HP Serviceguard Storage Management Suite A.04.01 Release Notes (March 2012)

NOTE:
• The SG SMS version A.04.01 contains the packaging fix that resolves an issue in the VRTSvxvm
pre-install script due to which DRD clone does not boot when an upgrade is made from earlier
bundles.
• In the SG SMS Version A.04.00 release, cross bundle upgrades were not supported. SG SMS
Version A.04.01 release supports the recommended paths to upgrade from your existing
bundles to bundle 4 or bundle 7. If you are already using bundle 4 or bundle 7, there is no
impact. For example, in SG SMS Version A.04.00 release, upgrading from bundle T2771DB
to bundle T2774EB was not possible. This is enabled in SG SMS Version A.04.01 release.
NOTE: For more information on recommended upgrade paths, see Table 6 (page 23) and
Table 7 (page 24).
• From HP-UX 11iv3, VxVM disks can be configured to use HP-UX native multipathing instead
of the default Veritas DMP (Dymanic Multipathing) by declaring such disks as foreign devices
in VxVM. These foreign devices bypass DMP, allowing HP-UX native multipathing to have full
control on the disks with respect to multipathing and load balancing. However, CVM disks
that are sharable VxVM disks must be configured to use DMP. Moreover, on a system with
CVM installed, it is not supported to configure even local VxVM disks to bypass DMP.
• The following HP Serviceguard Storage Management Suite product bundles, which were
available in the SG SMS Version A.03.01 release, were discontinued and removed from the
price list for the SG SMS Version A.04.00.00 release:
◦ T2771xx
◦ T2773xx
◦ T2775xx
◦ T8685xx
◦ T8686xx
◦ T8695xx
◦ T8696xx
NOTE: Support for these product bundles will continue. To get the exact dates for the end of the
patch phase and the end of support, refer to the 10/10 HP Serviceguard Storage Management
Suite Support Model link contained in the HP Serviceguard Storage Management Suite
Discontinuance (End of Sale) Announcement letter at the following URL:
http://www.hp.com/softwarereleases/releases-media2/notices/
SG_SMS_Discontinuance_Letter_March_2011.pdf
See “Upgrading to a Different SG SMS Bundle” (page 22) for supported upgrade paths from
legacy SG SMS bundles to SG SMS A.04.01 bundles. If you require assistance, or additional
information, contact your HP support representative.
What’s New with Serviceguard
The following Serviceguard features and enhancements are supported in the HP Serviceguard
Storage Management Suite version A.04.01 bundles for HP-UX 11i v3:
New features available in Serviceguard:
• Easy Migration from Legacy Packages to Modular Packages: In this enhancement, Serviceguard
introduces a new command, cmeasymigrate.
This command can be used to convert Serviceguard legacy toolkit packages to modular
packages. Using this command you can also migrate or consolidate multiple legacy or modular
CFS packages into a single modular package.
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