HP-UX WBEM SAS Provider release notes HP-UX 11i v2 and HP-UX 11i v3 HP Part Number: 5900-0888 Published: September 2010
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Table of Contents 1 HP-UX WBEM SAS Provider Release Notes.................................................................5 Announcement.......................................................................................................................................6 HP-UX WBEM SAS 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 SAS Provider.....................................................................................5 SAS Provider OS Requirement........................................................................................................9 SAS Provider Supported Platforms................................................................................................9 SAS Provider Software Requirement............................................
1 HP-UX WBEM SAS Provider Release Notes This document discusses the most recent product information on HP-UX WBEM SAS Provider, which is supported on HP-UX 11i v2 and HP-UX 11i v3 Itanium-based systems. Table 1-1 “Documentation Support for SAS Provider” lists the product versions for which the document is applicable. Table 1-1 Documentation Support for SAS 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 SAS Provider HP-UX WBEM SAS Provider is used by client applications to retrieve information about SAS HBAs present on the system. Using this provider, the WBEM clients can retrieve details about various attributes of SAS HBAs. The features of SAS 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 fixes, see “Defects Fixed in This Version”.
Installing HP-UX WBEM SAS Provider The latest WBEM SAS 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.
Software Requirements The provider requires certain software products to be installed on the managed system. Table 1-4 “SAS Provider Software Requirement” lists the software product requirement for the provider. Table 1-4 SAS Provider Software Requirement Product Product Version Supported Platform ProviderSvcsBase C.03.00 HP-UX 11i v3 Integrity system SysMgmtPlus A.01.00 HP-UX 11i v3 Integrity system WBEM Services A.02.
Defects Fixed in This Version This section describes the WBEM SAS Provider defects fixed in the HP-UX 11i v3 operating systems.. Table 1-6 Defects Fixed in the HP-UX 11i v3 OS Defect ID Description Defect Fix in B.11.31.0909 Release QXCR1000904989 In the previous version, the deviceID property of the SAS HBA was not displayed on the HP SMH web page of the subsystem. In the current version, the deviceID property of the SAS HBA is displayed on the HP SMH web page of the subsystem. Defects Fixed in B.11.
Table 1-6 Defects Fixed in the HP-UX 11i v3 OS (continued) Defect ID Description Defect Fix in B.11.31.0909 Release QXCR1001021614 In the previous release, the HPUXSASIndicationProviderModule dumps core when ComponentData Indication properties are not retrieved successfully. In the current release, this defect is fixed and HPUXSASIndicationProviderModule does not dump core. QXCR1000993005 In the previous release, SAS provider event details were not formatted correctly on legacy systems.
Known Problems, Workarounds, Limitations There are no known problems and workarounds in the current release. Following is the limitation of the SAS provider: • SAS 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 CIM Tutorial Location 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.
