Release Notes
Product: ADIC Management Console 4.3.2 with Library Management Console 1.3.1
Date: June 2005
Contents
Page Topic
1 Purpose of this Release
2
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3 Known Issues
3 Resolved Issues
4 Documentation
Purpose of this Release
System Requirements
Compatibility Matrix
This release adds several new features and enhancements that extend the capabilities of the ADIC
Management Console (AMC). These release notes list corrections to problems that were encountered in
previous releases of the AMC. Visit www.adic.com for additional information about the AMC and previous
releases.
New Features
These features and enhancements are new to this release of the AMC software:
• The ability to retrieve the drive dump through the SNC
• LTO-3 support
• Ability to download the command flow logs on the SNC 5100
• SDLT 600 support
• i3.1 i2000 LMC Support (AMC 4.3.2 with LMC 1.3.1 only)
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of their respective owners.
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System Requirements
The operating systems identified here are able to support the installation of AMC 4.3.2 server and SAN
manager remote client.
Operating Systems
Microsoft® Windows® Windows 2000 (SP4 or later), Windows 2003, Window
XP (SP2 or later)
HP-UX® HP-UX 11i or later
Linux RedHat Enterprise Linux 3.0 or Advanced Server 2.1
Solaris™ Solaris 9.0
AIX® AIX 5.3
Compatibility Matrix
The AMC 4.3.2 is compatible with the latest firmware versions of the ADIC Storage Network Controller
(SNC) and storage products listed below.
ADIC Product SNC
Scalar 24 SNC 4000
Scalar 100 SNC 6101
Scalar 1000 SNC 5100
Scalar 10K SNC 5100
Scalar i2000 (AMC 4.3.2 with
LMC 1.3.1 only)
Pathlight VX SNC 6404
SNC 6404
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Known Issues
Known issues in this release of AMC are as follows:
Change
Request
Number
Description Workaround
12295 Currently there is no way to refresh the values in an i2000
library when a change occurs.
20697 The AMC reports that a device is responding after a
heartbeat check to the SNC states that the device is not
connected.
31028 The AMC inconsistently displays the Attention Window
when an SNC is restarted; sometimes the window
appears, other times it does not.
40447 The Fibre Channel Speed Config value=Auto
setting reverts back to Auto after setting the value to
disable.
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Resolved Issues
This release of the ADIC Management Console 4.3.2 resolved the following issues. This table also shows
cumulative information for previously released versions.
Change
Request
Number
Description
Version 4.3.2
43188 Firmware upgrade completes but the AMC locks up afterward.
Version 4.3.1
N/A No new resolved issues. This is a production release to bundle the AMC 4.3.1 with the LMC
1.3 to support the Scalar i2000.
Versio n 4.3
13163 Create an automatic prompt for user login after connecting to server.
15441 All text saves now to an OS-specific suffix (such as .txt for Windows).
17611 After a Set Event Trap Threshold option within AMC has been changed (from any value to
any value), the Event Logs are no longer viewable.
20839 Start IP Address and End IP Address ranges allow incorrect input in discovery segment.
20961 Rediscovery of Segments not workin g co rr ect ly. If you reduce the number of devices in a
"discovery configuration", (which was used at the time of logon to AMC) and then rediscover
the segment and re-logon, all the devices (previously present) that were removed from the
discovery configuration are still present under AMC.
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Change
Request
Number
21599 The update drive/medium changer firmware screen defaults to ".bin" instead of ".lif".
22683 The recipient e-mail address information is added to the policy when either the "x" or the
"close - Alt F4 option under the icon" is used.
29224 It is not possible to change the SCSI channel to Target mode, but the AMC will allow the
user to set the mode to Target and continue.
29603 The handling of first discovered SAN appliance inconsistently requires the user to re-login to
the AMC for the appliance to be displayed.
29702 The Update Changer Firmware window disappears and the Client application locks up.
31 136 The AMC SAN Client "Discover Appliance" fails when given a host name rather than dotted-
decimal IP address.
32357 The "x" button in the top right corner of a window (closing a window) causes SCSI
parameters to be updated.
34225 The AMC doesn't show drive/library firmware changes unless the AMC is restarted.
34773 Updating the Library Firmware through the SNC via the AMC is not functional.
35371 Uptime of libraries (i2K, PVX) are not displayed.
Description
39417 Discovery parameters shown on the server console are confusing to user.
Documentation
The following supporting documents are currently av aila ble for AMC:
Document Number Document Title
6-00064-06 ADIC Management Console User’s Guide
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