This README file contains the latest information about installing IBM TotalStorage(tm) FAStT Storage Manager version 8.4 for Sun Solaris. Refer to the IBM TotalStorage(tm) Support Web Site or CD for the installation and support guide. Last Update: 12/18/2003 Products Supported: --------------------------------------------------- | | Machine Type | Model | |-----------|--------------|------------------------| | FAStT 900 | 1742 | 90X , 90U | |-----------|--------------|------------------------| | FAStT 600 | 1722 | 60U , 60X | |-----------|--------------|------------------------| | FAStT 700 | 1742 | 1RX , 1RU | |-----------|--------------|------------------------| | FAStT 500 | 3552 | 1RX , 1RU | |-----------|--------------|------------------------| | FAStT 200 | 3542 | 1RX , 1RU ,2RX and 2RU | --------------------------------------------------- CONTENTS -------- 1.0 Overview 2.0 Change History 3.0 Installation and Setup Instructions 4.0 Configuration Information 5.0 Unattended Mode 6.0 Web Sites and Support Phone Number 7.0 Trademarks and Notices 8.0 Disclaimer ======================================================================= 1.0 Overview -------------- 1.1 Overview -------------- This IBM Storage Manager release includes the IBM FAStT Storage Manager version 8.4x for Sun Solaris. The SUN_Sparc and Docs CD-ROM directories contain the documentation and files necessary for installing the IBM FAStT Storage Manager Software version 8.4 for Sun Solaris. In addition, it includes the controller firmware version and latest NVSRAM for IBM machine types 1742-900, 1742, 1722, 3552 and 3542. Sun Solaris host attachment to the 1722 (FAStT600) and the 1742-90U/90X (FAStT900) requires the additional purchase of an IBM FAStT900/FAStT600 Host Kit Option. The IBM Solaris Host Kit options contain the required IBM licensing to attach a Solaris Host System to the FAStT900 or FAStT600. Please contact your IBM service representative or IBM resellers for purchasing information. The Solaris CD-ROM directory contains the documentation files necessary for installing the IBM FAStT Storage Manager Version 8.4x. The "IBM FAStT TotalStorage Manager Version 8.4: Installation and Support Guide for AIX, HP-UX and Solaris (GC26-7521-3) is also available on IBM's Support website as a downloadable Portable Document format (PDF) file. Refer to the IBM Support Web Site for latest Firmware and NVSRAM files for IBM machine types 1742-900, 1742, 1722, 3552 and 3542. ======================================================================= 1.2 Limitations ---------------- 1. Upgrading FAStT500 with 512MB Cache. If you are upgrading controller firmware in IBM FAStT500 storage controller, you will have to stop I/O and reboot both controllers before upgrading NVSRAM followed by Firmware. You can reboot the controller by either power cycle the storage subsystem or by pressing the Reset button on both controllers. The Reset button is located on the right of the indicator lights in the opening on the front of each controller unit. To determine Storage Controller cache level, perform the following: a. On a storage management station start the client software and select a storage subsystem. b. Select Tools -> Manage Device to open the Subsystem Management Window. c. Highlight the Storage Subsystem that you are upgrading and then select Storage Subsystem -> Profile. It may take a little time for it to create the Storage Subsystem profile. d. Under the Controllers heading is an entry that displays information similar to the following example: Cache/processor size (MB): 256/32 If this setting is listed as 512/32 you will need to arrange to perform this upgrade procedure at a time that you can stop I/O to the Storage Subsystem in order to ensure a successful firmware download and installation. 2. Storage Manager prompts you for a password if all hard disk drives are removed from the storage subsystem. After removing all drives from a storage subsystem (or not powering on drives and only the controller), the IBM FAStT Storage Manager software will prompt you for a password when trying to start the software or trying to perform protected operations. Any password entered will fail. Password information is stored on a reserved area of each hard disk drive on the storage subsystem. Each drive stores a mirrored copy of the password data. When there are no drives in the storage subsystem, the storage management software does not find the password data when you attempt password protected operations. Add one drive to the storage subsystem and retry the operation. Since the RAID controller unit should not be powered on until the expansion units are attached and powered on, this should be done by powering off the RAID controller unit, properly attaching all expansion units (with drives installed), to the RAID controller unit and powering them on, and then powering the RAID controller unit back on. At this point the storage subsystems can be rediscovered and managed using the IBM FAStT Storage Manager 8.4x software. 