IBM Storwize V7000 ++++++++++++++++++ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. Available Education 3. Pre-Requisites 4. Code Levels 5.

Problems Resolved and New Features 6. Further Documentation 7. Known Issues and Restrictions in this Level 8. Maximum Configurations 9. Supported Hardware ------------------------------------------------------------------------------1. Introduction This document describes how to install version 6.3.0.1 of the Storwize V7000 (2076) software. This release of software is a new release and delivers new features in addition to resolving APARs as detailed in Section 5. Please refer to the Recommended Software List and Supported Hardware List on the support website: http://www.ibm.com/storage/support/storwize/V7000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------2. Available Education A course on Storwize V7000 Planning and Implementation is available. For further information or enrolment, contact your local IBM representative. Visit the support website for online learning materials and tutorials, IBM Redbooks and training information. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------3. Pre-Requisites Storwize V7000 Upgrade Information Before installing this code level please check the following pre-requisites are met. Also please note the concurrent upgrade (upgrade with I/O running) restrictions.

Performance of the Storwize V7000 will be degraded during the software upgra de process because node canisters are taken offline to perform the upgrade and the write cache is flushed when each node canister is restarted. IBM recommends you perform the upgrade at a time of lower overall I/O activity and when you do not expect significant spikes in the system workload. If you are performing a concurrent code upgrade, you must first ensure that all host paths are available and operating correctly. Check there are no unfixed events in the event log. Use normal service procedures to resolve these events before proceeding. Before upgrading the Storwize V7000, we recommend using the software upgrade test utility "upgradetest". Refer to the following URL for further information: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S4000585 Please see the following web page for the full upgrade compatibility matrix. http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1003705 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------4. Code Levels 2076 Software: 2076 Release Level 6.3.0.1 (54.6.1201270000)

------------------------------------------------------------------------------5. Problems Resolved and New Features New features in SVC 6.3.0.1 * Support for multi-session iSCSI host attachment * Language Support for Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Japan ese, Korean, Spanish, Turkish, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese New features in Storwize V7000 6.3.0.0 * Global Mirror with Change Volumes * Native LDAP Authentication New service features in Storwize V7000 6.3.0.0 * This release contains a fix to address an issue that can result in incorre ct data being read from a Volume under extreme conditions of drive timeout and off line events.

This issue has only been observed under test conditions involving large am ounts of simultaneous error injects. APARs resolved in this release (6.3.0.1): Critical Fixes IC79740 ilure IC80509 re event IC80662 ween Incorrect detection and reporting of 0mV battery cell fa Unrecoverable 673 battery error following over-temperatu Multiple simultaneous node asserts when failing over bet backend storage controller ports for an excluded MDisk High Importance Fixes IC77122 Node assert during software upgrade abort operation IC78567 Packet loss when using iSCSI with standard reservations IC80888 Incorrect handling of XIV controller running in Quality of Service mode Suggested Fixes IC79971 IC80253 characters IC80501 nd write Sun StorageTek storage system not correctly recognised Unable to log into the GUI if password contains special Performance statistics collection fails to record read a response times for internal drives

APARs resolved in previous 6.3.x releases: 6.3.0.0 Critical Fixes IC75166 rformance IC76123 ability IC76700 frequent IC76806 e will ume. IMPORTANT - customers using incremental FlashCopy with v olumes greater than 2TB in size must delete and recreate these FlashCopy mappings to ensure that data on the target volume become s Large numbers of GUI connections can lead to host I/O pe degradation Multiple node asserts triggered by ethernet network inst Performance degradation and GUI access issues caused by changes to cache status for large numbers of Volumes FlashCopy replication on volumes greater than 2TB in siz result in incorrect data being written to the target vol

IC78170 issues IC78294 disk header IC78538 populated IC78658 e properties in the stopped IC78842 wing abrupt IC79244 ling issues IC79696 essive numbers

consistent with the source Multiple node asserts caused by remote copy replication Node asserts due to incorrect metadata written to quorum Solid State Drives may overheat and fail in a partially drive enclosure Node assert and loss of GUI/CLI access when modifying th of a FlashCopy target Volume while the FlashCopy map is state Node canisters unable to complete power-on process follo power-down event Multiple node asserts due to persistent reservation hand Performance issues and loss of CLI/GUI access due to exc of internal ssh socket connections

