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Asset ID: 1-73-1001175.1
Update Date:2010-08-23
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Solution Type  FAB (standard) Sure

Solution  1001175.1 :   SES firmware downloads to StorEdge 351x are disruptive and should only be done when there is no I/O to the array.  


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  • Sun Storage 3510 FC Array
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  • Sun Storage 3511 SATA Array
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  • GCS>Sun Microsystems>Sun FAB>Standard>Reactive
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PreviouslyPublishedAs
201569


Product
Sun StorageTek 3510 FC Array
Sun StorageTek 3511 SATA Array


Impact

The README files in patches prior to 113723-14 for SE3510 and 113724-08 for SE3511 do not caution the user that an SES firmware download is disruptive and will interrupt I/O.  The "SES firmware upgrade" section of the README file in patch 113723-14 for SE3510 and 113724-08 for SE3511 states:

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Caution:
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SES firmware upgrade will interrupt I/O. To avoid any
possibility of application failures or filesystem corruption,
it is necessary to ensure that no host I/O is permitted while
the SES upgrade is taking place.

 

This information is not included in prior patches for StorEdge 351x:

  • 113723-11 or earlier for StorEdge 3510
  • 113724-05 or earlier for StorEdge 3511

Workaround

The latest patch README files do contain this caution. See the README files in the following patches:

  • 113723-14 for SE3510
  • 113724-08 for SE3511

Until a fix for CR 6321566 is released, it is recommended that all I/O to the array be stopped, including unmounting of associated file systems on the host when downloading SES firmware.

A fix for CR 6321566 is expected to release in the 2.3 version of the host software (sscs/sscli) - date yet to be determined.


Previously Published As
102263
Internal Comments


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Internal Contributor/submitter
sue.copeland@sun.com

Internal Eng Business Unit Group
KE Authors

Internal Eng Responsible Engineer
Tejinder.Singh@Sun.COM

Internal Services Knowledge Engineer
sean.hassall@sun.com

Internal Resolution Patches
113723-14
113724-08

Internal Kasp FAB Legacy ID
102263

Internal Sun Alert & FAB Admin Info
Critical Category:
Significant Change Date:
Avoidance:
Responsible Manager: null
Original Admin Info: null

Product_uuid
58553d0e-11f4-11d7-9b05-ad24fcfd42fa|Sun StorageTek 3510 FC Array
9fdbb196-73a6-11d8-9e3a-080020a9ed93|Sun StorageTek 3511 SATA Array

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