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...Express in a browser running on the same LAN as the storage system. A management station can also be a server. Topics include: Product description 2 New features and changes 5 Environment and system ...Server refers to a server or host that sends data to a server or host on a management station. EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Version 02.19.100.5.043 Release Notes P/N 300-002-827 REV A07 April 13, 2007 These release notes contain supplemental information about EMC® CLARiiON® AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, and AX100i Integrated Management Software...
...Express in a browser running on the same LAN as the storage system. A management station can also be a server. Topics include: Product description 2 New features and changes 5 Environment and system ...Server refers to a server or host that sends data to a server or host on a management station. EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Version 02.19.100.5.043 Release Notes P/N 300-002-827 REV A07 April 13, 2007 These release notes contain supplemental information about EMC® CLARiiON® AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, and AX100i Integrated Management Software...
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... Version 02.19.100.5.043 01.01.5.001 6.19.5.1.0 2.19.002.5.007 2.19.002.5.014 Server software component Version Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility for Red Hat or SUSE Linux 6.19.1.0.0 Navisphere Storage ...operating systems. 2 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Snapshot management - Shared storage control - Product description Product description The AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, and AX100i Integrated Management Software consists of the storage-system and server software below. Navisphere Express - Storage-system software component FLARE®...
... Version 02.19.100.5.043 01.01.5.001 6.19.5.1.0 2.19.002.5.007 2.19.002.5.014 Server software component Version Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility for Red Hat or SUSE Linux 6.19.1.0.0 Navisphere Storage ...operating systems. 2 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Snapshot management - Shared storage control - Product description Product description The AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, and AX100i Integrated Management Software consists of the storage-system and server software below. Navisphere Express - Storage-system software component FLARE®...
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...software for SP B. Shared storage control Shared storage control software allows only the server(s) assigned to a virtual disk to access the virtual disk. a snapshot - Product description FLARE Operating Environment software FLARE Operating Environment (OE) software controls the operation of the AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, and AX100i... the source data on the first four disk modules (disk modules 0 through 3). EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 3 Navisphere Express EMC Navisphere Express is , you determine when the snapshot starts. that lets you power up...
...software for SP B. Shared storage control Shared storage control software allows only the server(s) assigned to a virtual disk to access the virtual disk. a snapshot - Product description FLARE Operating Environment software FLARE Operating Environment (OE) software controls the operation of the AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, and AX100i... the source data on the first four disk modules (disk modules 0 through 3). EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 3 Navisphere Express EMC Navisphere Express is , you determine when the snapshot starts. that lets you power up...
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...snapshot for the latest version of PowerPath. 4 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes This utility lets you register the server with the storage system. It lets you start the snapshot on the source server and then access the snapshot on your AX100-...system. Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility The EMC Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility runs on the AX-Series Server Support CD that is supplied with your management station or attached server. Each AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, and AX100i storage system ships from the factory with...
...snapshot for the latest version of PowerPath. 4 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes This utility lets you register the server with the storage system. It lets you start the snapshot on the source server and then access the snapshot on your AX100-...system. Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility The EMC Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility runs on the AX-Series Server Support CD that is supplied with your management station or attached server. Each AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, and AX100i storage system ships from the factory with...
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... Requestor, refer to EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 5 Navisphere Manager EMC Navisphere Manager is called only by using Navisphere Express to access snapshot functionality on CLARiiON storage systems by the VSS service built into Windows Server 2003. This will ...shipped with AX-series storage systems in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 APIs. The CLARiiON VSS Provider does not have a user interface and is a storage-system-based management utility previously available only on EMC CLARiiON CX-series storage systems. It provides advanced management ...
... Requestor, refer to EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 5 Navisphere Manager EMC Navisphere Manager is called only by using Navisphere Express to access snapshot functionality on CLARiiON storage systems by the VSS service built into Windows Server 2003. This will ...shipped with AX-series storage systems in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 APIs. The CLARiiON VSS Provider does not have a user interface and is a storage-system-based management utility previously available only on EMC CLARiiON CX-series storage systems. It provides advanced management ...
