• HP Command View EVA supports firmware version VCS 4100, which provides the following new features:

  • Windows Server 2008 (denoted as Windows LH in the Command View EVA GUI) host mode.

  • Online hard disk drive firmware upgrade.

  • Migration state and progress indicator displayed while disk is in ungrouping state.

  • Disk serial number is displayed.

• Display of license alert message is restricted.

  During Instant–on license period, if the EVA has the Command View General license, and is not using any Business Copy and Continuous Access features, then the license alert message is not displayed.

• The link for controller events works accurately.

  Previously, clicking on link for some controller events caused unexpected Command View EVA service termination.

  With this patch, the Command View EVA termination for the above operation is resolved.

• The Windows Server 2008 (denoted as Windows LH in the Command View EVA GUI) host mode is restricted to valid firmware versions.

  Previously, Command View EVA allowed client requests to create or set Windows Server 2008 (denoted as Windows LH in the Command View EVA GUI) hosts for all firmware versions.

  With this patch, Command View EVA restricts the creation or setting of Windows Server 2008 (denoted as Windows LH in the Command View EVA GUI) host mode for only those firmware versions that support it.

• DR group folder properties reports correctly.

  Previously, if there was only one EVA in the SAN, Command View EVA, when queried to get the DR group folder properties, intermittently displayed the No initialized storage system objects found error.

  With this patch, this issue is resolved.

• Error message displays.

  Previously, if a snapclone was created on an EVA that already had the maximum supported virtual disk objects, the array became unresponsive.

  With this patch, Command View EVA displays the error Maximum Number of Objects Exceeded, and continues to function normally.

• Faster response to GUI and client requests.

  Previously, Command View EVA took time to process GUI and client requests.

  With this patch, the CV EVA response time to GUI and client requests is much faster.

• Deletion process for a failed virtual disk is handled properly.

  Previously, the start deletion process operation did not work for a failed virtual disk if it had a mirrorclone relationship. Also, after this failure, the mirrorclone was not detached/deleted.

  With this patch, Command View EVA gives an appropriate error message for the operation and also enables the manual detach/deletion of the mirrorclone.

• usedstoragespacegb value is displayed correctly.

  Previously, the client request to get properties of a disk group displayed an incorrect value for the usedstoragespacegb field.

  With this patch, this issue is resolved and the correct value is displayed.

• Time to generate event is improved.

  Previously, when an EVA was discovered, there were consistency and delay issues in reporting the 5012 event, which disabled WEBES and other applications from monitoring it.

  With this patch, the consistency and delay issues are resolved.

• Authentication issue resolved
  The authentication issue is now resolved in HP Command View EVA and the local groups are no longer used when domain groups are selected.

• CV EVA returns information for vdisk getproperties request.
  Previously, Command View EVA 7.0 did not always return remotevdisk information for vdisk getproperties client request, when the vdisk is a member of Data Replication group.
  With this patch, Command View EVA always returns remotevdisk information for vdisk getproperties client request.

• iSNS can be Enabled/Disabled from HP Command View EVA.
  Previously iSNS setting could not be changed from HP Command View EVA.
  With this patch, HP Command View EVA allows user to modify the settings to Enable/Disable iSNS.

• HP Command View EVA fetches the list of hosts including iSCSI host type.
  Previously, HP Command View EVA used to fail in fetching list of hosts for layered applications, if one or more iSCSI hosts exists.

Symptom: An error message is displayed on in HP Command View EVA 7.0 or later that only shows Status code: xx (such as Status code: 54) instead of the following descriptive text such
as:Vdisk is a DR group member

Solution: It may be that the Windows Regional Options settings are configured for a non-English language. Perform the following steps to change your Windows Regional Options:

• The instructions for the Online disk drive code load procedure in the HP Command View EVA online help state that you can browse to the bundled image file; however, this is incorrect. You must manually enter the location of the extracted bundled image. The default location for this file is <install directory>:Program FilesHewlett-PackardSanworksElement Manager for StorageWorks HSVuploads but it can be changed.

  TIP: Ensure that the path provided for Online disk drive code load, is accessible from the management server where HP Command View EVA is installed.

• HP Command View EVAPerf is enhanced to enable clients to obtain its version information.

• Better formatting of the output from the TLVIZ Formatter, a visualization tool that helps in graphically representing data.

• Command View EVA 7.0.1 is required in order to be able to successfully query friendly names for vd, vdg, pd, pdg from EVAPerf 7.0.1.

• User-friendly names are displayed for disk groups.

  Previously, the pd and pdg commands did not display user-friendly names for disk groups.

  With this patch, both commands display user-friendly names for disk groups.

• No duplicate lines in the mof command output.

  Previously, the mof command would have duplicate lines of output written to the files.

  With this patch, the output lines are written accurately.

