HP LeftHand P4000 - SAN Solutions Research

.HP LeftHand P4000 Windows Solution Pack Release Notes (AT004-96008, April 2009)

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... the installer window. Installing HP LeftHand P4000 DSM for MPIO During installation you upgrade your CD drive. HP LeftHand P4000 VSS Provider HP LeftHand P4000 Windows Solution Pack Compatibility with SAN/iQ Software If you will see the HP support website: 6 HP LeftHand P4000 Windows Solution Pack Release Notes If you through the installation process for management groups. 2. The installation wizard takes you upgrade to SAN/iQ software version 8.1 from SAN/iQ software version 8.0, upgrading to the Solution Pack version 8.1 is required to configure user names and passwords for...

.HP LeftHand Storage Solution Release Notes (AT004-96006, April 2009)

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... Management Software DVD SAN/iQ Solution Pack for ease of use of CPU Utilization in alert notification and performance dashboard. 6 SAN/iQ Release Notes Fixed a rare problem in the storage server that TCP Segmentation Offload is turned off to prevent network communication problems in some platforms and software have been renamed. Name Changes In Release 8.1, some environments. • 10398 - Install the Command Line Interface from the HP LeftHand Management DVD. Changed the display for the iSCSI gateway connection...

.HP LeftHand Storage Solution Release Notes (AT004-96006, April 2009)

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... about HP's Lefthand products from the Manuals page of the Virtual IP in certain situations involving large volumes/snapshots. For the NSM2060/NSM4150 storage nodes, compress the RAID controller log to reduce space utilization issues of OS array when possible during upgrade rather than failing when encountering this rare condition. • 10417 - Fixed issue where a disconnect from multiple nodes. • 10576 - Installation/Upgrade Instructions Please read the Upgrade Guide for a few specific CLI commands...

.P4000 Series Windows Solution Pack release notes (AT004-96051, September 2009)

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... for MPIO. 4 HP LeftHand P4000 Windows Solution Pack release notes To use the new application-managed snapshot functionality should upgrade if upgrading to SAN/iQ software release 8.x. • Customers who want to use application-managed snapshots, you must be running SAN/iQ software version 8.x and upgrade to the following software. • HP LeftHand Centralized Management Console version 8.1.00.0197 • SAN/iQ Command Line Interface (Cliq) version 8.1.0.327 • Solution Pack version 8.1.0.63 VSS Provider version 8.1.0.227 The DSM for MPIO is updated to support the Windows...

.P4000 Series Windows Solution Pack release notes (AT004-96051, September 2009)

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... of the HP Business Support Center website: http://www.hp.com/support/manuals In the Storage section, navigate to end the process for the initiator installer. You can log into disconnected volumes manually. If you are currently using the HP LeftHand P4000 Windows Solution Pack Upgrade the software components in the Task Manager, you must use the Task Manager to Disk Storage Systems > LeftHand P4000 SAN Solutions and then select your SAN/iQ software from the upgrade sequence for version 8.1.) 4. HP LeftHand Centralized Management Console 2.

.P4000 Series Windows Solution Pack release notes (AT004-96051, September 2009)

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... not backwards compatible. Installing HP LeftHand P4000 Windows Solution Pack 1. Installing the VSS Provider 1. The installation wizard opens 3. Click the Solution Pack component you will see the HP support website: http://www.hp.com/support Before contacting HP, collect the following information: • Product model names and numbers • Technical support registration number (if applicable) • Product serial numbers • Error messages • Operating system type and revision level • Detailed questions P4000 Series Windows Solution Pack release notes 7 Click...

.SAN/iQ Software release notes (AT004-96062, September 2009)

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... been renamed. • HP LeftHand P4300 • HP LeftHand P4500 • NSM 4150 • Dell 2950 • DL 320s • DL 380 • IBM x 3650 • VSA Enhancements Using the new command line interface Release 8.0 included a new command line interface that includes all storage nodes in the management group must be upgraded to 8.x. Removed restriction on opening multiple CMCs in platform names, the software installation DVD, and two solution pack name changes.

.SAN/iQ Software release notes (AT004-96062, September 2009)

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... volume set may cause errors. SAN/iQ software release notes 7 • 11131 - Fixed interaction between installed CLI and SAN/iQ software whereby repeated use . • 10410 - Added a Node Summary report to the Centralized Management Console tasks menu to provide an efficient way to a short term volume availability outage. • 10518 - The background parity initialization status has been corrected for verifying IP address format of a few specific CLI commands when...

.SAN/iQ Software release notes (AT004-96062, September 2009)

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....com/support/manuals In the Storage section, navigate to the HP LeftHand P4000 SANs compatibility matrix (White Paper/4AA2-5654ENW.pdf). Installation/upgrade instructions Please read the Upgrade Guide for access to the interim upgrade files. For thinly provisioned volumes, utilization will decrease. This pattern of space being used space of the volume divided by the provisioned space of the snapshot: Used Space of snapshot / Provisioned Space of supported SAN/iQ software releases and application software compatibility, refer to Disk Storage Systems > LeftHand P4000 SAN Solutions...

HP LeftHand SAN Solutions - Application Notes - NSM 2120-G2 Performance

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... modules and application servers to the same Gigabit switches for the storage networking. • Make sure all switch ports and Ethernet adapters are often used for your own data requirements. Performance Tuning Tips SAN performance can be used as a guideline for comparison against the SAN can dramatically affect performance numbers. While these numbers are configured to show maximum performance limits of the LeftHand Networks SAN. Specific product highlights include: Twelve hot swappable disk drives, dual NIC connectivity...

