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HP NetServer AA 6200
Solution
Release Notes
(Release 3.0 Service Pack 1)
HP Part Number 5971-0814
Printed in October 2000
Notice
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TRADEMARK NOTICE
Assured Availability, ComputeThru, Computing for the long run, Constant Computing, Endurance, Marathon Assured, MIAL, SplitSite, and the Marathon logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Marathon Technologies Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
BackOffice, the BackOffice logo, Microsoft, MS-DOS, Windows, and Windows NT are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
All other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective companies or organizations.
SOFTWARE REVISION
The revision of the software that this document supports is Revision 3.0.1–SP.EA.
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Contents
About This Product. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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HP NetServer AA Solution Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Additional Documentation on the Customer Support Web Site . . . . . . |
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Platform Support and System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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CE Dual Processor Support and CPU Requirement . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Platform Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Motherboard Requirement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Memory Requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Marathon Interface Card (MIC) Requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Operating System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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HP NetServer AA Solution Enhancements in Release 3.0 Service Pack 1 . . |
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Support for 4 Gigabytes of Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Endurance_APP_DATA Environment Variable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Installation Verification Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Endurance Manager Support for Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Redirected Gigabit Ethernet Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Endurance Performance Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Operating the Endurance Performance Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Redirected Ethernet Card Replacement without Server Reboot . . . . . |
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Acrobat Reader Version 4 Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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New Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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MtcCEX Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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MtcMon Fault Handler Status Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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MtcMon Status Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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IVP Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Changed Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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MtcEthP Status Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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MtcMon FRU Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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MtcScsiP Status Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Contents
Maintenance Improvements – Release 3.0 Service Pack 1 . . . . . . . . . . |
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Features Introduced in HP NetServer AA Solution Release 3.0 . . . . . . . . |
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CE Dual Processor Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Extended BIOS and Embedded Testing Capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Redirected Video Support and the CE Desktop Application . . . . . . . . |
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Point-to-point Fiber Interconnects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Endurance Manager Support for Windows 95/98 Clients . . . . . . . . . |
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Endurance Manager Non-privileged Operational Mode . . . . . . . . . . |
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Automatic Derivation of MAC Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Operational Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Service Pack Installation Requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Known Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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General Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Known Third-Party Vendor and Application Limitations . . . . . . . . . . |
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Documentation Errata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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About This Product
These Release Notes document HP NetServer AA Release 3.0 Service Pack 1. This Service Pack is a complete HP NetServer AA Solution software kit, containing all files needed to perform an HP NetServer AA Solution server installation.
The following revisions are associated with this Service Pack.
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Hardware |
MIC Adapter Revision 4.2 |
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Firmware |
MIC BIOS Revision 4.0.53–SP |
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MIC MicroCode Revision 4.0.81–SP |
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MIC FPGA Revision 4.2.53–SP |
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Software |
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Endurance Software Revision 3.0.1–SP.EA |
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Endurance Manager Revision 3.0.52–SP.EA |
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Japanese versions: |
Endurance Software Revision 3.0.1–SP.JA |
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Endurance Manager Revision 3.0.52–SP.EA |
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* To confirm the revision of your software, from Endurance Manager select
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Revision Levels.
HP NetServer AA Solution Documentation
HP NetServer AA Solution Release 3.0 Service Pack 1 documentation is available in both online and hardcopy format, with selected documents available in one format or the other, while other documents are available in both formats. The online documentation is located in the \Docs directory on the HP NetServer AA Solution CD. Use Acrobat Reader to read and/or print it.
If you currently have HP NetServer AA Solution Release 3.0 installed at your site and plan to upgrade to Release 3.0 Service Pack 1, first install the latest HP NetServer AA Solution online documentation located on the CD from which you will install your software. Once the online documentation is installed, you can view (and/or print) the Upgrade and Downgrade Procedures or, if you are reading this document online, access them by clicking on the link in Table 1-1.
