HP StorageWorks 1510i - Modular Smart Array Instruction Manual

HP StorageWorks 1510i Modular Smart
Array firmware 2.0 release notes
Part number: 431339–001
First edition: June 2008

Version: 2.0
Description
MSA1510i Active/Active controller firmware version 2.0
Update recommendation Recommended for all MSA1510i configurations, both single-controller and
dual-controller.
Supersedes All previous firmware versions.
Product models
HP StorageWorks 1510i Modular Smart Array (MSA1510i)
Devices supported
For a list of supported servers, hard drive storage enclosures, and other network components, navigate to
the MSA1510i QuickSpecs on the MSA family website: http://www.hp.com/go/msa.
Operating systems
•Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x86 SP2
•Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 SP2
•Microsoft Windows Server 2003 IA64 SP2
•VMware 3.0.x
Enhancements
•Added Active/Active controller support.
•Improved stability.
•Added support for hard drive firmware updates (requires HP Firmware Maintenance CD 8.0
or greater).
•Added the following Storage Management Utility (SMU) improvements:
• Added support for Firefox browser 2.0 or greater.
• Show static & dynamic route for storage ports.
• Add staticroutes.
• Allow for hard drive firmware updates.
• Added Disable controller command.
• Added the Show Tech_Support command to Diagnostics tab.
• Allow configuration for setting the preferred path (controller LUN ownership) on per LUN basis.
• Can now set system-level redundancy settings for preferred path.
•Displa
y initiator login status and connection statistics.
•Added the following CLI command enhancements, limiting output display for the following
commands:
•show ip
•show arp
•show discovery
•show isn_server
•show acl_entry
•show target
•show portal
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•show portal_group
•show iscsi_keys
•show initiator
•Added the following CLI command enhancements, adding the following new commands for
Active/Active:
•show preferred_path; set preferred_path
•show auto_path_change; set auto_path_change
•show proxystats
•show taskstats
•Added the following ADU enhancements:
• Added Discovey, iSNS and iSNS server settings to ADU report.
• Added MIB statistics to ADU report.
• Converted index numbers in ADU report into readable form. (Instead of index numbers
the alias name is now displayed.)
• Fixed various formatting errors in ADU report. (Some IP addresses were previously displayed
in HEX.)
• Sort Statistics based on target/initiator information for CLI / ADU / SMU.
• Added route table support for SMU, ADU and CLI. (Route entries are sorted by
dynamic/static/data/loop-back entries.)
• Added fan-, cache-, power supply - information for external storage box to ADU report.
•In dual-controller configurations, added support for an active management port on each controller
with a unique IP address, subnet and VLAN.
•In dual-controller configurations, added support for unique iSNS settings for each controller.
•In dual-controller configurations, added support for unique SNMP trap destinations for each
controller.
Fixes
•LUNs are no longer reset during expansion (Customer Advisory 640436).
•LUNs no longer become unavailable with I/O errors during a server reboot (Customer Advisory
640411).
•Idle sessions are now timed out after 10 minutes.
•No longer lose connectivity to storage LUNs on VMware ESX.
•Server reboots no longer cause multiple failovers.
•Fixed popup message when changing hostname or non-ip fields on management setting screen to
warn of session loss.
•Fixed incorrect display of Logical LUNs after forcwfirstwrite.
•Fixed controller reboot if portal added/deleted from other controller.
Prerequisites
MSA1510i firmware 2.0 requires the following components on the server:
•Windows: Microsoft iSCSI Initiator 2.06+, MPIO software, and Microsoft Device SpecificModule
(DSM)
IMPORTANT:
Before installing and using 2.0 active/active firmware, any previous version of the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator
and MPIO software and HP DSM must be uninstalled from the server. While this can be done manually,
HP recommends using the MSA1510i Support CD version 2.0 to manage this process. An ISO image of
theCDisavailableontheMSA1510iSupportpage:http://www.hp.com/support.
•VMware: VMware initiator that is native with 3.0.x
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Important notes and service considerations
To install the firmware, use the procedures and instructions provided in these instructions and on the
MSA1510i Support CD, version 2.0. An ISO image of the CD is available on the MSA1510i support
page: http://www.hp.com/support.
Please note the following:
•MSA1510i firmware 2.0 is backward compatible with all previous firmware versions.
•MSA1510i firmware version 2.00 requires that the MPIO Device SpecificModule(DSM)suppliedby
HP for all previous releases be un-installed on every Windows Server connecting to the MSA1510i.
