Elxflash Offline/Online Utilities Release Notes
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1. Firmware downloads to FCoE functions are not available Workaround For Windows Elxflash Offline and Elxflash Online a Verify that the MILI Service is running b Start the service if it is not running net start Emulex MILI Management For Linux Elxflash Offline and Elxflash Online a Verify that the MILI daemon is running b Start the daemon if it is not running etc init d elxmilid start For FreeBSD Elxflash Offline a Verify that the MILI daemon is running b Start the daemon if it is not running Jetc re d elxmilid start For Windows and Linux Elxflash Standalone The MILI service or daemon is started during runtime If the MILI service or daemon is not started contact Emulex support The LinLpCfg rpm file does not install with RHEL 5 6 or later versions because of a missing library causing the Linux ElxflashOffline kit installation to fail Linux Only Offline Only The LinLpCfg rpm file does not install because of a missing libnl Net Links library Unlike other supported operating systems RHEL 5 6 or later versions does not install the libnl library during a default installation Workaround Install the libnl library from the RHEL 5 6 or later versions distribution media Note This known issue does not apply to Citrix XenServer 6 x If you are using Citrix XenServer 6 x the ElxflashOffline kit cannot be installed When installing the Elxflash on Citrix XenServer 6 x the ElxflashOffline kit cannot be installed b2. gt S EMULEX Elxflash Offline Online Utilities Release Notes Versions Linux ElxflashOffline Kit Version 6 3 14 1 Linux ElxflashOffline for NIC only Kit Version 6 3 14 1 Linux ElxflashOnline Kit Version 6 3 14 1 Linux Elxflash Offline Standalone Kit Version 6 3 14 1 Windows ElxflashOffline Kit Version 6 3 14 1 Windows ElxflashOnline Kit Version 6 3 14 1 Windows PE 4 0 x64 Version 6 3 14 1 Windows Elxflash Offline Standalone Kit Version 6 3 14 1 Date J une 2013 Purpose and Contact Information These release notes describe the resolved known issues current known issues and technical tips associated with the Elxflash offline online utilities for Linux Windows and FreeBSD abbreviated to Elxflash utilities in this document For information about these utilities and their supported platforms see Emulex Offline and Online Adapter Management Utilities User Manual The Emulex Offline and Online Adapter Management Utilities User Manual includes support for the following driver versions in addition to the versions listed in the manual e Linux ElxflashOffline Kit Version 6 3 14 1 e Linux ElxflashOffline for NIC only Kit Version 6 3 14 1 e Linux ElxflashOnline Kit Version 6 3 14 1 e Linux Elxflash Offline Standalone Kit Version 6 3 14 1 e Windows ElxflashOffline Kit Version 6 3 14 1 e Windows ElxflashOnline Kit Version 6 3 14 1 e Windows PE 4 0 x64 Version 6 3 14 1 e Windows Elxflash Offline Standalone Kit
3. Elxflash utilities to mis identify OneConnect OCe10102 and OCe11102 Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE universal converged network adapters UCNAs Linux Offline and Online and Windows Offline If the FCoE UCNA VPD serial number does not match the serial number reported by the Management Interface Library MILI daemon Elxflash offline online utilities may misidentify the OneConnect OCe10102 or OCe11102 FCoE UCNA as an OCe10102 or OCe11102 Internet Small Computer Serial Interface iSCSI UCNA Workaround Confirm that the OCe10102 or OCe11102 FCoE UCNA s VPD serial number matches the serial number reported by the MILI daemon If it does not contact Emulex Technical Support 2 When using the fwmatrix txt file the Elxflash utilities use the last matching entry of the UCNA or HBA being evaluated Linux Offline and Online and Windows Offline If there are multiple entries the Elxflash utilities use the last matching entry only This is expected behavior Verify that the fwmatrix txt file does not have duplicate entries 3 When using an inbox NIC driver some fields do not report data on OCe11100 UCNAs Linux Elxflash Offline for NIC only On RHEL 5 5 and SLES 10 4 OCe11100 UCNAs are not supported by the inbox driver This utility does not report any data for certain fields Workaround Use the current driver update package DUP or driver update disk DUD e For RHEL5 5 use the current DUP e For SLES 10 SP4 use the current DUD w