3. Auto LUN/Array Transfer is not supported. If a controller fails over arrays to the alternate controller and the failed controller is replaced and brought back online, the arrays do not automatically transfer to the preferred controller. This must be done manually by redistributing arrays. 4. Display issues when using 256 color settings. A brownish hash pattern is displayed on the windows and in online help when running in 256 color mode. Run the Storage Manager 8 application in a higher display mode. 5. The FAStT Storage Management dialog windows may be displayed cropped without the vertical and horizontal scroll bars. Just move the mouse pointer over the edge of the window until the mouse pointer change to window resize pointer, left click and hold to grip the window edge to resize it. 6. If you get "Error 21 - The Operation cannot complete because a ... is in progress" error when you issue a Subsystem Management command from the IBM FAStT Storage Manager Client, the command may be cached. If the command is cached, the IBM FAStT Storage Manager Client will run the command as soon as the controller resources are available. Wait for at least ten minutes and check to see whether the command has been run. If not, re-attempt the command. 7. If the controller in the IBM FAStT Storage Server with firmware 05.3x.xx.xx is connected to a SAN with more than 64 host connections per controller port that can log into the controllers, one must either use the switch zoning function or rearrange the SAN connections so that only the maximum number of host connections can be seen and log into the controller. The FAStT Storage Subsystem FAStT900, FAStT700 and FAStT500 (IBM machine type 1742 and 3552) have two ports per controller - one per minihub slot. The FAStT Storage FAStT600 (IBM machine type 1722) has two ports per controller. The FAStT storage Subsystem FAStT200 (IBM machine type 3542) has only one port per controller. 8. If you define a large number of arrays, you may not be able to right-click a logical drive and get a pop-up menu in the Physical View of the Subsystem management window. The workaround is to use the Logical Drive pull-down menu to select the logical drive options. 9. The IBM FAStT Storage Server hardware and software is designed to have redundant paths from the host system to ensure the availability of storage. However, it is possible to connect a single host adapter from the host system to one of the controller minihubs and then connect this minihub to the minihub of the other controller. This configuration will create a FC-AL loop between the host adapter and the two IBM FAStT Storage Server controllers and no redundant path to the host system. When you connect the two minihubs together, always connect the "IN" port of one minihub to the "OUT" port of the other minihub or vice versa. Do not connect the "IN" port of one to the "IN" port of the other minihub or the "OUT" port of one minihub to the "OUT" port of the other minihub. Please note the following: - Single host bus adapter in a direct-attach configuration with the FAStT600 and FAStT600 Turbo(IBM machine type 1722-60u and 1722-60x)is not a supported configuration at this time. - Single FAStT controller with a single host bus adapter is not a valid configuration for direct-attach or SAN-attach. - Single host bus adapter configuration is supported in a SAN-attache configuration. - MUST use both FAStT controllers when using a single host bus adapter. 10. Host groups can not be created at the default group level. Host groups MUST be created at the storage system level. Note the following exception: - If you are running a FAStT 600 storage configuration without partitioning enabled, we strongly recommend you use the default host group. This ONLY applies to the FAStT 600. 11. RDAC and dynamic multipathing (DMP) coexistence not supported. 