HP-UX WBEM Direct Attached Storage (DAS) Provider Release Notes HP-UX 11i v3 HP Part Number: 5900-2316 Published: September 2012
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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.11.31.1209.07.
• 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 • SD16, SD32, SD64 • 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
Table 5 DAS provider software requirement for PA-RISC system Product Product version WBEM Services A.02.09.04 or later 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 Description messages are logged in the system log file as the DAS provider thread spawns over a period of time. In the current release, this defect is fixed and warning messages are not logged in the system log file as the DAS provider thread does not spawn over a period of time. QXCR1000958375 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.
Table 7 Defects fixed in HP-UX 11i v3 OS (continued) Defect ID QXCR1000965458 Description In the previous release, the moncheck displayed an illegal severity level as "??" This defect is fixed in the current release. The provider registers with the ems Registrar for events with severity greater than or equal to 1. Defects fixed in version B.11.31.
Table 7 Defects fixed in HP-UX 11i v3 OS (continued) Defect ID Description In the current release, this defect is fixed and the HPUXStorageNativeIndicationProviderModule generate esdisk/escsi related events on BL870c i2 platform. QXCR1001051681 In the previous release, the VirtualSystemSerialNo and SystemSerialNo fields display incorrect value when the command evweb logviewer is run on BL870c i2 platform.
Table 7 Defects fixed in HP-UX 11i v3 OS (continued) Defect ID QXCR1001083536 Description In the previous release, when the command evweb eventviewer is run on BL870c i2 platform, the field Latest information on this event displays incorrect location for the event details page. 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.
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.
NOTE: NOTE: ERROR: Registering Storage Native Control Provider Registering the Storage WBEM Native Provider. The "configure" script for "WBEMP-Storage.STORAGE-PROV-RUN" failed (exit code "1"). The script location was "/var/adm/sw/products/WBEMP-Storage.2/STORAGE-PROV-RUN/configure". Workaround: Uninstall the currently running DASProvider (where the problem is seen) and install either DAS provider version B.11.31.1106 or B.11.31.1109.05.01. • When DAS provider B.11.31.1103.
Localized version of the software The product is supported only in English locale (LANG=C). Behavior of the product is unpredictable when LANG value is set to any other language code other than C. Documentation support for this product is also available only in English locale.
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