Enterprise virtual array connectivity 5.1a for hp-ux (7 pages)
Summary of Contents for HP StorageWorks 8000 - NAS
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HP StorageWorks NAS 8000 Version 1.6.0 Release Notes These release notes are for NAS operating system (OS) version 1.6.0. The version number of the NAS OS software appears on the Identity tab of the Command View NAS interface. Figure 1: Identity tab * A7418-96026* A7418-96026...
These release notes appear in the following main categories: Product Changes and Improvements Operating System Command View NAS Web Interface NAS Data Path Manager Release Notes Operating System and Web Interface Applications NAS Data Path Manager Product Changes and Improvements Operating System •...
NAS Data Path Manager • Introduced the new, optional Data Path Manager product. Provides complete fibre channel multipath functionality including path load balancing, path failover, and automatic failback Allows NAS 8000 to continue to operate after failures of HBAs, switches, and disk system controllers Customizable use of paths for load balancing or failover •...
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Command View NAS Tested Configurations • Any browsers that support the Sun Microsystems Java Plug-in (version 1.3.1 or later) should be able to run the Command View NAS interface. Tested configurations include: Client OS/NOS Browser Java plug-in Windows 98 Internet Explorer (IE) 5.5 Service Pack (SP) 0, SP1, SP2 1.3.1.0 Windows 2000 IE 5.5 SP0, SP1, SP2...
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• On an HA system, users may run into difficulty deleting a volume group if they delete the failover package containing the volume group without first deleting any file volumes on that volume group. A volume group cannot be deleted without first removing all file volumes that it contains. However, once a package has been removed, any associated file volumes will not be visible/deletable.
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LUN Management • Do not use another storage array management tool, such as Command View SDM, to delete LUNs associated with NAS 8000 volume groups. Once a volume group is created and associated with a LUN, it is recognized by the NAS 8000 user interface, and must be managed from it to ensure that you do not lose data.
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Storage Quotas For Users and Groups • In quotas, the user/group list is not filtered. Therefore, it is possible to add a user/group quota for a user/group that already has a quota. In this case, the previous user/group quota is overwritten. •...
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• In an HA environment, CA Unicenter reports the first package IP address discovered as the IP address for the cluster. • The NAS icon does not appear correctly in HP TopTools. Virus Guard • A volume being scanned cannot be deleted while the scan task is running. Wait until scan task is complete to delete volume.
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• NetBackup reports "130 - system call" error when encountering large inode values, the backup will fail. With NetBackup 4.5 this can be avoided by setting the NDMP environment variable "SET HIST=P" in the “policy” on sub-tab “file” as the first line. NetBackup 3.4.1 users could add "SET HIST=N", but only complete session restores are then possible.
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Copyright Hewlett-Packard Co. 2003 This information is subject to change without notice and is provided "as is" with no warranty. Hewlett-Packard shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages in connection with the use of this material HP StorageWorks NAS 8000 Version 1.6.0 Release Notes...