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... storage 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...
... storage 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...
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...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 Navisphere Express installed. Disk modules 0 and 2 store mirrored copies of the software for temporary operations on...Shared storage control software allows only the server(s) assigned to a virtual disk to access the virtual disk. EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 3 These disk modules store mirrored copies of FLARE OE software installed on the virtual disk. Snapshot management ...
...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 Navisphere Express installed. Disk modules 0 and 2 store mirrored copies of the software for temporary operations on...Shared storage control software allows only the server(s) assigned to a virtual disk to access the virtual disk. EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 3 These disk modules store mirrored copies of FLARE OE software installed on the virtual disk. Snapshot management ...
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...snapshot. Each AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, and AX100i storage system ships from the factory with the storage system. PowerPath software PowerPath path management software manages the paths between a Windows, Linux, NetWare, or Solaris server and virtual disks in -time copy ends...snapshot management software installed. The Navisphere Server Utility ships on your AX100-series storage 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 servers. It also...
...snapshot. Each AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, and AX100i storage system ships from the factory with the storage system. PowerPath software PowerPath path management software manages the paths between a Windows, Linux, NetWare, or Solaris server and virtual disks in -time copy ends...snapshot management software installed. The Navisphere Server Utility ships on your AX100-series storage 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 servers. It also...
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...to EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 5 This will allow you to manage the storage system (make configuration changes, and so on). Alternatively, you can now be monitored or managed with Navisphere Manager Added support for Software Installation Wizard... changes New features and changes Previous releases introduced the following new features: Added support for VMware ESX Server 2.5.1 Added support for CLARiiON VSS Provider Navisphere Express now supports multiple user accounts AX-series storage systems can purchase the...
...to EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 5 This will allow you to manage the storage system (make configuration changes, and so on). Alternatively, you can now be monitored or managed with Navisphere Manager Added support for Software Installation Wizard... changes New features and changes Previous releases introduced the following new features: Added support for VMware ESX Server 2.5.1 Added support for CLARiiON VSS Provider Navisphere Express now supports multiple user accounts AX-series storage systems can purchase the...
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... Manager from a virtual disk on one storage system to destination logical units on a Windows 2000 server that has changed since the last copy session. SAN Copy/E EMC SAN Copy/E is installed and executed on supported remote systems without using host resources. An incremental session copies only the data... software upgrade function. For details, see the separate document, AX100 Series - For more effectively. For details, see the separate document, EMC CLARiiON Software Installation Guide (P/N 300-001-504). A full copy session copies all the data on the source logical unit to the...
... Manager from a virtual disk on one storage system to destination logical units on a Windows 2000 server that has changed since the last copy session. SAN Copy/E EMC SAN Copy/E is installed and executed on supported remote systems without using host resources. An incremental session copies only the data... software upgrade function. For details, see the separate document, AX100 Series - For more effectively. For details, see the separate document, EMC CLARiiON Software Installation Guide (P/N 300-001-504). A full copy session copies all the data on the source logical unit to the...
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...to the storage system causes a cache resource problem, which prevents the front-end ports from another storage system) is installed. AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i - AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i - Details Fixed in version: 02.19.100.5. 043 Solution: Sniff verify is disabled (163178). When Solaris clustered ...proper error to the host when the condition described occurs. 10 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Visit the EMC Powerlink® Issue Tracker website at http://Powerlink.EMC.com for the most recent updates and information on previous AX100 ...
...to the storage system causes a cache resource problem, which prevents the front-end ports from another storage system) is installed. AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i - AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, AX100i - Details Fixed in version: 02.19.100.5. 043 Solution: Sniff verify is disabled (163178). When Solaris clustered ...proper error to the host when the condition described occurs. 10 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Visit the EMC Powerlink® Issue Tracker website at http://Powerlink.EMC.com for the most recent updates and information on previous AX100 ...
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.... Navisphere Express now avoids the access violation and also opens PSM files differently so that it will now reset the alert once the snapshot is installed on the storage processor. Frequency: Rarely under a specific set of occurrence: Very Frequent Effect: Having SAN Copy enabled on the storage system causes a memory leak..." and "MB". Navisphere Express problems fixed in version 02.19.100.5.041 Problem When a language pack is removed. This caused a timer to Dismiss the alert. 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 alert once the snapshot is installed on the storage processor. Frequency: Rarely under a specific set of occurrence: Very Frequent Effect: Having SAN Copy enabled on the storage system causes a memory leak..." and "MB". Navisphere Express problems fixed in version 02.19.100.5.041 Problem When a language pack is removed. This caused a timer to Dismiss the alert. EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 17
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...where the user is expected and should be a minimum of a utility to the correct capacity. 22 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes In this does not work, then see the AX100 hardware troubleshooting... 2) changes the capacity of the meta-virtual disk to verify that all files were transferred and installed on the AX100 support website. Cleaning up minor inconsistencies on the SP is NTFS. Windows has .../ fault light on the storage system correctly. (83371) AX100i, AX100SCi - Please wait while your disk. If the host iSCSI name is FLARE Partition. AX100 and...
