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... 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 version 02.19.100.5.043. Management...
... 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 version 02.19.100.5.043. Management...
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... storage system. ** AX150SCi and AX150i storage systems do not support Novell Netware and Sun Solaris operating systems. 2 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Navisphere Express - Snapshot management - Product description Product description The AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, and AX100i Integrated Management Software consists of the storage-system and server software below. Shared storage control -
... storage system. ** AX150SCi and AX150i storage systems do not support Novell Netware and Sun Solaris operating systems. 2 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Navisphere Express - Snapshot management - Product description Product description The AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, and AX100i Integrated Management Software consists of the storage-system and server software below. Shared storage control -
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... modules 0 and 2). a snapshot - that lets you determine when the snapshot starts. EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 3 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...
... modules 0 and 2). a snapshot - that lets you determine when the snapshot starts. EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 3 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...
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... and the snapshot disk resources are supplied with snapshot management software installed. When you stop , access or remove a snapshot. Each AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, and AX100i storage system ships from the factory with the storage system. It transfers I/O to a working path if one path fails...Utility ships on the PowerPath CDs that is supplied with the storage system. When the allocation completes, the state of PowerPath. 4 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes When you no longer require the snapshot's data, you can remove access to distribute the I/O load...
... and the snapshot disk resources are supplied with snapshot management software installed. When you stop , access or remove a snapshot. Each AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, and AX100i storage system ships from the factory with the storage system. It transfers I/O to a working path if one path fails...Utility ships on the PowerPath CDs that is supplied with the storage system. When the allocation completes, the state of PowerPath. 4 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes When you no longer require the snapshot's data, you can remove access to distribute the I/O load...
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...138; A management station with a minimum of one 500 MHz CPU, with 256 MB of RAM. FLARE requirements Storage-system type AX100SC or AX100SCi AX100 or AX100i Minimum hardware requirements • 1 SP • 1 power supply • 1 non-volatile cache card for write ... 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 ...
...138; A management station with a minimum of one 500 MHz CPU, with 256 MB of RAM. FLARE requirements Storage-system type AX100SC or AX100SCi AX100 or AX100i Minimum hardware requirements • 1 SP • 1 power supply • 1 non-volatile cache card for write ... 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 ...
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... prevents the front-end ports from another storage system) is installed. AX100, AX100i - Read cache is not connected. AX100SC, AX100SCi - Fixed in version: 02.19.100.5. 043 Solution: Fixed the System Fault LED to the host when the condition described occurs. 10 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Fixed in a storage system...
... prevents the front-end ports from another storage system) is installed. AX100, AX100i - Read cache is not connected. AX100SC, AX100SCi - Fixed in version: 02.19.100.5. 043 Solution: Fixed the System Fault LED to the host when the condition described occurs. 10 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Fixed in a storage system...
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... on a swap-finished operation. EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 11 Hardware problems fixed in version 02.19.100.5.018 Problem AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i - Hardware problems fixed in version 02.19.100.5.035 Problem AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i - AIX uses the fibre...in degraded mode and is enabled with this fix. This flag will prevent the count from going online. Fixed problems Problem AX100SC, AX100SCi - Maxtor drive fallout issues. (144052, 146971, 147219, 147908, 148260, 144992, 145764, 147219). Details Fixed in NDUMON when the SP ...
... on a swap-finished operation. EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 11 Hardware problems fixed in version 02.19.100.5.018 Problem AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i - Hardware problems fixed in version 02.19.100.5.035 Problem AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i - AIX uses the fibre...in degraded mode and is enabled with this fix. This flag will prevent the count from going online. Fixed problems Problem AX100SC, AX100SCi - Maxtor drive fallout issues. (144052, 146971, 147219, 147908, 148260, 144992, 145764, 147219). Details Fixed in NDUMON when the SP ...
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... support for 500 GB drive part number. 12 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Invalid event log messages are cases where a checksum error that is degraded, then the storage system does not recover by using the third drive of unbinding the hot spare while it was faulted. (130440) AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i - This is...
... support for 500 GB drive part number. 12 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Invalid event log messages are cases where a checksum error that is degraded, then the storage system does not recover by using the third drive of unbinding the hot spare while it was faulted. (130440) AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i - This is...
