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VMware SRA for SRM 5.0 with SVC and Storwize V7000 V6.3
One common question that I hear on a regular basis regards the availability of an SRA for VMware SRM 5.0 when using Storwize V7000 or IBM SVC running V6.3 firmware. This combination is currently unsupported as per the alert found here . The good news is that there are now IBM SRAs available for clients running SRM in combination with V6.3 firmware. While this combination is still not listed... [More]
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208 day reboot bug
It is ironic that only days after I wrote that 497 is the IT number of the beast , I learn that Linux has another unfortunate number: 208. The reason for this is a defect in the internal Linux kernel used in recent firmware levels of SVC, Storwize V7000 and Storwize V7000 Unified nodes. This defect will cause each node to reboot after 208 days of uptime. This issue exists in unfixed versions... [More]
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Storwize V7000 and SVC Release 6.3.0.1 is available for download
The first update for Storwize V7000 and SVC release 6.3 is now available. You will find it here for Storwize V7000 and here for SVC (note both links will require you to login to Fix Central with your IBM ID). As usual the new release contains a combination of new features and fixes. The new features are: New features in SVC 6.3.0.1
* Support for multi-session iSCSI host attachment
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Storwize V7000 and SVC Code release 6.3 is now available
The latest release of SVC and Storwize V7000 firmware is now available for download. The major new features that are added with this release are: Global Mirror with Change Volumes Native LDAP Authentication Extended distance split clusters (for SVC) Support for 4096 host WWPNs These are some great new features. The ability to use Global Mirror with Change Volumes means clients can now mirror... [More]
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Updating Storwize V7000 drive code
************************************************************************** Update 17/12/2011: A flash reporting a possible issue that could occur if a drive fails during drive firmware update can be found here . Until the flash is updated showing how to avoid this issue, only update drive firmware when installing a new machine or if all hosts are offline.... [More]
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Kangaroo Hops with Brocade
(image care of www.interestingfacts.org) If you have Brocade fibre channel switches in your SAN, you need to be aware of the method which Brocade use to manage firmware releases. All 4 and 8 Gbps Brocade SAN switches use a Linux based firmware which Brocade call Fabric Operating System or FOS. Updates to this firmware are released in families. This started with version 4, then version 5... [More]
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