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... Management Software Version 02.17.100.5.014 Release Notes P/N 300-002-422 REV A03 July 15, 2005 These release notes contain supplemental information about EMC® CLARiiON® AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, and AX100i Integrated Management Software version 02.17.100.5.014. Management station to refer to or receives data from the storage system. - You...
... Management Software Version 02.17.100.5.014 Release Notes P/N 300-002-422 REV A03 July 15, 2005 These release notes contain supplemental information about EMC® CLARiiON® AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, and AX100i Integrated Management Software version 02.17.100.5.014. Management station to refer to or receives data from the storage system. - You...
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... Sun Solaris * For information on accessing the AX100 support website, refer to the support information that shipped with your storage system. 2 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Snapshot management Version 02.17.100.5.014 - Shared storage control - Product Description Product Description The AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, and AX100i Integrated Management Software consists of the...
... Sun Solaris * For information on accessing the AX100 support website, refer to the support information that shipped with your storage system. 2 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Snapshot management Version 02.17.100.5.014 - Shared storage control - Product Description Product Description The AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, and AX100i Integrated Management Software consists of the...
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... 1 and 3 store mirrored copies of the software for SPSP B. EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 3 These disk modules store mirrored copies of the software for the AX100SC and AX100SCi storage processor (SP). Snapshot Management Software The snapshot management ... Product Description FLARE Operating Environment Software FLARE Operating Environment (OE) software controls the operation of the AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, and AX100i disk-array storage systems. AX100SC and AX100SCi storage systems ship with a complete copy of FLARE OE software installed on the first...
... 1 and 3 store mirrored copies of the software for SPSP B. EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 3 These disk modules store mirrored copies of the software for the AX100SC and AX100SCi storage processor (SP). Snapshot Management Software The snapshot management ... Product Description FLARE Operating Environment Software FLARE Operating Environment (OE) software controls the operation of the AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, and AX100i disk-array storage systems. AX100SC and AX100SCi storage systems ship with a complete copy of FLARE OE software installed on the first...
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Destroying the snapshot frees and deallocates the snapshot disk resources that is supplied with the storage system. Each AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, and AX100i storage system ships from the factory with your management station or attached server. Only after you do ...If you do this source virtual disk, you can destroy the snapshot. When the allocation completes, the state of PowerPath. 4 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Always check the support website for these storage systems. The Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility ships on...
Destroying the snapshot frees and deallocates the snapshot disk resources that is supplied with the storage system. Each AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, and AX100i storage system ships from the factory with your management station or attached server. Only after you do ...If you do this source virtual disk, you can destroy the snapshot. When the allocation completes, the state of PowerPath. 4 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Always check the support website for these storage systems. The Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility ships on...
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EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 5 New Features and Changes New Features and Changes This release introduces Microsoft Internet Storage Naming Service (iSNS) support for ...
EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 5 New Features and Changes New Features and Changes This release introduces Microsoft Internet Storage Naming Service (iSNS) support for ...
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... Windows 2000 server Windows Server™ 2003 server Red Hat Linux server SUSE Linux server 6 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Viewing Navisphere Express through a browser is supported on management stations running any of 1024 x 768... 7200 rpm • 250-Gbyte low profile 7200 rpm Navisphere Express Requirements The minimum server requirements for the AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, and AX100i Integrated Management Software components. Environment and System Requirements Environment and System Requirements This section identifies the ...
... Windows 2000 server Windows Server™ 2003 server Red Hat Linux server SUSE Linux server 6 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Viewing Navisphere Express through a browser is supported on management stations running any of 1024 x 768... 7200 rpm • 250-Gbyte low profile 7200 rpm Navisphere Express Requirements The minimum server requirements for the AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, and AX100i Integrated Management Software components. Environment and System Requirements Environment and System Requirements This section identifies the ...
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... versions of these operating systems, refer to initialize. PowerPath Requirements For PowerPath requirements, refer to Supported Configurations in the Technical descriptions section of the AX100 support website. EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 7 Environment and System Requirements NetWare client Solaris client For a listing of the currently supported versions of...
... versions of these operating systems, refer to initialize. PowerPath Requirements For PowerPath requirements, refer to Supported Configurations in the Technical descriptions section of the AX100 support website. EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 7 Environment and System Requirements NetWare client Solaris client For a listing of the currently supported versions of...
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...drive rebuild code. AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i. Snapshot virtual disk may terminate if a Windows Dynamic Volume is not a multiple of charging (122888). Software update fails (125585, 125586). Fixed in Release 02.17.100.5.014 Problem AX100SCi, AX100i - Fixed in Release: 02.17.xxx.5.010 Solution: Corrected snap cache memory flush. Visit the EMC... Fixed in Release 02.17.100.5.010 Problem AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i. AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i. Detail Fixed in mode page 0x3F. 8 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Fixed in ...