• Virtual disk metrics for all virtual disks are displayed.

  Previously, for controllers with firmware version VCS 4.xxx, the virtual disk metrics were not displayed for more than 512 virtual disks in an EVA.

  With this patch, all virtual disks metrics are displayed for all disks.

• EVAPerf service stable during hardware failures.

  Previously, the EVAPerf service was not stable if there were hardware failures.

  With this patch, the EVAPerf service works fine even during hardware failures.

Symptom: When a load database operation is carried out through TLVIZ formatter, and if the input file contains the DRM data, the following error message is displayed:
Unable to load the data into the access database

Solution: In the database change the following field names for the tunnel table DRM and reload the database:

• Min Copy Resources to Free Copy Resources

• Min Write Resources to Free Write Resources

• Min Command Resources to Free Command Resources

• Command View EVA and Command View tape library coexistence.

  Previously, when Command View EVA and Command View tape library were installed on the same server, the HP Systems Insight Manager GUI displayed incorrect associations for either of the applications.

  With this patch, the Command View EVA and Command View tape library can coexist on the same server and the HP System Insight Manager GUI displays them accurately.

• Command View EVA 7.0.1 is CTP compliant.

  The Command View EVA 7.0.1 software is CTP compliant. In the <install directory>:Program FilesHewlett-Packardpegasus_homebinEVAProviderEVAProvider.properties file, set SYNCHRONOUS_VOLUME_CREATION=true for CTP testing.

• ExposePaths method returns correct values.

  Previously, the output parameter ProtocolControllers for the ExposePaths method contained the CIMObjectPath.

  With this patch, the output parameter ProtocolControllers contains array of CIMObjectPaths complying with the SMI-S specifications.

• Hardware ID successfully deleted.

  Previously, executing the method hidepath with the parameters ViewProtocolController, InitiatorportID, and volume did not delete the hardware ID.

  With this patch, the hardware ID is successfully deleted when the ViewProtocolController, InitiatorportID, and volume parameters are executed.

• Property indication time shows accurate value.

  Previously, the property indication time in HPEVA_AlertIndication class displayed a null value.

  With this patch, indication time displays the accurate value.

1. Download, unzip and extract the HP Command View EVA Software Suite 7.0.1.

2. Double-click setup.exe and follow the online instructions to install HP StorageWorks Command View EVA Software Suite 7.0.1. You will be prompted to remove HP Command View EVA Software Suite 7.0.

3. Click to remove HP Command View EVA Software Suite 7.0. Depending on the components installed, this can take a few minutes.

   If you have SMI-S EVA 7.0 installed, you will be prompted to reboot. The installation continues after the reboot.

   IMPORTANT: Do not cancel the installation after the reboot as the HP Command View EVA Software Suite 7.0.1 is only partially installed. In case you have cancelled the installation, see Removing a partially installed update.

   After the system is rebooted, you may be prompted to overwrite the Java Virtual Machine files in the folder <OS install directory>:Program FilesHewlett-Packard_jvm. Click to continue with the installation.

4. Follow the online instructions and click . The HP Command View EVA Software Suite 7.0.1 is installed.

1. Install HP StorageWorks Command View EVA 7.0 and HP StorageWorks Command View-TL 2.0 on the same server.

2. Upgrade HP StorageWorks Command View-TL 2.0 to 2.2. See HP Command View Tape Library installation guide for more information.

3. Upgrade HP StorageWorks Command View EVA 7.0 to 7.0.1.

1. Navigate to the <OS install directory>:Program FilesHewlett-Packard_uninst701 folder.

2. Double-click uninstaller.exe. This removes the partially installed HP Command View EVA Software Suite 7.0.1 update.

1. In the command line, enter “<install directory>:Program FilesHewlett-Packardpegasus_homejrebinjava” -Xmx1024m -version.

   If the Java version number is returned, the default value of 1024m for -Xmx is correct.

   If the Java version number is not returned, then retry the command with lower values till a value returns the Java version.

2. Add the value that returned the Java version as the -Xmx value in the JVMOptions.conf file located in the <OS install directory>:Program FilesHewlett-Packardpegasus_home directory.

• Additional host ports can be successfully added to a host.

• When viewing the host port properties of an EVA4400, the port speed and world wide name (WWN) of the host port will appear if an embedded switch is present.

• The name of the EVA reverts back to its original name from <WWN>-Slave Only when the master controller path is restored.

• The mpx100/100b is now connected to the HP EVA storage system as a Microsoft Windows 2008 host.

• Resolved an issue where single sign-on connection failure was encountered by client applications after 24.86 days of server reboot.

• DR groups can now be created in asynchronous mode across firmware versions VCS 3.110, VCS 4.100 and XCS 5.1xx.

