IBM System Storage™ DS4000 storage subsystem controller firmware version 06.16.88.00 for the DS4200, DS4700 and DS4800 storage subsystems only. This firmware version is required to support the new IBM DS4000 System Storage™ DS4200 storage subsystems, the IBM DS4000 System Storage™ DS4700 storage subsystems, and the IBM DS4000 System Storage™ DS4800 storage subsystems. The IBM DS4000 Storage Manager host software version 9.16.xx.62 is required to manage DS4000 storage subsystems with controller firmware version 6.16.88.xx installed. ATTENTION: DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS CONTROLLER FIRMWARE ON ANY OTHER DS4000 STORAGE SUBSYSTEM MODEL. IN ADDITION, THIS VERSION OF CONTROLLER FIRMWARE IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE EXP100 DRIVE EXPANSION ENCLOSURES. DO NOT DOWNLOAD IT INTO DS4800 STORAGE SUBSYSTEMS THAT HAVE EXP100 SATA DRIVE EXPANSION ENCLOSURES ATTACHED. AFTER THE 06.16.XX.XX CONTROLLER FIRMWARE IS ACTIVATED, THE DS4800 STORAGE SUBSYSTEM WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THE DRIVES IN EXP100 ENCLOSURES, CAUSING LOSS OF DATA AVAILABILITY TO THE RAID ARRAYS AND LOGICAL DRIVES THAT ARE DEFINED IN THOSE DRIVES. NOTE TO SERVICE – Reference RETAIN # N/A (C) Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 1999, 2006. All rights reserved. US Government Users Restricted Rights - Use, duplication, or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the general information in section 6.0 "Trademarks and Notices" in this document. Refer to the IBM System Storage™ Support Web Site or CD for the IBM DS4000 Storage Manager version 9 (Intel or Unix Operating Systems) Installation and Support Guides for firmware and NVSRAM download instructions. For other related publications (refer to Related Publications in the installation and support guide) and the latest information and updated readme file. Last Update: 08/02/2006 Products Supported: ----------------------------------------------------------------- | New Model | Old Model | Machine Type | Model | |------------|-----------|--------------|-------------------------| | DS4800 | N/A | 1815 | 80A, 82A, 84A, 88A, 80H,| | | | | 82H, 84H, 88H | |------------|-----------|--------------|-------------------------| | DS4700 | N/A | 1814 | 70A, 72A, 70H, 72H | |------------|-----------|--------------|-------------------------| | DS4200 | N/A | 1814 | 7VA, 7VH | ----------------------------------------------------------------- Notes: 1. The DS4000 storage subsystem controller firmware version 06.14.xx.xx, 06.15.xx.xx and 06.16.xx.xx with its associated NVSRAM file ARE NOT AVAILABLE for the following DS4000 storage subsystems - DS4100 with Standard (base) or Single controller option (M/T 1724-all models), the DS4300 with Standard (base), Turbo, or Single Controller options (M/T 1722-all models), the DS4400 (M/T 1742-all models) the DS4500 (M/T 1742- all models), the FAStT200 (M/T 3542-all models), and FAStT500 (M/T 3552- all models). Please contact your IBM service representative or IBM resellers for availability of additional DS4000 storage subsystem models support with controller firmware version 6.14.xx.xx, 06.15.xx.xx or 6.16.xx.xx in the future. 2. For the DS4100 with Standard (base) (M/T 1724-100) or with Single Controller option (M/T 1724-1Sx), the DS4300 with Standard (base) or Turbo options (M/T 1722-models 60x), the DS4400 (M/T 1742-all models) and the DS4500 (M/T 1742-all models), the controller firmware version 06.12.xx.xx and its associated NVSRAM file must be used. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DOWNLOAD the controller firmware version 06.14.xx.xx, 06.15.xx.xx or 06.16.x.xx into these DS4000 storage subsystems. 3. For the DS4300 storage subsystems with Single Controller option, the controller firmware version 05.34.xx.xx and its associated NVSRAM file must be used. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DOWNLOAD the controller firmware version 06.1x.xx.xx into these DS4300 storage subsystem with single controller option models. 4. For the FAStT200 (M/T 3542-all models) and FAStT500 (M/T 3552-all models) storage subsystems, the controller firmware version 05.30.xx.xx and its associated NVSRAM file must be used. