HP 2000 Modular Smart Array Controller Firmware J202P01, J212P01, and J302P01 Release Notes (537811-008, December 2012)

Version:
• J202P01 (Fibre Channel)
• J212P01 (iSCSI)
• J302P01 (SAS)
Description
This package delivers firmware for HP MSA2000 array controllers. and may include enhanced features
or fixes to issues found during use and additional qualification testing.
NOTE: Approved companion versions of drive enclosure firmware may also be included in this
firmware package.
Supersedes
• J202R10 (Fibre Channel)
• J212R10 (iSCSI)
• J302R10 (SAS)
Update recommendation:
Immediate — An issue exists on HP 2000 Modular Smart Array products running firmware versions
J200P46, J210P22, or J300P22 that eventually causes controller configuration information to be lost,
with subsequent loss of management capability from that controller. Array management, event
messaging, and logging cease functioning, but host I/O continues to operate normally. This issue
affects the ability to manage the array only from the affected controller; if a partner controller is
available, the array can be managed through the partner controller. Because configuration information
is stored in non-volatile memory, resetting or powering off the controller does not clear this error. If
the issue occurs, the controller must be replaced. This failure mode is time sensitive and HP recommends
immediately upgrading firmware on all MSA2000 controllers. This is not a hardware issue and
proactive replacement of a controller is not a solution. To avoid this condition, you must upgrade your
controller to the latest version of firmware.
Versions of firmware that resolve this issue are in the following table.
Affected firmwareCorrected firmwareProduct
J200P46J202P001, J202R10, J201R12, J201R09,
J200P50
MSA 2000 FC
J210P22J212P01, J212R10, J211R09, J210P23MSA2000 iSCSI
J300P22J302P01, J302R10, J301R09, J300P23MSA2000 SAS
Versioning key:
AxxxByyy-zz
Where the following letters represent release information about the firmware version:
A MSA model (TS=P2000 G3, M=MSA2000 G2, J=MSA2000)
xxx Firmware version. This value changes for major, scheduled releases. Depending on the MSA
model, this number may also indicate model protocol.
B Type of release (R=Regular release, P=Planned update to a regular release, S=Special release)
yyy Major release number
-zz Minor release number
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