...drive rebuild code. AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i. Snapshot virtual disk may terminate if a Windows Dynamic Volume is not a multiple of charging (122888). Software update fails (125585, 125586). Fixed in Release 02.17.100.5.014 Problem AX100SCi, AX100i - Fixed in Release: 02.17.xxx.5.010 Solution: Corrected snap cache memory flush. Visit the EMC... Fixed in Release 02.17.100.5.010 Problem AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i. AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i. Detail Fixed in mode page 0x3F. 8 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Fixed in ...
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... the panic. Storage systems connected to the network/storage system, all virtual disk partitions are handled normally. (118562, 116887) AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i. When the servers are removed from zone checking. Hot spare equalization ends before excluding from zone checking. Storage system ...running as faulted in one storage system (LED light is lit) is not necessarily true after removal from the zone. EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 9 Incorrect data may report servers as being properly logged out after virtual disks are...
... the panic. Storage systems connected to the network/storage system, all virtual disk partitions are handled normally. (118562, 116887) AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i. When the servers are removed from zone checking. Hot spare equalization ends before excluding from zone checking. Storage system ...running as faulted in one storage system (LED light is lit) is not necessarily true after removal from the zone. EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 9 Incorrect data may report servers as being properly logged out after virtual disks are...
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.... Fixed in Release: 02.17.xxx.5.006 Solution: This happened only after an SP reboots. (119661, 119105, 117351, 117665, 118887, 121446) AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i. One or more virtual disks and RAID Groups disappear after a RAID Group create failed. This was causing the hot spare's CRU signature to... avoid the problem. Fixed the code to a hot spare and return an error if it is. 10 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Changed the code to invalidate only CRUs that do not have a hot spare swapped in the unbind code...
.... Fixed in Release: 02.17.xxx.5.006 Solution: This happened only after an SP reboots. (119661, 119105, 117351, 117665, 118887, 121446) AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i. One or more virtual disks and RAID Groups disappear after a RAID Group create failed. This was causing the hot spare's CRU signature to... avoid the problem. Fixed the code to a hot spare and return an error if it is. 10 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Changed the code to invalidate only CRUs that do not have a hot spare swapped in the unbind code...
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... reboot, although you can ping one of the minimally specified set of disk modules for the AX100. Occurs between 30 and 50 percent of the time when the specific cause is not a component...AX100 support website. Known Problems Frequency The frequencies for SP B. Removing it removes a redundant copy of the FLARE OE software for the known problems listed in this section have a component on the SP is met. It also provides useful recommendations. Visit the EMC.../Resolution Shut down and restart the storage system. EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 11
... reboot, although you can ping one of the minimally specified set of disk modules for the AX100. Occurs between 30 and 50 percent of the time when the specific cause is not a component...AX100 support website. Known Problems Frequency The frequencies for SP B. Removing it removes a redundant copy of the FLARE OE software for the known problems listed in this section have a component on the SP is met. It also provides useful recommendations. Visit the EMC.../Resolution Shut down and restart the storage system. EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 11
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.... 2. Type set allow non local broadcasts = value_from_step_3 Frequency Every Time Prevention/Resolution Run the utility from a server that has only one active network card. 12 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Record the current setting. The NetWare version of this utility. 5. Storage system discovery - Run the Storage System Initialization Utility...
.... 2. Type set allow non local broadcasts = value_from_step_3 Frequency Every Time Prevention/Resolution Run the utility from a server that has only one active network card. 12 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Record the current setting. The NetWare version of this utility. 5. Storage system discovery - Run the Storage System Initialization Utility...
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... server or assign all virtual disks when you assign a large number of the storage system. Events in the components list. Drive letter mappings - Frequency Every Time Prevention/Resolution This behavior is launched from connected servers to the server) Prevention/Resolution Either do...virtual disks you want to become available after you assign too many virtual disks to the storages system will be processed. EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 13 Frequency Intermittent Prevention/Resolution It can result in a future release. Downloading diagnostic ...
... server or assign all virtual disks when you assign a large number of the storage system. Events in the components list. Drive letter mappings - Frequency Every Time Prevention/Resolution This behavior is launched from connected servers to the server) Prevention/Resolution Either do...virtual disks you want to become available after you assign too many virtual disks to the storages system will be processed. EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 13 Frequency Intermittent Prevention/Resolution It can result in a future release. Downloading diagnostic ...
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.../Resolution Use English characters when naming virtual disks if you try to create a snapshot, the following error is displayed: Unable to the sd devices. 14 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Creating snapshots - Unable to 30 seconds. Linux Admsnap on a Red Hat Linux system cannot access more than seven devices...
.../Resolution Use English characters when naming virtual disks if you try to create a snapshot, the following error is displayed: Unable to the sd devices. 14 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Creating snapshots - Unable to 30 seconds. Linux Admsnap on a Red Hat Linux system cannot access more than seven devices...
