HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array release notes (XCS 09531000) This document applies to the HP StorageWorks 4400 Enterprise Virtual Array, HP StorageWorks 6400 Enterprise Virtual Array, and HP StorageWorks 8400 Enterprise Virtual Array.
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Version: XCS 09531000 NOTE: XCS 09531000 is a manufacturing release only. It is not available for upgrades. Enhancements XCS 09531000 contains the following functionality: • EVA management software support—HP Command View EVA 9.1 or later (both server-based management and array-based management) is supported with XCS 09531000.
Fixes The following issues have been fixed in XCS 09531000: Controller termination This section describes issues that can result in termination of controller operation. A single controller termination will result in a reduction of redundancy. A dual controller termination indicates a possibility of a data unavailable condition. A recursive termination will require manual intervention to address.
• Corrected the ability to set the device ID on presented LUNs. • Improved the ability to read from a mirrored pair when a data error bit is set on one of the one volumes. • Changed the disk drive inquiry process to occur as soon as the disk drive is added to loop.
• When setting the Failsafe on link-down/power-up feature, if the feature is supported on the source DR group but not on the destination DR group, the feature would be prevented from being used on the source DR group. The fix allows this feature to be set or cleared on the source DR group even if the destination DR group does not support it. • The destination member’s world wide LUN IDs were not being changed to unique world wide LUN IDs.
Select Disk Storage Systems under storage, and then select either HP StorageWorks 4400 Enterprise Virtual Array or HP StorageWorks 600/8400 Enterprise Virtual Array under EVA Disk Arrays. Operating systems For complete information about operating system specifications and supported configurations, see the Single Point of Connectivity Knowledge (SPOCK) at http://www.hp.com/storage/spock. You must log in to access SPOCK.
NOTE: 1 Gb path and components have specific configuration requirements. For more information on configuration requirements and support for 2 Gb and 4 Gb EVAs, see the HP StorageWorks SAN Design Reference Guide, which can be downloaded from the following website: http://www.hp.com/support/manuals Click Storage Networking under Storage, and then select HP StorageWorks SAN under HP StorageWorks SAN Solutions.
DR log progress bar percentage appears incorrect Because the DR log can suddenly reach the full copy threshold, the percentage complete displayed by HP Command View EVA can appear to be inaccurate. This is caused by overhead (or metadata) that is applied to the file and is included in the percent complete, which reduces the amount of capacity available. This overhead is more significant for smaller log files than larger log files because some of the overhead is constant in size.
Importing Windows dynamic disk volumes If you create a snapshot, snapclone, or mirrorclone with a Windows 2003 RAID-spanned dynamic volume on the source virtual disk, and then try to import the copy to a Windows 2003 x64 (64-bit) system, it will import with Dynamic Foreign status. The following message displays in the DiskPart utility: The disk management services could not complete the operation. This error occurs because the 64-bit version of DiskPart fails to import dynamic RAID sets on a new server.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;886807 • Use the MPIO DSM CLI to set the load balancing policy for each LUN to NLB. Microsoft is currently working on a resolution to address this issue. HP MPIO EVA DSM requirement HP recommends that you always install the latest version of HP MPIO EVA DSM. If you use HP SmartStart EVA Storage to install HP Command View EVA on your Windows 2003 or Windows 2008 management server, HP MPIO EVA DSM version 4.00.