HP StorageWorks 3000/5000 Enterprise Virtual Array release notes (VCS 3.
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Version: 3.110 Description This document contains the most recent product information for an EVA running VCS 3.110. This information applies to both the EVA5000 (HSV110) and EVA3000 (HSV100) products. NOTE: Much of the information included here is not documented elsewhere, so it is recommended that you read this information thoroughly before installing and operating the EVA3000/5000. Update recommendation Recommended Enhancements VCS 3.
• • • • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 IBM AIX 5.1 OpenVMS 8.2 (IA64) Novell NetWare 5.1, 6.0 NOTE: The previous edition of these release notes (5697–6378, August 2007) incorrectly listed HP-UX 11.00 as no longer being supported. HP-UX 11.00 is still supported with VCS 3.110. Fixes The following issues have been resolved in VCS 3.110: General issues • Addressed an issue where a single disk drive failure could lead to RAID1 inoperative state.
• An issue has been addressed which could cause unrecoverable errors during a VRAID1 reconstruct process leading to an inoperative state of the disk group. • An issue where scheduling of work twice in a background process could lead to inconsistent unit state has been addressed. • An issue where an incorrect unit state could be caused by an erroneous flag set at startup has been addressed. • An issue which caused host time-outs in HP Continuous Access EVA during snapshot creation has been addressed.
Click Storage Software under Storage, and then select your product. EVA3000/5000 Overview Software Table 1 lists the controller software and the optional software products supported on the EVA3000/5000. Table 1 HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array 3000/5000 software Software Version Description HP StorageWorks Virtual Controller Software Media Kit for Dual HSV110/100 Controllers 3.110 Required for EVA5000 and EVA3000 HP OpenView Storage Management Appliance software 2.1 Required with VCS 3.
VCS Media Kit for dual HSV controllers The following items are included in the HP StorageWorks Virtual Controller Software 3.110 Media Kit for Dual HSV110/100 Controllers. • Upgrade License • HP StorageWorks System Software for HSV110 and 100 3.110 CD • HP StorageWorks 3000/500 Enterprise Virtual Array Documentation CD HP StorageWorks Command View EVA 5.x or 6.x is required to access all the features and benefits provided by VCS 3.110. Upgrading an Enterprise Virtual Array to VCS 3.110 VCS 3.
Supported disks For information about disk drive support, see HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array disk drive firmware support, available on the HP Manuals website: http://www.hp.com/support/manuals. Under storage, click Disk Storage Systems and then select the appropriate array model under EVA Disk Arrays. Important notes and workarounds This section identifies problem situations specific to the EVA3000/5000 hardware and VCS software.
snapshot or snapclone. The impact of creating one snapshot may be tolerable and may not require this action. However, creation of multiple snapshots of the same virtual disk requires this action. Avoiding controller termination during snapshot and snapclone unsharing Under certain instances, a controller termination is seen when snapshots and snapclones unsharing is in progress, and also, at the same time a full copy is in progress.
