HP Smart Array 5300A User manual

Release Notes –
Smart Array 5300A Backplane RAID Controllers
Part Number: AV-RT16E-TE / 192268-003
Sixth Edition (April 2004)
These release notes provide supplemental and updated information for the Smart
Array 5300A RAID controller product not available elsewhere. Smart Array
5300A (SA5300A) controllers are modular in design and are shipped in one of two
product configurations for use in supported Alpha systems. The
3X–KZPDC–BE (SA5302A/128) is a two channel U3 SCSI controller with
128MB of installed cache. The 3X–KZPDC–DF controller (SA5304A/256)
provides four channels of SCSI device interconnect and includes 256MB of cache.
Note: Be sure to review the product documentation and to check the Smart Array
5300A product web site for updates before installing these controllers into your
Alpha system.
The Smart Array 5300A controller product home page is located at:
http://h18002.www1.hp.com/alphaserver/products/storage/sa5300a/
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Release Notes – Smart Array 5300A Backplane RAID Controllers
Sixth Edition (April 2004)
Part Number: AV-RT16E-TE / 192268-003

Table of Contents
Intended Audience 1
KZPDC Product Updates 1
KZPDC Product Components 1
Controller Firmware Support 1
Alpha System Firmware Support 2
Operating System Support 2
Tru64 UNIX Software Components 3
OpenVMS Software Components 4
Runtime Utility Support 5
Tru64 UNIX Utility Components 5
OpenVMS Utility Components 6
Web Browser Support 8
KZPDC Event Translation Support 8
Supported HP Alpha Systems 9
KZPDC Product Issues and Restrictions 10
Platform Specific Issues and Restrictions 10
DS20E System Issues 10
GS80, GS160 and GS320 System Issues 10
ES47, ES80 and GS1280 System Issues 11
Alpha System Firmware Issues and Restrictions 11
Tru64 UNIX Issues and Restrictions 12
OpenVMS Issues and Restrictions 12
Runtime Utility Issues and Restrictions 12
Firmware Issues and Restrictions 13
Storage Enclosure Issues and Restrictions 14
Hardware and Connection Details 15
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Intended Audience
This document is intended for customers who install, use, or troubleshoot the
KZPDC SmartArray 5300A controller product in Alpha systems. It describes
KZPDC product updates and known issues or restrictions when using the
controller within particular system configurations.
KZPDC Product Updates
This release announces several Smart Array 5300A product updates which are
documented more fully later in these notes. These updates include:
•New controller firmware, version 3.40, is available for download from the
Smart Array controller for Alpha systems home page.
•Updated versions of the Smart Array OpenVMS runtime utilities are available
which resolve prior incompatibilities between the version 3 OpenVMS
Management Agent kit and the Smart Array Configuration Utility.
•Full support up to platform controller limits is now provided in the OpenVMS
Smart Array runtime utilities for KZPDC installations on ES47, ES80, and
GS1280 systems.
•Introducing OpenVMS version 7.3-2 support for the KZPDC controller which
provides FastPath functionality for improved performance.
•New KZPDC Alpha system support for OpenVMS and Tru64 UNIX
installations on the GS80, GS160, and GS320 platform.
KZPDC Product Components
Controller Firmware Support
Smart Array 5300A controller firmware version 3.40 is available as an update for
the KZPDC controller. Note that the KZPDC option kit presently ships with
version 2.94 firmware.
Controller firmware v3.40 is a recommended update for KZPDC controller
installations on all supported Alpha system platforms under OpenVMS or Tru64
UNIX.
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The v3.40 firmware image may be obtained from the Smart Array 5300A product
web site or on the V6.6 Alpha Firmware CD in the OPTIONS subdirectory. Two
examples of the controller firmware update command syntax are presented below.
Both examples employ the Loadable Firmware Utility (LFU) function of the
Alpha SRM console.
