HP 3PAR OS 3.1.2 Patch 04 Release Notes

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This release notes document describes the modifications and known issues for Patch 04. This is a

recommended patch and is only intended to be applied to HP 3PAR OS 3.1.2.278 (GA) plus Patch

P01 or HP 3PAR OS 3.1.2.322 (MU1). Only an authorized HP Service Provider should perform this

maintenance procedure.

NOTE: This Patch (HP 3PAR OS 3.1.2 P04) obsoletes the patch HP 3PAR OS 3.1.2 P03.

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 04 can be verified from an Interactive CLI session. Issue the CLI command

showversion -a -b to verify that Patch 04 is listed.

showversion -a -b

Release version 3.1.2.278

Patches: P01,P02,P04

Component Name Version

CLI Server 3.1.2.350 (P04)

CLI Client 3.1.2.278

System Manager 3.1.2.282 (P01)

Kernel 3.1.2.278

TPD Kernel Code 3.1.2.278

TPD Kernel Patch 3.1.2.310 (P02)

1.3 Components

VersionComponent

3.1.2.278 or 3.1.2.322 (MU1)HP 3PAR OS

NOTE: Applying this patch to the HP 3PAR OS may restart the affected OS components. With these

restarts, events and alerts may be generated and this is an expected behavior. The system will continue

to serve data, but existing CLI or IMC sessions may be interrupted.

1.4 Modifications to the HP 3PAR OS

The following items are addressed in this release.

DescriptionItemIssue ID

An issue is identified with the Adaptive Optimization (AO) feature and it

results in the command terminating with the error. This occurs on systems

startao fails with the error

"too many attached

databases"

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where large amounts of region I/O density information is collected over a

period of time. This issue is addressed.

An interoperability issue between the switch and an array causes long delays

in processing of fabric configuration server requests triggered by

An interoperability issue

between the switch and an

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checkhealth command. Due to this delay, CLI becomes unresponsive. This

is resolved.

array causes long delays in

processing of fabric

configuration server requests

1.1 Supported platforms 3