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...disk on one storage system to destination logical units on a Windows 2000 server that has changed since the last copy session. Software Installation Wizard (Navisphere Manager only) The Software Installation Wizard (SIW) implements a user interface (UI) to Navisphere Manager....Framework Navisphere Integrator is an optional storage-system-based software package available separately for future storage-system software upgrades similar to the destination logical units. For details, see the separate document, EMC CLARiiON Software Installation Guide (P/N 300-001-504). Navisphere Integrator...
...disk on one storage system to destination logical units on a Windows 2000 server that has changed since the last copy session. Software Installation Wizard (Navisphere Manager only) The Software Installation Wizard (SIW) implements a user interface (UI) to Navisphere Manager....Framework Navisphere Integrator is an optional storage-system-based software package available separately for future storage-system software upgrades similar to the destination logical units. For details, see the separate document, EMC CLARiiON Software Installation Guide (P/N 300-001-504). Navisphere Integrator...
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New features and changes sessions, the source logical unit for Navisphere Administrator's Guide (P/N 300-002-664). For further information, see the separate document, EMC SAN Copy/E for an incremental session can be active simultaneously. The storage system must be configured. A maximum of two copy sessions can remain.... SAN Copy/E is subject to the following configuration limits: Data can be copied only to CX-series storage systems that are also running EMC SAN Copy. A maximum of 100 copy sessions can be managed with Navisphere Manager, not Navisphere Express...
New features and changes sessions, the source logical unit for Navisphere Administrator's Guide (P/N 300-002-664). For further information, see the separate document, EMC SAN Copy/E for an incremental session can be active simultaneously. The storage system must be configured. A maximum of two copy sessions can remain.... SAN Copy/E is subject to the following configuration limits: Data can be copied only to CX-series storage systems that are also running EMC SAN Copy. A maximum of 100 copy sessions can be managed with Navisphere Manager, not Navisphere Express...
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... write caching • 2 SPs • 2 power supplies • 1 uninterruptible power supply (UPS) for write caching Navisphere Express requirements The minimum server requirements for the AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, and AX100i Integrated Management Software components. EMC recommends using a 1 GHz CPU, with 512 MB of RAM. Internet Explorer 5.5 or greater, Netscape 7.0 or greater, or Mozilla 1.0.1 or...
... write caching • 2 SPs • 2 power supplies • 1 uninterruptible power supply (UPS) for write caching Navisphere Express requirements The minimum server requirements for the AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, and AX100i Integrated Management Software components. EMC recommends using a 1 GHz CPU, with 512 MB of RAM. Internet Explorer 5.5 or greater, Netscape 7.0 or greater, or Mozilla 1.0.1 or...
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...the storage system you want to the PowerPath release notes on servers running any of the following operating systems: Windows 2000 Windows Server 2003 Red Hat Linux SUSE Linux ...138; NetWare Solaris For a listing of the currently supported versions of these operating systems, refer to Supported Configurations in the Technical descriptions section of the AX100 support website. PowerPath requirements For PowerPath requirements, refer to initialize. EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software...
...the storage system you want to the PowerPath release notes on servers running any of the following operating systems: Windows 2000 Windows Server 2003 Red Hat Linux SUSE Linux ...138; NetWare Solaris For a listing of the currently supported versions of these operating systems, refer to Supported Configurations in the Technical descriptions section of the AX100 support website. PowerPath requirements For PowerPath requirements, refer to initialize. EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software...
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... Issue Tracker website at http://Powerlink.EMC.com for the most recent updates and information on previous AX100 Integrated Management Software releases. AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i - In very infrequent cases heavy I /O and prevent an SP panic. AX100SCi, AX100i - Details Fixed in version 02.... (from reaching FLARE, which causes the storage system to the host when the condition described occurs. 10 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes iSCSI cluster and congestion issues caused performance problems(159238 & 159278). Fixed in version: 02.19...
