Sun StorageTek SL8500 Modular Library System
 

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Cause

Solution

Created from <SR 3-11198659550>

Applies to:

Symptoms

Changes

Customer upgraded SL8500 firmware from 3.98b to 7.01. 

IP configuration and licenses were lost after firmware upgrade.

Cause

After reconfigure library network interfaces 2B and 2A. HSC still not able to vary on ACS. 

Further investigation, found the customer HSC 6.2 was never patched since initial install 7 years ago. 

Solution

Fix was simple but time consuming.... in this case customer had to download and apply 950+ PTFs.

  * Restore and verify IP addresses, netmask and gateway was correct to customer's environment. Verify PING and TRACEROUTE to and from library were successful.

  * Verify ALL recommended patches were applied to HSC and/or ACSLS per library firmware release notes (this MUST be done before library firmware upgrade).  See example below:

Release Notes for SL8500
Version: FRS_7.01
Previous Version: FRS_6.01
Minimum versions for related products:
SLC version: FRS_5.50
ACSLS version:
ACSLS 7.3.1+ or 8.0.2+ supports SL8500 FRS_7.01. (8.0.2+ is required for IPv6.)
Please see the ACSLS Administrator's Guide and the ACSLS version information in the Appendix for more information.
HSC version:
HSC/ELS PTFs are required to go along with this code update if the new partitioning feature will be implemented: They are for 6.2 - L1H16EM(VM), L1H16EN(MVS), 7.0 - L1H16EO, and 7.1 - L1H16EP.
Please see the HSC Version section of the Appendix for more information.
HLI Compat Levels supported:
Compat 23 and lower

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To add more port connections to an ACSLS system, customers have these options:
- Customers can use acsss_config. Stop ACSLS. Run acsss_config, specifying the existing ACSs and port connections (with the ACSs in the same sequence) and add the new port connections. Start ACSLS.
- Run the config ports utility while ACSLS is up, specifying the existing ports in the same sequence and adding new ports at the end. (Note: You cannot change or delete port connections with config ports.)
HSC Version:
HSC PTF HLI Compatibility level support prerequisites for SL8500 FRS_7.01+ firmware:
HSC levels
Level 20 or below
Level 21
Level 22
Level 23 Minimum RE support
Level 23 Enhanced RE support
Level 23 Multi-RE support
6.1
Requires level 21 PTF
L1H14UU(VM) L1H14UV(MVS)
unsupported
unsupported
unsupported
unsupported
6.2
Requires level 21 PTF
L1H14UW(VM) L1H14UX(MVS)
L1H15DH(VM) L1H15DI(MVS)
L1H15H9(VM) L1H15HA(MVS)
L1H15MF(VM) L1H15ME(MVS)
L1H168F(VM) L1H168G(MVS)
7.0
(MVS only)
Requires level 21 PTF
L1H14UY (MVS)
L1H15DJ (MVS)
L1H15HB (MVS)
L1H15MH (MVS)
L1H168H
7.1
(MVS only)
included
included
included
included
included
L1H168I
 Level 23 Minimum RE support
o Allows a customer to connect to one SL8500 RE library in an ACS string
o The single connected RE library can be switched via the HSC switch command, but other libraries in a string can only be switched via the SLConsole.
 Level 23 Enhanced RE support
o Allows a customer to connect to one SL8500 RE library in an ACS string
o All RE libraries can be switched via the HSC switch command
o Can support up to 32 TCP/IP connections in an ACS string (LMU ADDR change)
o Other enhancements including
 Dual TCP/IP support
 Display ACS acs-id to display all RE connections
 Auto CAP recovery after a switch

Release Notes for SL8500
ECO E0004417 SL8500 Firmware Version FRS_7.01 Page 19 of 19
Revision 01 Copyright © 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. PN 7020423
 Support for 64 read in-transit cartridges during cartridge recovery.
 Level 23 Multi-RE support
o Allows a customer to connect to multiple SL8500 RE libraries in an ACS string up to 32 TCP/IP connections.
o Includes the same functionality as the Enhanced RE support.
 PTFs for 6.2 are L1H15S0(VM) / L1H15S1(MVS), and 7.0 is L1H15S2, are highly recommended for RE support.

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