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EMC VMAX All Flash and
EMC VMAX3 Family
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REVISION 02
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CONTENTS
Tables
Chapter 1
Revision History
Revision history...............................................................................................8
Chapter 2
Product description....................................................................................... 10
Chapter 3
11
New features................................................................................................. 12
Platform and infrastructure.............................................................. 12
HYPERMAX OS data services............................................................ 13
Management software......................................................................13
Security............................................................................................14
Serviceability................................................................................... 14
Embedded NAS................................................................................ 14
Changed features.......................................................................................... 14
Chapter 4
15
Product Description.......................................................................................16
Chapter 5
17
New features................................................................................................. 18
Platform and infrastructure ..............................................................18
HYPERMAX OS data services............................................................ 19
Management software......................................................................22
Serviceability................................................................................... 23
Changed features.......................................................................................... 24
HYPERMAX OS data services............................................................ 24
Management software......................................................................26
Serviceability................................................................................... 26
ProtectPoint..................................................................................... 27
Embedded NAS................................................................................ 28
Chapter 6
Support Deprecation
29
Chapter 7
Fixed Issues
31
Base functionality......................................................................................... 32
Enhancement................................................................................................ 36
Fibre channel................................................................................................ 36
Mainframe.....................................................................................................37
Online configuration change......................................................................... 38
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Open replicator............................................................................................. 38
Open systems............................................................................................... 39
SRDF family................................................................................................... 39
SRDF/A..........................................................................................................41
SymmWin......................................................................................................41
TimeFinder-SnapVX....................................................................................... 41
Virtual provisioning....................................................................................... 42
Chapter 8
43
Chapter 9
53
Chapter 10
Additional Resources
55
Additional resources..................................................................................... 56
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TABLES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
Revision history............................................................................................................... 8
V-Brick details .............................................................................................................. 12
Flash upgrade pack details............................................................................................ 12
HYPERMAX OS data services ......................................................................................... 13
Embedded Management ............................................................................................... 13
Unisphere 360 for VMAX ............................................................................................... 13
Security......................................................................................................................... 14
Serviceability.................................................................................................................14
Embedded NAS..............................................................................................................14
VMAX3 Family engines ..................................................................................................18
VMAX3 Platform and Configuration support for CKD ...................................................... 18
Extent table size increase ............................................................................................. 19
Group ID Number increase............................................................................................. 19
Mainframe CKD support................................................................................................. 19
IBM High Performance FICON enhancements................................................................. 19
IBM zHyperWrite enhancements.................................................................................... 20
Metadata efficiency ...................................................................................................... 20
Mobility Safe ID with ALUA ............................................................................................ 20
Non-disruptive software upgrade .................................................................................. 20
Non-disruptive software downgrade.............................................................................. 20
TimeFinder SnapVX........................................................................................................21
Symmetrix Remote Data Facility..................................................................................... 21
Compatible Native Flash................................................................................................ 21
Concurrent Copy............................................................................................................ 21
Virtual Volumes............................................................................................................. 22
Transaction Processing Facility ..................................................................................... 22
Scalability of management software.............................................................................. 22
Mainframe Enabler........................................................................................................ 22
Unisphere 360...............................................................................................................23
Internal IP Network........................................................................................................ 23
Managed File Transfer ...................................................................................................23
FAST.X Incorporation......................................................................................................24
SRDF enhancements...................................................................................................... 24
SRDF/A Multi-Cycle Mode.............................................................................................. 24
SRDF/S.......................................................................................................................... 25
SRDF/Metro................................................................................................................... 25
SRDF N-X support ..........................................................................................................25
SRDF N-X topology support matrix..................................................................................25
Service Level management ........................................................................................... 26
Pre-configuration of the VMAX3 Family arrays................................................................ 26
ProtectPoint...................................................................................................................27
Embedded NAS..............................................................................................................28
Deprecated support....................................................................................................... 30
Dynamic Virtual Matrix limitation................................................................................... 44
VMAX engine serviceability limitations.......................................................................... 44
VMAX performance improvement limitation................................................................... 44
VMAX3 Hypervisor limitation..........................................................................................45
SRDF/A limitation ......................................................................................................... 45
SRDF/Metro limitations..................................................................................................45
SRDF N-X support limitations......................................................................................... 47
Data compression limitations........................................................................................ 47
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TABLES
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
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CHAPTER 1
Revision History
Revision history.......................................................................................................8
Revision History
Revision History
Revision history
Table 1 Revision history
Revision
Date
Description
01
April 4, 2016
02
April 8, 2016
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CHAPTER 2
VMAX All Flash Product Description
Product description............................................................................................... 10
Product description
Learn about the VMAX All Flash arrays: 450F, 450FX, 850F, 850FX.