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DOWNLOAD the controller firmware version 06.1x.xx.xx into these DS4000 storage subsystems. ======================================================================= CONTENTS -------- 1.0 Overview 2.0 Installation and Setup Instructions 3.0 Configuration Information 4.0 Unattended Mode 5.0 Web Sites and Support Phone Number 6.0 Trademarks and Notices 7.0 Disclaimer ======================================================================= 1.0 Overview -------------- The IBM System Storage™ DS4000 storage subsystem controller firmware version 06.16.88.00 release includes the DS4000 storage subsystem controller firmware and NVSRAM files for the following IBM machine types - 1815 (models 80A, 80H, 82A, 82H, 84A, 84H, 88A and 88H) and 1814 (models 7VA, 7VH, 70A, 70H, 72A and 72H.) This firmware version is required to support the new IBM DS4000 System Storage™ DS4200 models 7VA/H, the IBM DS4000 System Storage™ DS4700 models 70A/H and 72A/H, and the DS4800 model 80A/H storage subsystems. The IBM DS4000 Storage Manager host software version 9.16.xx.62 is required to manage DS4000 storage subsystems with controller firmware version 6.16.88.xx installed. ATTENTION: DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS CONTROLLER FIRMWARE ON ANY OTHER DS4000 STORAGE SUBSYSTEM MODEL. IN ADDITION, THIS VERSION OF CONTROLLER FIRMWARE IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE EXP100 DRIVE EXPANSION ENCLOSURES. DO NOT DOWNLOAD IT INTO THE DS4800 STORAGE SUBSYSTEMS THAT HAVE EXP100 SATA DRIVE EXPANSION ENCLOSURES ATTACHED. AFTER THE 06.16.XX.XX CONTROLLER FIRMWARE IS ACTIVATED, THE DS4800 STORAGE SUBSYSTEM WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THE DRIVES IN EXP100 ENCLOSURES, CAUSING LOSS OF DATA AVAILABILITY TO THE RAID ARRAYS AND LOGICAL DRIVES THAT ARE DEFINED IN THOSE DRIVES. The IBM System Storage DS4000 Storage Manager version 9 Installation and Support Guide for Windows 2000/Server 2003, Netware, ESX Server, and Linux or the IBM System Storage DS4000 Storage Manager version 9 Installation and Support Guide for AIX, HP-UX, Solaris, and Linux on Power are available on IBM's Support Web Site as a down-loadable Portable Document Format (PDF) file. In addition, the DS4000 FC/SATA intermix premium features and the DS4000 Copy Services premium features - FlashCopy, VolumeCopy and Enhanced Remote Mirroring - are options purchased separately. The DS4000 Storage partitioning premium feature is supported on all DS4200, DS4700, and DS4800 storage subsystem models. See items 1 and 2 in the section 3.2 "Helpful Hints" for more information. The DS4000 Storage Controller firmware 06.16.88.00 for this release is available ONLY for the IBM machine types 1814-all models (DS4200, DS4700) and 1815-all models (DS4800). The DS4000 Storage Controller firmware 06.16.88.xx for this release is not available for all models of the following IBM machine types - 1724, 1722, 1742, 3542 or 3552. However, the IBM DS4000 Storage Manager 9.16 host software for this release will manage all DS4000 storage subsystem with the controller firmware 04.01.xx.xx or newer. But, any new features and updates that are introduced in this DS4000 Storage Manager version 9.16 will not be available for any DS4000 storage subsystem controllers without the controller firmware version 06.16.xx.xx installed. Refer to the IBM Support Web Site for the latest Firmware and NVSRAM files and DS4000 Storage Manager host software for the IBM DS4000 Storage Subsystems. http://www.ibm.com/servers/storage/support/disk/ ======================================================================= 1.1 Limitations --------------------- IMPORTANT: The listed limitations are cumulative. However, they are listed by the DS4000 storage subsystem controller firmware and Storage Manager host software releases to indicate which controller firmware and Storage Manager host software release that they were first seen and documented. New limitations with version 06.16.88.00 release. 1. IBM Fibre Channel hard disk drives and SATA hard disk drives can not be intermixed inside the same DS4000 drive expansion enclosure. (For limitations in certain operating system environment, refer to the readme file that is included in the DS4000 Storage Manager host software package for that operating system environment.) Limitations with version 06.16.82.00 release. None Limitations with version 06.16.24.00 release. 1. Controller firmware 06.16.xx.xx does not support EXP100 storage expansion enclosures. Do not download it into the DS4000 storage subsystems that have EXP100 enclosures attached. After the 06.16.xx.xx controller firmware is activated, the DS4000 storage subsystem will not recognize the drives in EXP100 enclosures, causing loss of data availability to the RAID arrays and logical drives that are defined in those drives. The DS4000 controller firmware version 06.15.20.05 and earlier should be used in the DS4000 storage subsystems that have EXP100 drive expansion enclosures attached, instead. Limitations with version 06.15.20.05 release. 