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HP StoreVirtual 4000 Release Note

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HP LeftHand Storage Release Notes
HP Part Number: AX696-96225
Published: November 2012
Edition: 8

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  • Page 1 HP LeftHand Storage Release Notes HP Part Number: AX696-96225 Published: November 2012 Edition: 8...
  • Page 2 © Copyright 2009, 2012 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.

  • Page 3: Updated Software Components In This Release

    Version: SAN/iQ software version 10.0.00.1888 HP LeftHand Failover Manager for VMware vSphere and HP LeftHand Failover Manager for Microsoft Hyper-V software version 10.0.00.1888 HP LeftHand Centralized Management Console version 10.0.00.1888 HP LeftHand Command-Line Interface (CLI) version 10.0.0.1574 HP LeftHand Application Integration Solution Pack (was HP P4000 Windows Solution Pack) version 10.0.00.1460 HP LeftHand Application Aware Snapshot Manager (was VSS) version 10.0.00.1488 HP LeftHand DSM for Microsoft MPIO version 10.0.00.1486 (installs Microsoft certified DSM...

  • Page 4: Platforms Supported For This Release

    Platforms supported for this release Upgrades to version 10.0 software are available for the following platforms: HP StoreVirtual 4130 HP StoreVirtual 4330 HP StoreVirtual 4330 FC HP P4900 G2 HP P4800 G2 HP StoreVirtual VSA for VMware vSphere HP StoreVirtual VSA for Microsoft Hyper-V HP P4500 G2 HP P4300 G2 HP P4000 VSA...
  • Page 5 The SAN Status Page now has an Active Tasks Status Pane, which allows you to monitor the progress of snapshot creation and deletion, volume resynchronization and restriping, and RAID rebuilding Performance Enhancements including the following: ◦ Multi-threading capabilities allow for improved application performance ◦...
  • Page 6 NOTE: The patch fixes the problem that caused the storage system (node) to fail when multiple commands are sent. However, even with the patch installed, sending multiple commands to one storage system (node) could cause the storage system to respond more slowly or time out. It is the script programmer’s responsibility to handle non-fatal errors returned by the CLI, including timeouts.
  • Page 7 The version of a store operation request was not logged prior to the request causing an upgrade to fail. Logging the version will aid in future troubleshooting. Enabled the RPC load balancing policy to be changed to round robin from the default of linear when upgrading from 9.0 to 9.5.
  • Page 8 window displays automatically when the CMC is first opened. You can also access it by select SAN Status Page in the navigation pane. ◦ Identify the type of patch (urgent, recommended, informational) in the notifications window so you can quickly determine the importance of the patch. ◦...
  • Page 9 Wording changes were made in the "Getting Started" wizard. Users can obtain software patches for currently installed software after a new upgrade has been posted to the FTP site. Application Aware Snapshot Manager Memory resource allocation during a managed snapshot is not completely returned to the system for reuse.

  • Page 10: Version Requirements

    Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows Server 2012 Datacenter HP StoreVirtual VSA on Windows Server 2012 The VSA installer will run on Windows Server 2012. Deploying a VSA for Hyper-V or a Failover Manager from a Windows Server 2012 system is supported. vCenter installation on Windows Server 2012 is currently not supported by VMware.
  • Page 11 Upgrades and Manager Quorum Alarms In version 10.0, the notifications for optimum manager configuration in a management group move from the Best Practice Summary to Alarms. Therefore, when you upgrade to version 10.0, you might receive alarms about any manager configurations that do not meet the recommended best practice. Compatibility/interoperability For a complete list of supported SAN/iQ software releases and application software compatibility, including for the Failover Manager, Microsoft Windows, and VMware Server, see the HP P4000 SAN...
  • Page 12 HP LeftHand Centralized Management Console The CMC does not show results if you try to convert volumes to Network RAID-5 to free up space in the cluster You cannot convert volumes from Network RAID–10 to Network RAID–5 as a way to save space. If you attempt this, it will cause volumes to hang and the only fix is to delete volumes.

