HP StorageWorks Enterprise File Services WAN Accelerator 2.1.
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About this document This section describes the content in this document, including: • Release notes information, page 3 • Intended audience, page 3 • Accessing future product updates, page 3 • Other documentation, page 3 Release notes information These release notes contain the following major topics: • Hardware and software requirements, page 4 • New features in version 2.1.5, page 4 • New features in version 2.1.3, page 4 • New features in version 2.
• HP StorageWorks Enterprise File Services WAN Accelerator Manager User Guide describes how to install, configure, and administer a network made up of multiple HP EFS WAN Accelerators using the HP StorageWorks Enterprise File Services WAN Accelerator Manager. • HP StorageWorks Enterprise File Services WAN Accelerator Bypass NIC Installation Guide describes how to install bypass cards in the HP EFS WAN Accelerator.
CIFS optimization CIFS optimization may be disabled by using "no protocol cifs enable" in the Command-Line Interface. It may be enabled by using "protocol cifs enable." MAPI optimization MAPI optimization may be disabled by using "no protocol mapi enable" in the Command-Line Interface. It may be enabled by using "protocol mapi enable.
Backward compatibility Version 2.1 HP EFS WAN Accelerator software is backward compatible with version 1.2.6 and later software. Connection Forwarding In asymmetric networks, where a client request traverses a different network path than the server response, you can enable Connection Forwarding to ensure that the HP EFS WAN Accelerator optimizes the connections, even though they traverse different paths.
SNMP enterprise Management Information Base (MIB) A proprietary HP EFS WAN Accelerator MIB containing detailed device information and statistics is available for seamless integration into enterprise management systems. Reporting improvements Version 2.1 provides the following performance reporting improvements: Throughput performance statistics Performance statistics measuring application throughput performance are now available in the Management Console and the CLI.
IMPORTANT: Do not clear the data store before performing a software upgrade. NOTE: The following upgrade instructions assume that you have a network of 10 WAN Accelerators (WAN Accelerator-1 through WAN Accelerator-10). Initially, you will upgrade 3 WAN Accelerators (WAN Accelerator-1 through WAN Accelerator-3). Steps for upgrading from version 1.2.6 to version 2.1.5: 1. Connect to the Management Console on each HP EFS WAN Accelerator. 2. Install the version 2.1.
Run the version 2.1.5 software for a period of time to ensure stability. NOTE: Every time a new HP EFS WAN Accelerator is upgraded to version 2.1.5, you must configure each of the HP EFS WAN Accelerators already running version 2.1.5 to communicate with it using the version 2.1.5 protocol. For example, if WAN Accelerator-4 is upgraded to version 2.1.5. 1.
SH1 (config) # no peer 0.0.0.0 SH1 (config) # no peer SH1 (config) # no peer SH1 (config) # no peer SH1 (config) # write memory SH1 (config) # restart 7. On WAN Accelerator-2, at the system prompt, enter the following commands: SH2 > enable SH2 # configure terminal SH2 (config) # no peer 0.0.0.
Miscellaneous issues Remote software re-imaging You can not use the Integrated Lights Out (iLO) Virtual CD capability to restore the system software using the Quick Restore CD. Insert the Quick Restore CD into the CD/DVD-ROM drive on the HP EFS WAN Accelerator to restore the system software. SATA software RAID configuration If the SATA Software RAID BIOS field is enabled, the Quick Restore fails with an unrelated error.
HP System Management Homepage When logging in to the HP System Management Homepage, use the admin login only; do not attempt to use a Radius or TACACS+ login. The login page of the HP System Management Homepage does not allow a blank password. Set the admin account password before attempting to login to the HP System Management Homepage. When sending test traps from the HP System Management Homepage (Settings - SNMP Webagent SNMP Configuration), only version 1 traps are sent.
