5.6.3 HP IBRIX X9000 Release Notes (AW549-96043, December 2012)

• When installing IRSA A.05.50 or IRSS A.05.50 on Windows Server 2008, install it to a non-default
location (not under Program Files).
• Onboard Administrator is discovered as unknown on IRSS. After Onboard Administrator discovery,
manually enter the following details:
◦ Select System Subtype as ProLiant Onboard Administrator.
◦ Enter the Entitlement serial number (this is same as the X9000 enclosure product number).
◦ Enter the Entitlement product number (this is same as the X9000 enclosure product number).
Upgrades
• Before upgrading to the 5.6 release, it is necessary to run the save_cluster_config command
to save the current configuration. If you lose this configuration file, reboot the nodes and run
save_cluster_config again. You can then continue with the upgrade process.
• System User login credentials are backed up and restored during upgrades. However, any user
data is not retained. Users must save and restore their individual data manually during an upgrade.
• If clients previously mapped a CIFS share using the hostname/FQDN, they will be prompted
continuously to enter their credentials when attempting to access the CIFS share after the upgrade.
(The share can be accessed successfully using the IP address.) To workaround this situation, disjoin
and then rejoin all file serving nodes to the Active Directory domain. This can be done using the
GUI or the ibrix_auth command.
NDMP
• The Modify NDMP Configuration dialog box reports an error when you attempt to change any
of the values on the dialog. To work around this condition, first click in the field for Enable NDMP
Sessions and then make your changes.
• When Symantec NetBackup is used, a full backup job fails for a file system with large directory
tree. To correct this, set TYPE=tar in the Backup Selections tab in Symantec NetBackup. This
changes the backup type to tar instead of the default dump and forces NetBackup to handle the
file-based NDMP file history.
General
• The ibrix_pv -a -o mpath command does not recognize a multipath device. The command
works properly when an argument is added to ignore the standard SCSI devices. Execute the
command as follows, specifying the path to your device.
ibrix_pv -a -o accept:/dev/mapper/mpath10,~standard
• HP-OpenIPMI does not work with the HP-Health service. For example, Proliant health check tools
such as SMH and SIM and hpasmcli commands such as SHOW POWERSUPPLY do not report
errors. This situation occurs because X9000 Software requires standard RHEL IPMI. Remove the
HP-OpenIPMI RPM (execute rpm -e HP-OpenIPMI), and then start the standard RHEL IPMI
(execute /etc/init.d/ipmi start). The standard RHEL IMPI will now start automatically
when the server is booted.
• During server migration or failover, certain cluster events will be reported as alerts. These events
are expected and normal, and are reported temporarily as a server is failing over to another
server.
• Node failover does not occur when a node has a complete loss of power (for example, removing
power cords or pulling a blade from a chassis). Do not test high availability in this manner.
18 Workarounds