IBM-AUSTRIA - PC-HW-Support    30 Aug 1999

CREATING HSP DRIVES IN SERVERAID / MSCS ENVIRONMENT

    Record number:       H167081
    Device:              D/T8680
    Model:               M
    Hit count:           UHC00000
    Success count:       USC0000
    Publication code:    PC50
    Tip key:
    Date created:        O99/08/11
    Date last altered:   A99/08/11
    Owning B.U.:         USA


Abstract: CREATING HSP DRIVES IN SERVERAID / MSCS ENVIRONMENT

SYMPTOM:

Creating or recreating HSP drives in ServeRAID / MSCS environment.

PROBLEM ISOLATION AIDS:

•  The system is any of the following IBM Netfinity servers:

          a Netfinity 7000-M10 server, Type 8680, any Model.
          a Netfinity 7000 server, Type 8651, any Model.
          a Netfinity 5500-M20 server, Type 8662, any Model.
          a Netfinity 5500-M10 server, Type 8661, any Model.
          a Netfinity 5500 server, Type 8660, any Model.
          a Netfinity 5000 server, Type 8659, any Model.
          a Netfinity 3500 server, Type 8644, any Model.
   

•  The system is any of the following IBM PC Servers:

          a PC Server 704, Type 8650, any Model.
          a PC Server 330, Type 8640, any Model.
          a PC Server 325, Type 8639, any Model.
   

•  NOS affected:

          Windows NT 4.0, any Service Pack level.
          MSCS 1.0,
   

•  The system has the described symptom.

FIX:

1.  Apply the following updates:
   •  IBM ServeRAID BIOS and Firmware Diskette, Version 3.50,
      (Microsoft Certification Pending).
   •  IBM ServeRAID Device Drivers, Version 3.50,
      (Microsoft Certification Pending).
   •  IBM ServeRAID Administration and Monitoring Program Diskette, Version 3.50,
      (Microsoft Certification Pending).
   •  IBM ServeRAID Cluster Solution for Windows NT Diskette, Version 3.50,
      (Microsoft Certification Pending).
   •  IBM ServeRAID Command Line Program Diskette, Version 3.50,
      (Microsoft Certification Pending).
   •  IBM ServeRAID Manager Windows Diskette, Version 3.50,
      (Microsoft Certification Pending).
   •  IBM ServeRAID Option CD, Version 3.50,
      (Microsoft Certification Pending).

    The referenced files are available from the following URL:

   http://www.pc.ibm.com/searchfiles.html
     search on "ServeRAID"

2.  Create or recreate all HSP drive(s) using new Windows NT GUI ServeRAID Manager 3.50.

    This process will remove all stale data from the HSP drives and remove all RDY drives from all shared channels.

   Note: Please read one or both of the following before updating your systems:

   •  "IBM Netfinity High Availability Cluster Solutions using the
     IBM ServeRAID-3H Ultra2 SCSI Adapter, Installation and User's Guide, Fourth Edition"
   •  "Servers - IBM Netfinity High Availability Cluster Solution
      using the ServeRAID II Adapter Installation Instructions and User's Guide version 4.0"

    The referenced User Guides (in .PDF format) are available from the following URL:

   http://www.pc.ibm.com/searchfiles.html
     search on "Netfinity Cluster ServeRAID .pdf"

DETAILS:

Hot-Spare / Standby Hot-Spare (HSP / SHS) devices must be defined only on a Shared Channel, and HSP / SHS devices must be defined by the Adapter / Controller and NOT defined on Adapter Pairs.

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