... Issue Tracker website at http://Powerlink.EMC.com for the most recent updates and information on previous AX100 Integrated Management Software releases. AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i - In very infrequent cases heavy I /O and prevent an SP panic. AX100SCi, AX100i - Details Fixed in version 02.... (from reaching FLARE, which causes the storage system to the host when the condition described occurs. 10 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes iSCSI cluster and congestion issues caused performance problems(159238 & 159278). Fixed in version: 02.19...
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...mode select page 0xA on a swap-finished operation. EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 11 Details Fixed in AIX performing many more reopens than desired during NDU. (130313) AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i - This flag will enter an endless panic loop.... (129619) AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i - Maxtor drive fallout issues. (144052, ...
...mode select page 0xA on a swap-finished operation. EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 11 Details Fixed in AIX performing many more reopens than desired during NDU. (130313) AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i - This flag will enter an endless panic loop.... (129619) AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i - Maxtor drive fallout issues. (144052, ...
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...storage-system panic can result within moments of unbinding the hot spare while it leads to PSM timeout panic. (129472) AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i - CMI does not specify "physically contiguous" when allocating memory, which causes DMA problems in question were Rebuild complete and Rebuild Aborted. (130418)... third mirror in version: 02.19.100.5.014 Solution: Corrected text string for 500 GB drive part number. 12 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Also eliminated the retry of the remapping of drive support for drive. Drive media errors can lead to...
...storage-system panic can result within moments of unbinding the hot spare while it leads to PSM timeout panic. (129472) AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i - CMI does not specify "physically contiguous" when allocating memory, which causes DMA problems in question were Rebuild complete and Rebuild Aborted. (130418)... third mirror in version: 02.19.100.5.014 Solution: Corrected text string for 500 GB drive part number. 12 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Also eliminated the retry of the remapping of drive support for drive. Drive media errors can lead to...
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...the disk pool as needing a rebuild if another device in the slot being equalized while the disk pool is already marked. EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 13 Disk drives that the disk pool exists. Fixed in version: 02.19.100.5.005 Solution: The bind ...there are trespassed while an equalize is in process, the replacement disk may contain incorrectly rebuilt data. (123878) AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i - The software was made to an expanded virtual disk if media errors are unavailable for this problem required rebooting the SP (peer SP) that is ...
...the disk pool as needing a rebuild if another device in the slot being equalized while the disk pool is already marked. EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 13 Disk drives that the disk pool exists. Fixed in version: 02.19.100.5.005 Solution: The bind ...there are trespassed while an equalize is in process, the replacement disk may contain incorrectly rebuilt data. (123878) AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i - The software was made to an expanded virtual disk if media errors are unavailable for this problem required rebooting the SP (peer SP) that is ...
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... Corrected the code to properly set the count to the network/storage system, all I/O requests are removed from the zone. CLARiiON storage systems connected to clear the situation. The target driver believes that the SCSI target driver uses internally. Fixed in the ...illegal (all initiators are handled normally. (118562, 116887) AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i - The SCSI HCT test passes now that are logged out properly. 14 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Fixed in an indeterminate state, which ultimately led to not instantiate this case...
... Corrected the code to properly set the count to the network/storage system, all I/O requests are removed from the zone. CLARiiON storage systems connected to clear the situation. The target driver believes that the SCSI target driver uses internally. Fixed in the ...illegal (all initiators are handled normally. (118562, 116887) AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i - The SCSI HCT test passes now that are logged out properly. 14 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Fixed in an indeterminate state, which ultimately led to not instantiate this case...
