TS7700 Maintenance Release Letter - 8.21.0.144 (2.1 PGA4)

IBM System Storage TS7700 Maintenance Release Letter for the TS7740/TS7720 [3957-V06/V07 & 3957-VEA/VEB]. Maintenance release 8.21.0.144

EC: M12570, Released on 10/20/2012.

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CONTENTS

1. Code Levels

2. Fix List

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1. Code Levels

Product / Code
Hydra / 8.21.0.144 (EC: M12570)
DB2 / 9.7.0.4
AIX Base Level / 6.1.6.15
AIX Fixpack / 6100-06-06-1140+05
TS3500 (Anaconda) Firmware / Anaconda R8B FP5 (8980)
Anaconda R9A FP2 (9720)
Anaconda R10B FP5 (A470)
Anaconda R11B FP3 (B570)
3592 J1A Tape Drive
3592 E05 Tape Drive
3592 E06 Tape Drive
3592 E07 Tape Drive / D3I0_C90
D3I1_F1F
D3I2_80F
D3I3_642
TSSC / 5.12.8
3956-CC6 (DS6000) Firmware
DS CLI
ESSNI
GUI / R11f.5b100624a
5.2.2.571
R11f.5b100624a
5.2.200.1762
3956-CC7/CS7 (DS4200/DS4700) Firmware
Storage Manager GUI / 07.60.52.00
10.77.x5.14
3956-CC8/CS8 Firmware
Storage Manager GUI / 07.77.20.00
10.77.x5.14
3956-CS9 Firmware
Storage Manager GUI / 07.77.34.00
10.77.x5.14
TKLM / V2 FP5 (v2.0.0.5)
EKM / 20100129 (R2.1)
Atape / 12.4.7.0
GPFS / 3.4.0.6
ITDT / 6.0.0.047
4Gbit Emulex Switch Firmware / 3.55
8Gbit Emulex Switch Firmware / 1.4

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2. Fix List:

IMPROVED RELIABILITY / DATA AVAILABILITY

68028 Add support for "allow permit overwrite" drive feature [safety interlock]

69674 Unexpected category change after DR testing

68231 1 CS/CC8 DDM impacts entire file system 50%

68603 GPFS file system hung while premigrating data on remote devices

69701 Change hdisk max_xfer parameter to 1MB

67862 generic fixes for smc device

68240 Recall took 40 minutes to complete

68290 Long recall with no timeout

68404 Immediate copy went deferred for some reason

68612 Fix retry (mount failure) with one TVC

SERVICE PROCEDURE IMPROVEMENTS

67455 Check for booting from wrong hdisk

68227 Cancel Service failed, CHECK2 C0FA, Failed to update VPD

68445 Clarify the Disk Cable Check disp w/only a CS/CC9 controller

68551 Smit Disables the wrong drive path

68727 config_caisson fails to bring up adapter, fails to reboot

68954 mmfs.cfg missing after fs_cfg.gpfs -C export -p

68917 Copy cancel not working after 15minutes of svc prep initiated

SYSTEM CHECKOUT / CALL HOME IMPROVEMENTS

67634 too many callhomes for SIMS open over 24 hours (short term fix)

68648 System Checkout is reporting degraded links erroneously

DIAGNOSTIC DATA COLLECTION / TOOL IMPROVEMENTS

68119 Need hydradump to gather additional logs

68984 Files missing from hydradump process

68994 Add missing disk_cfg logs for hydradump

68754 DMIO enhancement to find GPFS hung issue

MIGRATION / JOIN / UNJOIN / CLEANUP MAINT IMPROVEMENTS

67660 Add the capability of writing a database backup to /dev/null

68381 Grid join pre-check not identifying overlapping ranges

68382 Grid Merge failed with database in use

MANAGEMENT INTERFACE IMPROVEMENTS

68560 space in SSPC primary url causes loss of access to systems

INTERVENTION IMPROVEMENTS

68015 Log event when auto removals exit

68872 Allow enable/disable removal policy start and stop

COPY EXPORT IMPROVEMENTS

68120 CEXP should close all special history directories before starting

68514 CEXM created FF20s for lvols not migrated to primary pvol

68756 CEXP handling of constraints needs help

69046 CEXP has data in tables that does not match the other tables

PARALLEL COPY

69010 Parallel copy is not working

69792 SYNC copy NOT honoring COPYFSC setting on FORK location

69828 Copy cancelled during parallel copy

70084 Unnecessary Copy cancel during parallel copy

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