1. The following error message may be encountered under certain conditions when attempting to create a 2 TB LUN using the Create Logical drive wizard in the Subsystem Management window: "Error 4 - The operation cannot complete because of an incorrect parameter in the command sent to the controller." To avoid this error message, you must take certain steps while using the Create Logical Drive wizard to create a 2 TB LUN. Within the Specify Capacity/Name window within the create logical drive wizard, you must not manually specify the numeric value '2' in the New logical drive capacity field in tandem with the "TB" Units designator. If you do this, the Error 4 message will be issued and you will be unable to create the 2 TB LUN. Click on the up or down arrows next to the input field to select the desire capacity instead. When using the arrows, the program will display the correct maximum logical drive capacity value that can be specified for a given capacity unit (TB, GB, or MB). Limitations with version 06.15.15.xx release. There are not any limitations for controller firmware version 6.15.xx.xx. Please refer to the README files that are packaged with the IBM DS4000 host software version 9.15 packages for various DS4000 support operating systems for host software related limitations. Limitations with version 06.15.11.xx release. There are not any limitations for controller firmware version 6.15.xx.xx. Please refer to the README files that are packaged with the IBM DS4000 host software version 9.15 packages for various DS4000 support operating systems for host software related limitations. Limitations with version 06.14.19.xx release. There are not any limitations for controller firmware version 6.14.xx.xx. Please refer to the README files that are packaged with the IBM DS4000 host software version 9.14 packages for various DS4000 support operating systems for host software related limitations. ======================================================================= 1.2 Enhancements ----------------- The DS4000 storage subsystem controller firmware version 06.16.88.xx (in conjunction with DS4000 Storage Manager 9.16.xx.62) provides support for; - New DS4200 Express Storage Subsystem models 7VA/H, which support the attachment of DS4000 EXP420 Storage Expansion Enclosures. - New 500G SATA Enhanced Disk Drive Modules (E-DDMs) in the DS4000 DS4700 storage subsystems and the EXP810 Storage Expansion Enclosures. - New 500G SATA Enhanced Value Disk Drive Modules (EV-DDMs) in the DS4000 DS4200 storage subsystem and the EXP420 Storage Expansion Enclosures. The corresponding change history file has more information on controller firmware new features and updates. Please refer to the New Features section of the IBM DS4000 Storage Manager version 9 Installation and Support Guide for the appropriate host server operating system environment for additional information about the IBM DS4000 Storage Manager version 9 enhancements. ======================================================================= 1.3 Prerequisites ------------------ The DS4000 controller firmware and NVSRAM file that are packaged with this README file can ONLY be loaded in the following DS4000 storage subsystems: - DS4700 storage subsystems with or without DS4000 EXP810/EXP710 drive expansion enclosures attached. - DS4800 storage subsystems with DS4000 EXP810 and/or DS4000 EXP710 drive expansion enclosures attached. - DS4200 storage subsystems with DS4000 EXP420 drive expansion enclosures attached. Note: Controller firmware 06.16.xx.xx does not support EXP100 drive expansion enclosures. The IBM DS4000 Storage Manager host software version 9.16.xx.62 is required to manage DS4000 storage subsystems with controller firmware version 6.16.88.xx installed. IMPORTANT: DO NOT DOWNLOAD this controller firmware on any other DS4000 storage servers. There is not any checking for this restriction inside the DS4000 storage manager client program. In addition, the procedure to recover the DS4000 storage subsystem that was inadvertently loaded with this firmware file will require downtime to the DS4000 storage subsystem. Also see next section - Dependencies. ======================================================================= 1.4 Dependencies ----------------- ATTENTION: 1. The only DS4000 storage subsystems that are supported by the 06.14.xx.xx, 6.15.xx.xx or 06.16.xx.xx controller firmware version are the DS4800. Currently, there are not any controller firmware packages version 06.14.xx.xx, 6.15.xx.xx or 06.16.xx.xx for other DS4000 storage subsystems besides the DS4800. Do not download this controller firmware on any other DS4000 storage subsystems. (Also see item #5 below) 2. Always check the README files (especially the Dependencies section) that are packaged together with the firmware files for any required minimum firmware level requirements and the firmware download sequence for the DS4000 drive expansion enclosure ESM, the DS4000 storage subsystem controller and the hard drive firmware. 