IBM Storwize V5000 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. Available Education 3. Pre-Requisites 4. Software 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 7.1.0.11 of the IBM Storwize V5000. This release of software is a service release and delivers fixes to resolve the APARs detailed in section 5. Please refer to the Recommended Software List and Supported Hardware List on the support website: http://www.ibm.com/systems/hk/storage/disk/storwize_v5000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Available Education 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 Before installing this software level please check the following pre-requisites are met. Also please note the concurrent upgrade (upgrade with I/O running) restrictions. Performance of the system will be degraded during the software upgrade process while node canisters are taken offline to perform the upgrade and the write cache is flushed when each node 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 software upgrade, you must first ensure that all host paths are available and operating correctly. Check there are no unfixed errors in the event log or in the service GUI. Use normal service procedures to resolve any errors before proceeding. Before upgrading, IBM recommends 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=ssg1S1004336 Note: Once an upgrade has completed, it is not possible to downgrade the software to an earlier level without deleting and manually rebuilding the system in its entirety, including restoring all volume data from an external backup. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Software Levels 2077/2078 Software: 2077/2078 Release Level 7.1.0.11 (80.5.1410080000) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Problems Resolved and New Features Issues resolved in this release (7.1.0.11): Bash vulnerabilities CVE-2014-6271, CVE-2014-7169, CVE-2014-7186, CVE-2014-7187, CVE-2014-6277, CVE-2014-6278 APARs resolved in previous 7.1.x releases: 7.1.0.10 OpenSSL vulnerability CVE-2014-0224 7.1.0.9 OpenSSL vulnerabilities (CVE-2014-0160 and CVE-2014-0076) 7.1.0.8 High Importance Fixes HU00161 Daily configuration backup not being distributed to non configuration nodes HU00220 Security issue CVE-2014-0880 APARs resolved in previous 7.1.x releases: 7.1.0.7 High Importance Fixes HU00145 Node warmstart triggered by livedump taking too long to complete Suggested Fixes HU00069 IERR log file incorrectly generated on power loss 7.1.0.6 Critical Fixes IC92390 Node asserts whilst processing multiple SCSI CAW commands HU00016 Node error 578 caused by a large number of failed SSH connections on 7.1.0 Suggested Fixes IC89214 Fibre channel logins fail to establish between clusters due to dropped FC frames 7.1.0.5 Critical Fixes HU00002 Multiple node asserts during upgrades when using VMware hosts with VAAI HU00014 Multiple repeated node asserts when large numbers of volume-to-host mappings are created HU00018 Node asserts when FlashCopy bitmaps reside in different IO group than FlashCopy source volumes HU00021 IO group-wide performance impacts when receiving large numbers of aborts from hosts 7.1.0.4 High Importance Fixes IC91846 Canister fault LED incorrectly lit 7.1.0.3 Critical Fixes IC93153 Loss of host access caused by mishandling of SCSI Persistent reserves during upgrades IC94405 Global Mirror Change Volume target not correctly updated with source data when relationship is stopped if the source volume is in any FlashCopy maps other than those managed by Global Mirror High Importance Fixes IC92386 Node assert when software upgrade completes on system with mirrored thin provisioned volumes IC94566 Multiple node asserts when RAID member exchange encounters a medium error which is greater than 2 TB from the start of the drive ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Further Documentation The latest version of all Storwize V5000 documentation can be downloaded from the support website: http://www.ibm.com/systems/hk/storage/disk/storwize_v5000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Known Issues and Restrictions in this Level Moving Volumes to Another I/O Group Without Stopping Host Activity is Not Supported for All Operating Systems http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1004125 Intra-Cluster Global Mirror Not Supported Refer to the following flash for more information on this restriction: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1003725 SAN Volume Controller or Storwize Family Inter-cluster Metro Mirror and Global Mirror Compatibility Cross Reference Refer to the following flash for more information on this restriction: http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1003646 Use of a standards-compliant browser, such as Firefox, is recommended for using the SVC Management GUI. Use of Internet Explorer is supported but may result in slower performance of the GUI. If a SAN Volume Controller or Storwize Family Code Upgrade Stalls or Fails then Contact IBM Support for Further Assistance http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1002894 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. Maximum Configurations The maximum configurations for 7.1.0 are documented in the Storwize V5000 7.1 Configuration Limits and Restrictions document which is available from: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=591&uid=ssg1S1004428 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. Supported Hardware This release of Storwize V5000 software is supported on the following node hardware types: Control enclosures: * 2077-12C * 2077-24C * 2078-12C * 2078-24C Expansion enclosures: * 2077-12E * 2077-24E * 2078-12E * 2078-24E -------------------------------------------------------------------------------