This section describes the current enhancements (as of November 17, 2006) made to the IBM® System Storage™ DS6000™ Information Center.
The following list provides the current technical changes and enhancements to the DS6000 Information Center.
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
| Silicon Graphics IRIX multipathing | Information was added describing how to configure the failover.conf file for Silicon Graphics IRIX multipathing using XVM volume manager. See Fibre channel overview for the DS6000 for more information. |
| Activating your machine and feature licenses using the DS CLI | This topic was upgraded for the use of some additional activation codes. See Activating your machine and feature licenses using the DS CLI for more information. |
| Creating a default configuration setup with a profile file | This topic was upgraded to include a typical edit process for your profile configuration file. See Creating a default configuration setup with a profile file for more information. |
| Using forced failover and failback during an unplanned Metro/Global Mirror outage | This topic was added to explain how to use the new -force parameter that was added to the failoverpprc and failbackpprc commands. See Using forced failover and failback during an unplanned Metro/Global Mirror outage for more information. |
| Using forced failover and failback during a planned Metro/Global Mirror outage | This topic was added to explain how to use the new -force parameter that was added to the failoverpprc and failbackpprc commands. See Using forced failover and failback during a planned Metro/Global Mirror outage for more information. |
| lskey command | This command was updated to include the addition of some new activation codes. See lskey for additional information. |
| IBM TotalStorage® Productivity Center for Replication | TotalStorage Productivity Center for Replication provides a graphical interface that you can use for configuring and managing Copy Services functions across the DS6000 and Enterprise Storage Server® (ESS) storage units. See IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center for Replication for more information. |
lsddm, |
The reports generated by these commands were updated
to display a value for disk class. The value displayed for the Diskclass column
specifies that the disk class is either a high speed fibre-channel disk drive
or near-line disk drive. The specific values that are displayed are ENT or
NL. ENT specifies enterprise and represents high speed fibre channel disk drives. NL specifies near-line and represents FATA/near-line disk drives. See the lsddm, lsarray, showarray, lsarraysite, and showarraysite commands. |
| HBA Search tool | This tool provides a list of supported host bus adapters (HBAs), firmware, and device driver information for your host system and host adapter at http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/storage/support/config/hba/index.wss. |
| QLogic Adapters (QLA2460 and QLA2462) | These topics provide support information for the new 4 Gb QLogic adapters. See Installing a QLogic adapter and driver for Windows 2000 or 2003 for Windows. See Installing a QLogic adapter on an Intel or AMD host system running Linux Intel or AMD. See Installing a QLogic adapter and driver for a Novell NetWare host for Netware. See Installing a QLogic adapter and driver on the Sun host for Sun. |
| Emulex adapters (LP11000 and LP11002) | These topics provide support information for the new 4 Gb adapters. See Installing an Emulex adapter and driver for Windows 2000 or 2003 for Windows. See Installing and updating an Emulex driver on an Intel or AMD host running Linux for Intel or AMD. See Installing an Emulex adapter on an Intel or AMD host running Linuxfor Netware. See Installing an Emulex adapter on a Sun host for Sun. |
| Sun host system adapters | This topic provides support information for the installation of a Sun adapter and driver on a Sun host system. See Installing a Sun adapter and driver on a Sun host system. |
| Emulex adapter and driver on an Intel or AMD host running Linux | These topics provide information on installing, updating, configuring, and troubleshooting an Emulex adapter on an Intel or AMD host system running Linux. See Installing and updating an Emulex driver on an Intel or AMD host running Linux and Configuring and troubleshooting an Emulex adapter on Linux. |
| Emulex HBAnywhere configuration utility | This table provides a cross reference of the parameters between the previous Emulex configuration utility interface and the new Emulex configuration utility interface. See Installing an Emulex adapter and driver for Windows 2000 or 2003. |
The following list provides the current technical changes and enhancements to the DS6000 Information Center for the Bundle 6.2.0.103 release level.
