Support For A 64-Bit Root Volume; The Service Processor For The N6200 And N7X50T Series Storage Systems - IBM N Series Manual

Support for a 64-bit root volume

Although your storage system is shipped with the root volume in a 32-bit
aggregate, you can designate a different volume to be the new root volume.
Starting in Data ONTAP 8.0.1, you can use a volume in a 64-bit aggregate for
the root volume.
For more information about the root volume, see the IBM System Storage N
series Introduction and Planning Guide. For more information about 64-bit
aggregates and volumes, see the Data ONTAP 8.0 7-Mode Storage Management
Guide.

The Service Processor for the N6200 and N7x50T series storage systems

The Service Processor (SP) is a remote management device that is included in
all system models except for the N3300, N3400, N3600, N5000 series, N6000
series, and N7000 series storage systems. The SP enables you to access,
monitor, and troubleshoot the storage system remotely.
The SP provides the following capabilities:
v The SP enables you to access the storage system remotely to diagnose, shut
down, power-cycle, or reboot the system, regardless of the state of the
storage controller.
The SP is powered by a standby voltage, which is available as long as the
system has input power to at least one of the system's power supplies.
The SP is connected to the system through the serial console. You can log in
to the SP by using a Secure Shell client application from an administration
host. You can then use the SP CLI to monitor and troubleshoot the system
remotely. In addition, you can use the SP to access the system console and
run Data ONTAP commands remotely.
You can access the SP from the system console or access the system console
from the SP. The SP allows you to open both an SP CLI session and a
separate system console session simultaneously.
v The SP monitors environmental sensors and logs system events to help you
take timely and effective service actions in the event that a system problem
occurs.
The SP monitors the system temperatures, voltages, currents, and fan
speeds. When the SP detects that an environmental sensor has reached an
abnormal condition, it logs the abnormal readings, notifies Data ONTAP of
the issue, and takes proactive actions as necessary to send alerts and "down
system" notifications through an AutoSupport message.
If SNMP is enabled for the SP, the SP generates SNMP traps to configured
trap hosts for all "down system" events.
The SP also logs system events such as boot progress, Field Replaceable
Unit (FRU) changes, Data ONTAP-generated events, and SP command
history.
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