SerialSCSI-00 (sasd) B.11.31.1103 Mass Storage Driver Release Notes

This document provides information about the March 2011 release of the SerialSCSI-00 bundle
for HP-UX 11i v3.
1 SerialSCSI-00 (sasd) overview
The SerialSCSI-00 bundle contains the sasd driver for the AH303A PCIe SC44Ge SAS Host Bus
Adapter, and the core-only HP 8 Internal Port SAS Controller and HP Multi Port Internal SAS
Controller. The sasd driver is always installed.
2 New and changed features in this release
2.1 New features
There are no new features included in SerialSCSI-00 at the time of this publication.
2.2 Changed features
There are no changed features included in SerialSCSI-00 at the time of this publication.
3 Problems fixed in this version
Table 1 HP-UX 11i v3 March 2011 Fixes — SerialSCSI-00 B.11.31.1103
DescriptionSR number
The sasmgr command returns EBUSY while querying for RAID information when a disk that
is part of a RAID array goes bad.
QXCR1001087125
The sasmgr command allows firmware upgrade while I/O operations are outstanding.QXCR1000878528
Problems fixed in recent versions
Table 2 HP-UX 11i v3 September 2010 Fixes — SerialSCSI-00 B.11.31.1009
DescriptionSR Number
Diagnostic buffer offset value is incorrect.QXCR1000988001
Table 3 HP-UX 11i v3 march 2010 Fixes — SerialSCSI-00 B.11.31.1003
DescriptionSR Number
Under certain conditions, following a Transfer of Control (TOC) on the SAS disk, the dump
is successful but the subsequent reboot causes a “NEED DRIVERS” panic and the system does
not boot.
QXCR1000972451
Table 4 HP-UX 11i v3 September 2009 Fixes — SerialSCSI-00 B.11.31.0909
DescriptionSR Number
Double system panic and shutdown daemon detects a hang condition.QXCR1000890780
The olrad -d command hangs on adapters supported by the sasd driver.QXCR1000901313
System panic when the data cable is disconnected from an HP StorageWorks MSA60 or
MSA70 enclosure.
QXCR1000911615
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