HP StorageWorks HSG80 Enterprise/Modular Storage RAID Array Fibre Channel Solution Software V8.7A for Novell NetWare Release Notes

New Features

Release Notes – HSG80 Enterprise/Modular Storage RAID Array Fibre Channel Solution

Software Version 8.7A for Novell NetWare

ACS Patch Memory

Any installed ACS Version 8.6 (or lower) patches should be removed after an ACS

Version 8.7 installation since they are no longer applicable. This frees up HSG80

patch memory for future ACS patches.

To check or remove ACS patches, run the Code Load and Code Patch utility by typing

the following command:

HSG80> RUN CLCP

New Features

This section briefly describes new features and changes that are supported by the

Version 8.7A release of the Solution Software together with the array controller

running ACS Version 8.7.

ACS Feature Enhancements

The following major enhancements are included in the ACS Version 8.7 release:

• Host Connection Table Locking—Host table lock and unlock commands were

added to control the connection table in NVRAM. When the table is locked, the

host login request is rejected (unless the connection is already in the table), and

the request is stored internally on a rejected hosts table.

• Selective Management Presentation—Selective Management Presentation

extends the use of Selective Storage Presentation by providing control over which

SAN Management Agent systems (if any) can perform management operations.

• VENDOR_ID Field—ACS now provides a

VENDOR_ID field at the bottom of the

Extended information area, returned by the

SHOW THIS FULL or SHOW OTHER

FULL

commands.

• Linked WWIDs for Snap and Clone Units—To better manage snap and clone

unit creation, a linked WWID scheme was implemented. It keeps the WWIDs of

these units constant each time they are created. The linked WWID scheme reduces

the number of system data records needed to track unit WWIDs, and enhances the

stability of administrative scripts used in unit creation.

• SMART Error Drive Eject—In prior versions of ACS, SMART error

notifications received from a device were treated as soft (recovered) errors. The

notification was passed to the host and operations continued. ACS now provides a

CLI switch (SMART error eject state) that offers an alternative to this behavior.