TS7700 Maintenance Release Letter - 8.30.2.22 (3.0 PGA2)
IBM System Storage TS7700 Maintenance Release Letter for the TS7740/TS7720 [3957-V06/V07 & 3957-VEA/VEB]. Maintenance release 8.30.2.22
EC: M13017, Released on 02/24/2014.
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CONTENTS
1. Code Levels
2. Fix List
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1. Code Levels
Product / CodeHydra / 8.30.2.22 (EC M13017, PN 12X5415 and 12X5416 (DVD 1 & 2))
DB2 / 9.7.0.8, Informational tokens are "DB2 v9.7.0.8", "s130316", "IP23426", and Fix Pack "8"
AIX Base Level / 6.1.7.15
AIX Fixpack / 6100-07-04-1216+10
SF2++ Firmware / SF240_382
HV32 Firmware / AL730_117
TS3500 (Anaconda) Firmware / Anaconda R8B FP5 Lvl 8980
Anaconda R12A FP2 Lvl C460
3592 J1A Tape Drive
3592 E05 Tape Drive
3592 E06 Tape Drive
3592 E07 Tape Drive / D3I0_C90 (Included under EC M13017) or D3I0_C90 (PN 45E6140)
D3I1_F1F (Included under EC M13017) or D3I1_F1F (PN 95P9198)
D3I2_866 (Included under EC M13017) or D3I2_883 (12X4428)
D3I3_78D (Included under EC M13017) or D3I3_829 (12X4431)
TSSC / 7.2.9
TSSC Documentation / (EC M12429 PN 35P2293)
3956-CC7/CS7 Firmware
Storage Manager GUI / 07.60.63.00
10.86.6531.0
3956-CC8/CS8 Firmware
Storage Manager GUI / 07.84.46.00
10.86.6531.0
3956-CC9/CS9 Firmware
Storage Manager GUI / 07.86.34.00
10.86.6531.0
TKLM / V 2.0.1
ISKLM / ISKLM wrapper V2.1 for ISKLM1.1 245
Atape / 12.5.8.0 (Included under EC M12306)
GPFS / Release 3.4 PTF 6 g340p6e14 PTF6EFIX_HYDRA code
SSPC / 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.5
ITDT / 6.1.0.055
AIX Diagnostics CD / V7.1.1.0
4Gbit Emulex Switch Firmware / 3.55
8Gbit Emulex Switch Firmware / 1.7
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2. Fix List:
IMPROVED RELIABILITY / DATA AVAILABILITY
69616 Multi Tape Volume (Stand Alone) DDR Restore
71093 Setting of fail_bad_file in fsm_mount_volume causes stuck vol
70756 Fix lock upgrade code
72024 Fix auto unlock path for Special Tokens
71570 Conflicting Repair Fibre Paths to Disk Cache Controller
71099 out of band diagram did not show during a First Time Install
71142 Expansion Frame MES hangs
71627 Failed Cache MES FC 5647
71728 Cache Drawer MES failed due to wrong Enclosure ID
72273 CS8 mes add ctl speed fixed at 100mbps
72274 CS8 MES could not find wwid for string 0
72736 SR act failed due hold on /db2/backups, not allow demount
72744 SR failure due to GPFS imported invalid files, migrated
74014 V06 Server replacement is getting cache type from new HV32
74084 filesystem migration tried twice to move mount point
70291 Misleading WARNING from vtd_domainConfig on 10Gbit grids
71538 Grid net speed needs to cover AIX link speed term of "10 Gbps"
71023 Enhance cache MES by checking correct LUN configuration
71351 Cache code failed to update, yet no deferred activation events
71001 V06 to V07 MES fails when second Cluster 1.7
70887 CS9 ESM FW Does Not Downgrade when Above Level
70848 Corrupted tokens on virtual volumes due double steal cases
