HP Surestore SAN Manager LM Software manual QLogic HBA Issues, NEW Features, Other Enhancements

QLogic HBA Issues

–The BIOS must be disabled on the HBA. Failure to disable the BIOS can result in unstable operation and compromised storage.

–The HP SAN Manager LM QLogic HBA driver (trqladrv.sys) does not support hot-plugging. You cannot insert an HBA card into a computer that is powered on.

–If you choose not to install the HP SAN Manager LM QLogic HBA driver during the SAN Manager LM installation procedure, and later you decide to use the HP SAN Manager LM QLogic HBA driver, you must uninstall and then reinstall SAN Manager LM.

NEW FEATURES

SAN Manager LM-Ready Filter Driver – A standard filter driver for FCCI (Fibre Channel Common Interface) compliant HBA drivers has been included in SAN Manager LM. This filter driver provides support for qualified off-the-shelf HBA drivers from other HBA vendors.

LUN Identification – LUNs that are related (same unit of storage with a different WWN) can now be identified through SAN Manager LM’s device shortcut menu. This capability simplifies the management of multi-ported RAIDs that present duplicate LUNs on more than one port for high availability and other purposes.

Drag-and-Drop Discovery – A new method has been provided for the discovery of hosts on Windows NT networks. The SAN Manager LM administrator can now invoke discovery on selected hosts or a branch of the Windows NT Network Neighborhood tree by selecting the items and dragging them into the main window of the SAN Manager LM administration application.

Device Locking – Inadvertent changes to devices can now be prevented by the device locking feature. A locked device cannot be assigned, unassigned, moved to another device group, or re-partitioned.

OTHER ENHANCEMENTS

Host Information Dialog Box – This dialog box provides information about the installed operating system and SAN Manager LM components on a selected host.

Host Settings Dialog Box – This dialog box allows users to view and change host-specific SAN Manager LM settings without using tools such as the Windows NT Registry Editor.

Note This feature is currently supported on Windows NT hosts only.