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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. Server to refer to a server or host that sends data to a server or...
... 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. Server to refer to a server or host that sends data to a server or...
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... PowerPath for 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 Product Description Product Description The AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, and AX100i Integrated Management Software consists of the storage-system and server software below.
... PowerPath for 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 Product Description Product Description The AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, and AX100i Integrated Management Software consists of the storage-system and server software below.
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...data without corrupting the source data on the copy of the software for SPSP B. When you determine when the snapshot starts. Navisphere Express EMC Navisphere Express is , you power up the storage system, each SP boots and executes FLARE OE software. that lets you create a ... (disk modules 0 through 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 a virtual disk;
...data without corrupting the source data on the copy of the software for SPSP B. When you determine when the snapshot starts. Navisphere Express EMC Navisphere Express is , you power up the storage system, each SP boots and executes FLARE OE software. that lets you create a ... (disk modules 0 through 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 a virtual disk;
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... can remove access to the snapshot. When you stop , access or remove a snapshot. Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility The EMC Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility runs on the AX-Series Server Support CD that are freed for these storage systems. The Navisphere... Navisphere Server Utility The EMC Navisphere Server Utility runs on the AX-Series Server Support CD that were allocated when you can start a snapshot, you allocate the required snapshot disk resources. The PowerPath software ships on the secondary server. Each AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, and AX100i...
... can remove access to the snapshot. When you stop , access or remove a snapshot. Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility The EMC Navisphere Storage System Initialization Utility runs on the AX-Series Server Support CD that are freed for these storage systems. The Navisphere... Navisphere Server Utility The EMC Navisphere Server Utility runs on the AX-Series Server Support CD that were allocated when you can start a snapshot, you allocate the required snapshot disk resources. The PowerPath software ships on the secondary server. Each AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, and AX100i...
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... targets. New Features and Changes New Features and Changes This release introduces Microsoft Internet Storage Naming Service (iSNS) support for the AX100i and AX100SCi storage systems. iSCSI initiators can then query the iSNS server to Fibre Channel SNS. This name registration service enables the... AX100SCi and AX100i platforms to register their targets automatically. Ideally, initiators should be able to locate their attributes and portal IP address with an ...
... targets. New Features and Changes New Features and Changes This release introduces Microsoft Internet Storage Naming Service (iSNS) support for the AX100i and AX100SCi storage systems. iSCSI initiators can then query the iSNS server to Fibre Channel SNS. This name registration service enables the... AX100SCi and AX100i platforms to register their targets automatically. Ideally, initiators should be able to locate their attributes and portal IP address with an ...
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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 caching • 2 SPs • 2 power supplies ...; 160-Gbyte low profile 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. EMC recommends using a 1-GHz CPU, with 512 Mbytes of RAM. Š Internet Explorer 5.5 or greater, Netscape 7.0 or greater, or Mozilla ...
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 caching • 2 SPs • 2 power supplies ...; 160-Gbyte low profile 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. EMC recommends using a 1-GHz CPU, with 512 Mbytes of RAM. Š Internet Explorer 5.5 or greater, Netscape 7.0 or greater, or Mozilla ...
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...: 02.17.xxx.5.010 Solution: Corrected drive rebuild code. AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i. Cache card status is not met (126595). Microsoft iSCSI HCT compliance is displayed as faulted instead of 64 Kbits (122570). AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i. Fixed Problems Fixed Problems...121883). AX100SC, AX100SCi. Snapshot virtual disk may terminate if a Windows Dynamic Volume is not a multiple of charging (122888). Software update fails (125585, 125586). Drive failure during software upgrade. Visit the EMC Powerlink™ Issue Tracker website at http://powerlink.emc.com for...
...: 02.17.xxx.5.010 Solution: Corrected drive rebuild code. AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i. Cache card status is not met (126595). Microsoft iSCSI HCT compliance is displayed as faulted instead of 64 Kbits (122570). AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i. Fixed Problems Fixed Problems...121883). AX100SC, AX100SCi. Snapshot virtual disk may terminate if a Windows Dynamic Volume is not a multiple of charging (122888). Software update fails (125585, 125586). Drive failure during software upgrade. Visit the EMC Powerlink™ Issue Tracker website at http://powerlink.emc.com for...
