IBM Netfinity Fibre Channel Storage Manager Version 7.0 Installation README File This README file contains the latest information about installing IBM Netfinity Fibre Channel Storage Manager. Refer to the "IBM Netfinity Fibre Channel Storage Manager Installation and Support Guide for Windows NT (TM)" for complete installation instructions. Last Update: 12/13/99 CONTENTS ________ 1.0 Updates from Netfinity Fibre Channel RAID Support Version 2.1 (Symplicity 6.22) 1.1 New Features 1.2 Previous Code Levels 1.3 Description of Installation Files 2.0 Installing IBM Netfinity Fibre Channel Storage Manager Updates 2.1 Migration from 6.22 3.0 Helpful Hints 4.0 Current Limitations 4.1 Unsupported Configurations 5.0 Trademarks and Notices ********************************************************************** 1.0 Updates from Netfinity Fibre Channel RAID Support Version 2.1 (Symplicity 6.22) ____________________________________________________________________________________________ The IBM Netfinity Fibre Channel Storage Manager v7.0 is a Java-based tool for managing Netfinity Fibre Channel storage products. The new interface has a similar look-and-feel to ServeRAID (PCI RAID) management for an easier transition from one to the other. 1.1 New Features ____________________________________________________________________________________________ The new Java-based IBM Netfinity Fibre Channel Storage Manager offers: - An easy-to-use management console with intuitive graphical interface - The ability to build shared storage configurations using Storage Partitioning - Firmware enhancements designed to help you manage your Fibre Channel-based storage Java-based implementation simplifies management of Netfinity Fibre Channel Storage Subsystems with: - User-friendly fly-over help on new features and capabilities - Graphical depiction of physical storage subsystem(s) - Automatic device discovery and one-button configuration to reduce the complexity of setting up and configuring the RAID storage subsystem - Remote management capabilities for administration of the Netfinity Fibre Channel Storage Subsystem through corporate firewalls Storage Partitioning is a compelling new feature that allows you to consolidate data storage from multiple servers to a single storage RAID Array subsystem. Storage Partitioning benefits include: - Support for up to four (4) independent hosts enabling the sharing of a single storage resource.(key for implementing storage consolidation and for improving overall system performance) - Overall storage management cost reductions by creating "pools" of available shared storage that can be dynamically allocated on a server-by-server basis New firmware features include: - Support for up to 32 logical units (using Windows NT with Service Pack 5), which offers much greater flexibility in configuring large storage arrays - Background data scrubbing, designed to detect and recover from physical storage media problems before they become a problem at the time a recovery is needed. 1.2 Previous Code Levels ____________________________________________________________________________________________ The following is a list of previous code levels of Netfinity Fibre Channel Storage Manager. 06222515.exe IBM Netfinity Fibre Channel RAID Support Windows NT (TM) Native Version 6.22 06223512.exe IBM Netfinity Fibre Channel RAID Support Windows NT (TM) Networking Version 6.22 03010222.apd IBM Netfinity Fibre Channel RAID Controller Application Firmware 03010002.bwd IBM Netfinity Fibre Channel RAID Controller Boot Firmware 38760SN.dl IBM Netfinity Fibre Channel RAID Controller NVSRAM 1.3 Description of Installation Files ____________________________________________________________________________________________ The following are installation files for IBM Netfinity Fibre Channel Storage Manager 7. Client IBM Netfinity Fibre Channel Storage Manager 7 Client Component RDAC IBM Netfinity Fibre Channel Storage Manager 7 RDAC Driver AGENT IBM Netfinity Fibre Channel Storage Manager 7 Agent Component Migrate IBM Netfinity Fibre Channel Storage Manager 7 Migrate Component MSVM Microsoft (TM) Virtual Machine The following are firmware and NVSRAM files necessary for IBM Netfinity Fibre Channel Storage Manager 7. firmware_04000004.dlp IBM Netfinity Fibre Channel RAID Controller Firmware Package firmware_03010003.dlp IBM Netfinity Fibre Channel RAID Controller Migration Firmware Package NV4766WNT856002.dlp IBM Netfinity Fibre Channel RAID Controller NVSRAM Package NOTE: The firmware packages (*.dlp) contain both bootware and appware and replace the separate packages in previous versions of firmware. The following are script files necessary for IBM Netfinity Fibre Channel Storage Manager 7. These files change NVSRAM settings in the User Configurable Area of NVRAM based on special criteria. This area is used to make changes that might be required by a user to satisfy different Operating environments. networkon.scr Enables direct networking to IBM Netfinity FC RAID Controllers networkoff.scr Disables direct networking to IBM Netfinity FC RAID Controllers reseton.scr Enables propagated reset for Microsoft Clustering environments to IBM Netfinity RAID Controllers resetoff.scr Disables propagated reset for Microsoft Clustering environments to IBM Netfinity RAID Controllers softreseton.scr Enables soft reset setting to IBM Netfinity FC RAID Controllers for Microsoft Clustering environments softresetoff.scr Disables soft reset setting to IBM Netfinity FC RAID Controllers for Microsoft Clustering environments To execute the script files, users must use the Netfinity Fibre Channel Storage Manager Script Tool Option from the Enterprise Mananagement Tools Menu and choose Editor. You can then load the appropriate script file and run. Users may also modify individual NVSRAM Bytes for specific operating systems. For example, if you are using SCO UnixWare 7 or Netware