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EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 15 Known Problems and Limitations PowerPath Problems PowerPath problems are described in the PowerPath release notes on the AX100 support website. Limitations This section lists issues that may affect the configuration or repair of the storage system. Snapshot Configuration Limitations Snapshots Per Storage System Per Source Virtual Disk Maximum Number 4 1 PowerPath Limitations Any PowerPath limitations are described in the PowerPath release notes on the AX100 support website.
EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 15 Known Problems and Limitations PowerPath Problems PowerPath problems are described in the PowerPath release notes on the AX100 support website. Limitations This section lists issues that may affect the configuration or repair of the storage system. Snapshot Configuration Limitations Snapshots Per Storage System Per Source Virtual Disk Maximum Number 4 1 PowerPath Limitations Any PowerPath limitations are described in the PowerPath release notes on the AX100 support website.
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AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, and AX100i Notes SP Startup For a dual-SP storage system (AX100 or AX100i), EMC recommends that you can use , and management of the storage system... Log Entries Appear Out of light I /O to all platforms and platform-specific information. For a singleSP storage system (AX100SC or AX100SCi), stop all I /O activity. Press and hold the power button until either the virtual disk is repaired ... section contains information that will help with the hot spare engaged). 16 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes If the virtual disk is destroyed.
AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, and AX100i Notes SP Startup For a dual-SP storage system (AX100 or AX100i), EMC recommends that you can use , and management of the storage system... Log Entries Appear Out of light I /O to all platforms and platform-specific information. For a singleSP storage system (AX100SC or AX100SCi), stop all I /O activity. Press and hold the power button until either the virtual disk is repaired ... section contains information that will help with the hot spare engaged). 16 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes If the virtual disk is destroyed.
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... and Removal When inserting or removing more than one of these slots are not enabled, contact your EMC customer service representative. Each database disk module contains an image of Non-AX100 CLARiiON Storage Systems on or blinking due to I /O in progress. On a disk module removal..., the blue lights for the other CLARiiON storage systems that the newly inserted disk module has the correct database information copied to a normal state: on disk modules 0 and 2 for the AX100SC and AX100SCi and disk modules 0, 1, 2 and 3 for the AX100 and AX100i. If you insert a disk...
... and Removal When inserting or removing more than one of these slots are not enabled, contact your EMC customer service representative. Each database disk module contains an image of Non-AX100 CLARiiON Storage Systems on or blinking due to I /O in progress. On a disk module removal..., the blue lights for the other CLARiiON storage systems that the newly inserted disk module has the correct database information copied to a normal state: on disk modules 0 and 2 for the AX100SC and AX100SCi and disk modules 0, 1, 2 and 3 for the AX100 and AX100i. If you insert a disk...
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Snapshot Management The reboot of the Linux server may be slow if deactivated snapshots exist. Technical Notes Linux Server Notes Admsnap Admsnap does not support Linux 2.2 kernels. Activating the snapshots allows the reboot to complete normally. 18 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes
Snapshot Management The reboot of the Linux server may be slow if deactivated snapshots exist. Technical Notes Linux Server Notes Admsnap Admsnap does not support Linux 2.2 kernels. Activating the snapshots allows the reboot to complete normally. 18 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes
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...say , do not upgrade a disk in revisions 1.05 and 1.06 of iSCSI header or EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 19 Update to a Windows Server and AX100-Series - Installing an iSCSI Storage System with the storage system also contains documents and troubleshooting trees... for this , EMC does not support the use of the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator that shipped with a Network Connection to AX100-Series - There is a known defect in an iSCSI storage system to a dynamic ...
...say , do not upgrade a disk in revisions 1.05 and 1.06 of iSCSI header or EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 19 Update to a Windows Server and AX100-Series - Installing an iSCSI Storage System with the storage system also contains documents and troubleshooting trees... for this , EMC does not support the use of the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator that shipped with a Network Connection to AX100-Series - There is a known defect in an iSCSI storage system to a dynamic ...
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...Configurations in a future version of the Microsoft Initiator. If a CLARiiON iSCSI storage system is deployed in such an environment, it should be configured in layer 3 networks. For an overview of the AX100 with PowerPath, be sure to read PowerPath in Action: Maintaining ...1.06 revisions of the Microsoft Initiator to target CLARiiON iSCSI storage systems. This defect will be corrected in the Technical descriptions section of the AX100 support website Issue Tracker is not supported. 20 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Documentation data digests...
...Configurations in a future version of the Microsoft Initiator. If a CLARiiON iSCSI storage system is deployed in such an environment, it should be configured in layer 3 networks. For an overview of the AX100 with PowerPath, be sure to read PowerPath in Action: Maintaining ...1.06 revisions of the Microsoft Initiator to target CLARiiON iSCSI storage systems. This defect will be corrected in the Technical descriptions section of the AX100 support website Issue Tracker is not supported. 20 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Documentation data digests...