HP-UX iSCSI Software Initiator B.11.11.03f Release Notes (January 2009)

• Problem: LVM Volume Group (VG) activation failure error messages are displayed during
system startup.
iSCSI Physical Volumes (PVs) are network dependent devices, which are not accessible until
the network subsystem is initialized. Attempts during system startup (prior to network
initialization) to activate VGs that include an iSCSI PV, generate VG activation failure error
messages. The iSCSI Software Chapter HP-UX iSCSI Software Initiator returns the errno
ENETUNREACH (Network is unreachable), when iSCSI devices are accessed prior to the
completion of network initialization. After the network subsystem is initialized, the iSCSI
Software Initiator no longer returns the errno ENETUNREACH. Any errno that is returned
after network initialization is the same as if the iSCSI Software Initiator were not installed
on the system.
Workaround: Install patches PHKL_32854 and PHCO_29379.
• Problem: For HFS file systems residing on LVM Logical Volumes that are defined on iSCSI
Physical Volumes, fsclean retries the open for the PV to become available, on 10 second
intervals, for a total of 360 seconds. This prolongs the system startup time, depending on
the number of HFS file systems configured.
Workaround: Install patches PHKL_32854 and PHCO_29379.
• Problem: File system commands executed against iSCSI devices display error messages.
During system startup, file system commands (for example, fsck, fsclean, and mountall)
executed against iSCSI raw devices, or LVM Logical Volumes that are defined on iSCSI
Physical Volumes, generate error messages because iSCSI devices are inaccessible prior to
network initialization.
Workaround: Install the following patches:
PHCO_33203 Makes fsclean(1m) iSCSI aware.
PHCO_33205 Makes mountall(1m) iSCSI aware, and performs required actions while
trying to mount or fsck iSCSI devices.
PHCO_33221 Makes HFS bcheckrc aware of the fsck(1m) error code for iSCSI devices.
PHCO_33226 Makes VxFS bcheckrc aware of the fsck(1m) error code for iSCSI devices.
PHCO_33236 Makes VxFS mount(1m) iSCSI aware.
PHCO_33237 Makes VxFSfsck(1m) iSCSI aware.
PHCO_33242 Makes HFS fsck(1m) iSCSI aware.
PHCO_33327 Makes mount(1m) iSCSI aware.
• Problem: The Veritas Volume Manager™ (VxVM) support with the iSCSI Software Initiator
requires the VxVM patch.
Workaround: Install VxVM patch PHCO_30850.
Installation Requirements
You must install the following patches, or any superseding patches, along with revision B.11.11.03f
of the HP-UX iSCSI Software Initiator:
• PHCO_27374
• PHCO_28319
• PHCO_29379
• PHCO_30850
• PHCO_33203
• PHCO_33205
• PHCO_33221
• PHCO_33226
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