a temporary directory. Firmware for all HP products is available from the HP Business Support Center website at http://www.hp.com/support/ downloads. 2. If using a Smart Component, extract the contents of the Smart Component using one of the following methods: • In Windows - HP StorageWorks MSA2324fc | HP 2000 G2 Modular Smart Array Controller Firmware M - Page 13
reestablish communication, cycle power on the system and repeat the show disks command. (Do not restart the controllers; cycle power on the controller enclosure.) • If the show disks command from all controllers is successful, perform the firmware update process again. Installation instructions 13 - HP StorageWorks MSA2324fc | HP 2000 G2 Modular Smart Array Controller Firmware M - Page 14
heavy I/O it might be possible for the I/O to not failback correctly when an array controller is restarted. To avoid this situation, HP recommends performing tasks such as replacing failed controllers or updating firmware during periods with light I/O profiles. 14 Known issues and workarounds - HP StorageWorks MSA2324fc | HP 2000 G2 Modular Smart Array Controller Firmware M - Page 15
System Defaults function is listed in the User Guide as an available feature. This function has been removed from the SMU and is only available as an advanced option in the Command Line Interface (CLI). • Issue: Linux Boot from Storage (BFS) configurations can become unresponsive on a controller - HP StorageWorks MSA2324fc | HP 2000 G2 Modular Smart Array Controller Firmware M - Page 16
re-establish the connections. • Issue: While updating the firmware using the SMU, the browser may lose the connection. • Workaround: Close all browser interfaces to the SMU and then re-establish the connections. If the problem persists, restart the Management Controller from the CLI. • Issue: When - HP StorageWorks MSA2324fc | HP 2000 G2 Modular Smart Array Controller Firmware M - Page 17
drive firmware updates during a maintenance window. • Issue: In an HP c-Class BladeSystem environment, VMWare may fail I/O during failover operations. • Workaround: The VMWare kernel parameter ResetOnFailover must be set to 0 in order for array failover to work properly. • Issue: The serial number
HP 2000 G2 Modular Smart Array Controller
Firmware M113R11 Release Notes
HP Part Number: 508849-014
Published: February 2012
Edition: 14