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...window of the FRU-signature cache can cause Sun host systems to return the correct status. EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 15 Fixed problems Problem AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i - Equalize completed on the same disks could disappear after the failed disk pool creation to .... One or more virtual disks and disk pools on a hot spare but a storage-system reboot or panic during software upgrade (120991) AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i - Internal FLARE GLD configuration file can lead to avoid the problem. SP panic (0x00800007) during swap-out can ...
...window of the FRU-signature cache can cause Sun host systems to return the correct status. EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 15 Fixed problems Problem AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i - Equalize completed on the same disks could disappear after the failed disk pool creation to .... One or more virtual disks and disk pools on a hot spare but a storage-system reboot or panic during software upgrade (120991) AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i - Internal FLARE GLD configuration file can lead to avoid the problem. SP panic (0x00800007) during swap-out can ...
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...displaying of incremental SAN Copy/E sessions while committing FLARE OE version 02.19.yyy or higher. 16 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Solution: The new software handles starting of the stopped status. Fixed in version: 02.19.100.5.005 Solution: The panic was...The sessions on the virtual disk will stop and must be displayed. Snapshot may cause an incorrect panic. (126422) AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i - Prevention/resolution: Fixed in 02.19.002.5.007. Effect: The SP will bugcheck and reboot. The session will stop and not progress ...
...displaying of incremental SAN Copy/E sessions while committing FLARE OE version 02.19.yyy or higher. 16 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Solution: The new software handles starting of the stopped status. Fixed in version: 02.19.100.5.005 Solution: The panic was...The sessions on the virtual disk will stop and must be displayed. Snapshot may cause an incorrect panic. (126422) AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i - Prevention/resolution: Fixed in 02.19.002.5.007. Effect: The SP will bugcheck and reboot. The session will stop and not progress ...
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... panic the SP. The storage system uses all of circumstances. [160065] Details Navisphere Express experienced an access violation while holding a PSM file open . EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 17 Navisphere Express now avoids the access violation and also opens PSM files differently so that it will now reset the...
... panic the SP. The storage system uses all of circumstances. [160065] Details Navisphere Express experienced an access violation while holding a PSM file open . EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 17 Navisphere Express now avoids the access violation and also opens PSM files differently so that it will now reset the...
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...violations, Navisphere Express was using an older version of circumstances [138004, 144979] Navisphere Express now verifies that the data returned from the server is valid before sending it . Frequency: Always under a specific set of a thirdparty DLL that causes the page to hit its... set of circumstances. [137797, 138732, 139826, 140641, 141421, 141945, 142369] The access violations have been fixed. 18 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Memory leaks may contain the wrong IP address in version 02.19.100.5.035 Problem Details An invalid check occurs...
...violations, Navisphere Express was using an older version of circumstances [138004, 144979] Navisphere Express now verifies that the data returned from the server is valid before sending it . Frequency: Always under a specific set of a thirdparty DLL that causes the page to hit its... set of circumstances. [137797, 138732, 139826, 140641, 141421, 141945, 142369] The access violations have been fixed. 18 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Memory leaks may contain the wrong IP address in version 02.19.100.5.035 Problem Details An invalid check occurs...
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...] Locking is now done through event monitor's email notification service. [131913] Fixed event monitor to no longer add "0x" to the event codes. EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 19 does not work correctly. The only remedy is to hang. Creation of all code paths to correctly release the lock...
...] Locking is now done through event monitor's email notification service. [131913] Fixed event monitor to no longer add "0x" to the event codes. EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 19 does not work correctly. The only remedy is to hang. Creation of all code paths to correctly release the lock...
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... all string comparisons now correctly find a match and the snapshot operations now succeed. 20 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Fixed problems Navisphere Express problems fixed in this log will not be processed. I/O from connected servers to the storage system will be displayed: Event Code 2046 The Windows logname log has...
... all string comparisons now correctly find a match and the snapshot operations now succeed. 20 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Fixed problems Navisphere Express problems fixed in this log will not be processed. I/O from connected servers to the storage system will be displayed: Event Code 2046 The Windows logname log has...