v1.6.0 - HP StorageWorks NAS 8000 - Release Notes
These release notes appear in the following main categories:
Product Changes and Improvements
Operating System
Command View NAS Web Interface
NAS Data Path Manager
Release Notes
Operating System and Web Interface
Applications
NAS Data Path Manager
Product Changes and Improvements
Operating System
• Three new disaster recovery commands:
- recoverSystemStorageDedicatedAttachConfig – rebuilds configuration on dedicated
attached arrays by examining NAS head storage configuration
- recoverSystemStorageSanConfig - rebuilds configuration on SAN attached arrays by
examining NAS head storage configuration
- recoverSystemStorageRegistryConfig - rebuilds NAS head storage configuration by
examining contents of attached arrays
• Ability to repair all storage volumes on a particular storage volume group using the command
repairStorageVolumegroup
• Ability to specify wildcards such as * in NFS trusted host list using the command
setNetworkNfsTrustedHostList
• Support for HP Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) in SAN configurations (requires NAS Data Path
Manager)
• Support for HP Virtual Array (VA) 7110 in SAN configurations
• Support for Cisco Fast Ether Channel (FEC) network interface bonding (trunking)
• Improved handling of bonded network interfaces
• Support for faster Xeon processors
• High Availability Clustering
- Improved mount/unmount load handling that is more responsive
- Prevent changes to the bond configuration on network interface cards that are being used by
the cluster
Command View NAS Web Interface
• Performance Monitoring feature added, including:
- Ability to monitor CPU utilization, view total NFS activity, and HBA performance, both real-
time and historical mode (24 hour). (HBA performance requires NAS Data Path Manager.)
- Performance monitoring is configurable in the web interface.
• Identity page displays World Wide Node Names
• Event Summary page displays events in a pop-up box (see the entire event text more easily)
HP StorageWorks NAS 8000
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