HP StorageWorks HSG80 Enterprise Modular Storage RAID Array Fibre Channel Solution Software V8.8 for Sun Solaris Release Notes (AA-RV1SA-TE, March 2005)

Host Operating System Notes
39HSG80 Enterprise Modular Storage RAID Array Fibre Channel Solution Software V8.8 for Sun
Solaris Release Notes
Installation Script May Not Correctly Modify the /etc/nsswitch.conf File
In NIS Configurations
If you are using NIS, make sure that your services entry in /etc/nsswitch.conf
looks like this:
services: files nis
This will ensure the edits made to the /etc/services file will be used.
Maximum Supported Storageset Size
With this release, Solaris can support storagesets up to 1.024 TB with the
following limitations:
■ You cannot enter the LUN logical geometry manually; it must be sensed by
format automatically. LUNs configured manually are still limited to 256 GB.
You must limit the number of sectors/track to 255 and the number of heads to
128 when the LUN is initialized. In other words, you will have to use the CLI
to create and initialize LUNS to ensure that these limits are observed. Type
the command:
initialize <container> heads = 128 sectors_per_track = 255
■ If you are using Solaris 2.6, you must have patch # 105568-26 loaded, or
format will dump core.
Per-Instance Device Configuration
By default, all instances of a driver for a particular adapter type are configured in
the same mode (FC-SW or FC-AL) depending on the mode selected during driver
installation.
If you must configure different adapter instances in different modes, you may
select Option 20 of
config.sh to change the mode for a specific adapter instance.
Large SAN Considerations
If you are having problems seeing LUNs, typically on a large SAN, increase the
value of
scsi_probe_delay. A value of 3000ms for a UE10000 is recommended.
A greater number of storage systems may require a larger number for
scsi_probe_delay.