G06.28 Release Version Update Compendium

G06.28 Release Version Update Compendium—541736-001
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7 Hardware Products
The G06.28 RVU contains new features for these hardware products:
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LTO Gen 3 FC Tape Drives
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ServerNet Cluster
LTO Gen 3 FC Tape Drives
Starting with G06.28, you can connect the HP Ultrium Linear Tape open (LTO) Gen 3
Fibre Channel (FC) tape drives to NonStop S-series systems via an I/O adapter
module (IOAM) enclosure with Fibre Channel ServerNet adapters (FCSAs). The
M8501, M8502, M8503 (in an L700 tape library), M8504 (in an SL500 tape library), and
M8505 tape drives are supported.
ServerNet Cluster
As of G06.28, the HP NonStop ServerNet Switch (model 6780) supports the long-
distance option in a three-zone configuration of the layered topology. Before this RVU,
the long-distance option was restricted to a two-zone configuration. In addition, this
new feature allows you to select whether a zone-to-zone connection is configured for
long-distance or not. As a result, a layered topology can have both short- and long-
distances between zones. For Installation and configuration procedures, see the
ServerNet Cluster 6780 Planning and Installation Guide.
Migration
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To use the new ServerNet cluster long-distance option in a three-zone
configuration, you must install the G06.28 RVU or the T0502G08^AAQ SPR.
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HP recommends upgrading the NonStop S-series servers to the G06.28 RVU if the
servers will coexist with HP Integrity NonStop NS-series servers in the same long-
distance ServerNet cluster. G06.28 contains T9050G09^AQB to correct a
performance defect that affects interprocessor communication (IPC) long-distance
cluster transfers to and from Integrity NonStop NS-Series servers. For details, see
the T9050G09^AQB softdoc.
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Other than the T0502G08^AAQ SPR, a three-zone long-distance configuration
requires the same SPRs as a two-zone long-distance configuration.