1.0 Change History __________________ 1.1 ServeRAID Family 8.20 to 8.30 __________________________________ o Support for the IBM ServeRAID-8k and ServeRAID-8k-l SAS controllers o Support for the following operating systems: + SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP3 for Intel x86 and EM64T + Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Quarterly Update 3 + Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Quarterly Update 7 + Novell NetWare 6.5 with Service Pack 5 1.2 ServeRAID Family 8.15 to 8.20 __________________________________ o Support for the following operating systems: + Novell NetWare 6.5 with Service Pack 4 o Enhanced functionality in the ServeRAID Manager program: - Support for native OS authentication on Windows, Linux, Unix, and Netware. With native authentication, you log into the ServeRAID Manager on local and remote systems using your standard network user name and password. NOTE: Native OS authentication replaces the Security Manager feature in the ServeRAID Manager agent. The Security Manager is no longer a part of the agent console. - Support for the following features on network storage devices (enclosures): NOTE: These features require enclosure firmware level 2.15 or greater. + Logical drive migration wizard for expanding or migrating arrays + Improved ROM update wizard with a common user interface for direct-attached and network-attached storage devices + Network management tools for configuring network details and Ethernet port settings + New right-click actions for direct access to configuration wizard options: Configure access-control list, Configure target information, Increase logical drive capacity 1.3 ServeRAID Family 8.10 to 8.15 __________________________________ o Support for the following operating systems: + Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS/ES/WS* + Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 AS/ES for EM64T* + Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 AS/ES/WS* + SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 with Service Pack 1 for Intel x86 and EM64T + Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 for EM64T + Novell NetWare 6.5 with Service Pack 3 *Out-of-box and current quarterly update o Enhanced functionality in the ServeRAID Manager program: - Ability to manage FlashCopy backups of logical drive data on external storage enclosures o Fixed RAID Level-5 rebuild problem o Fixed notification problem for lost cache data 1.4 ServeRAID Family 8.00 to 8.10 __________________________________ NOTE: This release first introduced with IBM Director 4.22. o Support for dual-controller configurations of the IBM TotalStorage DS300 and DS400 external storage enclosures o Enhanced functionality in the ServeRAID Manager program: - Support for following features on dual-controller enclosures: * Fail over and fail back of storage between controllers * Ability to select and change the preferred owner of an array * Enclosure-wide actions: shutdown, restart, update images * Automatic detection of fibre channel initiators o Support for the ServeRAID Manager program on the following operating systems: + SCO UnixWare 7.1.3 and 7.1.4 + SCO OpenServer 5.0.6a and 5.0.7 + IBM OS/2 WARP Server for e-business NOTE: When using ServeRAID Manager version 8.10 with OS/2 or UnixWare as an operating system on a remote system, the version information will display as 7.10. 1.5 ServeRAID Family 8.00 __________________________ o Support for the IBM ServeRAID-8i SAS controller o Support for the following operating systems: Microsoft Windows: + Windows 2000 Server/Advanced Server + Windows Server 2003 Workstation/Server/Enterprise Server + Windows Server 2003 for EM64T Linux: + Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 AS/ES/WS* + Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 AS/ES for EM64T* + SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9* + SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 for EM64T* Netware: + Novell Netware 6.5 EP *Out-of-box and current quarterly update or service pack o Enhanced functionality in the ServeRAID Manager program: - Support for the following features on the IBM ServeRAID-8i controller: * RAID level-6 and RAID level-60 logical drives (in addition to standard RAID levels and volumes, including RAID-1E and 5EE) * FlashCopy backup of logical drive data * Copyback of logical drive data * Up to 512 KB stripe-unit size * Multiple dedicated hot spares - ROM Update wizard. Supports direct updates of ServeRAID controller software on local and remote systems - New action: Clear initialization method on ServeRAID-7t and ServeRAID-8i logical drives