Communicator e3000 MPE/iX Release 6.0 Express 1 (C.60.01) (30216-90286)

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HP SureStore E Disk Array MC256
— Only RAID 1 is support for LDEV 1.
— Microcode down-loading, online memory replacements and disk adapter
replacements must be performed with no jobs or sessions logged on.
— LDEV 1 capacity limited to 4 Gbytes (due to NIO IODC limits).
MC256 has certified this disk to operate with the following MPE/iX Releases:
• MPE/iX 5.5 PowerPatch 7 + KXL9 or MPE/iX 6.0 PowerPatch 1 + KXL9
Support on 5.5 and 6.0 will have the following restrictions:
• No logging to the host of any vendor unique error codes. These codes are used to identify
any hardware component (FRU) that has failed. For example, the failure of a fan inside
the device would be reported as a FRU error.
• SYSMAP will identify the MC256 device as non-supported.
• No predictive support.
• SYSGEN product ID is “HPDARRAY”.
• MC256 microcode revision level B++(rev 36) or later is required. Host mode table
should be set to 08.
• Target address support only (Multi- LUN support available on request)
An additional requirement for support is that each MC256 will have a telephone modem
connected for remote access. Normally, the MC256 will call HP support when it detects any
errors. SCSIDSK2 can be used on the MC256 to validate access to the device. For
information on support, see the HP support plan.