SerialSCSI-00 (sasd) B.11.31.1203 Mass Storage Driver Release Notes HP-UX 11i v3 Abstract This document provides information about the March 2012 release of the SerialSCSI-00 bundle for HP-UX 11i v3.
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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.
For detailed information on how to avoid or correct this problem, see Updating Internal SAS Controller Firmware to Version 1.23.33 Or Later at: http://www.hp.com/go/sas-hba-docs Click the link for your HP-UX version. The document is listed alphabetically in the “Setup and install - general” section. • Before replacing a failed disk, note its Device Special File (DSF) information.
NOTE: If you remove the dynamically loaded sasd driver while it is in use, or if you remove the statically loaded sasd driver at any time, you must perform a reboot. This is normal behavior under these conditions and is not affected by patch PHCO_36356. • System panic when downgrading the sasd driver. CAUTION: Installing an older version of the sasd driver downgrades the adapter firmware. This can cause RAID volumes in the system to become degraded.
(Replace X with the instance of the SAS controller.) • Swapping Spare Disks Consider the following when you swap physical disks in a RAID volume controlled by an HP 8 Internal Port SAS Controller: ◦ Before swapping a spare disk, delete it using sasmgr(1M): sasmgr delete -D /dev/sasdX -q raid -q spare (Replace X with the instance of the SAS controller.
Documents are organized as follows: • Installation guides are listed alphabetically in the “Setup and install — general” section. • Release notes are listed alphabetically in the “Getting started” section. • Support guides are listed alphabetically in the “User guide” section. • Support Matrix documents are listed alphabetically in the “General reference” section. 8 Software availability in native languages The SerialSCSI-00 product is available only in the English language.
