IBM System Storage™ DS4000 Storage Manager Installer package version 09.16.35.08 for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 64bit Itanium II (IA64) edition operating systems NOTE TO SERVICE – Reference RETAIN # N/A Last Update: 02/13/2006 February 13, 2006 - Storage Manager Installer package version 09.16.35.08 - Support for attachment of DS4000 EXP810 Storage Expansion to the DS4800 storage subsystems with controller firmware 06.16.xx.xx installed. - Supports automatic ESM firmware synchronization with the new EXP810 storage expansion enclosure. When you install a new ESM into an existing EXP810 that is attached to a DS4000 storage subsystem that supports automatic ESM firmware synchronization, this feature resolves firmware mismatch conditions by automatically synchronizing the firmware in the new ESM with the firmware in the existing ESM. Support for automatic EXP810 enclosure ID conflict resolution. Dec 01, 2005 - Storage Manager Installer package version 09.15.xx.x6 - Support the DS4100, DS4300, DS4400, DS4500 and DS4800 controller firmware versions that provide support for the new 400G SATA drive options and CRUs (P/Ns 39M4570 and 39M4575, respectively) in addition to the new 250G SATA drive CRUs (P/N 40K6837.) This new 250G SATA drive CRU is functionally equivalent to the previously-released CRUs (P/N 90P1349). Note: The drive enclosure EXP100 ESM must also be updated to version 9563 or later. - Support controller firmware version 06.12.16.xx or higher on the DS4100 storage subsystem with Single Controller option - The DS4100 storage subsystem with standard option is now supported the DS4000 Copy Services Remote Mirroring and VolumeCopy premium features. - Fix defect C291078 (90136/89954) - when managing DS4000 controllers with firmware version 06.10.xx.xx or 06.12.xx.xx installed, highlighting the selected drive firmware update package will result in no drives being listed as compatible in the select drives for firmware updating window. - Fix defect C290432 (91773) SM9_R3 MIB Naming violation causing compilation failure - Fix defect 87085 (~86641) Unable to see free capacity node of a migrated logical drive/array - Fix 87313 (~87099) RVM Repository Volume Cache States are missing from Array - Add 87941 (~85376) Support Diagnostic Data Capture (DDC) functions in the DS4000 controller firmware - Fix defect 88007 (~87397) (C273843) RVM logical drive status is inconsistent. The storage subsystem profile and RVM logical drive properties status can indicate "Not Available" when GUI fly-over status indicates optimal, mirror synchronized. Some RVM volumes update the status correctly over time while others don't appear to change from the "Not Available" state. - Fix defect 89457 Create FlashCopy wizard Subsystem Management online help incorrect in some circumstances - Fix defect 93883 Not Printing out Stack Trace in Diagnostic Data Capture June 29, 2005 - Storage Manager Installer package version 09.15.xx.x3 - Support the DS4800 storage subsystems with controller firmware version 06.15.11.xx. With this version of firmware, the DS4800 controllers utilize all of the available data cache memory installed in each controller blade for I/O caching. Previously with controller firmware version 06.14.xx.xx, the DS4800 controllers used only the first 1G bytes of the installed data cache memory per controller for I/O caching. May 17, 2005 - Storage Manager Installer package version 09.14.xx.05 - Support the DS4800 storage subsystem with controller firmware version 06.14.xx.xx - Support the Enhanced Remote Mirroring feature option on the DS4100 storage subsystem with standard/base option and controller firmware version 06.12.xx.xx - Support the FC/SATA intermix feature option on the DS4300 storage subsystem with standard/base option and controller firmware version 06.12.xx.xx - Support for Veritas Volume Manager (DMP) version 4.2 - Support assisted technology (screen reader) for blind or visually impaired individuals