The first example will update controller instance PYA0 with the v3.40 image after
booting the V6.6 Alpha Firmware CD in CD-ROM device DQA0 on any
supported Alpha system:
UPD> update pya0 -p iso9660:[OPTIONS]kzpdc340.sys/dqa0
The second example employs the firmware image available on the Smart Array
5300A web site and assumes that the update media is a floppy disk in device
DVA0. After unpacking the .zip archive of the v3.40 firmware image place the file
onto a MS-DOS (FAT) formatted floppy disk. Place the disk into your Alpha
system floppy drive and execute the following command after entering the LFU.
Note that it is required to specify the .bin file extension of the firmware image.
The example updates KZPDC controller instance PYC0.
UPD> update pyc0 -p fat:kzpdc340.bin/dva0
Alpha System Firmware Support
It is recommended that all Alpha system environments hosting the KZPDC
product be updated using SRM firmware from the V6.6 (or later) Alpha Firmware
CD release. The V6.6 release firmware for Alpha systems is downloadable from
the following locations:
http://www.itrc.hp.com
http://ftp.digital.com/pub/DEC/Alpha/firmware/
Operating System Support
Smart Array 5300A controllers may be configured for operation under Tru64
UNIX version 5.1A or version 5.1B. OpenVMS support is available in versions
7.3-1 and 7.3-2 of the operating system. The product may be employed either as
the system boot controller or as a data only array controller in all supported OS
environments. Installation requirements vary, however, depending on the system
environment under consideration when the SA5300A product is first installed.
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Consult the guidance provided below to determine what software components are
required for full support of the product in these two operating system
environments. Patches for OpenVMS and Tru64 UNIX customers may be
obtained from the following URLs:
http://www.itrc.hp.com/
ftp://ftp.itrc.hp.com/
The following software kits and patch updates are required for Smart Array 5300A
controller installations:
Tru64 UNIX Software Components
New Installations:
Customers creating new Tru64 UNIX installations that include the KZPDC
controller should follow the installation procedures detailed in the specified New
Hardware Delivery (NHD) kit.
• V5.1B Tru64 UNIX
-- Tru64 UNIX V5.1B base operating system kit
-- Tru64 UNIX NHD7 kit for V5.1A and V5.1B
NHD kit name:
NHD7.tar.gz
• V5.1A Tru64 UNIX
-- Tru64 UNIX V5.1A base operating system kit
-- Tru64 UNIX NHD7 kit for V5.1A and V5.1B
NHD kit image name:
NHD7.tar.gz
Existing Installations:
Users introducing the KZPDC controller into an existing V5.1A or V5.1B
installation should first update their environment with the indicated patch kit and
then install the hardware. Later versions of these patch kits may be substituted
when available. Boot genvmunix and follow standard procedures for creating a
customized kernel using doconfig(8).
• V5.1B Tru64 UNIX
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-- Tru64 UNIX V5.1B Patch Kit 3
Patch kit image name:
T64V51BB24AS0003-20030929.tar
• V5.1A Tru64 UNIX
-- Tru64 UNIX V5.1A Patch Kit 6
Patch kit image name:
T64V51AB24AS0006-20031031.tar
OpenVMS Software Components
• OpenVMS V7.3-2
Support for the KZPDC controller is present in the base OpenVMS V7.3-2
release. OpenVMS V7.3-2 introduces Fastpath support in the Smart Array
controller driver (PKRdriver). Consult the OpenVMS V7.3-2 Operating System
Release Notes and New Features documentation for more information.
-- OpenVMS V7.3-2 base operating system kit
-- There are no patch files presently required for use of the KZPDC product
under OpenVMS V7.3-2.
