HP StorageWorks X5000 Release Note
HP StorageWorks X5000 Release Note

HP StorageWorks X5000 Release Note

Hp proliant storage server with windows storage server 2003 r2 - release notes (5697-6073, october 2006)
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HP ProLiant
Storage Server with Windows Storage
Server 2003 R2 release notes
These release notes cover HP ProLiant Storage Servers and Data Protection Storage Servers running editions of
Microsoft® Windows Storage Server 2003 R2. For storage servers running Windows Storage Server 2003 SP1, see the
HP ProLiant release notes, part number 379129–401.
Part number: 5697-6073
Second edition: October 2006

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  • Page 1 HP ProLiant Storage Server with Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 release notes These release notes cover HP ProLiant Storage Servers and Data Protection Storage Servers running editions of Microsoft® Windows Storage Server 2003 R2. For storage servers running Windows Storage Server 2003 SP1, see the HP ProLiant release notes, part number 379129–401.
  • Page 3: Product Models

    VERSION: Description These release notes cover HP ProLiant Storage Servers and Data Protection Storage Servers running editions of Microsoft® Windows Storage Server 2003 R2. For storage servers running Windows Storage Server 2003 SP1 or lower, see the HP ProLiant release notes, part number 379129–401. Update recommendation Recommended Supersedes...
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Languages When the Microsoft Multilingual User Interface (MUI) is installed on the HP ProLiant Storage Server, the following languages are available: • French • Italian • German • Japanese • Korean • Simplified Chinese • Spanish • Traditional Chinese Issues and workarounds Issues and their workarounds have been identified and placed into categories.
  • Page 5: Service Release 6.2 Installation

    Service Release 6.2 installation This section details known issues with the installation of Service Release 6.2 or use of the HP NAS Updater utility. Applying this Service Release will update your ProLiant Storage Server using Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 to version 6.2. Version information can be obtained: •...
  • Page 6 Service Release 6.2 installation Issue: Install Shield Error 1607/1628 during Service Release installation Description Installation error 1607: Unable to install Install Shield Scripting Runtime and/or 1628: failed to complete installation may be reported during installation of the Service Release. This error can occur for various reasons, the most prevalent being a driver did not exit properly when the Service Release is run the first time.
  • Page 7 Service Release 6.2 installation Issue: Service Release installation log information Description The Service Release creates an installation log that may be difficult to locate and interpret. Successive installation entries are appended at the end of the log file. In addition to the Service Release installation log, there are supplemental installation logs for reference.
  • Page 8: Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2

    Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 This section describes issues related to Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2. Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Issue: Quotas used Description If files for user accounts are deleted using the local login account, this has the effect of moving user files to the recycle bin instead of removing them from the drive.
  • Page 9: R2 Upgrade

    R2 upgrade This section describes issues related to the upgrade for Windows Storage Server 2003 R2. R2 upgrade Issue: R2 upgrade process requests Windows Server 2003 CD Description When upgrading to Windows Storage Server 2003 R2, you are prompted to insert the Windows Server 2003 CD because files cannot be located.
  • Page 10 R2 upgrade Workaround Go to http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/hpid/ index.html and download the latest version of the HP Insight Diagnostics. Issue: The MPIO drivers on the standard and enterprise systems are not current Description On standard and enterprise systems, the MPIO drivers located in the c:\hpnas\components\sanconnect folder are not up-to-date.
  • Page 11: Hp Storage Server Management Console User Interface

    Run regedit.exe. Navigating to the key “path” under HKEY_LOCAL_MACINE\SOFT- WARE\Hewlett-Packard\R2Upgrade shows the DVD-ROM drive letter. Reassign the DVD-ROM letter to be the same as identified in the previous step. Issue: Installation of Insight Management Agent fails...
  • Page 12 HP Storage Server Management console user interface Description After an upgrade to Windows Storage Server 2003 R2, the system can report the wrong version of the NFS Server being used by the Windows operating system. SFU 3.5 is uninstalled prior to the upgrade and is not on the system. Workaround Not required.
  • Page 13: Configuration

    HP Storage Server Management console user interface Description When creating a new quota using the HP Storage Server Management console, the creation may fail with the event log message: A File Server Resource Manager configuration file or import-export file is corrupted. If the corrupt file is a configuration file, it is required that the system or volume be restored from backup.
  • Page 14: Exchange Databases

    Configuration Workaround This can be caused by the HDMonSvc service not reporting status to the Service Control Manager. In this case it is an incorrect error. Check the event logs for other services that may be reporting a failed condition. Issue: Hardware RAID drive letter setup on DL100 G2 storage server Description...
  • Page 15 Exchange databases Issue: No mail operations available during database file movement Description After the Exchange database files are moved from local storage to the storage server, any mail client accessing the Exchange server must be restarted to resume mail operations. Workaround Refer to Guidelines for Moving Files in the HP Storage Server Service Release Feature Pack Deployment Guide, located at ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/...
  • Page 16: Microsoft Services For Nfs

    Click Other Network File and Print Services, then click Details. Check the Services for Unix box, and get the details. To match the way the Hewlett-Packard Windows Storage Server is shipped from the factory, choose all subcomponents except Microsoft Client for NFS and click OK.
  • Page 17: Additional Applications And Utilities

    Additional applications and utilities This section provides additional information on using certain applications and utilities on the storage server. Additional applications and utilities Issue: Warning message that a Broadcom NIC is not fully certified to support NIC teaming Description Storage Servers using the Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (BACS) application may see a warning message notification stating [0001] Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet is not fully certified for supporting teaming.
  • Page 18 Additional applications and utilities Workaround Use the Array Configuration Utility (ACU) to access the MSA subsystem when volumes are being expanded. Issue: Availability of Special Administration Console (SAC) commands for the DL100 G2 storage server Description SAC is a component of Microsoft’s Emergency Management Services technology in Windows Server 2003 that supports remote management and system recovery for servers not accessible through an in-band connection, such as a local area network (LAN) or Internet.
  • Page 19: Data Protection Manager

    Additional applications and utilities Description A blank page opens as hpapp://ADU/default.htm when the Array Diagnostic Utility 7.40.7.0 is executed. The blank page does not close after the Array Diagnostic Utility is closed. Workaround Close the window manually. Issue: Help files are not displayed for Broadcom Advanced Control Suite Description When selecting the Help button for the Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (Start >...
  • Page 20 Data Protection Manager Description The following warning may be logged to the System Event log for the Data Protection Storage Server: Event Source: SNMP Event ID: 1101 The SNMP Service is ignoring extension agent key SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MSSQLServer\SNMP\Current Version because it is missing or mis-configured. Because DPM only installs a named instance of SQL, it does not create the correct SNMP registry keys.
  • Page 21: System Installation And Recovery Process

    System installation and recovery process This section describes issues related to installing the operating system on a storage server or performing the recovery process. System installation and recovery process Issue: After performing installation or recovery, the machine boots again to the System Installation and Recovery menu rather than the Windows logon screen Description If the recovery DVD is left in the drive of an ML310 G3 storage server, the system...
  • Page 22 Documentation updates Description An incorrect note appears on the first page of chapter 7 in the following March 2006 administration guides: • HP ProLiant DL100 G2 Storage Server administration guide, part number 5697-5587 • HP ProLiant DL380 G4 Storage Server administration guide, part number 5697-5669 •...
  • Page 23: Installation Instructions

    Documentation updates Issue: NIC Teaming appendix needs updating for the ML310 G3, DL380 G4 and DL585 storage servers Description Information and figures in Appendix A (NIC Teaming) of the following administration guides describe version 7.30 of the HP Network Configuration Utility and are outdated: •...

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