3. The DS4800 storage subsystems do not support the attachment of the DS4000 EXP700 drive expansion enclosures. The EXP700 enclosure must be upgraded into DS4000 EXP710 enclosure using the DS4000 EXP700 Models 1RU/1RX Switched-ESM Option Upgrade Kit before it can be attached to the DS4800 storage subsystems. 4. This version 06.16.xx.xx of the DS4200/DS4700/DS4800 controller firmware is not compatible with the EXP100 SATA drive expansion enclosures. DO NOT download it into the DS4800 storage subsystems that have EXP100 drive expansion enclosures attached. After the 06.16.xx.xx controller firmware is activated, the DS4800 storage subsystem will not recognize the drives in EXP100 enclosures, causing loss of data availability to the raid arrays and logical drives that are defined in those drives. The controller firmware version 6.15.xx.xx and earlier must be installed in the DS4000 storage subsystems that have EXP100 SATA drive expansion enclosure attached instead. 5. Controller firmware 06.16.8x.xx and higher is required for the DS4200-all models, the DS4700-all models, and the DS4800-model 80A/80H. These models do not support older 06.16.xx.xx versions of controller firmware. The attachment of EXP100 enclosures is not supported for these models. 6. Controller firmware 06.16.xx.xx is required to support EXP810 storage expansion enclosures. 7. Controller firmware 06.16.88.xx and higher is required for attaching SATA Hard Disk Drives in the following configurations: a. Externally attached to the DS4800 through the IBM DS4000 EXP810. b. Internally attached to the DS4700 or externally attached through the IBM DS4000 EXP810. c. Internally attached to the DS4200 or externally attached through the IBM DS4000 EXP420. IBM DS4000 Storage Manager host software version 09.16.xx.xx provides full management support for IBM machine types 3552 and 3542 storage controllers that have at least firmware version 04.01.xx.xx (05.xx.xx.xx in Microsoft Windows environment), IBM Machine type 1742-900 and 1742 storage controllers that have at least firmware version 05.00.04.xx, IBM Machine type 1722 storage controllers that have at least firmware version 05.3x.xx.xx, IBM Machine type 1724 storage controllers that have at least firmware version 05.4x.xx.xx or IBM Machine type 1815 storage controllers that have at least firmware version 06.14.xx.xx. The only IBM DS4000 Storage Manager version 09.1x.xx.xx supported management function on controllers with non-supported controller firmware versions is controller firmware and NVSRAM download. ======================================================================= ======================================================================= 1.5 Level Recommendation for the update ----------------------------------------- 1. Storage Controller Firmware versions: a. DS4200: FW_DS4200_06168800 b. DS4700: FW_DS4700_06168800 c. DS4800: FW_DS4800_06168800 Note: The same firmware file can be used for upgrading the controller firmware through the SMClient GUI or through the controller serial port. Do not attempt to download the firmware through serial port without the present of IBM Support personnel. A botched controller firmware download via the serial port can cause to the controller to be inoperable. 2. Storage Controller NVSRAM versions: a. DS4200: N1814D420R916V01 b. DS4700: N1814D470R916V17 c. DS4800: N1815D480R916V13 Note: The DS4000 storage subsystems that are shipped from the factory will show the NVSRAM version with a different first character prefix than the "N" prefixed as stated. As long as the rest of the version information after the first character are the same, both the manufacturing NVSRAM version and the "N" prefixed NVSRAM version are the same. You do not need to update your DS4000 storage subsystem with the "N" prefixed NVSRAM version as stated above. For example, the N1815D480R915V05 and M1815D480R915V05 (or C1815D480R915V05 or D1815D480R915V05 or ...) versions are the same because both versions share the same "1815D480R915V05" string. The M1815D480R915V05 (or C1815D480R915V05 or D1815D480R915V05 or ...) version was loaded to the DS4800 storage subsystem at the factory. The N1815D480R915V05 version is the one that was posted to the DS4000 support web site for download. Refer to the following IBM System Storage™ Disk Storage Systems Technical Support web site for the latest released code levels. http://www.ibm.com/servers/storage/support/disk/ ======================================================================= 3.0 Installation and Setup Instructions ----------------------------------------- ATTENTION: If you have not already done so, please check the Dependencies section for ANY MINIMUM FIRMWARE REQUIREMENTS for the DS4000 storage server controllers, the drive expansion enclosure ESMs and the hard drives in the DS4000 configurations before upgrading the controller firmware. Make any firmware updates as required BEFORE proceeding to upgrade the DS4000 controller with the firmware and NVSRAM files packaged with this README file. FAILURE to observer the minimum firmware requirement might cause your DS4000 storage subsystem to be OUT-OF-SERVICE. 3.1 Updated the firmware of the ESMs in the attached drive expansion enclosures to latest levels before the upgrading the controller firmware. To download drive expansion ESM firmware, do the following: a. Open the Subsystem Management window. b. Click Advanced => Download => Environmental(ESM) Card Firmware. Follow the online instructions. Note: If the existing controller firmware in the DS4000 storage server is of version 05.30.xx.xx or higher, the drive expansion enclosure ESM firmware can be updated online with no downtime if both ESMs in each of the drive expansion enclosures are functional and one (and ONLY one) drive expansion enclosure is selected in the ESM firmware download window for ESM firmware updating at a time. Note: The latest ESM firmware versions for EXP710 and EXP810 drive expansion enclosures are 9639 and 9865, respectively. 3.2 Important: You must install the firmware update prior to downloading the NVSRAM update. DO NOT proceed any further if you have any EXP100 SATA drive expansion enclosures attached to the DS4800 storage subsystem that you are planning to upgrade the controller firmware. This version of controller firmware is not compatible with the EXP100 drive expansion enclosures. After the 06.16.xx.xx controller firmware is activated, the DS4800 storage subsystem will not recognize the drives in EXP100 SATA drive expansion enclosures, causing loss of data availability to the raid arrays and logical drives that are defined in those drives. Contact IBM Support for help, if required. To download firmware, do the following: a. Open the Subsystem Management window. b. Click Storage Subsystem => Download => Firmware. Follow the online instructions. To download NVSRAM, do the following: a. Open the Subsystem Management window. b. Click Storage Subsystem => Download => NVSRAM. Follow the online instructions. 3.3 After the controller firmware and NVSRAM is updated, consider checking the IBM System Storage™ Disk Storage Systems Technical Support web site for the latest released hard drive firmware. To download hard disk drive firmware, do the following: a. Schedule down time because the drive firmware upgrades require that there are no HOST IOs to be sent to the DS4000 controllers. b. Open the Subsystem Management window. c. Click Advanced => Download => Drive Firmware. Follow the online instructions. Note: with controller firmware version 06.1x.xx.xx or later, multiple drives from up to four different drive types can be updated at the same time. ======================================================================= 3.2 Helpful Hints ------------------ 1. IBM DS4200 storage subsystem (machine type 1814): Depending on the ordering channels, the DS4200 storage subsystem is either shipped with 2 storage partitions or with a user selected 2, 4, 8, 16 or 64 storage partitions. If the DS4700 storage subsystem is ordered with less than 64 partitions, various storage partition feature upgrade options can be purchased to increase the maximum number of supported storage partitions. 2. IBM DS4700 storage subsystem (machine type 1814): Depending on the ordering channels, the DS4700-model 70 storage subsystem is either shipped with 2 storage partitions or with a user selected 2, 4, 8, 16 or 64 storage partitions. Similarly, the DS4700-model 72 storage subsystem is either shipped with 8 storage partitions or with a user selected 8, 16 or 64 storage partitions. If the DS4700 storage subsystem is ordered with less than 64 partitions, various storage partition feature upgrade options can be purchased to increase the maximum number of supported storage partitions. 