VMAX All Flash
HYPERMAX OS 5977.811.784 provides advanced data services for all mission-critical
applications with VMAX All Flash. These data services address the new requirements of
the modern data center while continuing to provide reliability and availability, making it
the ideal platform for open system and mainframe environments. The VMAX All Flash is
purpose-built to easily manage high-demand, heavy-transaction workloads while storing
petabytes of vital data.
For more detailed product information, reference the documents listed in Additional
Resources on page 56.
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CHAPTER 3
VMAX All Flash New and Changed Features
New features......................................................................................................... 12
Changed features.................................................................................................. 14
11
New features
Learn about the new features introduced in HYPERMAX OS 5977.811.784.
Features are categorized per area:
l
Security on page 14
Serviceability on page 14
Area
Feature
Description
Platform and
Infrastructure
V-Brick details
The VMAX All Flash hardware infrastructure for the 450F, 450FX, 850F, 850FX is designed
around the V-Brick. Each V-Brick consists of:
l
For information on platform and configuration support for CKD, reference Platform and
infrastructure on page 18.
Area
Feature
Description
Platform and
Infrastructure
Flash upgrade
pack details
Multiple increments of Flash Capacity Packs can be added to a V-Brick. The following Flash
upgrade packs are available:
12
13 TB (960 GB drives)
26 TB (1.9 TB drives)
53 TB (3.84 TB drives)
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Area
Description
HYPERMAX OS
data services
SnapVX
SRDF/Metro
CloudArray
AppSync
ViPR
ProtectPoint
Open Replicator
Management software
Table 5 Embedded Management
Area
Description
Management
software
Embedded Management (eManagement) is available for VMAX All Flash arrays running HYPERMAX OS
5977.811.784.
Pre-installed in the factory, eManagement enables customers to further simplify management, reduce cost,
and increase availability by running management software directly on storage systems.
eManagement supports Unisphere for VMAX, Solutions Enabler, SMI-S without the requirement of a separate
server.
Area
Description
Management
software
HYPERMAX OS 5977.811.784 adds support for Unisphere 360 for VMAX. Unisphere 360 is an on-premises
management solution that provides a single management view across VMAX storage systems.
Refer to Table 29 on page 23 for more details.
13
Security
Table 7 Security
Area
Description
Security
VMAX All Flash supports Data at Rest Encryption (D@RE). D@RE provides hardware-based, on array, back-end
encryption using I/O modules to encrypt and decrypt data written to the disk drives.
Serviceability
Table 8 Serviceability
Area
Description
Serviceability
The VMAX All Flash arrays are custom-built and pre-configured with the following features:
l
eManagement
D@RE
Embedded NAS
Table 9 Embedded NAS
Area
Description
Embedded NAS
eNAS is fully integrated into the VMAX All Flash platform. eNAS provides flexible and secure multi-protocol file
sharing (NFS 2.0, 3.0,4.0/4.1), CIFS/SMB 3.0) and multiple file server identities (CIFS and NFS serves).
For more detailed eNAS information, reference Table 42 on page 28.
Changed features
There are no changed features in this release.
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CHAPTER 4
VMAX3 Product Description
Product Description...............................................................................................16
15
Product Description
Learn about the VMAX3 Family of arrays: 100K, 200K, 400K.
VMAX3 Family
VMAX3 arrays running HYPERMAX OS 5977.811.784 support mainframe-only, open
systems-only, and mixed mainframe/open systems environments. The VMAX3 platform
provides the following new performance, scale, and density features:
l
The VMAX3 also provides alignment and support for IBM enhancements. This
compatibility ensures that the VMAX3 can handle the most demanding and missioncritical mainframe environments while exploiting the latest IBM z Systems capabilities.
For more detailed product information, reference the documents listed in Additional
Resources on page 56.
Note
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CHAPTER 5
VMAX3 New and Changed Features
New features......................................................................................................... 18
Changed features.................................................................................................. 24
17
New features
Learn about the new features introduced in HYPERMAX OS 5977.811.784 .