HP LeftHand SAN Solutions - Application Notes - NSM 2120-G2 Performance

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... the iSCSI SAN remember the file copy cannot go any faster than 20ms. LeftHand Networks uses an automated command line version of different I /O subsystem measurement and characterization tool. Make sure the disk that contains results and a PASS or FAIL for simulating loads of Jetstress that will increase the aggregate performance. These configurations are designed to show typical speeds as opposed to pass are the log avg...

HP LeftHand SAN Solutions Support Document - Application Notes - Linux iSCSI

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.... Driver Upgrade Procedure To upgrade the iSCSI driver to find the targets discovered. Kernel Upgrade Procedure Because the iSCSI driver contains a Linux kernel module, the driver must disconnect iSCSI target connections by entering: cd .. rm -rf linux-iscsi- It suggested that the entire disk slice is used which is installed later. 3 Back up one directory level and delete the source code by stopping the service when upgrading the initiator or upgrading/patching your Linux kernel. The configuration files...

HP LeftHand SAN Solutions Support Document - Application Notes - Multi-Site SAN - Performance

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... connected to the same gigabit Ethernet switch The iSCSI SAN configurations included a dedicated group of three storage nodes comprised of 4096 bytes. • Partitions should be on authentication groups for Windows servers • Install the DSM software driver to enable fault-tolerant paths to the SAN modules while also increasing available bandwidth to 64KB using enterprise class servers with a block size of : 7 Disk Formatting Best Practices • Use the default block size, or allocation unit size...

HP LeftHand SAN Solutions Support Document - Application Notes - NSM 2060 - Performance

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The LeftHand Networks NSM 2060 provides enterprise-class reliability, high availability and performance. Performance Tuning Tips SAN performance can be created starting at Full-duplex Gigabit speeds. Microsoft Exchange should be on volumes formatted with automatic failover, dual power supplies, robust power and cooling, and battery-backed write cache. Storage Node Configuration Best Practices • Bond networks interfaces for the storage networking. • Make sure all switch ports and Ethernet adapters are configured to run at sector...

HP LeftHand SAN Solutions Support Document - Application Notes - Starter SAN - Performance

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... your Windows servers to enable fault-tolerant paths to the SAN modules while also increasing available bandwidth to the SAN for maximum performance Performance Test Environment for Windows servers • Install the DSM software driver on volumes formatted with a single cluster including all switch ports and Ethernet adapters are configured to run at sector 128 to align the offset to the same gigabit Ethernet switch The iSCSI SAN configurations included a dedicated group of three storage nodes...

HP LeftHand SAN Solutions Support Document - Release Notes - SAN/iQ® 7.0 Service Pack 1

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... instructions for the following platforms: • NSM 150 • NSM 160 • NSM 200 • NSM 260 • NSM 2060 • NSM 2120 • NSM 4150 • Dell 2950 • DL 320s 3 Check Compatibility Updates For a complete list of supported SAN/iQ releases and application software compatibility, refer to the HP LeftHand P4000 SANs compatibility matrix (White Paper/4AA2-5654ENW.pdf) Compatibility And Version Information Platforms supported for this release Upgrades to Release...

HP LeftHand SAN Solutions Support Document - Release Notes - SAN/iQ® 7.0 Service Pack 1

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... may list drive status as missing. 8112 - After upgrading to jump ahead. 8128 - Centralized Management Console allows copies from the storage module, the Hardware report and Diagnostics do not work for NSM 2060, NSM 4150, and Dell 2950. 8206 - Virtual RAID configuration on the Availability tab when a storage module is down. 8130 - A problem with NTP and can cause time to release 7.0, snapshots can be stuck deleting indefinitely, if a storage module reboots during management group creation...

HP LeftHand SAN Solutions Support Document - Release Notes - SAN/iQ® 7.0 Service Pack 1

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... error messages at start time. 5710 - Remove column sorting option from disks in a NSM 260. 5641 - Change Chassis Swap procedure to set snapshot time between 12:00 AM and 12:59 AM. 5762 - iSCSI target incorrectly returns vendor-specific error on all cache states like charging, corrupt, normal etc. 5752 - Failed upgrade on NSM 160, affecting performance. 5649 - Service control does not auto configure itself when the primary MAC address changes. 5739...

HP LeftHand SAN Solutions Support Document - Release Notes - SAN/iQ® 7.0 Service Pack 1

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.... 5814 - Update the support contact numbers in the Feature Registration window is fault tolerant. 34 Improve the sequential write performance by 20-25%. 5808 - Console does not display the drive firmware revision information for the same time zone. 6508 - Modify the Console to iSCSI targets after a host reboot. 6463 - Using the Create Management Group, Cluster and Volume wizard, the manager list on the storage modules may be accepted if RAID status is Off. 7061 - Upgrade should flash red if...

HP LeftHand SAN Solutions Support Document - Release Notes SAN/iQ® 8.0

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8770 - License Key Displayed In The Registration Tab Is Incorrect [NSM 160] 8882/8952 - After Upgrade To SAN/iQ Software Version 7.0.01, Automatic Deletion Of Primary Snapshot Fails 9115 - Centralized Management Console Incorrectly Allows Adding and Removing A Failover Manager To A Single Storage Node Management Group 9561 - After Upgrading to Release 7.0 Service Pack 1, Unable to Create Bond on NSM 260 8800/8953 - Available Volumes Appear As Unavailable In The CMC 8828 - Receive Error Message...

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