3. IBM DS4800 storage subsystem (machine type 1815): Depending on the ordering channels, the DS4800 storage subsystem is either shipped with an 8 storage partitions or with a user selected 8, 16 or 64 storage partitions. If the subsystem is ordered with less than 64 partitions, an upgrade from 8 to 16, 8 to 64 or 16 to 64 partition storage partitioning premium feature option can be purchased. 4. When making serial connections to the DS4000 Storage controller, the baud rate is recommended to be set at either 38200 or 57600. Note: Do not make any connections to the DS4000 storage subsystem serial ports unless it is instructed by IBM Support. Incorrect use of the serial port might result in lost of configuration, and possibly, data. 5. Fabric topology zoning requirement. To avoid possible problem at the host level, it is best practice that all Fibre Channel (FC) Switches must be zoned such that a single FC host bus adapter can only access one controller per storage array. In addition, this zoning requirement also ensures the maximum number of host connections can be seen and log into the controller FC host port. This is because if a FC HBA port is seen by both controller A and B host ports, it will be counted as two host connections to the storage subsystem - one for controller A port and one for controller B port. Note: The DS4000 storage subsystems DS4500, DS4400 and FAStT500 (IBM machine type 1742 and 3552) have two ports per controller - one per minihub slot. The DS4000 storage subsystems DS4300 (IBM machine type 1722) and DS4100 (IBM machine type 1724) have two ports per controller. The DS4000 storage subsystem FAStT200 (IBM machine type 3542) has only one port per controller. The DS4700 (IBM machine type 1814) has up to 4 ports per controller. The DS4800 (IBM machine type 1815) has 4 ports per controller. The DS4200 (IBM machine type 1814) has 2 ports per controller. 6. All drive enclosures on any given loop should have complete unique ID's assigned to them. For example, in a maximum configured DS4500 storage server, enclosures on one redundant drive loop should be assigned with id's 10-17 and enclosures on the second drive loop should be assigned with id's 20-27. Enclosures id's 00 ~ 09 should not be used and enclosure id's with the same single digit such as 11 and 21 should not be used on the same drive loop. 7. The ideal configuration for SATA drives is one drive in each EXP per array, one logical drive per array and one OS disk partition per logical drive. This configuration minimizes the random head movements that increase stress on the SATA drives. As the number of drive locations to which the heads have to move increases, application performance and drive reliability may be impacted. If more logical drives are configured, but not all of them used simultaneously, some of the randomness can be avoided. SATA drives are best used for long sequential reads and writes. 8. IBM recommends at least one hot spare per EXP100 drive expansion enclosure. A total of 15 hot-spares can be defined per DS4000 storage subsystem configuration. 9. Starting with the DS4000 Storage Manager (SM) host software version 9.12 or later, the Storage Manager client script window looks for the files with the file type of ".script" as the possible script command files. In the previous versions of the DS4000 Storage Manager host software, the script window looks for the file type ".scr" instead. (i.e. enableAVT.script for 9.12 or later vs. enableAVT.scr for pre-9.12) 10. Inter-operability with tape devices is supported on separate HBA and switch zones. ======================================================================= 4.0 Configuration Information ----------------------------- 4.1 Configuration Settings -------------------------- 1. By default the IBM DS4000 Storage Manager 9.16 firmware does not automatically map logical drives if storage partitioning feature is enabled. This means that the logical drives are not automatically presented to host systems. For a new installation, after creating new arrays and logical drives; a. If your host type is not Windows NT, create a partition with your host type and map the logical drives to this partition. b. If your host type is Windows NT, you can map your logical drives to the "Default Host Group" or create a partition with a NT host type. When upgrading from previous versions of IBM DS4000 Storage Manager to version 9.16. a. If upgrading with no partitions created and you have an operating system other than Windows NT, you will need to create a partition with your host type and map the logical drives from the "Default Host Group" to this partition. b. If upgrading with Storage Partitions and an operating system other than 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 2000/Server 2003 non-clustered for DS4000 storage server with controller firmware version 06.14.xx.xx or later. For DS4000 storage server with controller firmware version 06.12.xx.xx or earlier, it is reset to Windows non- clustered (SP5 or higher), instead. Refer to the IBM DS4000 Storage Manager online help to learn more about creating storage partitions and changing host types. 