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1. Summary 2. What's New?
1. Summary
This
product bulletin announces availability of the Fibre Channel (FCP) Solaris™
Host Utilities 4.2 for Native OS and Veritas™ for First Customer
Ship via NOW™ (NetApp on the Web) and in the current Quote Tool release. The
FCP Solaris Host Utilities 4.2 adds support for
Veritas Storage Foundation 5.0 MP1 HA (VxFS 5.0 MP1, VxVM 5.0 MP1, DMP 5.0
MP1, VCS 5.0 MP1) and Storage Foundation 5.0 MP1 for Oracle® RAC. The FCP
Solaris Host Utilities 4.2 continues support, introduced with FCP Solaris
Host Utilities 4.1, of the Solaris Native I/O stack on SPARC and x86/64 (AMD)
server platforms. The FCP
Solaris Host Utilities 4.x is a host-software-based product that delivers
tools and documentation to support the integration of NetApp FCP storage
systems with Sun™ Solaris SPARC- and x86/64 (AMD)-based host
operating environments, using either Sun Native multipathing, volume
management, and file system or Veritas Storage Foundation and Veritas Cluster
Server, mixed Sun Native OS, and Veritas I/O stack configurations. The FCP
Solaris Host Utilities 4.x is required to ensure proper
configuration and support of NetApp FCP storage systems, and consists of: ·
A configuration tool to set
proper host-to-switch and switch-to-storage timeout values for use with
NetApp FCP storage systems. ·
A script for enabling persistent bindings of World Wide Port Names
with Emulex HBAs in a Solaris host environment (with Veritas configurations). ·
The sanlun software tool to view paths to LUNs configured on NetApp
storage systems. ·
Diagnostic scripts for collecting and reporting host (OS, HBA, Veritas),
switch, and NetApp storage configuration information. ·
Documentation describing how
to configure a Solaris-host-based FCP connection to a NetApp storage system,
including commands and procedures. ·
Note: The access location for the Veritas Array Support Library (ASL) 5.0
for supporting NetApp FCP storage systems with Storage Foundation 5.0 MP1 is
available on the
NetApp SAN Support Matrix at http://now.netapp.com/NOW/knowledge/docs/san/fcp_iscsi_config/index.shtml.
The Veritas ASL 4.0.2 for supporting NetApp FCP storage systems with Storage
Foundation 4.1 and 4.0 continues to be delivered with FCP Solaris Host
Utilities 4.1. ·
Note: The FCP Solaris Host Utilities 4.x does NOT include HBA drivers,
which may be obtained for Veritas configurations from the NetApp support page
of the Emulex Website at http://www.emulex.com/ts/index.html;
for configurations using the Sun native HBA firmware and drivers, the
firmware and drivers are distributed via the Solaris operating system. ·
Note: The FCP Solaris Host Utilities 4.x is a software-based product and
does NOT include an FC HBA. See Section 4.B for HBAs sold separately by
NetApp. 2. What’s
New? New Feature and Configuration Support with FCP Solaris
Host Utilities 4.2 1) Veritas Storage Foundation 5.0 MP1
HA (High Availability) for Solaris
i.
Storage Foundation delivers a suite of tools to enable heterogeneous
host operating system support and data management for enterprise environments
and is comprised of Veritas Volume Manager 5.0 MP1, Veritas DMP 5.0 MP1,
Veritas File System 5.0 MP1, and Veritas Cluster Server 5.0 MP1. NetApp
supports Storage Foundation Enterprise level distributions and the lesser
included Storage Foundation Basic and Storage Foundation Standard
distributions.
ii.
Storage Foundation 5.0 MP1 http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/products/overview.jsp?pcid=2245&pvid=203_1
delivers improved performance and scalability to enable faster boot time and
more predictable time to failover; increased intelligence in I/O path
selection to stop using paths before they fail; and improved path restoration
capabilities through monitoring idle LUNs.
2) Veritas Storage Foundation 5.0 MP1
for Oracle RAC
i.
Includes the features of Storage Foundation plus a cluster file system
and cluster volume manager for concurrent data access from multiple servers,
and Oracle RAC environment support. Supported Configurations For configuration support information, see the NetApp SAN
Support Matrix at http://now.netapp.com/NOW/knowledge/docs/san/fcp_iscsi_config/index.shtml,
the NetApp Interoperability Matrix at http://now.netapp.com/NOW/products/interoperability,
and the NetApp support page of the Emulex Website at http://www.emulex.com/ts/index.html
(for HBAs in Veritas configurations). 1) Solaris 10, 9, 8 operating system
versions
i.
Solaris 10 is supported with Sun native stack configurations.
ii.
Solaris 10 and 9 are supported with Veritas Storage Foundation 5.0 MP1
and 4.1 MP1.
iii.
