
nTier700 BlueScale Firmware
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Occasionally you may receive an internal server  | Restart the browser you are using to access the  | |
error when changing IP settings for Ethernet  | BlueScale web interface and reconnect to the  | |
port 2 through BlueScale.  | nTier700.  | |
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The BlueScale login page does not display  | Refresh the BlueScale web interface by pressing  | |
following a firmware update. Instead the status  | function key 5 (F5) on your keyboard.  | |
page that the system is restarting remains.  | 
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File Migrator. The nTier File Migrator installation  | Contact SpectraGuard Technical Support for  | |
file is not currently stored on the nTier700  | assistance (see Contacting Spectra Logic on | |
integrated application server system disk.  | page 4).  | |
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  | This issue is resolved in BlueScale 2.6.07.  | 
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  | As of BlueScale 2.7.1.7 File Migrator is no  | 
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  | longer included with the nTier700.  | 
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File Migrator. The License Administration Utility  | Connect the nTier appliance to a network that has  | |
and Activating without Internet Access process  | internet connectivity and select Internet as the  | |
described in the nTier File Migrator User Guide | activation option. If you do not have web access,  | |
does not work.  | contact Spectra Logic Technical Support for  | |
Note: As of BlueScale 2.7.1.7 File Migrator is no  | assistance (see Contacting Spectra Logic on  | |
longer included with the nTier700.  | page 4).  | |
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BlueScale 2.3.0.2-20080421 
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Known Issues
Problem | Workaround  | 
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If you are updating the firmware for the blades or  | If you need to update the nTier700 firmware for  | 
root expanders from a previous version, the  | the blades or root expanders, stop all I/O to the  | 
firmware update fails if there is I/O to the drives  | drives and then stop BlueScale before beginning  | 
during the update.  | the update.  | 
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Occasionally, the operator panel Drive Status tab  | Use the BlueScale web interface to determine the  | 
does not indicate when a drive is in a failed state.  | status of the component in question.  | 
Note: This issue is resolved in BlueScale2.7.2.5.  | 
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When DPM is installed, the names of the SQL  | Access the Windows desktop and run  | 
services it installs are not listed correctly on the  | services.msc to verify that the SQL services  | 
Applications page.  | are running.  | 
Note: As of BlueScale 2.7.1.7 DPM is no longer  | 
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included with the nTier700.  | 
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Changing the cables connected to Ethernet ports  | Do not unplug/plug cables to Ethernet ports 1  | 
1 and 2 on the nTier700 back panel cause the  | and 2 while the nTier700 is powered on.  | 
system to hang.  | 
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Release Notes  |