IBM System Storage™ DS3000 storage subsystem controller firmware version 06.30.01.00 for the IBM BladeCenter™ Boot Disk System only. This firmware version is required to support the IBM DS3000 BladeCenter™ Boot Disk System. The IBM DS3000 Storage Manager host software version 2.70.x5.05 or higher is required to manage DS3000 storage subsystems with controller firmware versions 06.17.31.xx, 06.50.02.xx or 06.30.00.xx installed. ATTENTION: THIS CONTROLLER FIRMWARE IS FOR THE IBM BLADECENTER™ BOOT DISK SYSTEM ONLY. DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS CONTROLLER FIRMWARE ON ANY OTHER IBM SYSTEM STORAGE DS STORAGE SUBSYSTEMS. NOTE TO SERVICE – Reference RETAIN # N/A (C) Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 1999, 2007. All rights reserved. US Government Users Restricted Rights - Use, duplication, or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the general information in section 6.0 "Trademarks and Notices" in this document. Refer to the IBM System Storage™ Support Web Site or CD for the IBM DS3000 Storage Manager version 2 Installation and Support Guides for firmware and NVSRAM download instructions. For other related publications (refer to Related Publications in the installation and support guide) and the latest information and updated readme file. Last Update: 10/02/2007 Products Supported: -------------------------------------------------------------------- | Product | Machine Type | Model | Product ID | |------------|---------------|----------------|---------------------- | Boot Disk | 1726 | 22B, HC2 |1726-22B | | System | | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------- CAUTION: 1. To determine whether the specific code version is applicable for the boot disk system, you must use the product ID, machine type, and model information. These items are printed on a label that is on the rear of the boot disk system. Do not rely solely on the Machine Type and Model (MTM) information to determine whether the specific code (controller firmware, host software ...) version is applicable to subsystem or not. 2. The Boot Disk System require a different version of controller firmware than the DS3200 storage subsystem. DO NOT load the Boot Disk System controller fimrware into the DS3200 controller or the DS3200 controller firmware into the Boot Disk System controller. ======================================================================= CONTENTS -------- 1.0 Overview 2.0 Installation and Setup Instructions 3.0 Configuration Information 4.0 Unattended Mode 5.0 Web Sites and Support Phone Number 6.0 Trademarks and Notices 7.0 Disclaimer ======================================================================= 1.0 Overview -------------- The IBM System Storage™ DS3000 storage subsystem controller firmware version 06.30.01.00 release includes the DS3000 storage subsystem controller firmware and NVSRAM files for the following IBM machine types - 1726 (22B). This firmware version is required to support the IBM DS3000 BladeCenter™ Boot Disk Systems. The IBM DS3000 Storage Manager host software version 2.70.x5.05 or higher is required to manage the DS3000 storage subsystems with controller firmware versions 06.17.31.xx, 06.50.02.xx or 06.30.00.xx installed. ATTENTION: DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS CONTROLLER FIRMWARE ON ANY OTHER IBM SYSTEM STORAGE DS STORAGE SUBSYSTEMS. The IBM System Storage DS3000 Storage Manager version 2 Installation and Support Guide for Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Linux, Novell Netware, and VMWare ESX Server are available on IBM's Support Web Site as a down-loadable Portable Document Format (PDF) file. The BladeCenter™ Boot Disk System Copy Services Premium Features - FlashCopy, VolumeCopy and FlashCopy/VolumeCopy - are separately purchased options. The BladeCenter™ Boot Disk System is shipped with storage partition Premium Feature that supports up to 28 host attachments to the Disk Boot System. Refer to the IBM Support Web Site for the latest Firmware and NVSRAM files and DS3000 Storage Manager host software for the IBM DS3000 Storage Subsystems. http://www.ibm.com/servers/storage/support/disk/ ======================================================================= 1.1 Limitations --------------------- NOTE: For limitations in certain operating system environment, refer to the readme file that is included in the DS3000 Storage Manager host software package for that operating system environment. Limitations with versions 06.30.01.00 release. 1. IBM SATA hard disk drives are currently not supported by the BladeCenter™ Boot Disk Systems. 2. This version of controller firmware does not support the DS3200 storage subsystems (M/T 1726 models 21x, 22x, HC2). 3. When simultaneously booting up 28 hosts of a mix Linux and Windows operating systems, some of the Linux hosts might stuck at the boot/Grub portion of operating system boot process. The work-around is to manually restart these hosts. Please check the IBM Disk Book System periodically for the availability of the fix to this limitation. ======================================================================= 1.2 Enhancements ----------------- The DS3000 storage subsystem controller firmware version 06.30.01.00 used in conjunction with DS3000 Storage Manager 2.70.x5.05 provides support for; - BladeCenter™ Boot Disk Systems (M/T 1726 Model 22B). The Boot Disk System currently does not support the attachment of DS3000 EXP3000 Storage Expansion Enclosures. The corresponding change history file has more information on controller firmware new features and updates. Please refer to the New Features section of the IBM DS3000 Storage Manager version 