Features are categorized per area:
l
Serviceability on page 23
Area
Feature
Description
Platform and
Infrastructure
VMAX3 Family
engines
16 Gb/s FICON front-end I/O modules using FICON emulation, which also supports 4 Gb/s
and 8 Gb/s link speeds
Area
Feature
Description
Platform and
Infrastructure
VMAX3
The VMAX3 support for CKD is pre-configured and includes:
Platform and
l
16 GB FICON (16/8/4 Gb) / CKD support for VMAX 100K, 200K, 400K that provides:
Configuration
n
support for CKD
Forward Error Correction (FEC)
Note
18
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Area
Feature
Description
HYPERMAX OS
data services
Extent table
size increase
HYPERMAX OS 5977.811.784 increases the extent table size, providing the following benefits:
l
Increased capacity
Area
Feature
Description
HYPERMAX OS
data services
Group ID
Number
increase
A Group ID Number (GIDN) is a host identifier that associates an active path group with a
logical partition (LPAR). For HYPERMAX OS 5977.811.784 and later, the number of supported
GIDN is increased from 256 to 512 per system.
Table 14 Mainframe CKD support
Area
Feature
Description
HYPERMAX OS
data services
Mainframe CKD HYPERMAX OS 5977.811.784 introduces Mainframe CKD support to the VMAX3. This feature
support
supports the ability to:
l
Locate FBA and CKD TDATs in the same drive but assigning them to different pools
Locate FBA and CKD pools in the same Storage Resource Pool (SRP)
Area
Feature
Description
HYPERMAX OS
data services
IBM High
Performance
FICON
enhancement
VMAX3 provides full IBM High Performance FICON (zHPF) support which includes:
l
Format writes
19
Area
Feature
Description
HYPERMAX OS
data services
IBM
zHyperWrite
enhancement
HYPERMAX OS 5977.811.784 supports the new IBM zHyperWrite enhancement which improves
the DB2 log write response time in Metro Mirror (Peer-to-Peer Remote Copy (PPRC)
synchronous) environments that are Hyperswap enabled.
Table 17 Metadata efficiency
Area
Feature
Description
HYPERMAX OS
data services
Metadata
efficiency
Area
Feature
Description
HYPERMAX OS
data services
Mobility Safe
ID with ALUA
This feature provides universally unique virtual volume identifiers. Mobility Safe ID increases
the number of supported devices and improves the ability to migrate devices throughout a
customer's environment.
ALUA is a SCSI 3 feature which allows a storage device to indicate to a host which paths are
preferred.
Area
Feature
Description
HYPERMAX OS
data services
Non-disruptive
software
upgrade
Area
Feature
Description
HYPERMAX OS
data services
Non-disruptive
software
downgrade
20
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Area
Feature
Description
HYPERMAX OS
data services
TimeFinder
SnapVX
HYPERMAX OS 5977.811.784 provides SnapVX support for CKD including emulation support
for TimeFinder/Clone, TimeFinder/Mirror, and TimeFinder/Snap. SnapVX enhancements
include:
l
Area
Feature
Description
HYPERMAX OS
data services
Symmetrix
Remote Data
Facility
IBM Metro Mirror and Global Copy (formerly PPRC synchronous and PPRC EXtended
DIstance)
Area
Feature
Description
HYPERMAX OS
data services
Compatible
Native Flash
HYPERMAX OS 5977.811.784 provides Flashcopy support for CKD devices. Support includes:
l
Remote Pair Flashcopy in combination with Metro Mirror (only available for VMAX3 arrays
running HYPERMAX OS 5977.811.784 or later).
Area
Feature
Description
HYPERMAX OS
data services
Concurrent
Copy
21
Area
Feature
Description
HYPERMAX OS
data services
Virtual
Volumes
Area
Feature
Description
HYPERMAX OS
data services
Transaction
Processing
Facility
Management software
For more detailed product information, reference the documents listed in Additional
Resources on page 56.
Table 27 Scalability of management software
Area
Feature
Description
Management
software
Scalability of
management
software
VMAX3 arrays running HYPERMAX OS 5977.811.784, adds support for the following VMAX
software management products:
l
Unisphere 360
Area
Feature
Description
Management
software
Mainframe
Enabler
Mainframe Enabler v8.0 allows you to monitor and manage a VMAX3 array running HYPERMAX
OS 5977.811.784. The following components are distributed and installed as a single
package:
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Area
Feature
Description
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TimeFinder SnapVX
TimeFinder Utility
GDDR v5.0
Area
Feature
Description
Management
software
Unisphere 360
HYPERMAX OS 5977.811.784 introduces Unisphere 360 which provides the ability to display:
l
Compliance data
Throughput
Serviceability
For more detailed product information, reference the documents listed in Additional
Resources on page 56.
Table 30 Internal IP Network
Area
Feature
Description
Serviceability
Internal IP
Network
Area
Feature
Description
Serviceability
Managed File
Transfer
Managed File Transfer (MFT) improves the file transfer capability for HYPERMAX OS code
bundles, enabling automated code updates.