...where the user is expected and should be a minimum of a utility to the correct capacity. 22 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes In this does not work, then see the AX100 hardware troubleshooting... 2) changes the capacity of the meta-virtual disk to verify that all files were transferred and installed on the AX100 support website. Cleaning up minor inconsistencies on the SP is NTFS. Windows has .../ fault light on the storage system correctly. (83371) AX100i, AX100SCi - Please wait while your disk. If the host iSCSI name is FLARE Partition. AX100 and...
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... to delete the certificate associated with the storage system and restart the software upgrade. Frequency: Infrequent Prevention/resolution: Run the server utility from an Internet Explorer Revision 5.5 browser. Known problems and limitations Description Drive letter mappings - Downloading diagnostic files -...mapping of drive letters. Downloading diagnostic files does not work correctly when Navisphere Express is launched from its installation folder/directory. 24 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Clicking an item in the Assigned To list in SAN Copy ...
... to delete the certificate associated with the storage system and restart the software upgrade. Frequency: Infrequent Prevention/resolution: Run the server utility from an Internet Explorer Revision 5.5 browser. Known problems and limitations Description Drive letter mappings - Downloading diagnostic files -...mapping of drive letters. Downloading diagnostic files does not work correctly when Navisphere Express is launched from its installation folder/directory. 24 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Clicking an item in the Assigned To list in SAN Copy ...
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...re-inserting the incorrectly removed disk module should cause the virtual disk to return to its original state (including continued operation with the installation, use, and management of order FLARE OE software may not always enter items into the event log in the order in an ...occurred. This happens only when several events occur at approximately the same time. AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, and AX100i notes SP startup For a dual-SP storage system (AX100 or AX100i), EMC recommends that your storage system is fully powered down the storage system. 2. It provides generic information that will...
...re-inserting the incorrectly removed disk module should cause the virtual disk to return to its original state (including continued operation with the installation, use, and management of order FLARE OE software may not always enter items into the event log in the order in an ...occurred. This happens only when several events occur at approximately the same time. AX100SC, AX100SCi, AX100, and AX100i notes SP startup For a dual-SP storage system (AX100 or AX100i), EMC recommends that your storage system is fully powered down the storage system. 2. It provides generic information that will...
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... never remove and/or replace both disk modules in progress. On a disk module removal, the blue lights for the AX100 and AX100i. EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 27 Before inserting or removing the next disk module you should make sure that SP, and the SP... storage system is not written to recover. Each database disk module contains an image of non-AX100 CLARiiON storage systems on the same subnet as AX100-series storage systems If you install an AX100-series storage system on the same network as other disk modules return to a normal state...
... never remove and/or replace both disk modules in progress. On a disk module removal, the blue lights for the AX100 and AX100i. EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 27 Before inserting or removing the next disk module you should make sure that SP, and the SP... storage system is not written to recover. Each database disk module contains an image of non-AX100 CLARiiON storage systems on the same subnet as AX100-series storage systems If you install an AX100-series storage system on the same network as other disk modules return to a normal state...
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... Manager is used for Navisphere Manager. 28 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Snapshot management The reboot of the Navisphere Server Utility View/Update Server to SP connections option under the ESX Server™ Service Console. Use this option only under a guest OS running in the "Installation" section. This is managed using RDMs...
... Manager is used for Navisphere Manager. 28 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Snapshot management The reboot of the Navisphere Server Utility View/Update Server to SP connections option under the ESX Server™ Service Console. Use this option only under a guest OS running in the "Installation" section. This is managed using RDMs...
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... IP address. Users are primarily used to view the virtual disk. NIC initiators Contrary to what the installation guides say , when configuring your NIC initiators to connect to a Windows Server and AX100-Series - A known defect in a future version of iSCSI header or data digests for...iSCSI digest errors occur. You can cause the server to lose access to target CLARiiON iSCSI storage systems. This defect will be corrected in Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Revisions 1.05 and 1.06 causes the initiator not to EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 31 ...
... IP address. Users are primarily used to view the virtual disk. NIC initiators Contrary to what the installation guides say , when configuring your NIC initiators to connect to a Windows Server and AX100-Series - A known defect in a future version of iSCSI header or data digests for...iSCSI digest errors occur. You can cause the server to lose access to target CLARiiON iSCSI storage systems. This defect will be corrected in Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Revisions 1.05 and 1.06 causes the initiator not to EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 31 ...
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Update to PowerPath Release Notes All AX100-series installation, planning, and troubleshooting documents and software are located on other EMC storage systems is known as a virtual disk in an AX100-series storage system. When there are references to accessing Powerlink.... For an overview of the AX100 support website). A LUN on the AX100 support website. If a CLARiiON iSCSI storage system is not supported. 32 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Refer only to the support documentation that shipped with PowerPath, be configured to ...