High Importance Fixes IC76264 Incomplete data from onboard statistics collection IC76482 Incorrectly logged 1048 errors IC76745 Multiple node asserts if medium errors are logged while a software upgrade is in progress IC76850 Node assert when processing iSCSI reservations IC76855 Offline mdisks due to incorrect parsing of check conditi ons from Hitachi storage controllers IC77008 Multiple node asserts due to repeated host login/logout activity IC77021 Node asserts triggered by host inquiry commands to unmap ped Volumes IC77585 Configure enclosure procedure missing from GUI IC77734 Unable to recover from 1052 PCIe link degradation errors IC77955 Node asserts due to unexpected host behaviour IC78526 Multiple node asserts following splitting of a Volume wh ere the new Volume name is already in use by another Volume IC78764 Multiple repeated node asserts following receipt of unexpectedly formatted sense data from backend storage controller IC78884 Host unable to remove persistent reservation IC79144 Node asserts due to unexpected backend storage controlle r behaviour IC79642 Multiple trespass events detected on EMC Clariion storag e controllers Suggested Fixes IC74137 IC74236 IC76282 IC76908 IC77091 IC77250 play all Host port state not automatically updated Incorrectly logged 1360/1370 events Easy Tier heat file missing Node assert following software upgrade EasySetup wizard presented on already configured cluster GUI Volumes according to host view may not correctly dis

IC77251 Volumes IC77252 f IC77253 IC77255 ed to one IC77258 IC77323 IC77443 aps IC77671 nk IC77847 tains IC78206 IC78279 adapter IC78450 ost IC78451 IC78462 IC78595 IC78700 IC79238 Maintenance

Volumes mapped to the selected host GUI displays invalid remote copy relationship candidate Incorrect GUI warning message when switching direction o HTTP 500 errors may occur when using the GUI Volume expand/shrink size field in GUI has to be specifi decimal place Erroneous PSU error following node canister removal GUI drive summary page not automatically updated during 1910 errors incorrectly logged when stopping FlashCopy m Node assert due to instability on inter-canister PCIe li Unable to delete username or usergroupname when name con numerical characters only Licence limit error unable to be cleared Incorrectly logged 1060 event following addition of SAS Host port mask changed to 0000 by default when editing h properties GUI inaccessible following cluster upgrade Missing storage pod in GUI Repeated 1200 and 1630 events following presentation of unsupported number of backend storage controller ports SAS drive discovery does not auto-complete successfully an empty remote copy consistency group drive configuration process 045068 event incorrectly listed as auto-fix in Directed Procedure for 1034 event

------------------------------------------------------------------------------6. Further Documentation The latest version of all Storwize V7000 documentation can be downloaded in PDF format from the support website: http://www.ibm.com/storage/support/storwize/V7000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------7. Known Issues and Restrictions in this Level Important: hips may not be used in separate FlashCopy maps other than those used to establis h relationships between master/auxiliary and Change Volumes. This restriction applies to all Global Mirror with Change Volumes master and auxiliary Volumes. Volumes involved in Global Mirror with Change Volumes relations

Global Mirror Relationships Must Be Stopped Before Reading From Auxiliary Ch ange Volumes Refer to the following technote for more information on this restriction: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1003947 Intra-Cluster Global Mirror Not Supported With V6.x Code Refer to the following flash for more information on this restriction: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1003725 Please read the following flashes before upgrading: If a SAN Volume Controller or Storwize V7000 Code Upgrade Stalls or Fails th en Contact IBM Support for Further Assistance http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1002894 Use of a standards-compliant browser, such as Firefox, is recommended for using the Storwize V7000 Management GUI. Use of Internet Explorer is supported but may result in slower performance of the GUI. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------8. Maximum Configurations The maximum configurations for Storwize V7000 6.3.0 are documented in the IB M Storwize V7000 6.3.0 Configuration Limits and Restrictions document which is available from: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1003902 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------9. Supported Hardware This release of Storwize V7000 software is supported on the following hardwa re types: Control enclosures: * * * * 2076-112 2076-124 2076-312 2076-324

Expansion enclosures: * 2076-212 * 2076-224

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