12. Dynamic multipathing (DPM) requires the installation of VERITAS Volume Manager. ======================================================================= 1.3 Enhancements ----------------- The following features have been added to FAStT Storage Manager 8.40: - Now supports Solaris 9 - Support for up to 255 LUNs per storage partition for Solaris 7, 8 and 9 with VERITAS Volume Manager - Support for up to 256 LUNs per storage partition for Solaris - Qlogic QLA 2342 PCI-X 64-Bit for Solaris 7,8, and 9 ======================================================================= 1.4 Prerequisites ------------------ IBM FAStT Storage Manager version 8.4x for Sun Solaris was tested on the following Sun servers and Operating System configurations: The minimum requirement is a Sun server with PCI and/or S-Bus Architecture with: 1. 1 GB system memory. 2. 480 Mhz Processor 3. Ethernet network interface card. 4. CDROM drive. 5. Mouse or similar pointing device. For SM8client, at least 100 MB of available on /opt and root-level (superuser) permission is required for installation Ensure the storage management station or the host acting as a storage management station is running one of the following operating systems: 1. Solaris 7.0 with the following patches (minimum versions): a. 106541-23 Kernel jumbo patch. b. 108376-42 (or later) OpenWindows patch. c. 107544-03 SunOS 5.7: /usr/lib/fs/ufs/fsck patch 2. Solaris 8.0 requires the 06 Jumbo Patch. a. 108528-18 SunOS 5.8: kernel update patch b. 111293-04 SunOS 5.8: /usr/lib/libdevinfo.so.1 patch c. 111310-01 SunOS 5.8: /usr/lib/libdhcpagent.so.1 patch d. 111111-03 SunOS 5.8: /usr/bin/nawk patch e. 108987-12 SunOS 5.8: Patch for patchadd and patchrm 3. Solaris 9.0 a. 113454 SunOS 5.8 (v.14 or higher) ======================================================================= 1.5 Dependencies ----------------- IBM FAStT Storage Manager version 8.4 provides full management support IBM machine types 3552 and 3542 storage controllers that have at least firmware version 04.00.02.xx, IBM Machine type 1742 storage controllers that have at least firmware version 05.00.04.xx or IBM Machine type 1722 storage controllers that have at least firmware version 05.3x.xx.xx. The only IBM FAStT Storage Manager 8.4 supported management function on controllers with firmware version 04.xx.xx.xx to 04.xx.01.xx is controller firmware and NVSRAM download. ======================================================================= 2.0 Change History --------------------- This is the latest release of IBM FAStT Storage Manager version 8.4x for Sun Solaris. ======================================================================= 2.1 Key Features added to IBM FAStT Storage Manager 8.4x with controller firmware level 05.4x.xx.xx. See the IBM FAStT Storage Manager version 8.4 Installation and Support Guide for AIX,HP-UX and Solaris ======================================================================= 2.2 Code levels at time of release are as follows ------------------------------------------------- 1. IBM FAStT Storage Manager Client version: 08.40.G5.00 2. IBM FAStT Storage Manager RDAC version: 08.40.05.00 3. IBM FAStT Storage Manager Agent version: 08.40.05.00 4. IBM FAStT Storage Manager Utilities version: 08.40.05.00 5. IBM FAStT Storage Manager RunTime version: 08.40.05.00 6. IBM FAStT Storagem Manager IBMasl: 08.40.05.02 Refer to the http:/www.ibm.com/pc/support IBM web page for the latest released code levels. Note: A supported IBM SAN Switch is required when attaching FAStT storage arrays to AIX and non-AIX servers in a Heterogeneous environment. ======================================================================= 3.0 Installation and Setup Instructions ----------------------------------------- 3.1 Step-by-step instructions for this code update are as follows ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Install and update the driver for the IBM FAStT Host Adapter. a. Install the hardware by using the instructions that come with the adapter. b. Install the Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter driver by using the instructions provided with the adapter. 