VessRAID 1000s/1000i Series Service Release Notes
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1. BT26553 After creating LD in advance mode of GUI capacity unit will change to xx B Byte BT26873 In CLU WebPAM iSCSI Node has no NOP IN item BT26983 There is no Current Write Policy field under LD Information Version 5 0 Promise Technology Inc Page 5 PROMISE TECHNOLOGY INC Release Notes Document 13 BT 27663 There is an un expected event switch from WB to WT during battery recondition when AdaptiveWBCache of controller setting is enabled 14 BT28119 LD default capacity should be maximum value 15 BT28124 PDM value is incorrect when use GUI to create array 16 BT26979 BBU background image presents in the Enclosure View of GUI without BBU installed 2 3 Errata for 2 06 0000 00 ID Errata Workaround 1 Incorrect topology of reverse connection to Please refer to user manual for the SAS expansion port may not work properly directions to connect correctly while set up 2 Compatibility issue with QLogic iSCSI 1 Remove the target VessRAID QLE4062C HBA during boot sequence under connection with the initiator QLogic QLE4062C before the ESX server shutdown And then recreate connection after the ESX server power VMware environment 1 Install ESX server at onboard disk 2 Login session and install VMware on the on VessRAID 1000i system 2 Change boot sequence to boot up the 3 Shutdown ESX server and the VessRAID ESX server before the VessRAID system 3 Lo2. with VmWare ESX4 0 certified for both NAS and iSCSI array type PROMISE SAS HBA FastTrak TX8668 support with automatic configuration Wake On SAS support iSCSI performance improvement for Surveillance Applications 2 1 2 3 4 5 iSCSI performance improvement for Disk IO rates and sequential throughput 6 Performance improvement in critical and degrade mode of R5 R6 7 MAID complete level support 8 Enclosure Thermal handling improvement 9 NTP support 10 SSH support 11 GUI Import and Export function consistent to VTrak series 12 Performance Monitor in GUI 13 OPAS enhancement Added counter support e Additional information in subsystem info 14 Enclosure thermal cooler mode support for particular applications 15 Data services support such as Box to Box Replication Online Client to Host Volume Sync and Backup and NAS Fusion Version 5 0 Promise Technology Inc Page 4 PROMISE TECHNOLOGY INC 2 2 ll YOY Uae 2 Ne go 10 11 12 13 14 15 m oo so va Pp w m m O 11 12 Release Notes Document 1 FW Related Fixes BT21283 PDM appears inactive if Bad Block Management entries over SAS drive threshold BT22937 23566 Revertible spare drive becomes dead after system reboot BT25937 On VessRAID iSCSI host IO becomes slow when updating controller setting BT20027 Misreport operating status of Physical Drive BT25303 Reboot reason may be cleared in event specific data field B
3. PROMISE TECHNOLOGY INC Release Notes Document VessRAID 1000s 1000i Series Service Release Notes Release Notes Document Version 5 0 Date 2010 5 3 Copyright 2010 Promise Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Version 5 0 Promise Technology Inc Page 1 PROMISE TECHNOLOGY INC Revision History Release Notes Document Revision Date Release Label Release Version Notes 1 0 2009 3 18 FCS 1 06 0000 00 all 0 00 0000 04 redboot 2 0 2009 4 28 SR1 0 1 08 0000 00 all 1 00 0000 00 redboot 3 0 2009 7 8 SR2 0 2 01 0000 00 all VessRAID iSCSI Release 1 00 0000 09 redboot 4 0 2009 8 18 SR2 01 2 03 0000 00 all 1 02 0000 00 redboot 4 1 2009 9 22 SR2 1 2 04 0000 00 all 1 03 0000 00 redboot 5 0 2010 83 SR3 0 2 06 0000 00 all Functional upgrade with 1 11 0000 00 redboot NAS feature Version 5 0 Promise Technology Inc Page 2 PROMISE TECHNOLOGY INC Release Notes Document Table of Contents 1 CONTENTS FOR THIS RELEASE ccccssssseeeseeuceeusaseeeeeeeeuseaeuasageueeeaugeousaseueueauaegesasgeeeenaeagsassseeeseanagansssesennens 2 FIRMWARE 0 ceceesccnesseneeueeeeusesuseeeeeeeeaenesusaseseeuaegeausasesesuaeaeaeaasseseaeguggsasasesueeaegeausaeeseeuaeeuagsasseesnesnanaegeagss 2 1 MERSION sig w r rame tn n a e on l w a a n a tj a ak a n kl e a E 21 1 CURRENT VERSION cricar E A SO ak a idees ga a poko ve kask
4. T26001 Added a new event to log the case of DDF write failure BT25072 25812 Improved firmware performance for use in channel over surveillance application BT25932 Set Drive Down when Reassign Fails BT26110 Array and PD info appear inconsistent when rebuild stops BT25445 Media Patrol target order goes wrong after PD unplug BT26205 Improved I O throughput during rebuild BT24322 Fully charged battery module gets a Battery is charging wrong event after reboot BT24534 When DHCP lease is expired iSCSI Port does not follow DHCP rule BT26335 Can t connect to WebPAM PROe when mgmt and iSCSI ports in same subnet Correct voltage display The unconditional rounding method was used to display that cause people s concern when see 4 8V 2 SW Related Fixes BT25356 If image size exceeds 20 48MB the percentage calculation display shows more than 100 while updating image from GUI BT24620 Vess iSCSI port information needs to be aligned better under the GUI BT26128 OPAS retrieval does not include Link Aggregation information BT26083 Restore factory default function doesn t work for WOL and iSNS port ID BT20999 Added power management event support BT26276 SNMP enclosure status always returns temperature sensor critical BT26290 Missed enclosure setting in restore factory default in CLU BT26670 linkaggr should be restored to default in netiscsi BT26713 set linkaggr failed if master port can t get IP address from DHCP
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6. gin session to VessRAID with CHAP 4 Power on the VessRAID system 5 Power on ESX server gt VMware kernel fails in initial storage discovery phase 3 Notes 1 Please refer USB SAS HBA compatibility list to get rid of compatibility issue 2 Companion version of SAS JBOD need to be 2 09 0000 04 or later 3 The default IP address of VessRAID management port is 192 168 0 1 4 The GUI status bar shows more than 100 completion when renewing firmware from old to new version This is only a display issue 5 Limitation In the use with FastTrak TX8668 controller card performing SAS wide cables hot switch with each other while system is up and running is unacceptable as this sometimes might create some error messages Version 5 0 Promise Technology Inc Page 6
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