HP StorageWorks HSG80 ACS Solution Software V8.8 for OpenVMS Installation and Configuration Guide (AA-RV1PA-TE, March 2005)
Preparing the Host System
95HSG80 ACS Solution Software V8.8 for OpenVMS Installation and Configuration Guide
2. Upgrade ACS to Version 8.8 using the instructions provided in the HP
StorageWorks HSG60 and HSG80 Array Controller and Array Controller
Software Maintenance and Service Guide. Refer to the rolling upgrade
procedure section and read it carefully before attempting the upgrade.
New Features, ACS 8.8 for OpenVMS
The following are new features implemented in ACS 8.8-1 for use by the
OpenVMS operating system:
■ Host Connection Table Management Improvements, page 95
■ Selective Management Presentation, page 100
■ Linking WWIDs for Snap and Clone Units, page 103
■ SMART Error Eject, page 105
■ Error Threshold for Drives, page 109
Host Connection Table Management Improvements
Current implementation of host connectivity grants access to the first ninety-six
(96) host connections that attempt to login to the controller. After that, all edits to
the host connection table are manual and require extensive CLI commands to
delete and/or replace connections.
Host Connection Table Locking
Host table lock and unlock commands have been added to control the connection
table in NVRAM. When the table is locked, the host login request (PLOGI) will
be rejected (unless the connection is already in the table) and the request will be
stored internally on a rejected hosts table. In the default mode, if a PLOGI is
received when the connection table is unlocked, the connection will be granted if
there is room in the connection table. The lock state can be changed with the
following CLI commands:
CLI> SET <THIS | OTHER> CONNECTIONS_LOCKED
CLI> SET <THIS | OTHER> CONNECTIONS_UNLOCKED
The CONNECTIONS_LOCKED and CONNECTIONS_UNLOCKED switches must
be typed completely to stop someone from inadvertently changing the state of the
lock.