HP-UX WBEM Direct Attached Storage (DAS) provider release notes HP-UX 11i v3 HP Part Number: 5900-2222 Published: March 2012 web release
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Contents 1 HP-UX WBEM Direct Attached Storage provider release notes..........................4 Announcement.........................................................................................................................4 HP-UX WBEM DAS provider.......................................................................................................4 What's new in this release.........................................................................................................
1 HP-UX WBEM Direct Attached Storage provider release notes This document discusses the most recent product information on HP-UX WBEM DAS provider, which is supported on HP-UX 11i v3 operating systems. Table 1 (page 4) lists the product version for which the document is applicable. Table 1 Documentation Support for DAS provider Operating system Version HP-UX 11i v3 B.11.31.1203.07.
• Supports Indication Provider (IP) feature This feature generates indications in WBEM format and delivers the events to the cimserver. NOTE: The indication provider feature is not supported for LUNs. • Supports HP-UX WBEM services to provide Web access to HP-UX data for management clients. • Used by HP Software Management clients, HP System Insight Manager (SIM), HP System Management HomePage (SMH), and others. • Supports WBEM services A.02.
Table 3 DAS provider Supported Platforms (continued) Provider Product name Supported platforms • SD16A, SD32A, SD64A • SD16B, SD32B, SD64B HP Legacy Integrity servers • cx2600 • cx2620 • rx1600 • rx1620 • rx2600 • rx2620 • rx2660 • rx3600 • rx4640 • rx5670 • rx6600 • rx7620 • rx7640 • rx8620 • rx8640 • SD16A, SD32A, SD64A • SD16B, SD32B, SD64B • BL60p HP Server Blade • BL860c HP Server Blade • BL870c HP Server Blade • HP Integrity BL860c i2, BL870c i2 & BL890c i2 Server Blades • rx2800 i2 • HP Integrity S
Table 5 DAS provider software requirement for PA-RISC system (continued) SysMgmtPlus A.01.00 OnlineDiag B.11.31.06.05 EMS-Core A.04.00.01 NOTE: Fibre-Channel indication provider monitors DAS hardware indications on HP-UX 11i v2 OS, so Fibre-Channel indication provider must be installed to monitor DAS indications on HP-UX 11i v2 OS. HPUXStorageNativeProviderModule replaces disk_em and msamon_sas monitors on HP Integrity servers.
Table 7 Defects fixed in HP-UX 11i v3 OS (continued) Defect ID QXCR1000958375 Description In the previous release, the status of LUNs in the SMH page are displayed as degraded even when the status of LUNs are not degraded. In the current release, this defect is fixed and the LUN status is displayed appropriately in the SMH page. Defect fix in version B.11.31.1003.01 QXCR1000952059 DAS provider reports information only for disks attached in the system.
Table 7 Defects fixed in HP-UX 11i v3 OS (continued) Defect ID Description QXCR1001008709 In the previous release, the HPUXStorageNativeProviderModule dumps core when directly attached disk, which is not supported by HP disk firmware, is removed from HP Superdome 2 platform. This defect is fixed in the current release.
Table 7 Defects fixed in HP-UX 11i v3 OS (continued) Defect ID QXCR1001051681 Description In the previous release, the VirtualSystemSerialNo and SystemSerialNo fields display incorrect value when the command evweb logviewer is run on BL870c i2 platform. In the current release, these fields display appropriate values when the command evweb logviewer is run on BL870c i2 platform.
Table 7 Defects fixed in HP-UX 11i v3 OS (continued) Defect ID Description In the current release, when the command evweb eventviewer is run on BL870c i2 platform, the field Latest information on this event displays correct location http://bizsupport1.austin.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp? lang=en&cc=us&taskId=110&prodSeriesId=4183083&prodTypeId=18964& prodSeriesId=4183083&objectID=c02293513 for the event details page.
Table 7 Defects fixed in HP-UX 11i v3 OS (continued) Defect ID Description Table 8 (continued) Subsystem GroupOperationalStatus QXCR1001097747 • Stopping(9) • In Service(11) • Dormant(15) • Power Mode(18) • Unknown(0) • No Contact(12) • OK(2) • Completed(17) Current Severity Level Earlier Severity Level Unknown(0) and No Contact(12). Has less severity level than the Has higher severity states OK(2) and level than the states OK(2) and Completed(17). Completed(17).
Table 7 Defects fixed in HP-UX 11i v3 OS (continued) Defect ID Description QXCR1001093716 In the previous release, the HPUXStorageIndicationProviderModule registers to disk_em, msamom, msamom_sas, gazemon monitors repeatedly every 5 minutes. This causes a poll from these monitors which has to be avoided. This defect is fixed in the current release. Store the PID of the monitors in the provider and register only when the PID changes that is when monitor has restarted.
Table 7 Defects fixed in HP-UX 11i v3 OS (continued) QXCR1001145740 The upgrade of DAS provider does not retain user configurable values of config files. Changes are made to ensure that the user configurable attributes value of config files get retained after upgradation. QXCR1001133148 The install logs present under the /var/opt/ directory displays unwanted messages during cold install for RAIDSA, SAS, DAS, and FC providers This defect is fixed in the current release. The createtable.
On the other hand, as the process for disk_em and msamon_sas are not launched, the corresponding EMS resource paths are not monitored: /storage/events/disks/default /storage/events/enclosures/msamon_sas • Problem: There are no email alerts for the subscription. Description: User do not receive email alerts for existing and new email subscriptions due to database authorization issue in September 2011 release. Workaround: There is no workaround for this problem.