Symptom: When the password is set for an EVA4400 storage system through the web-based operator control panel (WOCP) or for all other supported EVA storage systems through the operator control panel (OCP), and the EVA storage systems are connected to HP Command View EVA for the first time, HP Command View EVA does not notify the user that the EVA is password protected. It displays the following message:

Storage System Not Responding

Solution:

Before connecting an array to HP Command View EVA for the first time, clear the management server password. To clear the management server password (using the WOCP on the EVA4400):

For instructions on clearing the array password using the OCP, see the HP StorageWorks 4x00/6x00/8x00 Enterprise Virtual Array user guide. The user guide is located on the Manuals page of the HP Business Support Center website:

In the Storage section, click Disk Storage Systems and then select HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 Enterprise Virtual Arrays under EVA Disk Arrays.

Symptom: After installing HP Command View EVA 8.x/7.0.1, if you change the server name or the server setting from a local/workgroup system to a domain member/controller system or vice-versa, then subsequent login fails with insufficient privileges.

Solution: Reinstall HP Command View EVA 8.x/7.0.1 and configure the local/domain settings accordingly during installation.

To disable the IPv4 address scheme on the management port of the MPX100 server, set the static IPv4 address to 0.0.0.0.

To remove the HP Command View EVA software suite when it is installed on a drive other than C:, install Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.5 or later on the management server.

To install Java Runtime Environment:

• If you use HP Command View EVA 8.0 to view an array managed by HP Command View EVA 8.0.2 that was started on a system running IPv6 address, then the managing server IP address is displayed as 0.0.0.0. However, if the array is viewed from another management server running HP Command View EVA 8.0.2, then the managing server IP address is displayed properly.

• If a host is created in HP Command View EVA 8.0.2, the IP address property field of the host is not displayed in the correct format when viewed from HP Command View EVA 8.0 or earlier.

• The auto discovery option is not supported for IPv6 enabled management port controllers (ISCSI controller). Use the “Add iSCSI Controller” option to enable support for IPv6 configurations.

• If a remote array is not available to a DR group, you cannot change the preferred path of the DR group member through HP Command View EVA.

• The DR group remote node orphans continue to display in HP Command View EVA when the EVAs are zoned away or upgraded from one EVA model to another.

• The EVAPerf fn command works properly with large configurations.

• Displays the complete friendly names of virtual disks, including any spaces included in the names.

Symptom: On an x64 (64–bit) platform, Windows Performance Monitor does not provide HP Command View EVAPerf data directly.

Solution: Start Windows Performance Monitor using either of the below mentioned modes:

This enables interactive viewing of HP Command View EVAPerf data, but collecting a performance trace file is not possible in this mode.

Symptom: When HP Command View EVAPerf 8.0 client queries HP Command View EVAPerf 8.0.2 server or vice versa, the hps command does not return metrics.

Solution: Execute the query between HP Command View EVAPerf 8.0.2 server and HP Command View EVAPerf 8.0.2 client.

• The drt command does not show accurate values for free command resources and free write resources for XCS 0900xxxx.

• DR groups can now be created in asynchronous mode.

• The CAPTURE CONFIGURATION command works properly for arrays running controller software versions earlier than XCS 6.200 and for configurations containing DR groups.

• The LS VDISK FULL command continues to retrieve the properties of virtual disks even if there are errors present in some of the virtual disk objects.

• The CAPTURE CONFIGURATION command works properly when an iSCSI controller is in the configuration.

• Introduced two new APIs — FindVolumeByWWN and RefreshObjectFromArray in the CIM class HPEVA_StorageConfigurationService. These APIs enable selective refresh of objects from the array.

  NOTE: RefreshObjectFromArray can refresh only HPEVA_StorageSystem, HPEVA_StorageVolume and HEPVA_StoragePool instances.

• Introduced a method CreateOrModifyStoragePoolWithSettings in the class HPEVA_StorageConfigurationService. This method is used to create a storage pool by specifying the disk type, protection level, and occupancy alarm thresholds.

• Added a new association (HPEVA_DiskDriveProtocolController : CIM_ProtocolControllerAccessesUnit) between the HPEVA_DiskPortSCSIProtocolController and HPEVA_DiskDrive. This association is used to obtain the controllers associated with each disk drive.

• Implemented a subset of the Block Server Performance sub profile. This provides performance statistics for the following with the help of the HP Command View EVAPerf interface:

  • Storage system

  • Storage volume

  • Host and disk ports

  • Controller and physical disks

• Added a new association (HPEVA_StoragePoolDiskGroupComponent : CIM_ConcreteComponent) between the HPEVA_StoragePool and HPEVA_DiskGroupExtent. This association is used to associate the storage pools with their disk extents.

• The SMI-S EVA provider cache information can be updated using the CLIRefreshTool.bat file. For more information, see CLIRefreshTool.

• Log and configuration files required for debugging can be archived using the CollectLogs tool. For more information, see CollectLogs tool.

