Minimum and
Recommended OpenBootProm/FlashProm levels for server w/ A1000,
A3000, or A3500
Table 1: Minimum and Recommended
OpenBootProm/FlashProm levels for server w/ A1000, A3000, or
A3500
* indicates A1000 ONLY support for Ultra 5/10/30,
Sun Fire V480
& SunBlade 100/1000.
** indicates A3500FC ONLY support for Sun Fire
12K/15K. Also
requires x6799A HBA per Bug ID 4734054.
The following table shows the Solaris operating
system release
and the most recent levels of software and firmware for the
StorEdge[TM] Array A1000/A3x00(a). The patches are
ones that have been tested explicitly with RM 6, even though later
versions may have also been tested by other groups. It
is strongly recommended that systems running RM6.1.1 and RM 6.22
upgrade to RM 6.22.1 and the latest RM6.22.1 patch since many bugs
are fixed at that level. No new bugs have been fixed in RM
6.1.1 and RM 6.22 for the last 3 years. Earlier versions are
included here for historical reference.
Minimum
Recommended Levels of Software/Firmware - StorEdge Array
A1000/A3x00/A3500FC
Table 2: Minimum Recommended
Levels of
Software/Firmware - StorEdge Array A1000/A3x00/A3500FC
Disk Drive
Firmware
Table 3: Disk Drive Firmware
Host Bus Adapter
Fcode
Table 4: HBA Fcode
GENERIC NOTES FOR ALL SOLARIS
RELEASES,
RM6 RELEASES, AND ARRAYS:
(a) StorEdge Array
A3000 was formerly
called "RSM2000". Only A3000 arrays Support RM6.0. It is strongly
advised that systems running RM 6.0/6.1, upgrade to RM6.1.1U2.
A3x00 indicates both StorEdge Arrays A3000 and A3500. A3500
includes 1x2 (lite), 1x5, 2x7, and 3x15 configurations.
(b) Solaris Release
indicates the Solaris
CD used to install the system. This information can be obtained
from the '/etc/release' file. If this file does not exist, then the
release is the FCS version. FCS indicates the 'First Customer Ship'
or original release of the Solaris version which is now called RR
(Revenue Release). A Solaris Release can only be changed by a
Solaris Install or Upgrade. No amount of patching will change
a Solaris Release. The minimum Solaris Release (including above
listed patches) for A1000/A3x00 is Solaris 2.5.1 FCS.
(c) The latest
version of a patch is
recommended, unless otherwise specified. All the patches listed for
a specific Solaris Release are required, unless otherwise
specified. The patch levels shown are known to be tested with RM 6.
(d) A1000/A3x00
require the use of Sun
StorEdge Raid Management (RM6) software. The version of RM6
installed can be obtained by running the command "pkginfo -l
SUNWosar | grep VERSION". RM6.0 software returns "1.0,REV=06.00",
was shipped as an unbundled CD and on the updates CD for Solaris
2.5.1 4/97 & 8/97, and supports A3000 arrays. RM6.1 software
returns "6.01,REV=00.19", was shipped as an unbundled CD and on the
updates CD for Solaris 2.5.1 11/97, and supports A3000 arrays.
RM6.1.1 software returns "6.1,REV=01.04", was shipped as an
unbundled CD, and supports A1000/A3000 arrays. RM6.1.1U1 software
returns "6.01,REV=01.11", was shipped as an unbundled CD, and
supports A1000/A3x00 arrays. RM6.1.1U2 software returns
"6.01,REV=01.11", was shipped as an unbundled CD, and supports
A1000/A3x00 arrays. RM6.22 software returns "6.22,REV=01.14", was
shipped as an unbundled CD, and supports A1000/A3x00/A3500FC
arrays. RM6.22.1 software returns "6.22,REV=01.54", was shipped as
an unbundled CD, and supports A1000/A3x00/A3500FC arrays. To
distinguish Update2 from Update1, use "pkgparam SUNWosafw
PATCHLIST" which will show 106513-03 for Update2.
