HP-UX WBEM Fibre Channel Provider release notes HP-UX 11i v1, HP-UX 11i v2, and HP-UX 11i v3 HP Part Number: 5900-1603 Published: April 2011
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Contents 1 HP-UX WBEM Fibre Channel Provider Release Notes......................................4 Announcement.........................................................................................................................4 HP-UX WBEM Fibre Channel Provider.........................................................................................4 What's New in This Release......................................................................................................
1 HP-UX WBEM Fibre Channel Provider Release Notes This document discusses the most recent product information on HP-UX WBEM Fibre Channel (FC) provider, which is supported on HP-UX 11i v1, HP-UX 11i v2, and HP-UX 11i v3 operating systems. Table 1 (page 4) lists the product versions for which the document is applicable. Table 1 Documentation Support for Fibre Channel Provider Operating System Version HP-UX 11i v2 B.11.23.1103 HP-UX 11i v3 B.11.31.1103.
What's New in This Release Defects are fixed in the current version of the product. For information about the defect fix, see “Defects Fixed in This Version” (page 8). Installing HP-UX WBEM Fibre Channel Provider The latest WBEM FC Provider depot is available for download on the OE media. It is also available on the Web for download at: http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/management/ hpsim/dl_hpux.html#managed For more information on installing the providers, see the Website at: http://h20392.www2.
Table 3 Fibre-Channel Provider Supported Platforms (continued) Provider Name Product Name Supported Platforms • 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 NOTE: Wrapper Indication Provider is supported on legacy Integrity servers.
Table 5 FC Provider Disk Space Requirement Provider Disk Space Required FC Provider (includes CSP and IP Providers) 21208 KB Adaptor List for the Events Supported by the Provider Table 6 (page 7) lists the adaptors for which events are supported by the provider on HP-UX 11i v1, HP-UX 11i v2, and HP-UX 11i v3 OS.
Table 6 Fibre-Channel Adapter List (continued) AH402A AH403A Defects Fixed in This Version This section describes the WBEM Fibre-Channel Provider defects fixed in the HP-UX 11i v1, 11i v2 and 11i v3 operating systems. Table 7 Defect Fix in the HP-UX 11i v1 OS Defect ID Description Defect Fix in B.11.11.08 Release QXCR1000954635 During previous release, the FCIndicationProvider process running for a considerable amount of time causes memory leak.
Table 8 Defects Fixed in the HP-UX 11i v2 OS (continued) Defect ID Description Defects Fixed in B.11.23.1003 Release QXCR1001017067 In the previous release, incorrect hardware path and World Wide Number (WWN) of the hardware are displayed on System Management Homepage (SMH) for a dual/multi port Fibre-Channel Card. In the current release, this defect is fixed. On HP–UX 11i v2 OS, two tables namely FC Ports and FC Controllers are displayed on the SMH page.
Table 9 Defects Fixed in the HP-UX 11i v3 OS (continued) Defect ID Description • SystemFirmwareVersion • SystemGUID In the current release, these fields are populated from the indications generated by HPUXFCIndicationProviderModule and HPUXFCNativeIndicationProviderModule. QXCR1001001392 In the previous release, after OE install, reboot, or upgrade, the Fibre-Channel Indication module times-out while registering with EMS.
Table 9 Defects Fixed in the HP-UX 11i v3 OS (continued) Defect ID QXCR1001023590 Description In the previous release, memory leak is encountered in the HPUXFCNativeIndicationProviderModule when the evweb logviewer -L command is invoked on NGIS platform. This defect is fixed in the current release. Defects Fixed in B.11.31.
Table 9 Defects Fixed in the HP-UX 11i v3 OS (continued) Defect ID QXCR1001083290 Description In the previous release, threshold limit of 4 for postgres connections can be exceeded by HPUXFCNativeIndicationProviderModule when excessive errors are generated from a faulty component. This potentially leads to core dump on legacy Integrity and BL870c i2 platforms. In the current release, the defect is fixed.
Known Problems, Workarounds, Limitations Following known problem is for the current release: • The HPUXFCNativeProviderModule may dump core and exhibit memory growth if the following WBEM client requests or activities happen simultaneously: ◦ Enabling or disabling provider module ◦ Continuous enumeration of record log instances ◦ Continuous error generation on a faulty disk Related Documentation Table 11 lists the available documentation for the WBEM providers: Table 11 WBEM Provider Related Documen
