8x00 Enterprise Virtual Array release notes (XCS 6.220) (5697-8035, April 2009)

Fixes

The following issues have been resolved in XCS 6.220:

• Resolved an issue in which the controller blowers failed within a short span of time.

• The battery test algorithm has been improved.

• SCSI support for the “Set Peripheral Device” identifier has been implemented.

• The algorithm for handling SCSI inquiry timeouts caused by failing disk drives has been enhanced.

• Event reporting no longer incorrectly logs events pertaining to unsupported drive firmware.

• Fibre Channel utility ping from B-class and C-class switches are now supported.

• Resolved an EVA termination issue caused by unpresenting a snapshot.

• Resolved a controller termination issue occurring when one controller is not available and the

other controller runs out of resources while processing host requests.

• Windows MPIO DSM 3.00.00 or later no longer retains the paths to the deleted snapshots.

• Addressed an issue which would cause a disk drive revert operation to stall.

• Resolved a controller termination issue caused when an attempt was made to incorrectly realize

a logical disk on both controllers after a Vraid1 failure.

• Event logs now record the beginning of an instant restore operation.

• Resolved an array performance issue that could occur after a disk drive failure and RSS split/merge

operations.

• The disk drive temperature is now available and the status displays correctly.

Upgrade and downgrade paths

For details about supported upgrade paths to XCS 6.220, see Table 3.1, Upgrade support for controller

software versions, in the HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array compatibility reference. For details

about supported downgrade paths from XCS 6.220, see Table 3.2, Downgrade support for controller

software versions, in the compatibility reference.

For upgrade instructions, see the HP StorageWorks 4x00/6x00/8x00 Enterprise Virtual Array

updating product software guide (XCS 6.220). You can download these documents from the following

website:

http://www.hp.com/support/manuals

Under storage, click Disk Storage Systems, and then select the applicable array model under EVA

Disk Arrays.

Upgrading controllers

To upgrade from an HSV200-A or HSV210-A controller to an HSV200-B or HSV210-B controller, HP

requires that you also upgrade both I/O modules (A and B) to AD623C (I/O Module A) and AD624C

(I/O Module B) on each disk enclosure. If you are upgrading to an EVA6100 (HSV200-B) or EVA8100

(HSV210-B) and you do not already have the 30-10022-01 loop switches installed, you must also

upgrade the loop switches to 30-10022-01. For more information on the required components for

controller model upgrades, see the HP 4100/6100/8100 StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array

Family QuickSpecs document.

For more information on storage system behavior during a firmware upgrade, see the HP StorageWorks

4x00/6x00/8x00 Enterprise Virtual Array updating product software guide (XCS 6.220).