2. When you are configuring IBM machine type 1814 or 1815 storage subsystems as boot devices, contact IBM support for supported configurations and instructions for configuring LUNs in the IBM storage subsystems 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. - EnableAVT_W2K_S2003_noncluster.scr: The script will enable automatic logical drive transfer (AVT/ADT) for the Windows 2000/Server 2003 non- cluster heterogenous host region. The default setting is to disable AVT for this heterogenous host region. This setting is one of the requirements for setting up the remote boot or SAN-boot. Do not use this script unless it is specifically mentioned in the applicable instructions. (This script can be used for other host type if modifications are made in the script, replacing the Windows 2000/Server 2003 non-cluster host type with the appropriate host type that needs to have AVT/ADT enabled) - DisableAVT_W2K_S2003_noncluster.scr: The script will disable the automatic logical drive transfer (AVT) for the Windows 2000/Server 2003 non-cluster heterogenous host region. This script will reset the Windows 2000/Server 2003 non-cluster AVT setting to the default. (This script can be used for other host type if modifications are made in the script, replacing the Windows 2000/Server 2003 non-cluster host type with the appropriate host type that needs to have AVT/ADT disabled) - EnableAVT_Linux.scr: The script will enable automatic logical drive transfer (AVT) for the Linux heterogenous host region. Do not use this script unless it is specifically mentioned in the applicable instructions. - DisableAVT_Linux.scr: The script will disable the automatic logical drive transfer (AVT) for the Linux heterogenous host region. Do not use this script unless it is specifically mentioned in the applicable instructions. - EnableAVT_Netware.script: The script will enable automatic logical drive transfer (AVT) for the Netware Failover heterogenous host region. Do not use this script unless it is specifically mentioned in the applicable instructions. - DisableAVT_Netware.script: The script will disable the automatic logical drive transfer (AVT) for the Netware Failover heterogenous host region. Do not use this script unless it is specifically mentioned in the applicable instructions. - disable_ignoreAVT8192_HPUX.script: This script will disable the DS4000 storage subsystem ignoring of AVT requests for the HP-UX server specific read pattern of 2 blocks at LBA 8192. The AVT ignoring request for the LBA 8192 reads was implemented to prevent a possible occurrence of an AVT storm caused by the HP-UX server probing in the wrong order of available paths to the volume(s) when it detect server to LUN path failure. Use this script only when you do not have defined LVM mirrored volumes using the mapped logical drives from the DS4000 storage subsystems. Please contact IBM support for additional information, if required. - enable_ignoreAVT8192_HPUX.script: This script will enable the DS4000 storage subsystem ignoring of AVT requests for the HP-UX server specific read pattern of 2 blocks at LBA 8192. The AVT ignoring request for the LBA 8192 reads was implemented to prevent a possible occurrence of an AVT storm caused by the HP-UX server probing in the wrong order of available paths to the volume(s) when it detect server to LUN path failure. Use this script only when you do have defined LVM mirrored volumes using the mapped logical drives from the DS4000 storage subsystems. Please contact IBM support for additional information, if required. 4. When you are configuring IBM machine type 1814 and 1815 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 configurations that are currently not being supported with controller firmware version 06.16.xx.xx in conjunction with DS4000 Storage Manager version 9.16 are listed below: 1. The DS4800, DS4700, and DS4200 storage subsystem (machine type 1815 - all models) does not support the attachment of the FAStT EXP500 and DS4000 EXP700 drive expansion enclosures. 