HP Serviceguard Storage Management Suite Version A.02.01 for HP-UX 11iv3 Release Notes, Edition 2 (May 2010)

NOTE: DMP is enabled by default for all VxVM and CVM disk groups, no additional
configuration is required. HP-UX native multipathing is only supported with SG SMS bundles
that do not include CVM. To enable HP-UX native multipathing for VxVM volumes, the following
patches must be installed: PHCO_38235, PHKL_38236, PHKL_38241, and PHKL_38260. If these
patches, or superseding patches are not installed, data corruption may occur.
NOTE: The following HP Serviceguard Storage Management Suite product bundles are
discontinued and removed from the price list effective February 1, 2009:
• T2771BA
• T2772BA, T2772CA, and T2772CB
• T2773BA
• T2774BA
• T2775BA
• T2776BA, T2776CA, and T2776CB
The T2776CA and T2776CB bundles will continue to be licensed only as a component of the
HP-UX operating environment bundles (MCOE bundles for 11i v2, HAOE and DCOE bundles
for 11i v3). The T2776CA and T2776CB bundles cannot be purchased and licensed
independent from the HP-UX operating environment bundles that include them.
• T2777BA
• T2794BA
• T2795BA
• T2796BA
• T2797BA
Support for these products will end in 2012. To get the exact dates for the end of the patch phase
and the end of support, refer to the support letter at the following URL:
http://www.hp.com/softwarereleases/releases-media2/notices/SGSMSSupportLetterJune08.pdf
If you require assistance, or additional information, contact your HP support representative.
What’s New with Serviceguard
Serviceguard version A.11.19 includes the following new features with HP Serviceguard Storage
Management Suite version A.02.01 bundles on HP-UX 11i v3:
• You can configure new types of dependencies between packages.
• You can configure package weights and node capacities, allowing you to control broadly
which packages can run simultaneously on a given node.
• Support for the IPv6 hostname address family for all cluster components, with some
restrictions.
• You can monitor subnets at the IP level, as well as the link level.
• You can make configuration changes while the cluster is running, particularly in regard to
the cluster lock, that were not allowed online in previous releases, or were restricted.
• In the case of modular packages, you can make most package configuration changes while
the package is running, and you can also make more changes to legacy packages online.
• You can preview the effects both of individual commands and of large-scale cluster changes.
• You can partially start a modular package so as to perform maintenance on the modules
that are not started.
• A new utility allows you to monitor applications running inside Virtual Machine (VM)
guests.
• You can configure a maximum of 300 packages in a cluster.
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