HP 3PAR OS 3.1.2 MU2 P21 Release Notes (QR482-96627, November 2013)

This release notes document describes the modifications and known issues for Patch 21. This is a
recommended patch and is only intended to be applied to HP 3PAR OS 3.1.2.422 (MU2) with P11.
Only an authorized HP Service Provider should perform this maintenance procedure.
This patch (P21) eliminates potential timeouts during Remote Copy periodic synchronization operation.
It ensures that large data mover requests do not access invalid memory areas.
1.1 Supported platforms
The HP 3PAR Configuration Matrix for HP 3PAR OS 3.1.2 contains information about supported
hardware and software platforms. For a list of supported versions of each operating system, see the
Single Point of Connectivity Knowledge (SPOCK) website http://www.hp.com/storage/spock.
1.2 Verifying the patch installation
The installation of Patch 21 can be verified from an Interactive CLI session. Issue the CLI command
showversion -a -b to verify that Patch 21 is listed.
showversion -a -b
Release version 3.1.2.422
Patches: P11, P21
Component Name Version
CLI Server 3.1.2.422 (MU2)
CLI Client 3.1.2.278
System Manager 3.1.2.450 (P11)
Kernel 3.1.2.422 (MU2)
TPD Kernel Code 3.1.2.422 (MU2)
TPD Kernel Patch 3.1.2.504 (P21)
1.3 Components
VersionComponent
3.1.2.422 (MU2)HP 3PAR OS
3.1.2.278CLI Client
3.1.2.450 (P11)System Manager
3.1.2.504 (P21)TPD Kernel Patch
CAUTION: HP 3PAR Storage Systems must be upgraded to a minimum of HP 3PAR OS 3.1.2 MU2
with P11 before Patch 21 can be installed.
NOTE: Applying this patch to the HP 3PAR OS might restart the affected OS components. With these
restarts, events and alerts might be generated and this is an expected behavior. The system continues
to serve data, but existing CLI or IMC sessions might be interrupted.
1.1 Supported platforms 3