HP-UX WBEM Fibre Channel Provider Release Notes HP-UX 11i v1, HP-UX 11i v2, HP-UX 11i v3 HP Part Number: 5900-2518 Published: March 2013
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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.11.31.1303.05.
What's new in this release The FCProvider config and log files are available in the following directories: /var/opt/psb/diags/conf/fcprovider/ /var/opt/psb/diags/log/fcprovider/ For information about defect fixes, see “Defects fixed in this version” (page 8). Installing HP-UX WBEM Fibre Channel provider The WBEM FC provider depot is available for download on the OE media and web.
Table 3 Fibre-Channel provider supported platforms (continued) Provider name Product name Supported platforms • SD16, SD32, SD64 • SD16A, SD32A, SD64A • SD16B, SD32B, SD64B HP 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 • BL860c i2, BL870c i2 & BL890c i2 • rx2800 i2 • Superdome 2 •
Table 4 Fibre-Channel provider software requirement (continued) WBEM Services A.02.05 or later on HP-UX 11i HP-UX 11i v1, HP-UX 11i v2, HP-UX 11i v3 Integrity and v2 system and A.02.09.04 or PA-RISC system later on HP-UX 11i v3 system EMS-Core A.04.00.01 HP-UX 11i v3 PA-RISC system OnlineDiag B.11.31.06.05 HP-UX 11i v3 PA-RISC system • The FC-CSP (WBEMP-FCP) provider requires FC-HBA instance provider to be installed on HP-UX 11i v1, HP-UX 11i v2, and HP-UX 11i v3 target systems.
Table 7 Fibre-Channel adapter list (continued) AB378B PCI-X Single Port 4Gb Fibre Channel Adapter AB379B PCI-X Dual Port 4Gb Fibre Channel Adapter AD193A PCI-X 4Gb Fibre Channel/Gigabit Ethernet (Copper) Combination Adapter AD194A PCI-X 4Gb Fibre Channel/Gigabit Ethernet (Copper) Combination Adapter AD300A PCIe Dual Port 4Gb Fibre Channel Adapter A5158A 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 40
Table 8 Defect fix in the HP-UX 11i v1 OS (continued) Defect ID Description Defect fix in B.11.11.08 release In the current release, this defect is fixed and the FCIndicationProvider process does not cause memory leak. Defect fix in B.11.11.09 release QXCR1001193817 After you upgrade to FCProvider B.11.11.08 version, the FD leak in the FCProvider caused the system to hang. In the current release, this defect is fixed and there is no FD leak in the FCProvider.
Table 9 Defects fixed in the HP-UX 11i v2 OS (continued) Defect ID Description Defects fixed in B.11.23.1003 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. In the current release, the command output displays all dynamic data in a variable array in HPUXFCDIndicationProvider and HPUXTDIndicationProvider.
Table 10 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 10 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 10 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 11 Subsystem GroupOperationalStatus • Other(1) • Starting(8) Current severity Level Previous 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).
Table 10 Defects fixed in the HP-UX 11i v3 OS (continued) Defect ID QXCR1001164894 Description The system crashes while registering and unregistering the provider along with the event generation in process. This defect is fixed in the current release. 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.
Known problems, workarounds, and 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.
Table 12 WBEM provider Related documents (continued) Description Location http://www.hp.com Overview of the indication Schema http://www.openpegasus.org/uploads/40/3452/WBEMIndications.pdf Provider Datasheets Datasheets of all the providers are installed along with the product at the following location on the system:/opt//doc The datasheets are also available at the following location: www.hp.com/go/hpux-networking-docs and select HP-UX 11i WBEM Software collection.
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