Mar 18, 2005 - Storage Manager Installer package version 09.12.xx.08 - Support the DS4000 storage subsystem controller firmware version 06.12.xx.xx - Support the controller firmware version 06.12.xx.xx installed in the DS4100 storage subsystems with standard option - Support FC/SATA intermix premium feature activation via premium key file - Added wizard and task assistants in the Storage Manager Client to guide users through common DS4000 storage subsystem management tasks. Jan 07, 2005 - Storage Manager version 09.10.xx.05 (for DS4300 base option support) - Support the controller firmware version 06.10.xx.xx or higher for the DS4300 storage subsystems with standard option. Support for the attachment of EXP710 drive enclosures to the DS4300 storage subsystems with standard option. Nov 24, 2004 - Storage Manager version 09.10.xx.05 - Support for the DS4000 FC/SATA storage expansion enclosure intermix option - Enhance the DS4000 Enhance Remote Mirroring Global Copy and Global mirroring functions - Support for the attachment of EXP100 SATA storage expansion enclosures to the DS4400 storage subsystem - Support for the increase in the maximum number of EXP100 drive expansion enclosures that can be connected to a DS4100 storage subsystem. The maximum EXP100 drive enclosure that can be connected to DS4100 is now 7 instead of 4 - Support the DS4100 storage subsystem with Single Controller option - 254966 ( 81363) DS4000 controllers do not agree on configurations - 256414 ( 81441) Cannot create new LUN using FSM 9.1 / FW 6.1 - 259611 ( 82674) Cannot install SM 9.10 because of a defect in Storage Manager host software uninstall - 261681 download allenclosures firmware cmd not working correctly. - hlpct_53466 ( 80833) tcp port scan causes controllers to reboot - change MIB file name to SM9_10.MIB Aug 31, 2004 - Storage Manager version 09.10.xx.02 - Enhance Remote Mirroring support. Besides Metro Mirroring, IBM DS4000 Storage Manager version 9 also supports Global Copy and Global Mirroring Remote Mirror options. - Parallel hard drive firmware download. - Staged controller firmware download. - Full command-line SMcli support. - Improve DS4000 storage manager client Subsystem Management GUI - Adding additional diagnostic features - Drive Channel status, hard drive sector failure list. June 18, 2004 - Storage Manager version 08.42.xx.00 - Support the new DS4000 storage subsystem model - DS4100 (machine type 1724 - model 100.) May 20, 2004 - Storage Manager version 08.41.xx.05 - 73847 - Ancient IO were aborted during watchdog timeout - Support new controller firmware in DS4300 and DS4500 and EXP100 ESM firmware to enable EXP100 full High-availability support. - Support DS4000 Copy Services FlashCopy and VolumeCopy for DS4000 storage subsystems that are connected to EXP100 enclosure. Note: The DS4000 storage subsystem controller firmware version must be 05.41.5x.xx or higher. The EXP100 ESM firmware version must be 955x or higher. Apr 25, 2004 - Storage Manager version 08.4x.xx.04 - Version 08.41.xx.03 of Windows 2000 and Server 2003 RDAC that fixes these problems: 72340 RDAC event id 85 message logged during startup. The ASC\ASCQ is 0x20,0x25. Change RDAC system event log entry type from Error to Informational. 73760 ( #73735) Customize 8.34 MPP to support DS4000 string in the Inquiry Name. 74112 ( #74075) A windows 2003 Host with MPP install on the system will hang on a shutdown 74453 ( #74451) Virtual disk may not restart properly 74727 ( #74265) ( #73903) TD_PT1923 Volumes do not transfer back to original owner 74746 TD_PT2233 rdacdisk.sys needed after uninstalling RDAC Apr 09, 2004 - Storage Manager version 08.4x.xx.04 - New version of DS4000 Storage Manager version 08.4x.xx.04 to support the new DS4300 Single Controller model 6LU, 6LX, 6LJ. With this firmware version, the standard DS4300 models support the following features: - 1 Gb support for fabric switch ports and host bus adapters (HBAs) - FlashCopy premium feature