70757 Ficon panic_code 000000000100030E, flags 000000000
72288 Ficon1 check1 lead to TS7700 reboot
70649 Unable to configure devices in the caisson drawer
70924 DB2 not working for user after code update even machine online
70111 l vols mount failed
71340 V06 -> V07 MES where grid links go from 4x1Gb -> 2x10Gb fails
71463 COPYRFSH not working due to missing DC - invalidads copy modes
71495 Job abends - host sense indicates LM offline
71595 Copy locations not consistent with default management class
71642 MI should not allow FC0001 to be activated on a hybrid grid
70888 FC 9323 Expansion Frame Not Encrypted With Encryption Enabled
71951 Intermittend "Tape path not enabled" warn. caused false alarms
73132 Cache drawer MES error msg needs enhancement
71903 Upgrade CC9/CS9 firmware
72977 Detect non-optimal cache status during act_go
70400 Tracking defect for loss of GPFS during shutdown
72309 Double check for the fw upgrade procedure
73727 DDM replacement fails
73696 Replacement DDM caused an Phantom Array
74063 Frame Exp MES not set perfomance parameters
74244 cache FW upgrade failed during act_finis
72512 scratch mount failure
71968 Change create/drop merge tables to truncate
71904 Upgrade CC8/CS8 firmware
71905 Upgrade CC7/CS7 firmware
72184 FW check failed w/ invalid hex number in 8.21.0.162 activation
73540 script to add cache drawer interfered with by /home/service/1
73471 DM does not release internal lvol lock correctly
72208 pvols need to put in to ROR when spurious rewind
74044 finis_done kseh failure should use REQUIRES_REBOOT
73754 lvl mounts failing - slow DRM transactions (add drm defaults)
73546 AuthenticationPolicy core dump (DB2 9.7.0.8)
70655 delete/expire view to include vols with disaster_rec set to 'A'
72297 hydra rebooted at code level 8.30.1.15 (VTD_EXEC.166)
70239 TS7700 Rebooted Due To hdb Core Dump
71272 Network routes not correctly updated
72727 Unable to ping the gateway due to a routing issue in the TS7700
71875 sgmower VEA MES: Port 5 on Alt router is down
72877 Error sending file to the router: router_config during R/R
72513 Router repl in V07 failed
72940 GRID - Sync times between clusters fail with SMIT
72684 Time continues to drift after action plan completed
72070 Queuing up too many runstats because of SQL437 error
71824 hdb_monitor not always running
70036 Long term fix for 69850 (mutex lock problem)
71880 volume searches taking to long do to debug code left
73017 Hot lvols on standalone configuration
71613 DB2 Hang detection
73830 cl4 hang caused mount failures on cl0,1, 2
74101 service cancel (or online process) never finishing
70815 Readrec -J option is not working properly
69719 Fig with 4 Hankie adapters will not come online
70515 Failed ioctl call to driver: /dev/ksundd0 during R/R of Hankie
70956 SURPRIZE_DOWN_MASK had been off at EEH recovery process
71026 Hankie-bad input to phyprtascfgw() during EEH recovery
71497 Add ksundd+kseh_eeh_master hookwords in default trace
70976 after adding frame and replacing a drive, library hung.
