HP-UX WBEM RAIDSA Provider release notes HP-UX 11i v2 and HP-UX 11i v3 HP Part Number: 5900-0887 Published: September 2010
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Table of Contents 1 HP-UX WBEM RAIDSA Provider release notes............................................................5 Announcement.......................................................................................................................................6 HP-UX WBEM RAIDSA Provider..........................................................................................................7 What's New in This Release.................................................................................
List of Tables 1-1 1-2 1-3 1-4 1-5 1-6 1-7 4 Documentation Support for RAIDSA Provider..............................................................................5 RAIDSA Provider OS Requirement................................................................................................9 RAIDSA Provider Supported Platforms.......................................................................................10 RAIDSA Provider Software Requirement.......................................................
1 HP-UX WBEM RAIDSA Provider release notes This document discusses the most recent product information on HP-UX WBEM RAIDSA provider, which is supported on HP-UX 11i v2 and HP-UX 11i v3 operating systems. Table 1-1 “Documentation Support for RAIDSA Provider” lists the product versions for which the document is applicable. Table 1-1 Documentation Support for RAIDSA Provider Operating System Version HP-UX 11i v3 B.11.31.
Announcement Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) is an industry wide initiative to unify the management of system, networks, and applications across multiple and diverse vendor environments. The WBEM clients use the mass storage providers to gather information about various subsystems. The WBEM standard enables the WBEM clients to subscribe to indications, and indication consumers to receive indications on the occurrence of events of interest on the managed system.
HP-UX WBEM RAIDSA Provider HP-UX WBEM RAIDSA provider is used by client applications to retrieve information about Smart Array HBAs present on the system. Using this provider, the WBEM clients can retrieve details about various attributes of Smart Array HBA. The features of RAIDSA provider are described below: • • • • • Reports data for the subsystem. Supports HP-UX WBEM services to provide web access to HP-UX data for management clients.
What's New in This Release In the current version of the product, defects are fixed. For information about the defect fix, see “Defects Fixed in This Version”.
Installing HP-UX WBEM RAIDSA Provider The latest WBEM RAIDSA 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.hp.com/ portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.
Table 1-3 RAIDSA Provider Supported Platforms Provider Name RAIDSA Provider Product Name RAIDSAProvider 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 Server B
Table 1-4 RAIDSA Provider Software Requirement (continued) SysMgmtPlus A.01.00 HP-UX 11i v3 Integrity and PA-RISC systems WBEM Services A.02.05 on HP-UX 11i v2 systems and HP-UX 11i v2 and HP-UX 11i v3 (Integrity A.02.09 on HP-UX 11i v3 systems. and PA-RISC) systems 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 NOTE: On HP-UX 11i v2 system, Fibre-Channel Indication provider must be installed to monitor RAIDSA indications.
Defects Fixed in This Version This section describes the WBEM RAIDSA provider defects fixed in the HP-UX 11i v2 and 11i v3 operating systems. Table 1-6 Defects Fixed in the HP-UX 11i v3 OS Defect ID Description Defects Fixed in the B.11.31.1003 Release QXCR1000989338 The /tmp/raidsa_log file gets created because the ioctl() call fails and returns EINVAL error value.
Table 1-6 Defects Fixed in the HP-UX 11i v3 OS (continued) QXCR1001022697 In the previous release, RAIDSA Indication and Consolidated Status provider displays erroneous data on HP Virtual Machine guest systems. In the current release, RAIDSA Indication and Consolidated Status providers are disabled on HP Virtual Machine guest systems. QXCR1000996827 / QXCR1001023213 In the previous release, RAIDSA Indication provider does not display multiple IP addresses of a system.
Known Problems, Workarounds, Limitations There are no known problems and workarounds in the current release. Following is the limitation of the RAIDSA provider: • 14 It is a read-only provider and hence does not allow users to modify, create, or delete instances.
Related Documentation Table 1-7 lists the available documentation for the WBEM providers: Table 1-7 WBEM Provider Related Documents Description Location CIM Tutorial http://www.dmtf.org/education/cimtutorial.php Information about HP WBEM Services http://software.hp.com and http://www.hp.com Overview of the Indication Schema http://www.openpegasus.org/uploads/40/3452/WBEMIndications.
Software Availability in Native Languages The product is supported only in English locale (LANG=C). Behavior of the product is unpredictable when LANG value is set to any other language code other than C. Documentation support for this product is also available only in English locale.
