HP 1000/1500 Modular Smart Array Firmware Release Notes (592436-002, March 2011)

Active/Active firmware version: 7.2
Active/Passive firmware version: 5.4
Description
This firmware includes fixes to three issues and should be installed only if your environment has
experienced one of these issues. This release has undergone a full cycle of regression testing, but,
due to non-replication of the issues, only one issue and fix has been verified at HP test labs.
Product models
• HP StorageWorks 1000 Modular Smart Array (MSA1000)
• HP StorageWorks 1500 Modular Smart Array (MSA1500)
Operating systems
• HP-UX 11.11, 11.23, 11.31
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (x64, IA32, IA64)
• Novell NetWare 6.5
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (x64, IA32, IA64)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (x64, IA32, IA64)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (x64, IA32, IA64)
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 (x64, IA32, IA64)
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x64, IA32, IA64)
• VMware 3.1, 3.5
Issues and Fixes
Issue: Fixed an issue of “overlapping volumes” when extending LUNs with the extend CLI command.
Test Status: Verified on Windows and Linux. Not verified on Tru64.
Issue: Resolved an issue of the MSA persistent reservation table becoming full when used with various supported
levels of VMware.
Test Status: Not Verified. Issue could not be reproduced in HP tests. Firmware versions 7.20 and 5.40 passed
regression tests running in a VMware 3.5 environment.
Issue: Incorporated additional checks and indications to ensure that the disk drive Fault LED will be lit during
a case of predictive failure. This is in addition to failure indications reported by host agents.
Test Status: Not Verified. Issue could not be reproduced in HP tests.
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