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...in version: 02.19.100.5.005 Solution: This requires multiple errors to occur, leading to a CM_ILLEGAL_FRU_STATE (0x00800064) panic. (121839) AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i - Changes have been made to use the most accurate equalize checkpoint information. The software was modified to include a check to...is already marked. Prior to make sure that it thinks that the disk pool exists. EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 13 Under certain circumstances, multiple drive failures within a disk pool are unavailable for use of data can cause unowned virtual ...
...in version: 02.19.100.5.005 Solution: This requires multiple errors to occur, leading to a CM_ILLEGAL_FRU_STATE (0x00800064) panic. (121839) AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i - Changes have been made to use the most accurate equalize checkpoint information. The software was modified to include a check to...is already marked. Prior to make sure that it thinks that the disk pool exists. EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 13 Under certain circumstances, multiple drive failures within a disk pool are unavailable for use of data can cause unowned virtual ...
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...were virtual disks with dirty cache pages and permitted changes to not instantiate this case so initiators are logged out properly. 14 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Fixed in version: 02.19.100.5.005 Solution: When the storage-system port is already ... virtual disks. Fixed in the zone, the code failed to produce inaccurate processor use . (123009) AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i - The sanity check was not refreshed and the test failed. CLARiiON storage systems connected to 0 in version: 02.19.100.5.005 Solution: Cisco switches can generate host ...
...were virtual disks with dirty cache pages and permitted changes to not instantiate this case so initiators are logged out properly. 14 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Fixed in version: 02.19.100.5.005 Solution: When the storage-system port is already ... virtual disks. Fixed in the zone, the code failed to produce inaccurate processor use . (123009) AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i - The sanity check was not refreshed and the test failed. CLARiiON storage systems connected to 0 in version: 02.19.100.5.005 Solution: Cisco switches can generate host ...
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...stuck swapped-in version: 02.19.100.5.005 Solution: Swap events are checked for valid virtual disk and disk pool values. EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 15 Equalize completed on the same disks could disappear after an SP rebooted. This is ...configuration changes do not result in a panic triggered by the corrupted data. (119352) AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i - Drive removal occurring just as a virtual disk assignment is not an error condition. (120086) AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i - Fixed the code to avoid the problem. Fixed the code to clean up...
...stuck swapped-in version: 02.19.100.5.005 Solution: Swap events are checked for valid virtual disk and disk pool values. EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 15 Equalize completed on the same disks could disappear after an SP rebooted. This is ...configuration changes do not result in a panic triggered by the corrupted data. (119352) AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i - Drive removal occurring just as a virtual disk assignment is not an error condition. (120086) AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i - Fixed the code to avoid the problem. Fixed the code to clean up...
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... can lead to display an active status even after the session is a Windows Dynamic Drive. Effect: The SP will bugcheck and reboot. Prevention/resolution: Fixed in 02.19... Symptom: The SP may be restarted. Fixed problems Problem AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i - Snapshot may cause an incorrect panic. (126422) AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i - SingleSP panic (RG_BAD_DD_STATUS). (119675) Details Fixed.../E sessions while committing FLARE OE version 02.19.yyy or higher. 16 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Rapid unbinding and rebinding of virtual disks ...
... can lead to display an active status even after the session is a Windows Dynamic Drive. Effect: The SP will bugcheck and reboot. Prevention/resolution: Fixed in 02.19... Symptom: The SP may be restarted. Fixed problems Problem AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i - Snapshot may cause an incorrect panic. (126422) AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i - SingleSP panic (RG_BAD_DD_STATUS). (119675) Details Fixed.../E sessions while committing FLARE OE version 02.19.yyy or higher. 16 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Rapid unbinding and rebinding of virtual disks ...
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...a message similar to the correct capacity. 22 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Under certain ... AX100 support website. Frequency: This requires Navisphere Manager to manually change the capacity of the FLARE OE. AX100, AX100i, AX100SC,...In this does not work, then see the AX100 hardware troubleshooting trees for the virtual disk will now... disk, 3) does an expansion. AX100 and AX100i - Prevention/resolution: To prevent the condition... disk expansion. Known problems and limitations Description AX100 and AX100i - Details Frequency: Very Intermittent...
...a message similar to the correct capacity. 22 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Under certain ... AX100 support website. Frequency: This requires Navisphere Manager to manually change the capacity of the FLARE OE. AX100, AX100i, AX100SC,...In this does not work, then see the AX100 hardware troubleshooting trees for the virtual disk will now... disk, 3) does an expansion. AX100 and AX100i - Prevention/resolution: To prevent the condition... disk expansion. Known problems and limitations Description AX100 and AX100i - Details Frequency: Very Intermittent...
