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Release Notes
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Scalar i2000/i6000® 600A.GS23201 |
Version i8 |
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MicrosoftTM Windows®, SolarisTM, and |
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Red Hat® Linux |
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May 2010 |
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Contents
Purpose of This Release ................................................................................................ |
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New Features and Enhancements ............................................................................... |
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Compatibility and Support .......................................................................................... |
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Resolved Issues .............................................................................................................. |
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Known Issues ................................................................................................................. |
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Documentation............................................................................................................. |
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Contacting Quantum................................................................................................... |
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Purpose of This Release
The Scalar i2000/i6000 i8 release includes new features and enhancements that extend its capabilities. These release notes describe these new features and enhancements, as well as currently known issues and issues that were resolved for this release of the product. These notes also provide drive and auxiliary firmware compatibility information. Visit http://www.quantum.com for additional information about Scalar i2000 and previous releases.
© May 2010 Quantum Corporation. All rights reserved. |
Document 6-66883-01 Rev A |
Quantum, Scalar, ADIC, DLT, DLTtape, the Quantum logo, and the DLTtape logo are all registered trademarks of Quantum Corporation. SDLT and Super DLTtape are trademarks of Quantum Corporation. LTO and Ultrium are trademarks of HP, IBM and Quantum in the U.S.A. and other countries. Other trademarks are the property of their respective companies.
Release Notes
May 2010
New Features and Enhancements
Important Notes To access the new i6000 features, your existing i2000 unit needs to be licensed and converted to an i6000 model. Any Scalar i2000 library can be upgraded to a Scalar i6000. Please contact your local Quantum representative for details.
To upgrade to the i8 version, you will need a 4GB compact flash drive.
i6000 i8
Hardware Enhancements
HP LTO-5 Drive Support
The Scalar i6000 supports the HP LTO-5 FC drive, which delivers 8 Gbps data speed functioning as a storage networking (SNW) drive. The LTO-5 drives can be configured with either an Ethernet Expansion blade (recommended) connection or a FC I/O blade connection, depending on which type of drive is purchased.
Increased Storage Capacity
The Scalar i6000 allows the addition of up to eleven expansion modules for a total of twelve modules in a library configuration. The additional expansion modules in positions nine through twelve are storage-only expansion modules and are designed solely for LTO cartridge storage.
Ethernet Expansion Blade
The Ethernet Expansion blade (EEB) enables the licensed Storage Networking functionality using the HP LTO-5 drive. The EEB provides a library control path via the drives for library commands and facilitates taking drive logs and downloading drive firmware. Each EEB has six Ethernet ports to allow attachment to six LTO-5 drives.
72-Slot I/E Station Option
The Scalar i6000 provides the option of upgrading to a 72-slot I/E station in the first seven expansion modules. The 72-slot I/E station enables you to import and export cartridges without interrupting normal library operations. It consists of two 36-slot I/E station doors mounted in an expansion module door and provides twelve removable magazines which can hold up to 72 LTO cartridges.
Aisle Lights
Aisle lights are an optional feature that provide blue LED illumination to a library configuration system. The aisle light hardware option must be purchased for your entire configuration. The aisle light upgrade feature requires certain hardware levels be present in the Scalar i2000/i6000 library. Not all Scalar i2000’s in the install base have the necessary hardware features. To qualify for the aisle light option, your Control Module serial number in the i2000/i6000 library configuration must be at least 203102253 or begin with 2631xxxxx.
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New Features and Enhancements |
Release Notes
Document 6-66883-01 Rev A
May 2010
Library Management Enhancements
Sift Sort Export
The Sift Sort Export feature facilitates bulk movement of cartridges within the library. This feature facilitates quickly locating like cartridge IDs and provides easier visualization of daily/weekly/monthly tapes.
Note: This feature does not require upgrading to i6000.
MeDIA Test Reports
The MeDIA Test feature provides the ability to evaluate media as part of long term data retention prior to rotating it back into usage.
Extended I/E
Extended I/E increases the I/E slot count (up to 250 total) for a partition with storage slots that will be reported to a host as I/E slots. Thus, Extended I/E allows the user to configure their partitions with I/E slots beyond the number of physical I/E slots configured in the library. As a result, the host can export more media than previously allowed.