4. ILI service to start The silent mode q2 does not work correctly on Windows PE 3 1 Windows Only Offline The silent option q2 does not work correctly on Windows PE 3 1 As a result the NIC iSCSI and FC FCoE drivers may not load during installation Note The non interactive mode q1 still works correctly Workaround None FC NIC and iSCSI driver kits are no longer included in the Linux ElxflashOffline kit Workaround None Technical Tip 1 The following kit names have changed e The Offline Adapter Management Utility kit name for Linux has changed from elxflashOffline lt platforms gt lt version gt lt rel gt tgz to elxflashOffline linux lt version gt lt rel gt tgz e The Online Adapter Management Utility kit name for Linux has changed from elxflashOnline tgz lt platforms gt lt version gt lt rel gt tgz to elxflashOnline tgz linux lt version gt lt rel gt tgz e The Offline Adapter Management Utility Linux Inbox NIC kit name has changed from elxflashOffline_inbox_NIC lt platforms gt lt version gt lt rel gt tgz to elxflashOffline_inbox_NIC linux lt version gt lt rel gt tgz The Offline Online Adapter Management Utility kit for the Citrix operating systems is part of the Linux Offline Online Adapter Management Utility kit for Linux If Elxflash is reporting erroneous output run the application with the xv switch The xv switch creates a lo
5. Version 6 3 14 1 For the latest product documentation go to www Emulex com If you have questions or require additional information contact an authorized Emulex technical support representative at tech support emulex com 800 854 7112 US Canada toll free 1 714 885 3402 US International or 44 1189 772929 Europe Middle East and Africa Resolved Issues 1 Linux ElxflashStandalone no longer displays a chmod error when the kit is run from a read only file system 2 Elxflash and LpCfg execution scripts now write temp files to the temp directory 3 In Windows Elxflash Standalone the Elxflash bat and Winlpcfg bat scripts can locate 64bit OCM libraries when executed in a 32bit shell 4 In Windows Elxflash Standalone Elxflash and winlpcfg scripts no longer stop the OCM Remote Management service Elxflash Offline Online Utilities Release Notes 1 P009409 02A Rev A gt G EMULEX 5 Elxflash Offline NIC Only now reports that a reboot is required to activate firmware 6 A memory leak was repaired in Elxflash Offline during adapter discovery 7 A new LpCfg command called listattr was created Listattr consolidates the listhba and listfw functions and improves Elxflash performance listfw is no longer available 8 In Linux Elxflash Offline NIC Only the error message is no longer displayed when running on Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 9 Known Issues 1 An incorrect Vital Product Data VPD serial number causes the
6. ecause it conflicts with the inbox OCM core kit Workaround To install the ElxflashOffline kit the OCM Core Kit must be removed Once the ElxflashOffline kit is installed you may install the OCM Core Kit Alternatively you can install the Linux ElxflashStandalone kit For Linux ElxflashOffline after a Network Communications Services Interface NCSI download the system must be cold rebooted Linux Only Offline Only This is expected behavior The system must be cold rebooted after an NCSI download For NIC only Linux ElxflashOffline only OneConnect UCNAs are supported and only NIC functions are displayed Linux Only Offline Only This NIC only utility does not support LightPulse HBAs and does not display iSCSI or FCoE functions This is expected behavior Elxflash Offline Online Utilities Release Notes 4 P009409 02A Rev A 14 15 16 17 gt EMULEX Workaround None For NIC only Linux ElxflashOffline running on a SLES 10 SP4 operating system OCe10100 iSCSI and OCe11100 iSCSI adapters are identified as OCe10100 NIC and OCe11100 NIC Linux Elxflash Offline for NIC only Workaround Use an out of box iSCSI driver to correctly identify OCe10100 iSCSI and OCe11100 iSCSI adapters On Windows PE the MILI service does not start if the WinPFinit application is disabled at boot up Windows ElxflashOffline and Windows ElxflashStandalone Workaround Do not disable the WinPEinit application it is required for the M