Only RM6.1.1U1 or
higher is supported on Solaris 7. Only RM6.22
or higher is supported on Solaris 8. Only RM6.22.1 is supported on
Solaris 9. RM6.22 is supported on Solaris 2.5.1 11/97 or higher.
A3500FC is supported on Solaris 2.6 5/98 or higher.
(e) The latest
version of a patch is
recommended, unless otherwise specified. Some of the patches listed
are required and some are optional. See patch description for more
information. It is recommended that all patches listed for the RM6
version be installed if applicable.
(f) This is the
current supported level
of firmware for the listed RM6 release. It is recommended that the
controllers be upgraded to the highest firmware level supported by
your installed version of RM6. Both controllers within a
dual-controller system must be upgraded to the same version. It is
also advised to keep the firmware on all A1000/A3x00 at the same
level.
(g) Patch 105181-13
or higher is needed
to avoid panic with driver.conf larger than 8KB, see BugID
4176940
(h) Patch 107665-01
or higher is needed
to avoid disks(1m) issues with A3000 devices, see BugID
4096048
(i) Patch 107472-01
or higher is needed
to avoid ses driver issues including conflicts with A1000 and A5x00
arrays, see BugID 4154979
(j) Patch 107995-01
or higher is needed
for RM6.1 needs tx chip firmware to handle FRUs, see BugID
4246753
(k) Patch
106513-04 is both a firmware
patch for the A1000/A3x00 as well as other fixes for RM 6.1.1 and
RM6.1.1U1/2. Patch 106707-03 and above no longer contain firmware
and should be used with RM6.1.1 and RM6.1.1U1/2 incluster
configurations. Patch 106513-04 and later should be used in all
RM
6.1.1 configurations. It is still required to keep the firmware
level on both controllers within a dual-controller system at the
same level. It is also advised to keep the firmware on all
A1000/A3x00 at the same level.
(l) Patch
106707 is used on systems with
RM6.1.1 and Sun Cluster 2.x installed. If you are not going to
install Sun Cluster on the system with RM6 installed, then this
patch is not needed.
(m) Patch
106552 has only been tested in
combination with 106513-03. Have patch 106513-03 or later
installed
prior to installing 106552.
(n) Patch
113184-01 must be removed prior
to installing 112233-02.
(o) The A1000 was the
last of the arrays
that utilise Raid Manager to be marked as End of Life .
The official EOL date was June 2004. This was before
Solaris 10 was released. As a result, the arrays mentioned in
this document are NOT, and will never be supported on any release
of Solaris 10.
(format)
These format patches
need to have the applicable version applied to all hosts
(glm) These
patches apply only to
systems with PCI/SCSI hba X6541A.
(ifp) These
patches apply only to
systems with PCI/FC hba X6729A (FC/100P).
(iostat)
Patch 109277-03 Click Here is
required for proper execution of iostat on Solaris 8 systems. See
bug ID 4679590 Click Here.
(isp) These
patches apply to systems
with the sbus SCSI hba.
(kjp) These
Kernel Jumbo Patches need
to have the applicable version applied to all hosts.
(lv) For Qlogic
220x only.
(nvsram)
Patches 109232 (D1000
tray) and 109233 (RSM tray) are NVSRAM files. NVSRAM files are only
for RM6.22 SCSI A3x00's being upgraded to Fibre. They do not apply
for A1000's, Factory shipped A3500FC's or RM6.22.1.
(patch)
106125-15 is for
patchadd/patchrm and should be applied to all hosts running Solaris
2.6.
(SAN) Patch
required for SAN
configurations only.
(sd) These patches
are for the scsi
target driver and need to have the applicable version applied to
all hosts.
(ses) These SES
patches need to have
the applicable version applied to any host with an A1000, A3500 or
A3500FC attached. They are of no added value for A3000's.
(sflux) For
Fibre only.
(ssd) These
patches apply to all
systems with fibre channel connections.