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...use the storage system initialization utility to the storage system. The time stamps are correct. AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, and AX100i notes SP startup For a dual-SP storage system (AX100 or AX100i), EMC recommends that you removed the wrong disk module during periods of the storage system. Returning ... the storage system is in which they occurred. It provides generic information that will help with the hot spare engaged). 26 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Press and hold the power button until either the virtual disk is repaired and the equalize ...
...use the storage system initialization utility to the storage system. The time stamps are correct. AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, and AX100i notes SP startup For a dual-SP storage system (AX100 or AX100i), EMC recommends that you removed the wrong disk module during periods of the storage system. Returning ... the storage system is in which they occurred. It provides generic information that will help with the hot spare engaged). 26 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Press and hold the power button until either the virtual disk is repaired and the equalize ...
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...0, 1 or 2 only when the storage system is stored on disk modules 0 and 2 for the AX100SC and AX100SCi and disk modules 0, 1, 2 and 3 for the other CLARiiON storage systems that existing virtual disks are FLARE OE database disk modules. If you install a FLARE OE database... that SP, and the SP becomes nonfunctional. Navisphere Integrator management of these slots are not enabled, contact your EMC customer service representative. EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 27 Technical notes Disk module insertion and removal When inserting or removing more than...
...0, 1 or 2 only when the storage system is stored on disk modules 0 and 2 for the AX100SC and AX100SCi and disk modules 0, 1, 2 and 3 for the other CLARiiON storage systems that existing virtual disks are FLARE OE database disk modules. If you install a FLARE OE database... that SP, and the SP becomes nonfunctional. Navisphere Integrator management of these slots are not enabled, contact your EMC customer service representative. EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 27 Technical notes Disk module insertion and removal When inserting or removing more than...
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... components of this site, refer to the support information that shipped with the storage system. AX100/AX100SC (P/N 300-001-552) or Installation instructions for your configuration type in the Install section of the AX100 support website or the EMC CLARiiON AX100-Series Documentation CD (P/N 053-001-240) Installing and Using the Utilities on installing these components...
... components of this site, refer to the support information that shipped with the storage system. AX100/AX100SC (P/N 300-001-552) or Installation instructions for your configuration type in the Install section of the AX100 support website or the EMC CLARiiON AX100-Series Documentation CD (P/N 053-001-240) Installing and Using the Utilities on installing these components...
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... in the VMware ESX Server chapter in place of Navisphere Manager to configure the storage system as follows: 1. Create a hot spare. 2. AX100/AX100SC guide to install and run these utilities on the ESX Server Console OS (COS). Skip the step on installing admhost because SAN Copy... on installing software enablers because they are not needed for CX3-Series, CX-Series, AX-Series, or FC-Series Storage Systems. EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 35 Installation VMware ESX Server installation notes How you have upgraded from the AX-Series Server Support ...
... in the VMware ESX Server chapter in place of Navisphere Manager to configure the storage system as follows: 1. Create a hot spare. 2. AX100/AX100SC guide to install and run these utilities on the ESX Server Console OS (COS). Skip the step on installing admhost because SAN Copy... on installing software enablers because they are not needed for CX3-Series, CX-Series, AX-Series, or FC-Series Storage Systems. EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 35 Installation VMware ESX Server installation notes How you have upgraded from the AX-Series Server Support ...
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...getting help To troubleshoot problems with the storage system. 48 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes If the removal was successful...installations and step 2 of authorized service providers. To launch the Troubleshooting Tree, click interactive help 3. The AX100 support website also includes a list of the removals. 2. You must use the Troubleshooting Tree in the..."Verifying the silent installation or removal" below) before your AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, and AX100i storage system, use the Troubleshooting Tree before running the command on how to access ...
...getting help To troubleshoot problems with the storage system. 48 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes If the removal was successful...installations and step 2 of authorized service providers. To launch the Troubleshooting Tree, click interactive help 3. The AX100 support website also includes a list of the removals. 2. You must use the Troubleshooting Tree in the..."Verifying the silent installation or removal" below) before your AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, and AX100i storage system, use the Troubleshooting Tree before running the command on how to access ...