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ISS Technology Update, Volume 9 Number 1 - Page 1
...HP Power Supply Technology
http://techcomm.cca.hp.com/whitepapers/2009/TC091110TB.pdf
HP ProLiant 100-series Intel-based G6 server technology, 3rd edition
http://techcomm.cca.hp.com/WhitePapers/2009/TC091203TB.pdf
HP Smart Array Controller technology, 3rd edition
http://techcomm.cca.hp.com/WhitePapers/2009/TC091204TB.pdf
Using HP ProLiant Network Teaming Software with Microsoft® Windows...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 9 Number 1 - Page 2
... as "bit" (b) and "byte" (B). The computing industry uses prefixes like kilo (k), mega (M), giga (G), and tera (T) to describe disk storage capacity, file size, memory size, and data transmission rates (10 Gigabit Ethernet, 6 Gb/s SAS). The prefixes k, M, G, and T are from the International System of Units (SI), and they are defined as powers of ten: 103, 106, 109, and...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 9 Number 1 - Page 4
... Table 1). The option to enable only one core is not present in the currently released BIOS updates.
HP Note The lack of support for single-core operation is based on observations with Systems ROMPaq Firmware Upgrade for HP ProLiant DL385 G5 (A09) Servers Version: 2009.07.11 (A) (11 Sep 2009).
AMD Core Select technology
AMD Core Select is...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 9 Number 1 - Page 5
... on the system during the operating system installation as follows:
- When installing to disks attached to a Smart Array controller, the miniroot must have the array driver so that the Solaris software can be installed onto the disks. See the deployment guide for information on installing the Smart Array driver, cpqary3, into the miniroot.
- For network-based deployments, the miniroot must have...
ISS Technology Update, Volume 9 Number 1 - Page 6
...) Platform Architecture and Technology, is a leading HP expert on Intel processors and chipsets, primarily with HP ProLiant 500 series platforms. His expertise includes processor architecture, cache coherency, memory sub-systems, legacy components, fabric/IO interfaces to processor and peripheral components, and storage and network controllers.
That's not all. Siamak collaborates externally with...
Disk Drive and Power Supply LED Behavior - Page 2
...4 of the HP StorageWorks Disk System 2300 User's Guide or HP StorageWorks Disk System 2405 User's Guide for troubleshooting procedures.)
Table 2: DS2300 / DS2405 Disk Drive LEDs Status Indications
A Disk Activity (Green*) ON
Flashing
OFF ON/OFF
OFF
B Disk Fault (Amber**)
Indication
OFF
Installed and spinning up. If the LED is still on 3 minutes
after power is engaged, the disk may be faulty...
Linux Configuration HP VA 7100/7400 - Page 2
... 7100/7400 and Command View SDM software have been tested using QLogic QLA2100 or QLA2200 fibre channel host bus adapters on Red Hat 6.2 with the 2.2.16-3 and 2.2.19-6.2.7 kernels patched as described herein. Other configurations may work, but are not yet supported. Specifically, these patches have not been tested in configurations with multiple SCSI devices (i.e., tape drives, CD ROMs...
Linux Configuration HP VA 7100/7400 - Page 3
... and software stores.
More information is available about Linux from http://www.linux.org.
1.2 Hardware Requirements
Refer to the Command View SDM Installation and User Guide.
The HP VA 7100/7400 may be connected to a Linux host using the QLogic QLA2100/QLA2200 host bus adapters.
1.3 Operating System Requirements
A clean install of the Red Hat 6.2 i386 Architecture Operating System. Support...
Linux Configuration HP VA 7100/7400 - Page 4
2.2.16 kernel
Linux Configuration HP VA 7100/7400
Linux kernel 2.2.16-3 upgrade. See RedHat site (http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000037-05.html) for background, RPMs and instructions. The RPM packages are:...the new version (e.g., 2.2.19-6.2.7HP). This is a bit safer; by retaining the ability to boot into the original kernel you are not left at the mercy of your backup boot disk in case...
Linux Configuration HP VA 7100/7400 - Page 5
... listed here and summarized below. 1. Command View 2. Device "Not Ready - LUN Becoming Ready" 3. Refined SCSI Error Recovery
There are versions of these patches for the Linux 2.2.16-3 and 2.2.19 kernels. The changes can be reached from http://www.hp.com. Follow the links to the VA 7100/7400 mid-range disk array storage products.
The patches are commented so that...