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The complete documentation for HP NetServer AA Solution Release 3.0 Service Pack 1 includes the following:
Table 1-1 HP NetServer AA Solution Documentation
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README.txt |
Online only |
Release 3.0 Service Pack 1 |
HP NetServer AA 6200 Solution Release |
Online and hardcopy |
Release 3.0 Service Pack 1 |
Notes (Release 3.0 Service Pack 1) |
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HP NetServer AA Solution |
Online and hardcopy |
Release 3.0 † |
Administrator’s Guide |
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HP NetServer AA Solution Installation |
Online and hardcopy |
Release 3.0 † |
Guide |
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HP NetServer AA Solution Messages |
Online only |
Release 3.0 Service Pack 1 |
HP NetServer AA Solution Upgrade/ |
Online only, as well as on the HP |
Release 3.0 Service Pack 1 |
Downgrade Procedures (Release 3.0 |
NetServer Web site |
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Service Pack 1) |
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Glossary |
Online and hardcopy in |
Release 3.0 † |
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HP NetServer AA Solution |
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Administrator’s Guide |
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Online Help |
Online only |
Release 3.0 † |
† This documentation applies to Release 3.0 and Release 3.0 Service Pack 1.
Additional Documentation on the Customer Support Web Site
This document contains complete and timely information about the product as of its publication. However, you should consult the HP NetServer AA Solution Web page at
http://netserver.hp.com/netserver/products/highlights_assured_avail.asp
to obtain the most recent updates to information about the release.
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Platform Support and System Requirements
CE Dual Processor Support and CPU Requirement
Release 3.0 of the HP NetServer AA Solution server introduced support for the use of two processors in the CEs, which are required for the server to boot. If your server is configured with only one CPU in the CEs, the server will not boot. Also, use of the /onecpu switch in the boot.ini file has no effect; even if you set this switch, your server will boot both CPUs in the CE.
In addition, all processors in the CEs must be the same model (for example, Pentium® III or Pentium III XeonTM) and speed. These requirements also apply to Release 3.0 Service Pack 1.
Platform Support
Starting with Release 3.0, the HP NetServer AA Solution server includes support for Pentium III or Pentium III Xeon processors on the CEs and IOPs. However, use of the Pentium III serial number (PSN) is not supported in applications on the CEs.
Motherboard Requirement
Starting with HP NetServer AA Solution Release 3.0, the motherboards on all computers (CEs and IOPs) must be capable of supporting two or more processors.
Memory Requirement
Starting with Release 3.0, the HP NetServer AA Solution server requires a minimum of 256 MB of memory in the CEs and IOPs. In addition, starting with Release 3.0 Service Pack 1, HP NetServer AA Solution server can support up to 4 gigabytes of memory in the CEs.
Marathon Interface Card (MIC) Requirement
Starting with Release 3.0, the HP NetServer AA Solution server requires the new high performance version of the Marathon Interface Card (MIC): version 4.2. For best performance in the IOPs, HP recommends configuring the MIC with its own interrupt if possible, rather than sharing an interrupt. Also, you should install the MIC in a primary PCI bus, and not on a secondary bridge chip.
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Operating System Requirements
In addition to the installation requirements listed in the HP NetServer AA Solution Installation Guide, the operating system versions that can be used for HP NetServer AA Solution 3.0 Service Pack 1 are restricted to those described in Table 1-2. Note that international customers other than those in Japan should use the English version of HP NetServer AA Solution software (HP NetServer AA Solution software revision 3.0.1-SP.EA).
Table 1-2 HP NetServer AA Solution Release 3.0 Service Pack 1 Supported Operating
System Versions
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English Language Version — HP NetServer AA Solution Software and Documentation |
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Windows NT Server 4.0 |
CEs and IOPs |
Windows NT Service Pack 6 and 6a |
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(US and language variations) |
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Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition |
CEs and IOPs |
Windows NT Service Pack 6 and 6a |
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(US and language variations) |
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Windows NT Server, Terminal Server |
CEs and IOPs |
Windows NT Terminal Server Edition |
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Edition (US and language variations) |
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Service Pack 5 and 6 |
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Japanese Language Version of Windows NT and HP NetServer AA Solution Documentation |
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Windows NT Server 4.0 |
CEs and IOPs |
Windows NT Service Pack 6a |
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Windows NT Server, Enterprise Edition |
CEs and IOPs |
Windows NT Service Pack 6a |
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Windows NT Server, Terminal Server |
CEs and IOPs |
Windows NT Terminal Server Edition |
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Edition |
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Service Pack 4 and 5 |
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Note: HP concurs with Microsoft in recommending the use of Service Pack 6a, which includes the latest updates to Windows NT 4.0.
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