2. The DS4800 storage subsystem (machine type 1815 - all models) with controller firmware 6.15.xx.xx installed does not support the attachment of the DS4000 EXP810 (FC) drive expansion enclosures. 3. The DS4800 storage subsystem (machine type 1815 - all models) with controller firmware 6.16.xx.xx installed does not support the attachment of the DS4000 EXP100 (SATA) drive expansion enclosures. 4. The DS4700 (machine type 1814 - models 70A/H and 72A/H) and DS4800 storage subsystem (machine type 1815 - all models) with controller firmware 6.16.xx.xx installed does not support the attachment of the DS4000 EXP100 (SATA) drive expansion enclosures. 5. The DS4200 (machine type 1814 - models 7VA/H) with controller firmware 6.16.88.xx installed does not support the attachment of the DS4000 EXP100 (SATA), EXP710 (FC) and EXP810 (SATA and FC) drive expansion enclosures. In addition, it does not support Fibre Channel disk drive options. 6. The DS4800 (machine type 1815 - models 80A/88H) does not support the the attachment of the DS4000 EXP100 (SATA) drive expansion enclosure because it does not support the DS4800 controller firmware 6.15.xx.xx. 7. 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 or 2109-S8. In this configuration, the hub is connected between the switch and the IBM Fibre Channel RAID Controllers. 8. The IBM Fibre Channel Hub, machine type 3523, connected to IBM machine type 1722, 1724, 1742, 1815, 1814, 3542 and 3552. 9. A configuration in which a server with only one FC host bus adapter connects directly to any DS4000 storage subsystem with dual controllers is not supported. The supported configuration is the one in which the server with only one FC host bus adapter connects to both controller ports of any DS4000 storage subsystem with dual controllers via Fibre Channel (FC) switch (SAN-attached configuration.) 10. The IBM DS4000 EXP420 Expansion Enclosure is not supported attached to any other IBM DS4000 Storage Controllers except the DS4200. ======================================================================= 5.0 Unattended Mode --------------------- N/A ======================================================================= 6.0 WEB Sites and Support Phone Number ---------------------------------------- 6.1 IBM System Storage™ Disk Storage Systems Technical Support web site: http://www.ibm.com/servers/storage/support/disk/ 6.2 IBM System Storage™ Marketing Web Site: http://www.ibm.com/servers/storage/disk 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 IMPORTANT: You should download the latest version of the DS4000 Storage Manager host software, the DS4000 storage subsystem controller firmware, the DS4000 drive expansion enclosure ESM firmware and the drive firmware at the time of the initial installation and when product updates become available. To be notified of important product updates, you must first register at the IBM Support and Download Web site: http://www.ibm.com/servers/storage/support/disk/ Perform the following steps to register at the IBM Support and Download Web site: 1. Click on My Support in the Additional Support box in the right side of the DS4000 Support web page. 2. The Sign In window displays. Either enter your IBM ID and Password in the sign in area to sign in and proceed to step 6 or, if you are not currently registered with the site, click Register Now. 3. The My IBM Registration window Step 1 of 2 opens. Enter the appropriate information and click Continue to get to the second My IBM Registration window. 4. In the My IBM Registration window Step 2 of 2, enter the appropriate information and click Submit to register. 5. The My IBM Registration windows opens with the following message, “Thank you for registering with ibm.com. Continue to explore ibm.com as a registered user.” Click Edit Profile in the My IBM box on the right side of the window. 6. The My Support window opens. Click Add Products to add products to your profile. 7. Use the pull-down menus to choose the appropriate DS4000 storage server and expansion enclosures that you want to add to your profile. To add the product to your profile, select the appropriate box or boxes next to the product names and click Add Product. 8. Once the product or products are added to your profile, click Subscribe to Email folder tab 9. Select Storage in the pull down menu. Select Please send these documents by weekly email and select Downloads and drivers and Flashes to receive important information about product updates. Click Updates. 10. 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