2. Install the new Storage Manager version 8.4x software. Refer to the IBM TotalStorage FAStT Storage Manager version 8.4: Installation and Support Guide for AIX, HP-UX and Solaris, which provides detailed installation instructions. ======================================================================= 3.2 Supported FC HBAs for SUN Solaris platforms only ----------------------------------------------------- IBM has tested configurations with the following Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters, device drivers and Storage Controller Firmware: 1. Vendor: JNI Model: FCE-1063 S-Bus, FCE2-1063 S-Bus, 64-Bit Storage Controller Firmware: 04.01.0x.xx, 05.xx.xx.xx OS: Solaris 7.0, 8.0, 9.0 Driver: 4.1.3 2. Vendor: JNI Model: FCE-6410 33Mhz, FCE2-6410 33Mhz, 64-Bit, FCE2-6412 66Mhz Storage Controller Firmware: 04.01.0x.xx, 05.xx.xx.xx OS: Solaris 7.0, 8.0, 9.0 Driver: 4.1.3 3. Vendor: JNI Model: FCE-6460 PCI 64-Bit Storage Controller Firmware: 05.xx.xx.xx OS: Solaris 7.0, 8.0, 9.0 Driver: 5.2.3 4. Vendor: JNI Model: FCE-1473 S-Bus 64-Bit Storage Controller Firmware: 05.xx.xx.xx OS: Solaris 7.0 , 8.0, 9.0 Driver: 5.2.3 5. Vendor: JNI Model: FCE2-1473 S-Bus 64-Bit Storage Controller Firmware: 05.xx.xx.xx OS: Solaris 7.0 , 8.0, 9.0 Driver: 5.2.3 6. Vendor: JNI Model: FCC-6562, FCC2-6562 cPCI 64-Bit Storage Controller Firmware: 05.xx.xx.xx OS: Solaris 7.0 , 8.0, 9.0 Driver: 5.2.3 7. Vender: JNI Modle: FCX-6562, FCX2-6562 PCI-X 64-Bit Storage Controller Firmware: 05.xx.xx.xx OS: Solaris 7.0, 8.0, 9.0 Driver: 5.2.3 8. Vender: QLogic Model:QLA 2342 PCI-X 64-Bit Storage Controller Firmware 05.xx.xx.xx OS: Solaris 7.0, 8.0, 9.0 Driver:4.0.8 Note: FCC-6460, FCC-6460, FCE-1473 and FCE2-1473 when attached to a Brocade 2 Gb. fabric switch you must force the HBA to be a public loop device. For more information please refer to the "IBM TotalStorage Manager Version 8.4: Installation and Support Guide AIX, HP-UX and Solaris (GC26-7521-03) Appendix F. ======================================================================= 3.3 Helpful Hints ------------------ 1. If you are unable to see the maximum number of drives during Automatic Configuration, you should be able to use Manual Configuration to select individual drives and select the maximum number of drives allowed. 2. Fabric topology zoning requirement. To avoid possible problem at the host level, all Fibre Channel Switches must be zoned such that a single host bus adapter can only access one controller per storage array. 3. For partitioning in clusters. The partition must be done on the host group level not on the host level. This will allow all cluster hosts to see the same storage. 4. Interoperability with tape devices is supported on separate HBA and switch zones. 5. Interoperability with Shark and SDD Software is supported on separate HBA and switch zones. 6. Do not delete the Access LUN or Access Volume. The Access LUN is required by the SMclient to communicate with the storage controllers when using the in-band management method. 7. Depending on the storage subsystem that you have purchased, you may have to purchase the FAST storage partitioning premium feature option or an option to upgrade the number of supported partitions in a storage subsystem. Please see IBM Marketing representatives or IBM resellers for more information. - IBM FAStT600 storage subsystem (machine type 1722): The standard configuration does not have the FAST storage partitioning premium enabled. Four partition, eight partition and an upgrade from four to eight partition storage partitioning premium feature options can be purchased. - IBM FAStT200, FAStT500, and FAStT700 storage subsystems (machine type 3542, 3552 and 1742 - models 1RU and 1RX, respectively): The standard configuration has 64 partitions storage partitioning premium option installed. No additional storage partitioning premium feature options can be purchased for these storage subsystems. - IBM FAStT900 storage subsystem (machine type 1742 - models 90X and 90U): The standard configuration has 16 partition storage partitioning premium option installed. An upgrade from 16 to 64 partition storage partitioning premium feature option can be purchased. 8. Subsystems using dynamic multipathing (DMP) for the failover driver will need to manually do target and LUN definition in /kernel/drv/sd.conf. 9.When installing the SMibmasl.pkg the Solaris host will need a reboot -- -r. 10.To improve reboot time of SUN 4800 Sunfire host remove all ghost targets and LUNs from /kernel/drv/sd.conf. Failure to remove ghost targets and LUNs may increase the boot time of the 4800 Sunfire host. 11.Target volumes for VolumeCopy premuim feature need the volume permissions changed. By default the VolumeCopy is set to read-only. The target volume permission for the VolumeCopy must be changed to read-write. 