Solaris 10 and 9 are supported with Veritas Storage Foundation 5.0 MP1
and 4.1 MP1 Cluster File System and Storage Foundation 5.0 and 4.1 for Oracle
RAC for Solaris.
iv.
Solaris 9 and 8 are supported with Veritas Storage Foundation 4.0. 2) FCP
Solaris Host Utilities 4.2 continues support from FCP Solaris Host Utilities
4.1 and 4.0 for QLogic, and associated Sun model, 4Gb and 2Gb HBAs with Sun
SAN Foundation Software (qlc driver) in Native I/O stack and mixed Native and Veritas (using
Sun Traffic Manager for multipathing) configurations. Note: SnapDrive® for UNIX® is supported with pure Veritas Storage
Foundation 4.1, 4.0, and 3.5 configurations, and a future SnapDrive for UNIX
release is expected to support Veritas Storage Foundation 5.0. Note that
SnapDrive for UNIX is not currently supported with the Solaris native I/O
stack or mixed configurations involving the Solaris native stack. Support of
Solaris native I/O stack configurations is expected with a future SnapDrive
for UNIX release. The
FCP Solaris Host Utilities is available for download from NOW for existing
NetApp FCP Storage System customers with current FCP protocol service
entitlements, and in the current Quote Tool release.
Software Subscription Plans Not applicable. The FCP Solaris
Host Utilities does not have an individual Software Subscription Plan (SSP).
The Host Utilities product is covered by the SSP for the FCP protocol.
Customers may download new versions of the Host Utilities for the duration of
the FCP protocol SSP. Typically, this period is for 12, 24, or 36 months. Upgrades ·
Customers who are continuing to use Veritas Storage Foundation 4.1 or
4.0 configurations and the Veritas ASL supported with FCP Solaris Host
Utilities 4.1 or 4.0, or FCP Solaris Attach Kit 3.0 do not need to upgrade to
FCP Solaris Host Utilities 4.2, unless support of Storage Foundation 5.0 is
desired. ·
Customers who are upgrading from FCP Solaris Attach Kit 2.0 or earlier
and wish to use Veritas Storage Foundation configurations supported by FCP
Solaris Host Utilities 4.2, 4.1, or 4.0 must run the uninstall script of the
prior Attach Kit version before installing the newer Host Utilities 4.0 or
4.1, or Veritas ASL. See the FCP Solaris Host Utilities 4.2 Installation and
Setup Guide for instructions. ·
Customers migrating to a Sun native stack configuration and who are
currently using FCP Attach Kit 3.0 or earlier must run the uninstall script
of the prior Attach Kit version before installing the Host Utilities 4.2,
4.1, or 4.0. Quoting ·
The FCP Solaris Host Utilities is sold on a per-physical-server (host)
basis, and customers may download the Host Utilities software via the NOW
site or obtain the software via a physical media kit (Host Utilities 4.2 is
the version on the media kit as of August 16, 2007). The FCP Solaris Host
Utilities consists of separate software packages for Sun native with SPARC,
Sun native with x86/64 (AMD), and Veritas Storage Foundation (SPARC). ·
NetApp sells separately the Emulex
and QLogic HBAs supported with FCP Solaris Host Utilities 4.x. With Solaris and Veritas or Sun native
configurations, NetApp sells the Emulex LP11000 (NetApp part number
X1086A-R6), LP11002 (X1087A-R6), and LP10000 (X1085A-R5; 2Gb) HBAs. With Sun
Solaris Native I/O stack configurations, NetApp sells the QLogic QLE2460
(X1088A-R6) and QLE2462 (X1089A-R6). ·
NetApp FCP storage system configurations in which Solaris hosts have more than one physical path to the NetApp
storage system require multipathing software. For Veritas configurations,
procure Veritas Dynamic Multipathing from Symantec or its authorized
resellers. For Sun Native I/O stack configurations, procure Sun Traffic
Manager (MPxIO) from Sun or its authorized resellers. Product Availability FCP Solaris Host Utilities is available
in the current release of the Quote Tool. Products need to be validated against the NetApp
Regulatory Compliance Country List prior to order submission. The list is
available at PartnerCenter
Compliance Information. This is required to ensure that products are
being sold only in the countries in which NetApp has received regulatory
compliance certification. For further information about this requirement,
please see the Regulatory
Compliance Verification Product Bulletin. The FCP Solaris Host Utilities product has a 90-day
warranty from date of purchase. For configuration support
information, please refer to the NetApp SAN Support Matrix at http://now.netapp.com/NOW/knowledge/docs/san/fcp_iscsi_config/index.shtml and the NetApp Interoperability Matrix at http://now.netapp.com/NOW/products/interoperability. Associated Product
Bulletins ·
4Gb Server HBAs – PB-EmulexFCHBA-0806, PB-QLogicFCHBA-0806 Contact Information: Please contact your Network
Appliance sales or channel partner representative with questions regarding
this bulletin.
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