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Copyright © 1999, Compaq Computer Corporation AA-RFBPE-TEAll Rights Reserved Page 1Release NotesRA8000/ESA12000 HSG80 Solution Software V8.5 for Sun S

RA8000/ESA12000 HSG80 Solution Software V8.5 for Sun SolarisPage 10 387372-005 AA–RFBPE–TE5.1 Using FRUTIL to Insert a New ControllerWhen using FRUTI

Release NotesAA–RFBPE–TE 387372-005 Page 11If any storageset within your configuration was previously initialized with theINITIALIZE container-name SA

RA8000/ESA12000 HSG80 Solution Software V8.5 for Sun SolarisPage 12 387372-005 AA–RFBPE–TE• If you are using Solaris 2.6, you must have patch # 10622

Release NotesAA–RFBPE–TE 387372-005 Page 13The installation program (install_stgwks) will check that you have the requiredpatches loaded, and notify y

RA8000/ESA12000 HSG80 Solution Software V8.5 for Sun SolarisPage 14 387372-005 AA–RFBPE–TEHowever, the HSG80 controller, and Solaris, can support up t

Release NotesAA–RFBPE–TE 387372-005 Page 15The solution is to restrict the maximum queue depth by settingsd_max_throttle in the /etc/system file. The

RA8000/ESA12000 HSG80 Solution Software V8.5 for Sun SolarisPage 16 387372-005 AA–RFBPE–TETo properly configure a storageset whose logical geometry ex

Release NotesAA–RFBPE–TE 387372-005 Page 173. The goal of the calculation process is to ensure that all parameters end up inthe valid ranges specifie

RA8000/ESA12000 HSG80 Solution Software V8.5 for Sun SolarisPage 18 387372-005 AA–RFBPE–TE7.13 Using the “fsck” Utility on Large StoragesetsWhen atte

Release NotesAA–RFBPE–TE 387372-005 Page 19The maxcontig value is somewhat dependent on the number of units that areactive in your HSG80 configuration

RA8000/ESA12000 HSG80 Solution Software V8.5 for Sun SolarisPage 2 387372-005 AA–RFBPE–TERelease Package ContentsThe HSG80 Version 8.5 Solution Softwa

RA8000/ESA12000 HSG80 Solution Software V8.5 for Sun SolarisPage 20 387372-005 AA–RFBPE–TEstorageset command done)• Concatsets cannot be partitioned

Release NotesAA–RFBPE–TE 387372-005 Page 219. The filesystem is now expanded. Use the following command to verify:df –F vxfsWe are developing a util

RA8000/ESA12000 HSG80 Solution Software V8.5 for Sun SolarisPage 22 387372-005 AA–RFBPE–TE8.3 Adding, Moving, and Changing Controllers, Cache Modules

Release NotesAA–RFBPE–TE 387372-005 Page 23Table 1-2 HSG80 Fibre Channel Array ControllerItem Description Part Number1 Gigabit Link Module (GLM) 4026

RA8000/ESA12000 HSG80 Solution Software V8.5 for Sun SolarisPage 24 387372-005 AA–RFBPE–TEAdd the following part numbers to Table A-2, HSG80 Fibre Cha

Release NotesAA–RFBPE–TE 387372-005 Page 25 10.2 Minimum System Configuration Client requires the minimum system configuration shown in Table 3 to op

RA8000/ESA12000 HSG80 Solution Software V8.5 for Sun SolarisPage 26 387372-005 AA–RFBPE–TE 10.3 Qualification Client has been qualified with the ope

Release NotesAA–RFBPE–TE 387372-005 Page 27Stand-Alone InstallationsAfter doing a stand-alone install of a device-specific Client, exit CommandConsole

RA8000/ESA12000 HSG80 Solution Software V8.5 for Sun SolarisPage 28 387372-005 AA–RFBPE–TE 10.5 Uninstall Notes Command Console Client Uninstall Doe

Release NotesAA–RFBPE–TE 387372-005 Page 29 Special Windows NT® Device Driver Required for Compatibility For local SCSI and network connections, the

Release NotesAA–RFBPE–TE 387372-005 Page 31.0 IDENTIFYING YOUR ACS SOFTWARE REVISION LEVELYou can identify ACS Software Version 8.5 by entering the fo

RA8000/ESA12000 HSG80 Solution Software V8.5 for Sun SolarisPage 30 387372-005 AA–RFBPE–TE Warning Message Windows The controller software responds t

Release NotesAA–RFBPE–TE 387372-005 Page 31Operating System ConsiderationsClient provides a graphical interface that replaces your controller’s CLI in

RA8000/ESA12000 HSG80 Solution Software V8.5 for Sun SolarisPage 32 387372-005 AA–RFBPE–TE 7. Make sure that the access device you’ve been using for

Release NotesAA–RFBPE–TE 387372-005 Page 335. Stop and Restart the Agent—Using the Agent configuration script, you muststop and restart the Agent run

RA8000/ESA12000 HSG80 Solution Software V8.5 for Sun SolarisPage 34 387372-005 AA–RFBPE–TECase Sensitivity in Agent STORAGE.INI FileIf you choose to m

Release NotesAA–RFBPE–TE 387372-005 Page 35If you must use VGA resolution, consider the following suggestions:• If you are running under Windows 95,