12.You may experience longer boot-up times with Solaris 9.0. Boot-up performance can be improved with removing ghost targets and LUNs entries from the sd.conf file. You can find the sd.conf file in the /kernel/drv directory. ======================================================================= 4.0 Configuration Information ----------------------------- 4.1 Configuration Settings -------------------------- 1. By default the IBM FAStT Storage Manager 8.4x firmware does not automatically map logical drives. This means that the logical drives are not automatically presented to host systems. a. For a new installation, after creating new arrays and logical drives, create a storage partition with the host type of SUN-Solaris and map the logical drives to this partition. b. If you are upgrading the NVSRAM with Storage Partitions and the host system OS was other than Microsoft Windows NT is accessing the default host group, you will need to change the default host type. After upgrading the NVSRAM, the default host type is reset to Windows non-clustered (SP5 or higher). Refer to the IBM FAStT Storage Manager online help to learn more about creating storage partitions and changing host types. 2. When you are configuring IBM machine type 1742-900, 1742, 1722, 3542, or 3552 storage controllers as boot devices, contact IBM support for supported configurations and instructions for configuring IBM storage controllers as boot devices. 3. Running script files for specific configurations. Apply the appropriate scripts to your subsystem based on the instructions you have read in the publications or any instructions in the operating system readme file. A description of each script is shown below. - SameWWN.scr: Setup RAID controllers to have the same World Wide Names. The World Wide Names (node) will be the same for each controller pair. The NVSRAM default sets the RAID controllers to have the same World Wide Names. - DifferentWWN.scr: Setup RAID controllers to have different World Wide Names. The World Wide Names (node) will be different for each controller pair. The NVSRAM default sets the RAID controllers to have the same World Wide Names. - EnableDriveMigration.scr: The Enable drive migration script scans the drives for configurations when they are added to a storage system and will also attempt to use configurations found on the newly added drives. The NVSRAM default will enable drive migration. - DisableDriveMigration.scr: The disable drive migration script allows the addition of disk drives while the system is running. in addition, it identifies the drives as unused capacity regardless of past drive configuration. The NVSRAM default will enable drive migration. 4. When you are configuring IBM machine type 1742 or 3552 storage controllers in host cluster Remote Mirror configurations, contact IBM support for supported host cluster configurations and instructions for configuring IBM storage controllers in clustered Remote Mirror configurations. ======================================================================= 4.2 Unsupported configurations ------------------------------ The following lists configurations that are currently not being supported with IBM FAStT Storage Manager 8.4x. 1. Fibre Channel loop environments with the IBM Fibre Channel hub, machine type 3523 and 3534, in conjunction with the IBM Fibre Channel switch, machine types 2109-S16, 2109-F16, 2109-S8 or 3534-F08. In this configuration, the hub is connected between the fibre channel switch and the IBM FAStT storage subsystem controller ports. Note: FAStT600 machine type 1722 does not support directly connected to 1Gbps FC SAN switches, such as the 2109-S08 or 2109-S16. In addition, auto-negotiation between 1Gbps and 2Gbps is not supported with firmware version 05.33.xx.xx. 2. The IBM Fibre Channel hub, machine type 3523, connected to IBM machine type 1742, 3542 and 3552. ======================================================================= 5.0 Unattended Mode --------------------- N/A ======================================================================= 6.0 WEB Sites and Support Phone Number ---------------------------------------- 6.1 IBM TotalStorage™ Disk Storage Systems Technical Support web site: http://www.ibm.com/storage/support/fastt 6.2 IBM TotalStorage(tm) Marketing Web Site: http://www.storage.ibm.com/hardsoft/disk/fastt/index.html 6.3 If you have any questions about this update, or problem applying the update go to the following HelpCenter World Telephone Numbers URL: http://www.ibm.com/planetwide ======================================================================= 7.0 Trademarks and Notices ---------------------------- 7.1 The following terms are trademarks of the IBM Corporation in the United States or other countries or both: IBM TotalStorage(tm) the e-business logo xSeries pSeries HelpCenter Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. 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