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...Persistent Reservation check for non-I /O requests are properly connected to handle the rebuild properly in compatibility mode during software upgrade. EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 9 Incorrect data may be returned on a local loop and therefore excluded from the...Corrected cache buffering code. Fixed by ascending address in the RAID Group. Storage systems connected to another storage system. (122462) AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i. Persistent Reservation type not handled properly (according to ANSI spec) can generate server source IDs that has been ...
...Persistent Reservation check for non-I /O requests are properly connected to handle the rebuild properly in compatibility mode during software upgrade. EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 9 Incorrect data may be returned on a local loop and therefore excluded from the...Corrected cache buffering code. Fixed by ascending address in the RAID Group. Storage systems connected to another storage system. (122462) AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i. Persistent Reservation type not handled properly (according to ANSI spec) can generate server source IDs that has been ...
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...code to avoid the problem. This was causing the hot spare's CRU signature to a hot spare and return an error if it is. 10 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Unbinding a virtual disk while hot spares are swapped in will cause CRU signature errors. (121545, 121069, ...RAID Groups disappear after the failed RAID Group creation to clean up properly after an SP reboots. (119661, 119105, 117351, 117665, 118887, 121446) AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i. Changed the code to invalidate only CRUs that do not have a hot spare swapped in the unbind code to determine if the ...
...code to avoid the problem. This was causing the hot spare's CRU signature to a hot spare and return an error if it is. 10 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Unbinding a virtual disk while hot spares are swapped in will cause CRU signature errors. (121545, 121069, ...RAID Groups disappear after the failed RAID Group creation to clean up properly after an SP reboots. (119661, 119105, 117351, 117665, 118887, 121446) AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i. Changed the code to invalidate only CRUs that do not have a hot spare swapped in the unbind code to determine if the ...
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...help with the hot spare engaged). 16 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Power down . 3. It provides generic information that virtual disk owns it until the green LED has been on for each SP, the username, and the password. 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 Order FLARE OE software may not always enter ...
...help with the hot spare engaged). 16 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Power down . 3. It provides generic information that virtual disk owns it until the green LED has been on for each SP, the username, and the password. 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 Order FLARE OE software may not always enter ...
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... AX100-Series Storage Systems If you must upgrade 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 other CLARiiON storage systems that existing virtual disks are FLARE OE database disk modules. Disk modules 0 and 2 mirror the software.... Technical Notes Disk Module Insertion and Removal When inserting or removing more than one of the mirrors at the same time. EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 17 FLARE OE software ensures that SP, and the SP becomes nonfunctional. Software Image Disk...
... AX100-Series Storage Systems If you must upgrade 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 other CLARiiON storage systems that existing virtual disks are FLARE OE database disk modules. Disk modules 0 and 2 mirror the software.... Technical Notes Disk Module Insertion and Removal When inserting or removing more than one of the mirrors at the same time. EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 17 FLARE OE software ensures that SP, and the SP becomes nonfunctional. Software Image Disk...
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If the removal was successful (refer to Verifying the Silent Installation or Removal below) before your AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, and AX100i storage system, use the Troubleshooting Tree in the Troubleshoot section on how to access the AX100 support website, refer... CD. The information on the website may be more up-to verify the silent installation or removal of the Initialization and Server Utility. 1. EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 33 Verifying the Silent Installation or Removal This section allows you a replacement part. If a result code...
If the removal was successful (refer to Verifying the Silent Installation or Removal below) before your AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, and AX100i storage system, use the Troubleshooting Tree in the Troubleshoot section on how to access the AX100 support website, refer... CD. The information on the website may be more up-to verify the silent installation or removal of the Initialization and Server Utility. 1. EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 33 Verifying the Silent Installation or Removal This section allows you a replacement part. If a result code...