Sun Microsystems StorageTek 2500 Series Release Notes
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- Page 1 ™ Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Release Notes Release 1.0 Sun Microsystems, Inc. www.sun.com Part No. 820-0031-10 April 2007, Revision A Submit comments about this document at: http://www.sun.com/hwdocs/feedback...
- Page 2 Copyright 2007 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 4150 Network Circle, Santa Clara, Californie 95054, Etats-Unis. Tous droits réservés. Sun Microsystems, Inc. a les droits de propriété intellectuels relatants à la technologie qui est décrit dans ce document. En particulier, et sans la limitation, ces droits de propriété...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Features in This Release 1 Sun StorageTek 2500 Array Features 2 Sun StorageTek 2540 Array 2 Auto Service Request Feature 2 Premium Features 3 2500 Series Array Ship Kit Contents 3 Sun StorageTek 2540 Array Controller Kit 3 Sun StorageTek 2501 Array Expansion Kit 4 Management Software 4 Release Firmware 4 System Requirements 5... - Page 4 Documentation Issues 16 Operational Information 17 Release Documentation 18 Service Contact Information 19 Third-Party Web Sites 19 Sun StorageTek 2500 Array Release Notes • April 2007...
- Page 5 Tables 2540 Array and Disk Firmware for Release 1.0 5 TABLE 1 Supported Disk Drives 6 TABLE 2 Supported Data Host Platforms for 2540 Arrays 7 TABLE 3 Required Solaris Patches for Data Host Platforms 7 TABLE 4...
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Page 7: Features In This Release
Sun StorageTek 2500 Array. These release notes cover the Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array, Release 1.0 and Release 6.17.52 firmware, and related hardware issues. For information on management software requirements, operations, and issues, see the Sun StorageTek Common Array Manager Software Release Notes, Release 5.1.2 or higher. -
Page 8: Sun Storagetek 2500 Array Features
Sun Technical Support Center when critical events occur. Critical alarms generate an automatic Service Request case. The notifications enable Sun Service to respond faster and more accurately to critical on-site issues. Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Release Notes • April 2007... -
Page 9: Premium Features
Note – Storage domain licenses are required to map initiators on data hosts to volumes. 2500 Series Array Ship Kit Contents The Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array controller and expansion trays are shipped separately. The following is a list of the contents in the tray ship kits. Sun StorageTek 2540 Array Controller Kit... -
Page 10: Sun Storagetek 2501 Array Expansion Kit
The Sun StorageTek Common Array Manager software (5.1.2 and above) provides you with an easy-to-use interface to configure, manage, and monitor Sun StorageTek storage systems, including the Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array. You can also use the Common Array Manager software to diagnose problems, view events, and monitor the health of your array. -
Page 11: System Requirements
■ System Requirements The software and hardware products that have been tested and qualified to work with the Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array are described in the following sections: “Disk Drives and Tray Capacity” on page 6 ■ “Data Host Requirements” on page 6 ■... -
Page 12: Disk Drives And Tray Capacity
You must install data host multipathing software on each data host that communicates with the Sun StorageTek 2540 Array. Follow the instructions in the Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Hardware Installation Guide to download and install the software from the Sun Download Center. -
Page 13: Using The Interop Tool To Find Supported Hbas
Solaris 10 x64 125019 patch Using the InterOp Tool to Find Supported HBAs Sun provides an online tool to get the latest information about supported hosts, HBAs, switches, and drivers. https://extranet.stortek.com/interop/interop Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Release Notes, Release 1.0... -
Page 14: Installing Firmware
Common Array Manager upgrade software will detect it and provide a means to upgrade to the new firmware versions required for this release. The upgrade software is included on the Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array CD, or in the package you obtain from the Sun Download Center: http://www.sun.com/software/download/... -
Page 15: Known Issues
If a recommended workaround is available for a bug, it follows the bug description. Hardware and Firmware Issues This section describes general issues related to the Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array hardware and firmware. Veritas ASL Is Not Supported in This Release Bug 6497666 –... - Page 16 Bug 6509331 – In Solaris, under heavy data traffic, host-initiated failover may generate error messages in /var/adm/messages even though the failover is successful. Workaround – In the CLI, use the Solaris luxadm command to verify that the failover was successful. Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Release Notes • April 2007...
- Page 17 Note that the primary controller is online. 2. Issue the failover command. An error meesage is generated indicating failure. $ luxadm failover secondary /dev/rdsk/c9t600A0B8000245D4C0000310A458A852Bd0s2 Error: Unable to perform failover, standby path unavailable Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Release Notes, Release 1.0...
- Page 18 State ONLINE Controller /devices/ssm@0,0/pci@18,600000/SUNW,qlc@1,1/fp@0,0 Device Address 202500a0b8245db7,5 Host controller port WWN 210100e08ba83b2e Class primary State STANDBY Note that the secondary controller is now online, indicating that the failover occurred. Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Release Notes • April 2007...
- Page 19 Bug 6503171 – Battery event messages do not specify which of the two controllers the referenced battery is in. For battery events, the array only reports the tray where it occurs, not the slot. Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Release Notes, Release 1.0...
- Page 20 2. If the environmental temperature is adequate but the event log indicates a temperature in the Power/Fan CRU of 55 degrees or greater and if the problem persists for greater than 24 hours, contact support. Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Release Notes • April 2007...
- Page 21 Advisor procedure for replacing drives is followed, the step to verify that the disk is ready to remove may not list the failed disk. Workaround – Use an alternative menu option, Array Troubleshooting and Recovery, to view the status of the disk. Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Release Notes, Release 1.0...
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Page 22: Documentation Issues
Documentation Issues This section describes known issues and bugs related to the online help, the command-line interface sscs man page, or any other Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array release documentation. 2530 Array References in Documentation are Premature The Sun StorageTek 2500 Array Hardware Installation Guide has references to the Sun StorageTek 2500 Array, which features SAS hardware and configuration. -
Page 23: Operational Information
Using a Volume Before It Is Fully Initialized When you create a volume and label it, you can start using the volume before it is fully initialized. Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Release Notes, Release 1.0... -
Page 24: Release Documentation
(it is field-replaceable). Release Documentation Following is a list of documents related to the Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array. For any document number with nn as a version suffix, use the most current version available. -
Page 25: Service Contact Information
Instructions for installing the Sun Sun Fire Cabinet Installation and Reference 806-2942-nn Fire cabinet Manual In addition, the Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array includes the following online documentation: Sun StorageTek Common Array Manager online help ■ Contains system overview and configuration information. - Page 26 Sun StorageTek 2500 Series Array Release Notes • April 2007...
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