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HP Storage Essentials SRM Report Optimizer

Release Notes

Software Version: 6.0.0

Release notes generated: September 26, 2008

This document provides release note information for SRM Report Optimizer version 6.0.0. It

contains important information not included in the manuals or in the online help.

• In This Version on page 1

• Documentation Updates on page 1

• Documentation Updates for Business Objects Enterprise XI on page 1

• Installation Notes on page 2

• Software and Hardware Requirements on page 2

• SRM Report Optimizer Documentation on page 2

• Accessing Future Product Updates on page 3

• About the Internal Tracking Numbers on page 3

• Installing the Software on page 3

• Known Issues on page 3

• Support on page 9

• Legal Notices on page 11

In This Version

This is the first release of SRM Report Optimizer.

Documentation Updates

The first page of this release notes document contains the following identifying information:

• Version number, which indicates the software version.

• Publish date, which changes each time the document is updated.

To check for recent updates or to verify that you are using the most recent edition, visit the

following URL:

http://support.openview.hp.com/selfsolve/manuals

It is very important you visit this URL for the latest documentation for SRM Report Optimizer,

especially in regards to the contexts.pdf document. The version of context.pdf on the web has the

latest information in regards to building your reports.

Documentation Updates for Business Objects Enterprise XI

SRM Report Optimizer is integrated with BusinessObjects Enterprise XI. See the following URL

for the latest documentation for Business Objects Enterprise XI:

Summary of content (11 pages)

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HP Storage Essentials SRM Report Optimizer Release Notes Software Version: 6.0.0 Release notes generated: September 26, 2008 This document provides release note information for SRM Report Optimizer version 6.0.0. It contains important information not included in the manuals or in the online help.
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http://www.businessobjects.com/ Installation Notes Installation requirements, as well as instructions for installing SRM Report Optimizer, are documented in the Installation Guide for SRM Report Optimizer provided in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format. The document file is included on the product's DVD media as: Custom Docs/installation.pdf Software and Hardware Requirements SRM Report Optimizer is only supported with HP Storage Essentials SRM version 6.0.2 or 6.0.3.
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• Contexts Guide: Provides information about the contexts that are defined in the product. Contexts show the relationships between objects in a report. Accessing Future Product Updates HP strongly recommends that customers sign up online using the Subscriber's choice website: http://www.hp.
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“Windows DEP (Data Execution Prevention) can occasionally close WebIntelligence Report Server" message (IEV-27121) You can safely ignore the following message: Windows DEP (Data Execution Prevention) can occasionally close WebIntelligence Report Server. Use the tnsnames.ora_template file instead of editing the tnsnames.ora file directly (IEV-27093) When configuring the Oracle 10g client, use the tnsnames.ora_template file as a template instead of directly editing the tnsnames.ora file. The tnsnames.
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Issues with reports when objects in the Backup Events subclass are used (IEV-27243) The following issues occur when objects in the Backup Events subclass, located under the Backup class, are used: • Numbers are displayed for severity levels instead of severity names in the report - Numbers are displayed in the Severity column instead of severity names in the report.
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A hardcoded currency symbol appears in a few fields in Chargeback standard reports (IEV-26225) Asset-based Chargeback and Chargeback by Application reports from the Report Pack have fields/columns in which the dollar ($) currency symbol is hardcoded. In the Host Multipathing subclass, the Status object is blank (IEV-26051) The Status object in the Host->Host Multipathing class is blank.
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The Top N Stale Files report is displayed as "Top Stale Files” after the report runs (IEV26925) The Top N Stale Files report from the Report Pack displays the title in the report as 'Top Stale Files.” The report does not mention if the report is for the top five or 10 stale files. Unable to filter switches that were created through Chargeback (IEV-26564) You are unable to filter switches (elements) that were created through Chargeback in Storage Essentials.
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Hosts using external storage from the storage system are also listed in the Application Section in Storage Dependency Reports (IEV-27116) Hosts that are using external storage from the storage system are not only listed in the hosts section of the Storage Dependency report, but they are also listed in the application section of the same report.
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Some reports do not let you navigate by year (IEV-25911) You cannot navigate by year in the Collection Time Range filter in some reports. You are forced to navigate month by month. Start and end dates required for the Backup Sessions report when using the relative date range (IEV-25989) In order to run the Backup Sessions report by using the relative date range, you must provide dummy start and end dates; otherwise, the Run Query button is disabled.
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Most of the support areas require that you register as an HP Passport user and sign in. Many also require an active support contract. To find more information about support access levels, go to the following URL: http://h20230.www2.hp.com/new_access_levels.jsp To register for an HP Passport ID, go to the following URL: http://h20229.www2.hp.com/passport-registration.
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Legal Notices © Copyright 2008 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Confidential computer software. Valid license from HP required for possession, use or copying. Consistent with FAR 12.211 and 12.212, Commercial Computer Software, Computer Software Documentation, and Technical Data for Commercial Items are licensed to the U.S. Government under vendor's standard commercial license.