Version 2.0 firmware uses the generic Microsoft-supplied DSM during the installation of the Windows
iSCSI Initiator 2.06+. Failure to do this results in conflicting ownership of Storage and loss of
connectivity to LUNs during path loss.
•Before installing new firmware, save existing configuration records and stop all I/O.
•Prior to updating firmware on the MSA1510i or MSA20, ensure that all controller shelves, storage
enclosures, switches, and other devices in the SAN are powered up and functioning correctly.
•Updating the MSA1510i or MSA20 requires the controller batteries to be fully charged. This only
concerns controllers that have been sitting on the shelf for an extended period of days and put
into a system where it needs to be updated. In such case, leave the system powered on for a few
hours before trying a firmware update.
•If currently-installed firmware is version 1.30 or earlier, use Internet Explorer 6.0 to do the update.
IE7.0 is not supported for use with firmware versions 1.30 or earlier.
•After installing 2.0 firmware, in dual-controller configurations, you must configure a management
port on the second controller.
•After installing 2.0 firmware, in dual-controller configurations, the system assigns LUN ownership off
all LUNs to one of the two controllers. Over time, the system implicitly manages the optimal paths of
the LUNs to the controllers, reassigning LUN ownership as needed. For more information, see the
MSA1510i installation and user guide or the MSA1510i iSCSI concepts and deployment guide.
•After updating MSA20 firmware, the controller shelf and ALL MSA20 and MSA30 attached storage
enclosures must be power-cycled.
Installation instructions
If your MSA1510i setup includes one or more attached MSA20 storage enclosures, you must update
the firmware on all MSA20s before updating the MSA1510i. Use the following instructions to update
MSA20 firmware:
1. Extract the MSA20 firmware image file to a system folder. (The MSA20 firmware filename will be in
a format similar to MSA20_v208_b7A31.bin.)
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2. Update the firmware using the HP Storage Management Utility (SMU):
a. Point your browser to and open the SMU.
b. Select the Configure tab.
c. Select Controller (Active) > Flash Firmware.
d. Click Browse, navigate to the location of the previously downloaded MSA20 firmware image
file, and then select OK.
Progress is indicated in the browser with "Flashing Firmware ........"
e. Wait for the following popup message The operation completed successfully.
The Storage system must be reset for the changes to take place." to
display in the browser and for 313 FIRMWARE FLASH DONE ON BOX <n> to display on
the MSA1510i LCD panel.
NOTE:
If one or more MSA20 units are connected to the MSA1510i, each one is sequentially
updated during this process.
3. Manually power cycle all attached MSA20s and wait for them to complete their startup processes.
4. In the SMU, select Storage System > Reset System to restart the MSA1510i.
To update MSA1510i firmware, do the following:
1. In dual controller MSA1510i configurations, log off all of the redundant paths to the standby
controller prior to beginning a firmware update.
IMPORTANT:
The update will NOT succeed if redundant paths are detected by the MPIO/DSM and may
requiremultiplerebootstorecoverbacktotheoriginalfirmware version. There could also
be potential loss of connection of the Internet Explorer to the management port if there are
redundant paths during the flash update cycle.
2. Extract the MSA1510i firmware image file to a system folder. (The MSA1510i firmware filename will
be in a format similar to V200B803_2008–0429.bin.)
3. Update the firmware using the HP Storage Management Utility (SMU) :
a. Point your browser to and open the SMU.
b. SelecttheConfigure tab.
c. Select Controller (Active) > Flash Firmware.
d. Click Browse, navigate to the location of the previously downloaded MSA1510i firmware image
file, and then select OK.
Progress is indicated in the browser with "Flashing Firmware ........"
e. Wait for the following popup message The operation completed successfully.
The Storage system must be reset for the changes to take place." to
display in the browser and for 313 FIRMWARE FLASH DONE ON BOX <n> to display on
the MSA1510i LCD panel.
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4. In the SMU, select Storage System > Reset System to restart the MSA1510i.
IMPORTANT:
In dual controller configurations, the second controller MUST be updated to the same
image to complete the update cycle. When the system is restarted, the new firmware will
automatically be cloned from the just-updated controller over to the other controller. For
more information, see the "Redundant-controller firmware cloning" instructions in the
HP
StorageWorks 1510i Modular Smart Array maintenance and service guide
.
Determining installed version
To determine the firmware installed on an MSA1510i controller, do one of the following:
•On the MSA controller LCD panel, press the ^ v keys to scroll through the messages until the ARRAY
CONTROLLER FIRMWARE VER <version> message is displayed.
•In the MSA-CLI, use the SHOW VERSION command.
•In the Storage Management Utility (SMU) , select View MSA1510i Controller.
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