HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array 10K RPM Fibre Channel Hard Disk Drive HP07 Firmware Update Release Notes (5697-6451, January 2007)

Version: HP07
Description
HP StorageWork
s Division announces the availability of updated fi rmware images for 10K RPM Fibre
Channel hard d
isk drives supported within the HP StorageWorks 3000/5000 and 4000/6000/8000
Enterprise Virtual Arrays.
Update recommendation Recommended
Product models
The table below lists the Fibre Channel hard disk drive models that are eligible for this upgrade.
Complete the upgrade of these disk drives at your earliest convenience.
HP disk drive part
number
HP disk drive
model number
Disk drive
description
Previous firmware
version
Current firmware
version
2935 55-001 BD03655B28
36 GB 10K RPM
HP06 HP07
29 35 5 5-002 BD0 725 5B29
72 GB 10K RPM
HP06 HP07
2935 55-003
BD14655B2A 146 GB 10K RPM
HP06 HP07
Enhancements
The followi
ng enhancements are included in this release:
• The command aging default of Mode 0x00 now equals 1.2 seconds.
• The PLOGI response to Queue position and LIP logout has been corrected .
• Corr ectio
ns have been made to minimize Bypass, Abort IOEDC, and Timeout errors during
sequential writes.
• Performance enhancements have been made to address drive hang or assert conditions.
• New asser
t recovery improvements ensure that the drive provides a check condition and then
returns to normal function.
• Im provements have been made to target-generated LIP (reset) behavior.
• Enhancem
ents have been made to drive code SMART, error recover y, and sense code techniques.
Prerequisites
To upgrade multiple disk drives online without the data m igration process, you must be running:
• VCS 3.100 or later on EVA3000/5000
• XCS 6.000 or later on EVA4000/6000/8000
• HP Command View EVA 6.0.2 or later
NOTE:
You can upgrade d isk d rives using the data migration process if required or preferred. See
HP
StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array upgrading disk drive firmwar e read me first
for instructions.
Installation instructions
HP recommends that you use the bundled firmware file to upgrade all hard disk drives rather than
manually upgrade the firmware on an individual disk drive. To upgrade all h ard disk drives:
HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array 10K RPM Fibre Channel hard d isk drive HP07 firmware update
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