9 Installation and Support Guide for the appropriate host server operating system environment for additional information about the IBM DS3000 Storage Manager version 9 enhancements. ======================================================================= 1.3 Prerequisites ------------------ The DS3000 controller firmware and NVSRAM file that are packaged with this README file can ONLY be loaded in the following DS3000 storage subsystems: - BladeCenter™ Boot Disk Systems (M/T 1726 Model 22B) without EXP3000 drive expansion enclosures attached. The IBM DS3000 Storage Manager host software version 2.70.x5.05 is required to manage DS3000 storage subsystems with controller firmware version 06.30.00.00 installed. *** IMPORTANT: DO NOT DOWNLOAD this controller firmware on any other DS3000 storage subsystems. There is not any checking for this restriction inside the DS3000 storage manager client program. In addition, the procedure to recover the DS3000 storage subsystem that was inadvertently loaded with this firmware file will require downtime to the DS3000 storage subsystem. Also see next section - Dependencies. ======================================================================= 1.4 Dependencies ----------------- ATTENTION: 1. The only DS3000 storage subsystem that is supported by the 06.30.00.00 controller firmware version is the IBM BladeCenter™ Boot Disk Systems (M/T 1726 Model 22B). 2. Always check the README files (especially the Dependencies section) that are packaged together with the firmware files for any required minimum firmware level requirements and the firmware download sequence for the BladeCenter™ Boot Disk Systems controller and the hard drive firmware. 3. Controller firmware 06.30.00.xx or greater is required to support EXP3000 storage expansion enclosures. ======================================================================= 1.5 Level Recommendation for the update ----------------------------------------- 1. Storage Controller Firmware versions: a. BladeCenter™ Boot Disk Systems: FW_BootDS_06300000 Note: The same firmware file can be used for upgrading the controller firmware through the Storage Manager GUI or through the controller command line interface. 2. Storage Controller NVSRAM versions: BladeCenter™ Boot Disk System - Dual Controller: N1726D320R230V03 Note: The DS3000 storage subsystems that are shipped from the factory may show the NVSRAM version with a different first character prefix other than the "N" prefixed as stated. As long as the rest of the version information after the first character are the same, both the manufacturing NVSRAM version and the "N" prefixed NVSRAM version are the same. You do not need to update your DS3000 storage subsystem with the "N" prefixed NVSRAM version as stated above. For example, for a DS3400, the N1726D340R917V15 and M1726D340R917V15 (or C1726D340R917V15 or D1726D340R917V15, etc...) versions are the same because both versions share the same "1726D340R917V15" string. The M1726D340R917V15 (or C1726D340R917V15 or D1726D340R917V15, etc...) version was loaded to the DS3400 storage subsystem at the factory. The N1726D340R917V15 version is the one that was posted to the DS3000 support web site for download. Refer to the following IBM System Storage™ Disk Storage Systems Technical Support web site for the latest released code levels. http://www.ibm.com/servers/storage/support/disk/ ======================================================================= 3.0 Installation and Setup Instructions ----------------------------------------- ATTENTION: If you have not already done so, please check the Dependencies section for ANY MINIMUM FIRMWARE REQUIREMENTS for the DS3000 storage server controllers, the drive expansion enclosure ESMs and the hard drives in the DS3000 configurations before upgrading the controller firmware. Make any firmware updates as required BEFORE proceeding to upgrade the DS3000 controller with the firmware and NVSRAM files packaged with this README file. FAILURE to observer the minimum firmware requirement might cause your DS3000 storage subsystem to be OUT-OF-SERVICE. NOTE: During the download of firmware, the system major event log may record critical events that are associated with controller modules being reset to apply the firmware update. NOTE: While the DS3000 storage subsystem supports concurrent download of controller firmware while running I/O, it is a best practice to schedule the firmware download during a maintenance window when minimal I/O is running on the storage subsystem. 3.1 Important: You must install the firmware update prior to downloading the NVSRAM update. To download firmware, do the following: a. Open the Subsystem Management window. b. Click Support tab => Download Firmware => Download Controller Firmware. Follow the online instructions. To download NVSRAM, do the following: a. Open the Subsystem Management window. b. Click Support tab => Download Firmware => Download Controller NVSRAM. Follow the online instructions. 3.2 After the controller firmware and NVSRAM is updated, consider checking the IBM System Storage™ Disk Storage Systems Technical Support web site for the latest released hard drive firmware. To download hard disk drive firmware, do the following: a. Schedule down time because the drive firmware upgrades require that there are no HOST IOs to be sent to the DS3000 controllers. b. Open the Subsystem Management window. c. Click Support tab => Download Firmware => Download Drive Firmware. Follow the online instructions. Note: with controller firmware version 06.30.00.00 or later, multiple drives from up to four different drive types can be updated at the same time. ======================================================================= 3.2 Helpful Hints ------------------ 1. IBM DS3300 storage subsystem is shipped with storage partition Premium Feature that support up to 28 host attachments. Please conect IBM representatives or resellers for the availability of support up to 56 host attachments in the future. 