and want only those LUNs that actually exist to be displayed in the initial scan - With the bytes at location x11 and x24 (x = hex) set to the default ship value of 00, NT, SCO, and Netware work properly but SCO and Netware will show more LUNs in their scan than are actually present. You will only be able to use the real ones and will get an error if you try to use the others. This is not normally a concern but is presented for those who might like to change this behavior. By changing offset x24 to x7F, you will only see the actual LUNs. An example of what you would see in the scan for this case with the default values is in order. If you have 1 storage subsystem with dual controllers and each controller is in active mode with controller A having 2 LUNs and controller B having 1 LUN then when controller A is interrogated, it will report that it has 2 LUNs. It will also report that it sees 1 LUN on controller B. So the OS (SCO or Netware) will then show 3 LUNs for this. When controller B is asked, it will report its one LUN and 2 for controller A. This again is 3 to the OS. In the system scan report there will be 6 LUNs reported. Once you have defined the real drives to the OS such as SDIADD in SCO, then this would no longer be a problem. NOTE: Do not change the values from 00 for an NT host. You may need to set offset 0x1c to hex a4 for SCO. For more information please refer to the IBM Netfinity support website. 2.0 Installing IBM Netfinity Fibre Channel Storage Manager Updates ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Before following steps listed in the IBM Netfinity Fibre Channel Storage Manager Installation and Support Guide for Windows, refer to this section for any updates. 2.1 Migration from 6.22 ____________________________________________________________________________________________ In Chapter 3 of IBM Netfinity Fibre Channel Storage Manager Installation and Support Guide for Windows NT, Installing Software in a Standard Configuration, the following changes have been made: 1. Prior to "Install SM7 Migrate" listed on Page 39, add: a. Stop the Disk Array Monitor from the Windows NT Services b. Change Disk Array Monitor Startup Options from Automatic to Manual 2. After "Upgrade Firmware" and Prior to "Complete the Installation" on page 39,add: a. Change Disk Array Monitor Startup Options back to Automatic from Manual b. Start Disk Array Monitor service 3.0 Helpful Hints ____________________________________________________________________________________________ The following are some helpful hints when using IBM Netfinity Fibre Channel Storage Manager 7. 1. There is a connector on the back of the storage subsystem above the serial connectors labeled UPS/GPIO. This connector is used for UPS support. More information will be available at a later date to describe the settings and support for this. Please check the website for this information. 2. If you are removing the subsystem from service, it is strongly recommended that the configuration be removed from the disk drives. This can be done by using a 'Reset Configuration' option to delete the configuration information on the drives.This will leave you with the default LUN 0 which you then should delete. Shutdown the controller(s) and drives and remove the drives. Do not restart the controllers again with the drives attached as this will create the default LUN 0 again. 3. In addition to the possible cases of accidentally removing or failing a good drive you should also be aware that this procedure to revive the drive (see IBM Netfinity Fibre Channel Storage Manager Help Pages on Recovery Options and the section 'Manual Recovery Options') may need to be used on a drive where automatic copyback from a hotspare did not occur. 4. When implementing clustering environments, it is important that you do NOT set a preferred owner for either the cluster group or the quorum resource. 5. If you need to shutdown either server in a clustered environment, you MUST transfer all resources from that node, to the node which is to remain online BEFORE invoking shutdown. If you are installing software on a machine in a production clustered environment, be aware of the potential for the installation process to automatically shutdown or reboot the machine. Ensure that all resources are transferred away from the machine on which software is being installed, if the possibility exists that the installation will reset the machine. Stop Clustering Service on the server to be shutdown. 4.0 Current Limitations ____________________________________________________________________________________________ The following describes current limitations with the code released and/or support configurations. 4.1 Unsupported Configurations ____________________________________________________________________________________________ The following lists configurations that are currently not being supported with this level of code. 1. Fibre Channel loop environments with the IBM Netfinity Fibre Channel Hub in conjunction with the IBM Netfinity Fibre Channel SAN Switch. In this configuration, the hub is connected between the switch and the IBM Netfinity Fibre Channel RAID Controllers. 2. IBM Netfinity Fibre Channel Storage Manager 7 Client Component currently does not support Windows NT-China. 5.0 Trademarks and Notices ___________________________ The following terms are trademarks of the IBM Corporation in the United States or other countries or both: IBM Netfinity Netfinity Fibre Channel Storage Manager UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Limited. Microsoft and Windows are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. IBM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND MERCHANTABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT. BY FURNISHING THIS DOCUMENT, IBM GRANTS NO LICENSES TO ANY PATENTS OR COPYRIGHTS. 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