RAID-01 (ciss) B.11.31.1203 Mass Storage Driver Release Notes ed. 2

For more information, see the HP Smart Array SAS Controllers for Integrity Servers Support

Guide at http://www.hp.com/go/smart-array-raid-docs.

• HP-UX installation fails.

Installation of HP-UX 11i v3 fails when installing to an array of eight 146 GB SAS disks

configured as a single RAID 0 logical volume.

Corrective Actions:

◦ Option 1: Install patch PHCO_36555. Patches are available from the HP IT Resource

Center, at:

http://itrc.hp.com/

Under “Maintenance and Support,” click the Patch Database link, then search for the

patch number. For more information on how to manage and install patches, see the Patch

Management User Guide for HP-UX 11.x Systems at:

http://www.hp.com/go/hpux-core-docs

◦ Option 2: Reconfigure the RAID 0 logical drive to use seven or fewer 146 GB disks.

4.3 For parallel SCSI Smart Array controllers

• Partially disconnected disks and external cables are not properly detected by ioscan.

If you remove all but one cable connecting external storage enclosures, or if you remove

physical disks that are part of a logical drive from the enclosures, saconfig and sautil

show the status of the logical drive as FAILED. However, ioscan reports the status of the

disks incorrectly.

Corrective Action: Reconnect the cables or reinsert the disks, then reset the Smart Array controller

using the sautil reset_ctlr command. After the controller is reset, ioscan correctly

reports the status of the disks as CLAIMED.

• Disconnected external storage enclosures are not properly detected by ioscan.

If you disconnect all cables connecting a Smart Array controller to external storage enclosures,

saconfig and sautil show the status of the logical drives as FAILED. However, ioscan

continues to report the status of the disks as CLAIMED.

Corrective Action: Reset the Smart Array controller using the sautil reset_ctlr command.

When the controller is reset, ioscan correctly reports the status of the disks as NO_HW.

• Controller fails when two connectors are used on the same channel.

Each channel has two connectors (one internal and one external), but only one connector can

be used per channel at any given time. If you attempt to boot the system with storage devices

connected to the internal and external connectors on the same channel, the controller fails.

Corrective Action: Shut down and power off the system, fix the cabling issue, and power on

the system.

5 Compatibility and installation requirements

This section describes the compatibility information and installation requirements for this release.

For specific installation instructions, see the installation guide or support guide for your controller.

These documents are listed in the “Related information” section.