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 5 • 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.
DL320-520 supports 1Mbps bandwidth and 300 connections (150 with PFS enabled). The DL320-1020 supports 2Mbps bandwidth and 625 connections (200 with PFS enabled). The DL320-2020 supports 10Mbps bandwidth and 2000 connections (1000 with PFS enabled). The DL320-520 now supports Proxy File Service (PFS). Support for new Bypass NICs The DL380-3010 and DL380-5010 models now support multiple N2c and N2f Bypass NICs. Each model now supports up to two of the same card. New features in version 2.1.
4-Port Gig-E support. Version 2.1 supports up to three cards per system on the DL380-3010 and DL380-5010 models. When there are multiple physical links going from the Local Area Network (LAN) to the WAN you can use the Four-Port Gig-E interface to build multiple pairs of LAN and WAN interfaces (or multiple relays). Fiber Card support Version 2.1 supports one card per system on all models. The Fiber Card allows you to connect to optical fiber devices in your network. Backward compatibility Version 2.
Faster CIFS folder browsing Specific areas of CIFS improvement include faster directory browsing operations and better acceleration of data transfers containing folders of small files. Throughput performance statistics Performance statistics measuring application throughput performance are now available in the Management Console and the CLI.
Upgrading from version 1.2.6 to version 2.1.7 Version 2.1.7 interoperates with version 1.2.6. These instructions assume you are familiar with the HP EFS WAN Accelerator, the HP EFS WAN Accelerator Command-Line Interface, and the HP EFS WAN Accelerator Management Console. NOTE: Version 2.1.7 is backward compatible with version 1.2.6 software. If you are running version1.2.5 or lower, you must upgrade to version 1.2.6 before you upgrade to version 2.1.7.
SH2 (config) # restart 9. On WAN Accelerator-3, at the system prompt, enter the following commands: SH3 (config) # peer version min 6 SH3 (config) # peer version max 6 SH3 (config) # peer version min 6 SH3 (config) # peer version max 6 SH3 (config) # write memory SH3 (config) # restart Run the version 2.1.7 software for a period of time to ensure stability.
2. Install the version 2.1.7 image in the Setup: Software Upgrade page. 3. Save the current configuration in the Setup: Configuration Manager page. 4. Reboot the WAN Accelerator in the Setup: Reboot WAN Accelerator page. 5. Connect to the CLI on each of the 3 WAN Accelerators you originally upgraded (that is, WAN Accelerator-1, WAN Accelerator-2, WAN Accelerator-3, WAN Accelerator-4). 6.
TIP: Either go back to a previously installed revision, or save the text results of a show running-configuration command before downgrading in a machine other than the HP EFS WAN Accelerator, and apply it after the downgrade. 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.
Refreshing web GUI pages When configuring items through the web GUI, at times a browser error may be returned saying, “Page not found.” When this occurs, press the Refresh button in the web browser, and the page often returns correctly. 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.
[no] protocol cifs enable: enables or disables CIFS optimizations. [no] protocol mapi enable: enables or disables MAPI optimizations. HP StorageWorks Enterprise File Services WAN Accelerator 2.1.
