Quantum SCALAR I6000 I8, SCALAR I2000, SCALAR I2000 I8 User Manual

Release Notes

Product

Operating Systems

emote LMC Client)

Date

Scalar i2000/i6000® 600A.GS23201 Version i8

Microsoft Red Hat® Linux

May 2010

Windows®, SolarisTM, and

Contents 0

Purpose of This Release ................................................................................................ 1

New Features and Enhancements............................................................................... 2

Compatibility and Support .......................................................................................... 3

Resolved Issues .............................................................................................................. 5

Known Issues ................................................................................................................. 8

Documentation............................................................................................................. 14

Contacting Quantum................................................................................................... 14

Purpose of This Release 0

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 information about Scalar i2000 and previous releases.

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http://www.quantum.com for additional

Release Notes May 2010

New Features and Enhancements 0

Important Notes

i6000 i8 0

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.

Hardware Enhancements 0

HP LTO-5 Drive Support 0

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.

2 New Features and Enhancements

Release Notes

Document 6-66883-01 Rev A

May 2010

Library Management Enhancements 0

Sift Sort Export 0

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 fea

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 on page 5.

ture does not require upgrading to i6000.

Resolved Issues

Compatibility and Support 0

Encryption and Q-EKM and SKM Drive Support

Encryption Option HP LTO-4 IBM LTO-4 HP LTO-5

Application

naged

Ma Encryption

Q-EKM Not Supported Requires License

SKM Requires a per

Compatibility and Support 3

Supported Supported Supported

(Requires per drive

cense)

Not Supported Requires a per

rive license

Not Supported

drive license

Release Notes May 2010

Compatibility Matrix 0

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

Component Firmware Version

LMC Remote Client 5.0.0

Drive Types

Quantum SDLT 320 (SCSI) v94

Quantum SDLT 600 (FC) v53

Quantum DLT-S4 v42

IBM LTO-1 (SCSI) 5AU1

IBM LTO-1 (FC) 5AU1

IBM LTO-2 (SCSI) A4N0

IBM LTO-2 (FC) A4N0

IBM LTO-3 (FC) 2 Gb 93GE

IBM LTO-3 (FC) 4 Gb 93GE

IBM LTO-4 (FC) 4 Gb A232

HP LTO-3 (FC) 2 Gb L67Z

HP LTO-3 (FC) 4 Gb M69Z

HP LTO-4 (FC) 4 Gb H58Z

HP LTO-5 (FC) 8 Gb I27Z

UDS Drive Sled i2000 680Q.GU062

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 0

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.

4 Compatibility and Support

Release Notes

Document 6-66883-01 Rev A

May 2010

Resolved Issues 0

This release of Scalar i2000/i6000 i8 firmware resolved the following issues:

Change

Request

Number

28039 1119496 AMC - When retrieving the snapshot, the AMC server internal to the i2000 seems to have

27296 1104904 FC Blades not enabled due to the Library SN being set to '0000'.

27295 1104904 'Frame Serial Number not Found Ticket' was not reported via the GUI.

27054 1134626 Cleaning failure tickets produced during auto-cleaning do not indicate which cleaning tape

27050 1134626 No RAS ticket when auto cleaning fails because no cleaning tape was present.

26911 1113424 The RCU lost communication to the IEX due to a ping failure.

26659 1077740 QEKM is silently disabled when LDI Comms fail.

26311 1053476

26131 1072602

Service

Request

Number

1032626

1138798

Description

crashed/hung.

was involved in the failure.

Applying a license key for COD causes 27390 partitions to be created.

Linux kernel 2.4 does not always handle device hot-swaps and can cause dmd process to terminate.

26096 981296 LMC Server auto recovery is broken.

25918 1070934

1111690 1110102

25736 1055060

1074066

25678 1050756 Drive topology and speed settings are getting reset by the MCB.

25198 1043876 RMD cores and corrupts the RAS database so the library won't come up.

25079 1017794 Drive brick auto-firmware updates are failing.

24858 101930

1143680

24705 1026056

1031582 1058418

24428 1025506

1025502

24398 1011834 i6.5 upgrade failed because of ACE versions on CMB.

IES Command Failed - RCU not responding.

SR1055060: NTP is drifting on the i2000.

Drives fail to show up in GUI after library door is closed

Kernel Oops during nessus scan run.

Sled started auto leveling while FSE was upgrading drive firmware via FUP tape.

Resolved Issues 5

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