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
| System Resource Codes (SRCs) | The SNMP and Call Home System Resource Codes (SRCs) have been added to the messages information. See System resource codes and messages for the list of SRCs and their actions. |
| Copy Services return codes | Copy Services return codes, as well as generic and specific Copy Services trap descriptions have been added to the troubleshooting information. See Generic and specific alert traps for the list of generic and specific alert traps and their associated Copy Services return codes. |
| IBM System Storage DS6000 | The brand "IBM TotalStorage DS6000" has changed to "IBM System Storage DS6000". |
| Call Home through a modem connection | The Call Home feature allows the transmission of operational and error-related data to IBM through either the SMTP server connection or through a dial-up modem connection. If you select to use both connection types, the Call Home feature first attempts a connection through the SMTP server and then attempts a dial-up modem connection if the SMTP connection is unsuccessful. See Notification methods for more information. |
| Modem installation | A modem is now included in the ship group, and installing the modem on the management console is now a required hardware installation step. See Installing a modem on the management console. |
| Upgrading the code level | This topic group provides tasks to locate, download, and install code upgrades for your storage unit, DS Storage Manager, and DS CLI. See Upgrading the DS6000 code level. |
| Powering off | This topic provides updated steps to safely turn off the power to your storage unit. See Powering off. |
| Configuring new fixed block storage using the command-line interface | This topic group has been updated with initial configuration considerations for System i™. See Configuring new fixed block storage using the DS CLI |
| Installing the DS CLI | This topic group was updated with instructions for correcting the JVM-not-found error that might occur during the installation process. See Correcting the JVM-not-found error |
| Completing DS CLI postinstallation | The CLI default configuration profile file was updated with the profile variable, timeout.connection. See Creating a default configuration setup with a profile file |
| showplex command | The report that is generated by this command was updated
with an eMailnotify and Dialhomemodem report fields. When the eMailnotify field displays that this function is enabled, it indicates that problem notifications be sent to an e-mail address that is specified by the -contactemail parameter of the setcontactinfo command when service is required. When the Dialhomemodem field displays that this function is enabled, it indicates that an IP connection is available that allows the use of a modem in the Call Home support program. See the showplex command. |
| lskey command | The report generated by this command was updated with the latest licensed machine code activation keys that can be queried. See the lskey command. |
lsckdvol and showckdvol |
These commands were updated to reflect that the following
new configuration states might be reported: reconfiguration error, migration
error, and deconfiguration error. In addition, a new optional parameter was added to the commands, -voltype base | alias that allows you to designate the type of CKD volumes you want to query. See the lsckdvol and showckdvol commands. |
| rmfbvol command | This command was updated with a new optional parameter, -safe. This parameter is used to specify that the system perform a check to see if the volumes that are designated for removal are assigned to any user-defined volume group. See the rmfbvol command. |
lsflash, lspprc, and |
These commands were updated with a new optional parameter, -state valid | invalid | validation-required | volume-inaccessible | tgt-failed | not-valid . The -state parameter allows you to query relationships that are identified by the specific state. The report that is generated when you specify any state other than valid provides only the applicable ID and the state condition. The rest of the information columns are displayed with a null (-) value. When you specify the -l parameter for the lsflash and lsremoteflash commands, your report includes a value for the state of the relationships. See the lsflash, lspprc, and lsremoteflash commands. |
| lspprc command | This command now reports two new values: GMIR CG and
PPRC CG. GMIR CG indicates if the remote mirror and copy consistency group is enabled, disabled, or not available. This value is displayed as N/A if you are making a 2105 lspprc query. PPRC CG indicates if the volume is in consistent asynchronous remote mirror and copy mode or is not available. This value is displayed as N/A if you are making a 2105 lspprc query. See the lspprc command. |
lsarraysite and |
These commands were updated with two new optional state
subparameters, unavailable and initializing. The unavailable subparameter is specified when you want to display an array site that is unassigned and at least one disk is not in the normal state. The initializing subparameter is specified when you want to display an array site that is unassigned and all disks are either in the normal or initializing state. See the lsarraysite and showarraysite commands. |
lsrank and |
These commands were updated with a new subparameter, deconfigerr.
This subparameter is used with the -state parameter. This subparameter
is used to display rank information where a rank removal process has failed
to complete successfully. In addition, the deconfiguration error state might be reported as a condition in the state field of the report. This state reflects an internal error condition and not an error in the request to remove the rank. Instructions for managing this condition are provided. |
| lsstgencl command | This command was updated with a new optional parameter, -state normal | not_normal. This parameter specifies that the report display all the storage enclosures that are associated with the designated storage unit that contain a condition of normal or a condition that falls under the category of not normal. See the lsstgencl command. |
| lsddm command | The documentation for this command was updated to reflect
the reporting of two new state conditions, Inter failed and PFSed. Inter failed indicates that the DDM is faulty but still working. PFSed indicates that the DDM is prepared for service, and ready to be removed without impacting the system. See the lsddm command. |
| lspprcpath command | This command now reports two new value states: Path
Degraded Due to High Failure Rate and Path Removed Due to High Failure Rate. Path Degraded Due to High Failure Rate indicates that a fibre-channel path is established; however, because of a high failure rate the path is degraded. Path Removed Due to High Failure Rate indicates that the fibre channel path link has been removed because the path has experienced a high failure rate. See the lspprcpath command. |
The following list provides the current technical changes and enhancements to the DS6000 Information Center for the Bundle 6.0.700.21 release level.
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
| Audit logs | Audit logs now provide access to user login and activity information for security audit purposes. See Logs — Activity Logs (real-time only). |
| Improvements to problem determination data | Added improvements for collecting and sending problem determination data files from the storage unit. See Collect new problem determination files (real-time only) and Sending problem determination data (real-time only). |
| Discovery status | This new status provides the discovery progress while the hardware resources are being identified by the storage unit. See Properties — Status (real-time only). |
| Restricted service actions | Added instructions for performing a warmstart on a storage unit. See Performing a warmstart. |
| lsserver | The report this command generates had some of the headings changed to better reflect what is reported. See lsserver. |
| showsi | This commands report was enhanced to report values for NVS memory and Cache memory. See showsi. |
| diagsi | This command was added to allow an administrator to perform a warm start. See diagsi. |
| offloadauditlog | This command was added to allow an administrator to obtain an activity report for a console. The report includes basic information, such as, a list of who logged in, when they logged in, and what they did during their session. See offloadauditlog. |
| PE package commands and scenarios | This series of commands have been enhanced to allow additional opportunities and flexibility in sending problem reports to IBM. See Providing PE package and state save information and offloadss. |
| Configuring and managing logical storage | This topic group has been added to the DS CLI container to provide the DS CLI command tasks you use to configure and manage logical storage. See Configuring and managing logical storage. |
| Recovering from a disaster using Global Mirror | This topic group provides the task by task steps that a 2-site location using Global Mirror must follow to recover from a disaster. See Recovering from a disaster using Global Mirror. |
| Removed restorevolumeaccess command | This command is no longer supported. |