HP StorageWorks Clustered File System 3.6.0 Windows Storage Server Edition (software-only) Release Notes (432086-004, February 2008)

For the maximum flexibility and fine-grained failure handling, have only one Virtual File Share per Virtual
CIFS Server if possible. This will not always be possible, as in some consolidation scenarios where
legacy server/share names must be preserved.
FS Option for C
IFS cannot remove share that is a DFS root target [16464]
If you have a CI
FS sharethat is also a DFSroot target, theDFS servicemust bestoppedbeforethe share
can
be removed
.
Occasionally it is necessary to remove shares managed by FS Option for CIFS, such as
at
shutdown t
ime. If FS Option for CIFS is unable to stop the DFS service, it will not be able to remove
such shares and they will remain after the product has stopped.
Until you implement a workaround, this problem can randomly impact availability for some clients.
Workarounds
.
Restart the product (although the share remains, the product will function correctly); or
manually rem
ove the share after the product has stopped (either use DFS configuration tools to remove
the
share, or stop DFS, remove the share, and then restart D FS).
To avoid this problem, do not use a share man aged by FS Option for CIFS as a DFS root target. Instead,
use NTFS for D FS root targets and use PSFS for DFS link targets.
monitor_agent log file can grow excessively [14083]
The monitor_agent.log file can grow to approximately 10 MB before it is rotated. When the file is rotated,
the
previous five copies are saved. The current and saved log files can total approximately 60 MB.
Workaround—To limit the size of the log file and the saved copies, you can change the rotation threshold
of
the monitor_agent.log file. For example, to set the size of the file to 1 MB (6 MB total), add the
following line to the end of the Clustered File System pstrace.ini file.
monitor_agent.log 1000
The file is in the following location, where C: is the drive where Clustered File System is installed:
C:\Program Files\PolyServe\MatrixServer\conf\pstrace.ini.
Virtual
CIFS shares are not available after Windows Server 2003 Service Pack
1
is installed [16049]
This situation affects only the cluster node that is hosting the Virtual CIFS Server. Normal client activity is
not affected. This is a known Microsoft Windows issue. Refer to the following Microsoft Knowledge Base
article for more information.
h
ttp:/
/support.microsoft.com/kb/926642
Environment issues and workarounds
The following environment issues affect the operation of HP Clustered File SystemGatewaySystem.
QLogic Switch login can cause HP Clustered File SystemGateway failures [7435]
HP Clustered File SystemGateway does not start if you ar e logged into a QLogic FibreChannel switch
and
“a
dmin
start” is set.
If you log into the switch with “adm in start” while HP Clustered File SystemGateway is running, this switch
problem can affect fencing operations and may cause the cluster to hang.
Workaround—Avoid putting the switch into “admin start” mode while HP Clustered File SystemGateway
is running. If it is necessary to use this mode while HP Clustered File SystemGateway is running, limit the
useofthe modeasmuchaspossible.
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