7. g file called dbg log Forward this log to Emulex Technical Support Elxflash Offline Online Utilities Release Notes 5 P009409 02A Rev A gt G EMULEX Copyright 2012 2013 Emulex All rights reserved worldwide This document refers to various companies and products by their trade names In most if not all cases their respective companies claim these designations as trademarks or registered trademarks This information is provided for reference only Although this information is believed to be accurate and reliable at the time of publication Emulex assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions Emulex reserves the right to make changes or corrections without notice This report is the property of Emulex and may not be duplicated without permission from the Company Elxflash Offline Online Utilities Release Notes 6 P009409 02A Rev A
8. ith the NIC driver 4 For Linux ElxflashOffline ElxflashOnline Elxflash Standalone and FreeBSD ElxflashOffline the loopback lo interface IP address must be 127 0 0 1 for the MILI daemon to start Linux Offline Online Standalone and FreeBSD Offline Workaround Configure the lo interface IP address to 127 0 0 1 Elxflash Offline Online Utilities Release Notes 2 P009409 02A Rev A gt EMULEX 5 For LinLpCfg and WinLpCfg the displayed version may not match with some UCNA firmware and applications Linux and Windows Offline Only On OCe10102 FCoE UCNAs firmware on FCoE and NIC functions are reported in a 2 70x xxx xx format while OCe10102 iSCSI firmware is identified in a 2 10x xxx xxx format On OCe11102 FCoE UCNAs firmware on FCoE and NIC functions are reported in a 3 70x xxx xx format while OCe11102 iSCSI firmware is identified in a 3 10x xxx xxx format The number 7 indicates that an FCoE initial program load IPL is installed on the UCNA The displayed version is reported by the MILI daemon and is expected behavior Workaround None 6 For LinLpCfg and WinLpCfg the DmaTest command is only supported on OneConnect UCNAs Linux and Windows Offline Only Workaround None 7 The Linux Elxflash Offline Elxflash Online and Elxflash Standalone kits require out of box NIC and iSCSI drivers If the out of box NIC and iSCSI drivers are not installed the following effects occur e NIC and iSCSI functions
9. may not be discovered e LpCfg and Elxflash report some fields for FCoE iSCSI and NIC functions as 0 0 0 0 e Elxflash reports that the FCoE firmware version is unavailable e Firmware downloads to FCoE iSCSI and NIC functions may not be available Workaround Ensure that you have downloaded the out of box NIC and iSCSI drivers from the Emulex website 8 The Windows Elxflash Offline Elxflash Online and Elxflash Standalone kits require out of box FC FCoE NIC and iSCSI drivers If the out of box FC FCoE NIC and iSCSI drivers are not installed the following effects occur e NIC and iSCSI functions will not be discovered e LpCfg and Elxflash report some fields for FCoE functions as 0 0 0 0 e Firmware downloads to FCoE functions are not available Workaround For Windows Elxflash Online and Elxflash Standalone kits ensure that you have downloaded the out of box FC FCoE NIC and iSCSI drivers from the Emulex website For Elxflash Offline Windows PE run the kit s installer The installer installs all applicable drivers 9 The MILI daemon is required by the Elxflash Offline Elxflash Online and Elxflash Standalone kits If the MILI daemon is not running the following effects occur e NIC and iSCSI functions will not be discovered e LpCfg and Elxflash report some fields for FCoE functions as 0 0 0 0 Elxflash Offline Online Utilities Release Notes 3 P009409 02A Rev A 10 11 12 13 gt EMULEX e
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