HP-UX WBEM Fibre Channel Provider release notes HP-UX 11i v1, HP-UX 11i v2, and HP-UX 11i v3 HP Part Number: 5900-1780 Published: September 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 v3 B.11.31.
HP-UX WBEM SAS Provider, HP-UX WBEM Fibre-Channel Provider, HP-UX WBEM Direct Attached Storage Provider (DASProvider) together to maintain compatibility among the diagnostic products. WBEMP-FCProvider is enhanced to support instance and health information of virtual Fibre Channel ports 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.
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 HP 9000 servers.
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.
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. In the current release, this defect is fixed and the FCIndicationProvider process does not cause 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 Defect Fixed in B.11.23.1012 Release QXCR1001073977 In the previous release, the command evweb eventviewer -En displays all dynamic data, such as the location of the Fibre-Channel HBAs, in Summary and Description fields of the output.
Table 9 Defects Fixed in the HP-UX 11i v3 OS (continued) Defect ID QXCR1001016011 Description In the previous release, Memory leak encountered due to ComponentData Indication properties of HPUXFCIndicationProviderModule. In the current release, this defect is fixed. QXCR1000965458 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.
Table 9 Defects Fixed in the HP-UX 11i v3 OS (continued) Defect ID Description #/opt/fcprovider/bin/FC_Provider_test -d fails to generate events for all subsequent Fibre-Channel adapters available on the system if the first instance of the adapter is not supported by the HPUXFCNativeIndicationProviderModule. This defect is fixed in the current release on BL870c i2 platform.
Table 9 Defects Fixed in the HP-UX 11i v3 OS (continued) Defect ID Description GroupOperationalStatus property values during the previous release and the current release are tabulated below. Table 10 Subsystem GroupOperationalStatus • Other(1) • Starting(8) Current Severity Level Earlier Severity Level Has less severity level than the states Unknown(0) and No Contact(12). Has higher severity level than the states Unknown(0) and No Contact(12).
Known Problems, Workarounds, Limitations The following known problems are for the current release: • When FC Provider B.11.31.1103.14 or later is installed on legacy Integrity systems, dm_ql_adapter and dm_fclp_adapter are never launched regardless of the diag mode. HPUXFCNativeIndicationProvider always monitors natively the hardware and generates WBEM events. The reverse wrapper, FC_Wbemwrapper, may be launched depending on the connected hardware.