• OpenVMS V7.3-1
Support for the KZPDC controller is present in the base OpenVMS V7.3-1
release. Customers should ensure the following patch kits (or version successors)
are installed in the creation of new OpenVMS installations or as part of
maintaining an existing V7.3-1 installation:
-- OpenVMS V7.3-1 base operating system kit
-- VMS731_UPDATE–V0100
Patch kit image name:
DEC-AXPVMS-VMS731_UPDATE-V0100--4.PCSI
-- VMS731_FIBRE_SCSI–V0400
Patch kit image name:
DEC-AXPVMS-VMS731_FIBRE_SCSI-V0400--4.PCSI
-- VMS731_PTHREAD–V0200
Patch kit image name:
DEC-AXPVMS-VMS731_PTHREAD-V0200--4.PCSI
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Runtime Utility Support
Web based utilities are provided for monitoring and configuring the Smart Array
5300A controller and attached storage under OpenVMS and Tru64 UNIX. The
monitoring function is made available as part of the HP Insight Management (IM)
Agents kit for the user’s selected OS environment.
Online controller array configuration and maintenance functions are provided via
the SA5300A Array Configuration Utility (ACU-XE). The ACU-XE utility is
installed separately from HP Insight Management Agents kit but requires for
operation the facilities provided by the Management Agent kit.
Tru64 UNIX Utility Components
HP Insight Management Agents for Tru64 UNIX
•The Tru64 UNIX Insight Management Agent kit version v3.2 provides
KZPDC utility support for V5.1A and V5.1B Tru64 UNIX installations on all
Alpha system platforms. This kit supersedes the Management Agent kit found
on the software media CD-ROM supplied with the KZPDC controller.
Customers are advised to update to the v3.2 kit if they have not already done
so.
The v3.2 Tru64 UNIX Management Agent kit and associated patches can be
downloaded from the following location:
http://h30097.www3.hp.com/cma/
Users are advised to check this site periodically for patches and updates to the
Tru64 UNIX Insight Management Agents kit.
Array Configuration Utility XE for Tru64 UNIX
•The current Array Configuration Utility kit version is v1.30.70.1a. This kit
supersedes the ACU-XE kit for Tru64 UNIX found in the software media kit
supplied with the KZPDC controller. The kit may be downloaded from the
Smart Array 5300A product web site.
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OpenVMS Utility Components
General Note
New releases of the HP Insight Management Agents for OpenVMS and Array
Configuration Utility XE are available which address prior incompatibilities
between certain versions of the OpenVMS Management Agent kit and the Smart
Array Configuration Utility. Version compatibility is detailed in the table below:
Table 1: OpenVMS Insight Management Agents Kit - ACUXE Kit
Compatibility
OpenVMS Management Agent Kit
Version and Package Name
Smart Array Configuration Utility Kit
Version and Package Name
Version 3.02, PCSI kit name:
HP-AXPVMS-V73_MGMTAGENTS_V0300-36-1.PCSI
Version B0126, PCSI kit name:
HP-AXPVMS-ACUXE-B0126--1.PCSI
V3.0 and V3.01 No support
Version 2.4, PCSI kit name:
CPQ-AXPVMS-V73_MGMTAGENTS_V0204-11-1.PCSI
Version B0105, PCSI kit name:
COMPAQ-AXPVMS-ACUXE-B0105--1.PCSI
HP Insight Management Agents for OpenVMS
•The new v3.02 release of the HP Insight Management Agents for OpenVMS
provides full Smart Array utility support for the KZPDC controller under
OpenVMS versions 7.3-1 and 7.3-2. This kit must be used in conjunction with
Smart Array Configuration Utility kit version B0126 or later. Kit version
B0105 of the ACU-XE utility is not supported with OpenVMS Management
Agent kit version 3.00 or higher.
•The v3.02 kit can be obtained from the HP Insight Management Agents for
OpenVMS home page located at:
http://h71000.www7.hp.com/openvms/products/mgmt_agents/
•The HP Management Agents for OpenVMS kit version v3.02 supersedes the
kit found in the software media kit supplied with the KZPDC controller.
•Users are strongly advised to review the instructions in the v3.02 kit
Installation Guide before attempting to update system/cluster environments
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