IBM System Storage™ DS4000 Storage Manager version 9.16 for VMware ESX 
Server 2.5.2

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Last Update:  02/14/2006
   
    - 02/14/2006
      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.

    - 12/1/2005
      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.
      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 

    - 6/28/2005
      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.

    - 5/18/2005
      Support the DS4800 storage subsystem with controller firmware version
      06.14.xx.xx
      Support ESX Server 2.5.1
      
    - 3/18/2005
      Support for the DS4000 Storage Manager 9.12 with the DS4000 controller 
      firmware version 06.12.xx.xx or higher. Support the DS4100 storage
      servers with standard option in the 06.xx.xx.xx controller firmware 
      code thread. Support the FC/SATA intermix premium feature via the
      permium feature key file.
      
    - 2/8/2005
      Support the controller firmware version 06.10.xx.xx or higher for the 
      DS4300 storage servers with standard option. Support for the attachment 
      of EXP710 drive enclosures to the DS4300 storage servers with standard 
      option

    - 11/24/2004
      Support for DS4000 Storage Manager 9.1 with DS4000 controller 
      firmware version 06.10.11.xx
    
    - 08/20/2004
      Support for DS4000 Storage Manager 9.1 with DS4000 controller 
      firmware version 06.10.06.xx

    - 06/18/2004
      Support for the DS4100 Storage Server
    
    - 08/27/2003
      This is the first support release of the IBM System Storage™ DS4000  
      Storage Manager version 8.4 in VMware ESX Server 2.0.