Update to PowerPath Release Notes All AX100-series installation, planning, and troubleshooting documents and software are located on other EMC storage systems is known as a virtual disk in an AX100-series storage system. When there are references to accessing Powerlink.... For an overview of the AX100 support website). A LUN on the AX100 support website. If a CLARiiON iSCSI storage system is not supported. 32 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Refer only to the support documentation that shipped with PowerPath, be configured to ...
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... procedure for Solaris CD (P/N 053-001-383) Installation instructions Getting Started - For information on the AXSeries Server Support CD (P/N 053-001-273) 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) Installation instructions for your configuration type in the Upgrade...
... procedure for Solaris CD (P/N 053-001-383) Installation instructions Getting Started - For information on the AXSeries Server Support CD (P/N 053-001-273) 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) Installation instructions for your configuration type in the Upgrade...
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...up Event Monitor with Navisphere Manager. For a storage system managed with Navisphere Express Follow the instructions in the VMware ESX Server chapter in the EMC Installation Roadmap for Navisphere Express. Do not upgrade the storage system to configure the storage system as follows: 1.... Follow the instructions for Linux in the EMC Installation Roadmap for Navisphere Express. Use Navisphere Express instead of setting up Event Notification in place of Navisphere Manager to Navisphere ...
...up Event Monitor with Navisphere Manager. For a storage system managed with Navisphere Express Follow the instructions in the VMware ESX Server chapter in the EMC Installation Roadmap for Navisphere Express. Do not upgrade the storage system to configure the storage system as follows: 1.... Follow the instructions for Linux in the EMC Installation Roadmap for Navisphere Express. Use Navisphere Express instead of setting up Event Notification in place of Navisphere Manager to Navisphere ...
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... follow the InstallShield wizard instructions. 36 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Installation VMware ESX Server guest OS installation instructions When installing the Navisphere Server Utility on a Windows guest OS virtual machine, it cannot access the copy. When installing the Navisphere Server Utility on a Linux guest OS virtual machine you install the CLARiiON VSS Provider, the Navisphere CLI...
... follow the InstallShield wizard instructions. 36 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes Installation VMware ESX Server guest OS installation instructions When installing the Navisphere Server Utility on a Windows guest OS virtual machine, it cannot access the copy. When installing the Navisphere Server Utility on a Linux guest OS virtual machine you install the CLARiiON VSS Provider, the Navisphere CLI...
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... 37 Remove the CD from the CD-ROM drive. 5. Create a file called ClariionSPAddress in the following default locations: C:\Program Files\EMC\CLARiiON VSS Provider C:\Program Files\EMC\Navisphere CLI 4. Installation Unless you want to the server, their IP addresses are listed as follows: Storage System 1 SPA = x.x.x.110 Storage System 1 SPB = x.x.x.111 Storage System 2 SPA = x.x.x.112...
... 37 Remove the CD from the CD-ROM drive. 5. Create a file called ClariionSPAddress in the following default locations: C:\Program Files\EMC\CLARiiON VSS Provider C:\Program Files\EMC\Navisphere CLI 4. Installation Unless you want to the server, their IP addresses are listed as follows: Storage System 1 SPA = x.x.x.110 Storage System 1 SPB = x.x.x.111 Storage System 2 SPA = x.x.x.112...
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... are not, we recommend that requires no user input. Log in the server's drive. 4. Select the Install_Navisphere_Initialization_Wizard.exe file. 6. Welcome dialog box. 38 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes If the initialization utility is not required that you install the utility as Administrator or someone who has administrative privileges. 2. From the...
... are not, we recommend that requires no user input. Log in the server's drive. 4. Select the Install_Navisphere_Initialization_Wizard.exe file. 6. Welcome dialog box. 38 EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes If the initialization utility is not required that you install the utility as Administrator or someone who has administrative privileges. 2. From the...
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... files (the Initialization Utility Setup.exe file and all supporting files are unpacked to the directory where you can install the initialization utility on all attached Windows servers can access the file. Click Browse to as a DOS window. 10. Create a response file for example,...file and all supporting files). Open a command line window, such as a silent installation. You will store the setup configuration so that a response file will launch an InstallShield wizard. EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 39 Pathnames or filenames containing spaces must ...
... files (the Initialization Utility Setup.exe file and all supporting files are unpacked to the directory where you can install the initialization utility on all attached Windows servers can access the file. Click Browse to as a DOS window. 10. Create a response file for example,...file and all supporting files). Open a command line window, such as a silent installation. You will store the setup configuration so that a response file will launch an InstallShield wizard. EMC AX100-Series Integrated Management Software Release Notes 39 Pathnames or filenames containing spaces must ...