  • Page 13: Notifications And Alerts

    in the Disk Manager. You must re-install and configure the DSM for MPIO after the operating system upgrade. DSM for MPIO I/O may stall With the DSM for MPIO installed on configurations with a large number of volumes and iSCSI connections, when a maintenance activity like an upgrade/patch installation, or any other activity that is related to volumes like snapshots or restriping, occurs on the HP LeftHand Storage, there can be delayed I/O.

  • Page 14: Fibre Channel

    Fibre Channel HP-UX servers cannot see SAN/iQ Fibre Channel LUNs Fibre Channel on SAN/iQ does not work with HPUX and is not supported at this time. Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V cluster shows disk errors on the active node during scheduled application-managed snapshots when using Fibre Channel The snapshot process quiesces the volume, then takes the snapshot, then mounts the snapshot using Fibre Channel, then unmounts the snapshot.

  • Page 15: Installation And Upgrades

    Undefined and Unknown values are showing for Usage Remaining and Wear Status of drives under SmartSSD Wear Gauge in System Management Homepage for P4900 G2 SSDs The System Management Homepage displays incorrect values for the SSD status. The correct status is viewable on the ADU. The CMC also reports the correct status in the following locations: ◦...
  • Page 16 Blank windows appear when installing the CMC on an HP-UX 1 1 server If blank windows appear during an installation of the CMC and you are using the HP-UX Window Manager (SXM/CDE), check the default font. If it is white, change it to black and begin the installer again.
  • Page 17 The current Japanese translation gives a wrong meaning for the word “Complete” in the CMC Installation Wizard. This issue will be corrected in a future release. On Windows 2008 Server, if proxy is configured, the VSA installer cannot connect to the ESX Server If proxy settings are configured on the Windows 2008 Server on which you are attempting to run the VSA installer, the installer is unable to connect to the ESX Server.

  • Page 18: Remote Copy

    Networking In rare situations, creating a bond may result in an event notice Due to timing issues in the software, after you create a new bond, the event notice NIC Motherboard:Port2=down may appear. You can safely ignore this event. To verify that the bond was created correctly, check the status of the bond by navigating to the storage system Network category and select the TCP/IP tab.
  • Page 19 Open the service property page. Select logon type. Change the logon type from Local Service to the account that has administrative credentials. An error occurs when an application-managed snapshot is created during NIC failover on an application server If an application-managed snapshot is created while a NIC failover is in progress on an application server, the following error may display in the Windows event log: App-Managed SS Failed: Could not get list of volumes on server Wait until the NIC failover has completed.
  • Page 20 Volume Shadow Copy Service error: Unexpected error querying for the IVssWriterCallback interface. hr = 0x80070005, Access is denied. This message can be ignored. The snapshot was take successfully on the cluster server where the volume resides. Scheduled application-managed snapshots fail intermittently if volumes have active I/O This issue occurs if there are cluster shared volumes in the configuration and the I/O load is set to 8K OLTP.
  • Page 21 Application Environment IP Address to Use Note VMware vCenter server IP address Required Windows Volume Shadow Copy Physical IP address of the server Generally required Service (VSS) hosting the VSS Provider Windows Failover Cluster Physical IP address of each server Required Environment hosting a VSS Provider in the...

  • Page 22: Hp Technical Support

    On a Windows 2008 Server, if proxy is configured, the VSA installer cannot connect to the ESX Server If proxy settings are configured on the Windows 2008 Server and you are using the VSA installer on that server, the installer will not be able to connect to the ESX Server. First disable any proxy settings and then run the VSA installer.
  • Page 23 Before contacting HP, collect the following information: Product model names and numbers Technical support registration number (if applicable) Product serial numbers Error messages Operating system type and revision level Detailed questions You can find more information about the HP LeftHand Storage products from the Manuals page of the HP Business Support Center website: http://www.hp.com/support/LeftHandManuals Receive support alerts (such as Customer Advisories), driver updates, software, firmware, and customer...

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