HP-UX WBEM Fibre Channel Provider Release Notes HP-UX 11i v1, HP-UX 11i v2, HP-UX 11i v3 HP Part Number: 5900-2475 Published: September 2012 web release
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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.11.31.1209.10.02 HP-UX 11i v1 B.11.11.
What's new in this release • For every PCI OL* suspend operation on a FC Card owned by fclp/fcoc driver, the HPUXFCNativeIndicationProvider generates only one event #21 per card instead of generating two events 20,21 for each port on the card. • For every PCI OL* resume operation on a FC Card owned by fclp/fcoc driver, the HPUXFCNativeIndicationProvider generates only one event #23 per card instead of generating two events 22,23 for each port on the card.
Table 3 Fibre-Channel provider supported platforms Provider name Fibre-Channel Provider Product name WBEMP-FCP Supported platforms HP 9000 servers • rp3410 • rp3440 • rp4410 • rp4440 • rp7405 • rp7410 • rp7420 • rp8400 • rp8420 • 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 S
Software requirements The provider requires certain software products to be installed on the managed system. Table 4 (page 7) lists the software product requirement for the provider. Table 4 Fibre-Channel provider software requirement Product Product version Supported platform ProviderSvcsBase C.10.00.07.01, September 2012 release or later HP-UX 11i v3 Integrity system SysMgmtPlus A.01.00 HP-UX 11i v3 Integrity system and PA-RISC system WBEM Services A.02.
Table 6 Fibre-Channel adapter list (continued) A6795A AD299A (1-port 4G PCI-e Adapter) AD355A (2-port 4G PCI-e Adapter) 402631-B21 (2-port 4G PCI-e Adapter) 456972-B21 451871-B21 456972-B21 451871-B21 403621-B21 403619-B21 403621-B21 403619-B21 AD221A AD222A AD393A AH400A AH401A AH402A AH403A HP 613433-001 10Gb PCIe 2-port OCm11102-F-HP FCoE Mezzanine Adapter HP NC551m Dual Port FlexFabric 10Gb Converged Network Adapter Defects fixed in this version This section describes the WBEM Fibre-Channel provider de
Table 8 Defects fixed in the HP-UX 11i v2 OS Defect ID Description Defects fixed in B.11.23.1003 release QXCR1000897995 / QXCR1000988741 In the previous release, when event subscriptions are created by a non-privileged user, the HPUXFCIndicationProviderModule runs out of file descriptors and stops functioning. As a result, events reported by the HPUXFCIndicationProviderModule may be lost. In the current release, this defect is fixed.
Table 9 Defects fixed in the HP-UX 11i v3 OS Defect ID Description Defects fixed in B.11.31.0909 release QXCR1000897995 / QXCR1000988741 In the previous release, when event subscriptions are created by a non-privileged user, the HPUXFCIndicationProviderModule runs out of file descriptors and stops functioning. As a result, events reported by the HPUXFCIndicationProviderModule may be lost. In the current release, this defect is fixed.
Table 9 Defects fixed in the HP-UX 11i v3 OS (continued) Defect ID QXCR1000995514 Description In the previous release, enumeration of HP_FCRecordLog class on NGIS displays DISKPROVDB database name in the Description field. For information about supported NGIS, see Table 3 (page 6). In the current release, enumeration of HP_FCRecordLog class on NGIS displays FCPROVDB database name in the Description field.
Table 9 Defects fixed in the HP-UX 11i v3 OS (continued) Defect ID QXCR1001078598 Description In the previous release on BL870c i2 platform, when the cimserver / HPUXFCNativeIndicationProviderModule is restarted, the Indication Identifier index is reset. If the evweb current database already has events with the same event number or Indication Identifier index, such duplicate events are not logged in the evweb database.
Table 9 Defects fixed in the HP-UX 11i v3 OS (continued) Defect ID Description Table 10 (continued) Subsystem GroupOperationalStatus • Stopping(9) • In Service(11) • Dormant(15) • Power Mode(18) • Unknown(0) • Current severity Level Previous severity Level Unknown(0) and No Contact(12). No Contact(12) Has less severity level than the states OK(2) and Completed(17). Has higher severity level than the states OK(2) and Completed(17). • OK(2) Has the highest severity level.
Table 9 Defects fixed in the HP-UX 11i v3 OS (continued) Defect ID Description This defect is fixed in the current release. The createtable.sh script is modified to check the cold install and database accordingly. Defects fixed in version B.11.31.1203.06.02 QXCR1001188297 Upgrade of provider fails on a machine that has a database with large number of record set and the system runs out of memory while executing the query to fetch all records.
On the other hand, as the process for dm_ql_adapter and dm_fclp_adapter are never launched, the corresponding EMS resource paths are not monitored: /adapters/events/ql_adapter /adapters/events/fclp_adapter • The FCIndication provider crashes while upgrading from versions earlier than the March 2012 release. This problem does not occur while upgrading from March 2012 release to any later releases. • Problem: The events are lost when diagnostic products are upgraded on a DRD cloned disk.
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