• Log levels can be set using the dynamic log level setting tool. For more information, see Dynamic log level setting tool.

• The SMI-S EVA provider cache refresh status can now be obtained using the GetArrayRefreshStatus tool. For more information, see GetArrayRefreshStatus tool.

• The volume deletion operation (ReturnToStoragePool) is converted to an asynchronous call. The status of the operation can be obtained through the returned JOB handle.

• The property ManagementStation of the CIM classHPEVA_StorageSystem holds the IP address of the HP Command View EVA server that manages the EVA storage array.

• The GetSupportedSizeRange function returns an error code 1 (CIM_ERR_FAILED) when an invalid parameter is passed as an input.

• Modified the HPEVA_ElementConformsToProfile association to also include the passively managed arrays.

• The value of the property RemainingManagedSpace in the HPEVA_StoragePool class is now accurate.

• Added a vendor specific return code 4098 (Volume creation failed as the volume name specified already exists) to the method CreateOrModifyElementFromStoragePool to indicate failure of volume creation.

• Added the following vendor specific return codes to the method DeleteStoragePool in the HPEVA_StorageConfigurationService class:

  • 4097 (Pool contains volumes and so pool deletion failed)

  • 4098 (Deletion of primordial pool failed)

This tool provides a CLI interface to update cache data.

To update cache information:

Example:

C:Program FilesHewlett-PackardSMI-SCXWSCimombin> CLIRefreshTool.bat

Enter the internet address of the host in the format- http://HOSTNAME: http://localhost

Enter the username: SMI-S UserName

Enter the pasword: SMI-S Password

NameSpace: /root/eva/

Sample output

SELECT A STORAGE SYSTEM
(1)---> NEO
(0)---> EXIT

Enter your choice: 1
Choice entered: 1
Refreshing: NEO
Refresh of the Storage System: NEO started
Refresh of the Storage System: NEO is complete

This tool facilitates changing the log levels of both the CIMOM and SMI-S provider without the need to restart the SMI-S service.

To change the log level:

Example:

C:Program FilesHewlett-PackardSMI-SCXWSCimombin>cscript Set_LogLevel.vbs ALL

Output:

Log Level Set to : ALL

This tool facilitates archiving all log and configuration files required for debugging to a specified temporary folder.

To archive files:

Example:

C:Program FilesHewlett-PackardSMI-SCXWSCimombin>cscript CollectLogs.vbs

Output:

Information collected successfully
Location: C:Program FilesHewlett-PackardSMI -Ssupport_d200896_t105335.zip

This tool is used to obtain values for the following:

To obtain values:

Example:

C:Program FilesHewlett-PackardSMI-SCXWSCimombin> GetArrayRefreshStatus.bat <SMI-S Username> <SMI-S Password>

Output:

// enumerating 'rooteva:HPEVA_ArrayRefreshStatus'
// 4059 bytes
instance of HPEVA_ArrayRefreshStatus as $hpeva_arrayrefreshstatus0
{Provider = 'ArrayRefreshStatus Provider';
SystemWWN = { '50001FE15007ED20', '50001FE15002E1A0', '50001FE15002E1C0' };
RefreshStatus = { 3, 4, 5 };
CacheRefreshProgressPercent = 100;
isCacheInitialised = true;
};

Symptom: When IPv6 is enabled and IPv4 is disabled on a Windows system, the SMI-S provider displays an error.

Solution: Do one of the following:

• The GetSupportedSizeRange method calculates the minimum and maximum pool sizes based on the protection level of 'none'. If these size ranges are used to create a pool with a protection level of 'single' or 'double', the size of the resulting pool may not match the exact specified size provided while creating the pool.

• The FindStorageVolumeByWWN method should not be used with the volume type as Container.

• When a volume is in deletion_in_ progress state, a getInstance/EnumerateInstances query to the class HPEVA_StorageVolume may result in null/unknown values or even zero (in the case of numbers) for properties of that particular volume.

• SMI-S EVA does not register itself with Service Location Protocol (SLP) on IPv6. However, SMI-S EVA registers on IPv4 address, if available.

• If IPv6 is installed after HP Command View EVA, you must restart the HP StorageWorks CIM Object Manager service in order to enable CIMOM to work with IPv6.

• Applications using SMI-S EVA do not have access to data during system restart or SMI-S EVA service restart for cache building. The time duration for which complete data is not available depends on the number of arrays and objects being discovered. The status of cache building can be retrieved using the GetArrayRefreshStatus tool. For more information, see GetArrayRefreshStatus tool.

• If a request is made to create a storage pool from near online drives and an insufficient number of drives are available to create the pool, then the request will fail.

• If an array has only online disks, pool creation using the CreateOrModifyStoragePoolUsingTubDrive method results in the creation of a pool with online disks.