Linux Configuration HP VA 7100/7400 - Page 6
...HP VA 7100/7400
Device_Not_Ready_2.2.16.patch Device_Not_Ready_2.2.19.patch - contains the "device not ready - LUN becoming ready" patch.
Error_Recovery_2.2.16.patch Error_Recovery_2.2.19.patch - contains the "refined error recovery... to set the data direction for vendor-unique commands, and another to allow SCSI Command ...is to patch the qlogicfc driver code where SCSI opcodes are being snooped. ...
Linux Configuration HP VA 7100/7400 - Page 8
Linux Configuration HP VA 7100/7400
This patch has been tested successfully with Qlogic fibre-channel host adapters using the qlogicfc and Qlogic qla2x00 drivers. The impact of this patch on other SCSI drivers (especially legacy drivers) has not been fully assessed. It is not exhaustively known, for example, how a legacy host adapter will behave if its respective driver makes...
Linux Configuration HP VA 7100/7400 - Page 11
... fixes a select set of problems and is known to cause others. If you see device timeouts in system logs, devices being marked offline by the kernel, and/or file system corruptions, consider incorporating this patch.
Files Affected:
../linux/drivers/scsi/qlogicfc.c ../linux/drivers/scsi/qlogicfc.h ../linux/drivers/scsi/scsi_syms.c
3 Install Patches and Rebuild Kernel
1. Install Linux and the...
Linux Configuration HP VA 7100/7400 - Page 12
....map-{version}HP
cd /boot
ln -fs System.map-{version}HP System.map
modprobe loop
mkinitrd -v -f /boot/initrd-{version}HP.img {version}HP
By default Linux will probe SCSI devices for a single LUN. The "max_scsi_luns" parameter instructs the kernel to probe for multiple LUNs during boot-up.
8. Edit /etc/lilo.conf to point to the new boot image and to set the...
Linux Configuration HP VA 7100/7400 - Page 14
... 7100/7400
The Command View SDM software has a dependency on availability of certain fonts. We needed to install the fonts in: urw-fonts.tar.gz downloaded from: www.gimp.org/fonts.html. If you intend to run the Command View GUI client on the array host, the presence of these fonts will prevent a series of error...
HP StorageWorks Multi-protocol Router XPath OS 7.4.1f release notes (5697-0243, January 2010) - Page 3
... the HP StorageWorks Multi-protocol (MP) Router running XPath OS 7.4.1f.
Supersedes history
This version supersedes XPath OS 7.4.1e released in August 2007.
Effective date
November 2009
Update recommendation
Routine
Product compatibility
Table 1 lists compatible HP MP Routers and transceivers. Table 1 Supported MP Routers and transceivers
MP Routers StorageWorks MP Router base (8-port)
Part...
HP StorageWorks Multi-protocol Router XPath OS 7.4.1f release notes (5697-0243, January 2010) - Page 4
...
This product supports the following operating systems. For specific version information, contact an HP Storage representative. • HP-UX • HP OpenVMS • HP Tru64 UNIX • IBM AIX • Microsoft Windows • Novell NetWare • Red Hat Linux • SUSE Linux • Sun Solaris
Language
English
Fixes
Table 2 lists issues resolved in XPath OS 7.4.1f firmware. Table...
HP StorageWorks Multi-protocol Router XPath OS 7.4.1f release notes (5697-0243, January 2010) - Page 10
..., see the HP StorageWorks SAN Design Reference Guide: http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/san/ documentation.html
iSCSI Multi-path
iSCSI configurations using the MP Router are not supported with multi-path software. Windows servers using an iSCSI initiator must not have multi-path software installed.
Microsoft iSCSI version
This release of XPath supports Microsoft iSCSI initiator...
HP StorageWorks Multi-protocol Router XPath OS 7.4.1f release notes (5697-0243, January 2010) - Page 11
... the latest version of the recovery kernel. If you use firmwareDownload from the latest xpath_rk package, the recovery kernel is updated, any NVRAM corruption are resolved, and the latest XPath OS is installed in a single step.
If you are unable to use firmwareDownload to install the recovery kernel package, follow the product manual instructions to install the XPath Recover RPG through...
HP StorageWorks Multi-protocol Router XPath OS 7.4.1f release notes (5697-0243, January 2010) - Page 12
...
The HP StorageWorks MP Router with XPath OS 7.4.0 includes licenses for the following features: • Advanced Web Tools • Advanced Zoning • FCIP Tunneling • FC-FC Routing Different models of the MP Router ship with either 8 or 16 ports enabled. If you require an upgrade from 8 to 16 ports, contact your sales representative.
SFP media support Duplicate...