HP-UX WBEM Fibre-Channel Provider Release Notes (April 2010, 5992-5218)

Table 8 Defects Fixed in the HP-UX 11i v2 OS
DescriptionDefect ID
Defects Fixed in B.11.23.1003 Release
In the previous release, when event subscriptions are created by a non-privileged user,
the HPUXFCIndicationProviderModule runs out of file descriptors and stops
QXCR1000897995 /
QXCR1000988741
functioning. As a result, events reported by the HPUXFCIndicationProviderModule
may be lost.
In the current release, this defect is fixed. As a result, events reported by the
HPUXFCIndicationProviderModule are not lost even if event subscriptions are
created by a non-privileged user.
The Fibre-Channel Indication provider generate events for the following three types of
Fibre-Channel adapters or monitors:
QXCR1000991458
• dm_ql_adapter
• dm_fclp_adapter
• dm_TL_adapter
In the previous release, the event IDs of the generated events are not unique across the
three monitors. Due to this, the generated events cannot clearly describe the source of
indication.
In the current release, Fibre-Channel Indication provider generate indications from the
respective monitors. When an Event Monitoring System (EMS) event is received, the
ProviderName field value is set as follows depending on the name of the monitor.
For example:
The dm_ql_adapter monitor has the Provider name field value as
HPUXFCDIndicationProvider.
The dm_fclp_adapter monitor has the Provider name field value as
HPUXFCLPIndicationProvider.
The dm_TL_adapter monitor has the Provider name field value as
HPUXTDIndicationProvider.
Based on the Provider name and event ID of the generated events, users can identify
the source and type of indication.
Table 9 Defects Fixed in the HP-UX 11i v2 OS
DescriptionDefect ID
Defect Fixed in B.11.23.1004 Release
Fibre-Channel Indication provider module consumes SAS EMS events and
generates WBEM indications using these events. The provider name used in
Fibre-Channel Indication module is HPUXSASIndicationProvider.
QXCR1000798702
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.
QXCR1001017067
The FC Controllers table displays information about the physical cards on the
machine. The FC Ports table displays information about the individual ports.
Table 10 Defects Fixed in the HP-UX 11i v3 OS
DescriptionDefect ID
Defects Fixed in B.11.31.0909 Release
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.
QXCR1000897995 /
QXCR1000988741
Defects Fixed in This Version 9