HP-UX iSCSI Software Initiator B.11.31.03c Release Notes (October 2011)

1 HP-UX iSCSI Software Initiator overview
The HP-UX iSCSI Software Initiator is a software implementation of the iSCSI protocol (RFC 3720)
based on the HP-UX host TCP/IP stack. The iSCSI protocol defines a mass storage transport wedge
between TCP and the SCSI Services layer. The HP-UX iSCSI Software Initiator is compliant with
RFC 3720. To access the IETF iSCSI Specification RFC 3720, go to:
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3720.txt
The HP-UX iSCSI Software Initiator consists of the following modules:
• iSCSI Transport Driver
The Session management module.
• iSCSI Software Interface Driver
This module interfaces with the host based TCP/IP module.
The HP-UX iSCSI Software Initiator requires no changes to applications that access mass storage
devices.
For instructions on locating, downloading, and installing the HP-UX iSCSI Software Initiator, see
the HP-UX iSCSI Software Initiator Support Guide. This document is available in the "iSCSI (SCSI
over TCP/IP)" section of the HP website at http://www.hp.com/go/hpux-networking-docs.
2 New and changed features in this release
2.1 New features
There are no new features included in HP-UX iSCSI Software Initiator at the time of this publication.
2.2 Changed features
There are no changed features included in HP-UX iSCSI Software Initiator at the time of this
publication.
3 Problems fixed in this version
Table 1 HP-UX 11i v3 October 2011 Fixes — HP-UX iSCSI Software Initiator B.11.31.03c
DescriptionSR number
HP-UX iSCSI LUNs do not automatically mount after a reboot.QXCR1001113588
HP-UX iSCSI SW Initiator produces fsck error messages during boot.QXCR1001132259
Immediately after boot, iSCSI devices are not seen until the ioscan command is run.QXCR1001122515
4 Known problems and limitations
The following problems are known to exist in version B.11.31.03c:
• Consecutive ioscan outputs are different.
Most consecutive ioscan outputs are identical. However, in rare instances, consecutive
ioscan outputs are different.
Corrective action: If a LUN is reported as NO_HW, this is a transient condition which will be
stabilized with another ioscan command. To see the correct status, run ioscan again.
• iSCSI Software Initiator events are not displayed.
Event Monitoring Services (EMS) and Support Tool Manager (STM) do not display events
generated by HP-UX iSCSI Software Initiator.
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