72517 Add Support for 10G Rain ethernet used for PT-TS7700
71749 config_caisson script does not block TS7700 online when it fails
72773 no MDE definition for E094
70582 Could not move I/O slot to internal after SCSI command error
73198 No msg about ejected tapes
68695 kseh_eeh_master no longer MASTER
73091 Caisson access loss leaves blocked threads
72272 Avoid HDB mutex deadlock CMVC69850 in hsmutil
72678 rasutil -zl ficon0 causing EEH for Yukon
71478 Recovery Guru is no longer reporting DDC Data as being present
71591 change the heartbeat code to run on its own thread
70701 Stack overflow can occur in hdb_start_timer causing hdb core
72754 DB Merge - need to add some db commits to hdb_dbmod_GMES
72846 DB2 Reorg on DRM table causing deadlocks
73280 H3.0 Fix compilation problem in hdb_dump.c
73791 Mount failed at R2.1 PGA6
73437 Unable to pause reorgs
72923 DB path not inherited from parent on a forked process
73134 hsm_drive & error queries record E501 on TS7740
71754 CADD is checking room of space under wrong directory
67774 h3.0 dump routine for values in memory
71897 Prefer Local nonFR when resident does not seem to work
71972 improve query optimization
72069 Cluster in a DR Situation giveup its own TASK Token
72570 hgd_sendRecvMsg should not wait on a QUISCED channel
72720 Host read of c1 resident lvol caused recall from tape on c0
73082 ServicePrep got hang when one croton card failed
73276 slow reconciliation for stolen hot tokens
73550 mount stuck - DRM deletes slow
72778 TS7700 reboots after logical volume inserts started
72797 Close other holes related to cmvc 72778
SERVICE PROCEDURE IMPROVEMENTS
69946 Host port not declared during slot 4 hot swap
73489 Create SMIT panel to attempt cache controller FW upgrade
72885 Warning for F3 or CTRL-C for open SIMs in service session
SYSTEM CHECKOUT / CALL HOME IMPROVEMENTS
67103 Call home when duplicate IP addresses are detected
72511 RTAS_ERROR cuases callhome
72944 Allocate 2 silent call homes for database reorg notifications
73592 Call home not reached bc sCHDB_Package.log missing
73689 Defer and combine CH w/ 5min delay
73690 MDE8127 handling
73974 Need a new mde D114 to be a silent call home
71467 Callhome for Cache Hdisk Error but Cache is Optimal
73062 No Call Home for bad Croton Card nor accurate syscheck message
70761 Ficon panic did not create a sim
72500 Callhome D110 Not enough Backup files in /db2/backups/hnode_0
71279 power loss but no callhome or degraded MI
72890 D110. Change VEB/VEA to do a silent call home instead
73321 Add 3TB drive FRU
71706 Changes to reduce time in cache for TS7720
72032 System shows a LDAP primary & alternate service is down.
72960 Vitrual IP Health Status is Unknown
73006 Unknown state in MI after a join
70891 Checkout does not report expansion frame not being encrypted
73712 Fix on CC9/CS9 Firmware check out showing fake errors on cache
73353 Ignore previosly reported MEL errors
DIAGNOSTIC DATA COLLECTION / TOOL IMPROVEMENTS
72504 hydradump stops at hdb_dump
72291 Increase vpd_msg logging
71939 TS7700 rebooted due to hdm core dump
72971 Collect new logs when eeh errors occur
71559 CMQ logs only have 3.5 hours of history
71788 Modify db2support command in hdb_perf
70905 q_perf performance data missing info for CC9/CS9
MIGRATION / JOIN / UNJOIN / CLEANUP MAINT IMPROVEMENTS
71417 New implemented "rasutil --vpd_config_update" in join script
71659 Join failure but cluster went online
71425 Multiple cluster unjoin failed with unexpected cluster offline
71612 Join/merge should include check for 0001 FC (25GB lvols)
73469 Join recovery enhancement, join failed when I/O going
72629 Join failed - grep for feature code needs to be more specific
72328 vpd failed to update def_copy_jobs at system offline mode
72481 CMQ took five minutes to return failure to VPD
73967 Vpd special transform files needed for 1.7 and 3.1 grid (RPQ)
70966 Join fail due to hot tokens
71412 cat_mount fails: newly inserted vols in expire-hold after join
67589 All code levels should be in hist_stat in a mixed lvl join
71119 Failed Grid Merge due to maxlimit of 256 DC records
73199 Join failed because category table is empty
73266 Improvements into vtd_domainMerge Script
73509 VTD_EXEC.084 db2 connection dropped
73680 VTD_EXEC.084 fails running to DVD-RAM
72901 Logging error emerging during hdb_create_special_dir call
72930 Include "hdb_check_lvol_to_pvol" tool for Hydra
73238 Modify hdb_check_lvol_to_pvol and VTD_EXEC.171
73299 Next improvements for hdb_check_lvol_to_pvol and VTD_EXE.171
73418 vtd_exec.171 fails very often with BVIR (ver103)
72392 Grid join failed due to hot tokens against unjoined c0
73356 exec171 causes readrec cores on migrated lvols
MANAGEMENT INTERFACE IMPROVEMENTS
66687 Constructs should not allow * and % chars-MVS reserved
73023 Verify Characters not supported on Roles/Constructs
72812 Cache Utilization function does not work
73969 3.0 Grid summary should ignore non-cleared events
PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS
73347 Offsite_reclaim running slow
INTERVENTION IMPROVEMENTS
72461 Operator intervention not cleared
71317 xFFFF should be a valid write protect mode category
COPY EXPORT IMPROVEMENTS
72130 Copy/export failing because DB backup file does not exist
71636 Copy Export Recovery fails DR test
71125 Inhibit CE Reclaim for Copy Export Pool w/CEX in progress
73083 HSM should check old files used for DBbackup deleted at CEXP
HOST CONSOLE MESSAGE IMPROVEMENTS
71893 BVIR audit times out at 3 hours
70938 LIB REQ LVOL doesn't show Sync Copy count correctly
72696 PLF_PRSD failed ERA27/FD
71030 SETTING ALERT DEFDEG doesn't update the peer setting
TPF (TRANSACTION PROCESSING FACILITY) IMPROVEMENTS
70930 Compressing CADD dumps pegging CPUs (caused by ficon aborts)
OTHER ISSUES
72702 Copyright message when logged in show a old year(2006)
72663 Update dsDDM to fix DACStore Incompatibility
73563 3.0 old style activation fail due to inconsistent Java update
72469 Embedded tape drive levels
71117 TSSC/MI report wrong subsystem model
72994 HDB Beam Errors