Storage Networking
Storage Networking is a licensable feature that provides access to the advantage of the host access configuration features of 8 Gbps/LTO-5 tape drives, without those drives being connected to a 4 Gbps/Fibre Channel I/O blade.
Resolved Issues
The Scalar i6000 i8 release has addressed and resolved many previously identified issues. For more information about issues corrected in this release, see Resolved Issues on page 5.
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SKM |
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Release Notes
May 2010
Compatibility Matrix
See the following table for information on drive and auxiliary firmware compatibility with this release of Scalar i2000/i6000. This information is current as of this product release. For the most up to date information on Quantum Global Services, please visit: www.quantum.com/support
Drive Firmware
i8 Release
Library Firmware: 600A.GS23201
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LMC Remote Client |
5.0.03 |
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Quantum SDLT 320 (SCSI) |
v941 |
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Quantum SDLT 600 (FC) |
v531 |
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Quantum DLT-S4 |
v422 |
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IBM LTO-1 (SCSI) |
5AU1 |
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IBM LTO-1 (FC) |
5AU1 |
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IBM LTO-2 (SCSI) |
A4N0 |
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A4N0 |
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IBM LTO-3 |
(FC) 2 Gb |
93GE |
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IBM LTO-3 |
(FC) 4 Gb |
93GE |
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IBM LTO-4 |
(FC) 4 Gb |
A232 |
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HP LTO-3 (FC) 2 Gb |
L67Z |
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HP LTO-3 (FC) 4 Gb |
M69Z |
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HP LTO-4 (FC) 4 Gb |
H58Z |
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HP LTO-5 (FC) 8 Gb |
I27Z |
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UDS Drive Sled i2000 |
680Q.GU062 |
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1. Logical serial number addressing (drive spoofing) is not supported. It is recommended that all customers move to the latest drive firmware.
2. Check with Quantum Customer Service for the latest firmware. 3. Install the LMC remote client from the Quantum Web site.
4. Install the AMC 4.6.6 Server and SAN manager remote client from the Quantum Web site.
Software Compatibility
To view a list backup software packages that have been tested for interoperability with the Scalar i2000 and Scalar i6000, refer to the Quantum Software Compatibility Guide at http://www.quantum.com/swcompguide.aspx.
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Release Notes
Document 6-66883-01 Rev A
May 2010
Resolved Issues
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This release of Scalar i2000/i6000 i8 firmware resolved the following issues: |
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28039 |
1119496 |
AMC - When retrieving the snapshot, the AMC server internal to the i2000 seems to have |
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crashed/hung. |
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27296 |
1104904 |
FC Blades not enabled due to the Library SN being set to '0000'. |
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27295 |
1104904 |
'Frame Serial Number not Found Ticket' was not reported via the GUI. |
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27054 |
1134626 |
Cleaning failure tickets produced during auto-cleaning do not indicate which cleaning tape |
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was involved in the failure. |
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27050 |
1134626 |
No RAS ticket when auto cleaning fails because no cleaning tape was present. |
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26911 |
1113424 |
The RCU lost communication to the IEX due to a ping failure. |
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26659 |
1077740 |
QEKM is silently disabled when LDI Comms fail. |
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26311 |
1053476 |
Applying a license key for COD causes 27390 partitions to be created. |
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1032626 |
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26131 |
1072602 |
Linux kernel 2.4 does not always handle device hot-swaps and can cause dmd process to |
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terminate. |
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26096 |
981296 |
LMC Server auto recovery is broken. |
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25918 |
1070934 |
IES Command Failed - RCU not responding. |
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1110102 |
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1055060 |
SR1055060: NTP is drifting on the i2000. |
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25678 |
1050756 |
Drive topology and speed settings are getting reset by the MCB. |
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25198 |
1043876 |
RMD cores and corrupts the RAS database so the library won't come up. |
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25079 |
1017794 |
Drive brick auto-firmware updates are failing. |
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24858 |
101930 |
Drives fail to show up in GUI after library door is closed |
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1143680 |
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24705 |
1026056 |
Kernel Oops during nessus scan run. |
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1031582 |
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1058418 |
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24428 |
1025506 |
Sled started auto leveling while FSE was upgrading drive firmware via FUP tape. |
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24398 |
1011834 |
i6.5 upgrade failed because of ACE versions on CMB. |
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Resolved Issues |
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