RA8000/ESA12000 HSG80 Solution Software V8.5 for Sun SolarisPage 36 387372-005 AA–RFBPE–TESetting Up Pager NotificationYou may need to tune the pager

Release NotesAA–RFBPE–TE 387372-005 Page 37 10. To set the communications port and baud rate for the pager modem, selectOptions/Preferences to view th

RA8000/ESA12000 HSG80 Solution Software V8.5 for Sun SolarisPage 38 387372-005 AA–RFBPE–TEDocumentation for DIGITAL OpenVMS and Alpha® SystemsIf you h

Release NotesAA–RFBPE–TE 387372-005 Page 39Failover Mode Set in CLIClient is intended to be used to configure and monitor your storage only, andthere

RA8000/ESA12000 HSG80 Solution Software V8.5 for Sun SolarisPage 4 387372-005 AA–RFBPE–TENOTE:This release of the RAID Array 8000 hasbeen qualified wi

RA8000/ESA12000 HSG80 Solution Software V8.5 for Sun SolarisPage 40 387372-005 AA–RFBPE–TETable 5 Feature LimitationsFeatureConnection TypeCreate vir

Release NotesAA–RFBPE–TE 387372-005 Page 41Delayed Event Notification on RAS ConnectionsVisual fault notification, paging, and NT Event Logging may be

RA8000/ESA12000 HSG80 Solution Software V8.5 for Sun SolarisPage 42 387372-005 AA–RFBPE–TE• JBOD virtual disks—maximum of one member. JBOD’s may now

Release NotesAA–RFBPE–TE 387372-005 Page 43 Mirrored Cache Mode Not Retained After Configuration Restore If you restore your controller configuration

RA8000/ESA12000 HSG80 Solution Software V8.5 for Sun SolarisPage 44 387372-005 AA–RFBPE–TE Storage Window Corruption While Deleting a Virtual Disk In

Release NotesAA–RFBPE–TE 387372-005 Page 45 Storage Window Won’t Open If you cannot open a Storage Window from the Storage Window Manager or instanda

RA8000/ESA12000 HSG80 Solution Software V8.5 for Sun SolarisPage 46 387372-005 AA–RFBPE–TE To select another pair for Client, open the file containin

Release NotesAA–RFBPE–TE 387372-005 Page 47 Missing Tabs in Search Menu in Help When you select the Search button in Command Console Help, Windows He

RA8000/ESA12000 HSG80 Solution Software V8.5 for Sun SolarisPage 48 387372-005 AA–RFBPE–TE Connecting Via the Host SCSI Port Client may indicate that

Release NotesAA–RFBPE–TE 387372-005 Page 49 Lost Connections Cause Invalid or Missing Fault Displays and Event Logs Client receives notification for

Release NotesAA–RFBPE–TE 387372-005 Page 5Table 2 Supported Disk DrivesDevice CapacityinGigabytesSpindle Speed(RPM)MinimumMicrocode VersionMinimumHar

RA8000/ESA12000 HSG80 Solution Software V8.5 for Sun SolarisPage 50 387372-005 AA–RFBPE–TE No Agent Notification Causes Invalid or Missing Fault Disp

Release NotesAA–RFBPE–TE 387372-005 Page 51 Reservation Error Message The Agent application, and other applications which access RAID storagethrough

RA8000/ESA12000 HSG80 Solution Software V8.5 for Sun SolarisPage 52 387372-005 AA–RFBPE–TE Switching SCSI Modes When switching HSG80 controllers from

Release NotesAA–RFBPE–TE 387372-005 Page 53 In SCSI-2, you will only get one CCL, which is presented as an offline device indisk administrator. This C

RA8000/ESA12000 HSG80 Solution Software V8.5 for Sun SolarisPage 54 387372-005 AA–RFBPE–TE Agent Failure using Multiple Storage Windows If the Agent

Release NotesAA–RFBPE–TE 387372-005 Page 55 Windows 95 Memory Leak When you run SWCC on Windows 95, the operating system will graduallyincrease its u

RA8000/ESA12000 HSG80 Solution Software V8.5 for Sun SolarisPage 56 387372-005 AA–RFBPE–TE WINS Not Supported Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) is

Release NotesAA–RFBPE–TE 387372-005 Page 57 If hosts files are not exactly the same on all systems, the h_name returned mayvary on different Agent sy

RA8000/ESA12000 HSG80 Solution Software V8.5 for Sun SolarisPage 58 387372-005 AA–RFBPE–TE Running" Message When Adding System to the Storage Wi

RA8000/ESA12000 HSG80 Solution Software V8.5 for Sun SolarisPage 6 387372-005 AA–RFBPE–TE2.3 StorageWorks Command ConsoleThe StorageWorks Command Con

Release NotesAA–RFBPE–TE 387372-005 Page 7 Verification of the individual components can be done with Explorer by right-clicking on the particular ex

RA8000/ESA12000 HSG80 Solution Software V8.5 for Sun SolarisPage 8 387372-005 AA–RFBPE–TE3.2 Dynamic Volume ExpansionDynamic Volume Expansion creates

Release NotesAA–RFBPE–TE 387372-005 Page 93.4 Host PortsThe HSG80 controller has two host ports. You can specify a maximum of 64units per port, for a