2. The DS3000 Storage Manager (SM) host software version 2.70 client script window looks for the files with the file type of ".script" as the possible script command files. ======================================================================= 4.0 Configuration Information ----------------------------- 4.1 Configuration Settings -------------------------- 1. By default the IBM DS3000 Storage Manager 2.50 software does not automatically map logical drives if storage partitioning feature is enabled. This means that the logical drives are not automatically presented to host systems. Refer to the IBM DS3000 Storage Manager documentation or online help to learn more about creating storage partitions and changing host types. 2. When you are configuring DS3000 storage subsystems as boot devices, contact IBM support for supported configurations and instructions for configuring LUNs in the IBM storage subsystems as boot devices. ======================================================================= 4.2 Unsupported configurations ------------------------------ The configurations that are currently not being supported with controller firmware version 06.30.00.00 in conjunction with DS3000 Storage Manager version 2.70 are listed below: 1. IBM SATA hard disk drives are currently not supported by the BladeCenter™ Boot Disk Systems. 2. BladeCenter™ Boot Disk Systems does not support EXP3000 storage expansion enclosure attachments. 3. This version of controller firmware does not support the DS3200 storage subsystems (M/T 1726 models 21x, 22x, HC2). 4. BladeCenter™ Boot Disk Systems does not support its logical drives being used as data LUNs. Its logical drives must be used as the IBM Blade Server operating system disk only. The signature of the IOs to the BladeCenter™ Boot Disk Systems logical drives will be similar to the IO signature of a server operating system disk instead of the IO signature of a server data disks. ======================================================================= 5.0 Unattended Mode --------------------- N/A ======================================================================= 6.0 WEB Sites and Support Phone Number ---------------------------------------- 6.1 IBM System Storage™ Disk Storage Systems Technical Support web site: http://www.ibm.com/servers/storage/support/disk/ 6.2 IBM System Storage™ Marketing Web Site: http://www.ibm.com/servers/storage/disk 6.3 If you have any questions about this update, or problem applying the update go to the following HelpCenter World Telephone Numbers URL: http://www.ibm.com/planetwide IMPORTANT: You should download the latest version of the DS3000 Storage Manager host software, the DS3000 storage subsystem controller firmware, the EXP3000 drive expansion enclosure ESM firmware and the drive firmware at the time of the initial installation and when product updates become available. To be notified of important product updates, you must first register at the IBM Support and Download Web site: http://www.ibm.com/servers/storage/support/disk/ Perform the following steps to register at the IBM Support and Download Web site: 1. Click on My Support in the Additional Support box in the right side of the DS3000 Support web page. 2. The Sign In window displays. Either enter your IBM ID and Password in the sign in area to sign in and proceed to step 6 or, if you are not currently registered with the site, click Register Now. 3. The My IBM Registration window Step 1 of 2 opens. Enter the appropriate information and click Continue to get to the second My IBM Registration window. 4. In the My IBM Registration window Step 2 of 2, enter the appropriate information and click Submit to register. 5. The My IBM Registration windows opens with the following message, “Thank you for registering with ibm.com. Continue to explore ibm.com as a registered user.” Click Edit Profile in the My IBM box on the right side of the window. 6. The My Support window opens. Click Add Products to add products to your profile. 7. Use the pull-down menus to choose the appropriate DS3000 storage server and expansion enclosures that you want to add to your profile. To add the product to your profile, select the appropriate box or boxes next to the product names and click Add Product. 8. Once the product or products are added to your profile, click Subscribe to Email folder tab 9. Select Storage in the pull down menu. Select Please send these documents by weekly email and select Downloads and drivers and Flashes to receive important information about product updates. Click Updates. 10. Click Sign Out to log out of My Support. ======================================================================= 7.0 Trademarks and Notices ---------------------------- 7.1 The following terms are trademarks of the IBM Corporation in the United States or other countries or both: IBM DS3000 FAStT System Storage™ the e-business logo System x xSeries pSeries HelpCenter Microsoft, Windows, and Windows NT are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both. Java and all Java-based trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United states, other countries, or both. UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the United States and other countries. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. 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