Serviceability
23
Changed features
Learn about the changed features for HYPERMAX OS 5977.811.784.
Features are categorized per area:
l
Serviceability on page 26
ProtectPoint on page 27
Area
Feature
Description
HYPERMAX OS
data services
FAST.X
Incorporation
Area
Feature
Description
HYPERMAX OS
data services
SRDF
enhancements
Area
Feature
Description
HYPERMAX OS
data services
SRDF/A Multi-Cycle Mode (MCM) provides shorter and more predictable Recovery Point
Objectives (RPO) and allows more than two delta sets to exist on the source array between
VMAX3 arrays running HYPERMAX OS 5977.811.784. For more information, reference the EMC
Solutions Enabler SRDF CLI Guide.
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Table 35 SRDF/S
Area
Feature
Description
HYPERMAX OS
data services
SRDF/S
SRDF/S performance has been enhanced in HYPERMAX OS 5977.811.784 by utilizing data flow
parallelism to improve application response times.
Table 36 SRDF/Metro
Area
Feature
Description
HYPERMAX OS
data services
SRDF/Metro
FAST.X devices
vSphere API for Array Integration (VAAI) support for unmap and write same
New host and Multipath I/O (MPIO) for mainly AIX and Solaris
Reference the EMC Support Matrix (ESM) for more information on iSCSI, Boot from SAN, and
Host/MPIO additions.
Area
Feature
Description
HYPERMAX OS
data services
SRDF N-X
SRDF N-X support enables replication to/from existing VMAX arrays with 5876 Enginuity to/
from VMAX3 arrays with HYPERMAX OS 5977.811.784 and supports CKD, FBA and thick/thin
devices. Reference Table 38 on page 25 SRDF N-X topology support matrix for more
information. For previous HYPERMAX OS 5977 releases, reference the EMC VMAX3 Family with
HYPERMAX OS 5977, Release Level HYPERMAX OS 5977.691.684 Release Notes.
Table 38 SRDF N-X topology support matrix
HYPERMAX OS
5977 version
SRDF/Metro
SRDF/SQAR
5977.811.784
5876.288.195
5876.288.195 (SRDF/Metro
Witness Only)
5876.288.195
5977.691.684
5876.286.194
5876.286.194 (SRDF/Metro
Witness Only)
N/A
5977.596.583
5876.272.177
N/A
N/A
25
Note
l
EMC recommends running the latest version of Enginuity, the Enginuity versions
shown are the minimum versions required for each SRDF configuration with the
required N-X fixes. Contact your EMC representative for more information.
VMAX arrays running Enginuity 5876 with CKD zBoost feature require additional RDF
fixes to connect to HYPERMAX OS 5977.811.784.
Management software
For more detailed product information, reference the documents listed in Additional
Resources on page 56.
Table 39 Service Level management
Area
Feature
Description
Management
software
Service Level
management
Service Level (SL) management for HYPERMAX OS 5977.811.784 has been enhanced to
provide the ability to:
l
Plan
n
Provision
n
Monitor
n
Unisphere 360
Exclude SL windows
Manage
n
Non-disruptive migration
IPS packaging
Infrastructure updates
Serviceability
For more detailed product information, reference the documents listed in Additional
Resources on page 56.
Table 40 Pre-configuration of the VMAX3 Family arrays
Area
Feature
Description
Serviceability
Preconfiguration
of the VMAX3
Family arrays
The arrays are also custom-built and pre-configured with the following features:
l
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Area
Feature
Description
l
Data pools
Disk groups
Service Levels:
n
eNAS
eManagement
D@RE
Note
* For HYPERMAX OS 5977.596.583 and later, Bronze SL no longer requires 7.2K drives.
ProtectPoint
For more detailed product information, reference the documents listed in Additional
Resources on page 56.
Table 41 ProtectPoint
Area
Feature
Description
ProtectPoint
ProtectPoint
The Data Domain backup appliances must be running Data Domain OS 5.7.1 or later.
ProtectPoint
27
Embedded NAS
For more detailed product information, reference the documents listed in Additional
Resources on page 56.
Table 42 Embedded NAS
Area
Feature
Embedded NAS
Embedded NAS HYPERMAX OS 5977.811.784 validates eNAS on all HYPERMAX OS code and supports:
28
Description
512 TB Capacity per Data Mover (applies to VMAX 200K, 400K and active Data Movers
only)
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CHAPTER 6
Support Deprecation
Support Deprecation
29
Support Deprecation
Support deprecation
Learn about features that are not supported in HYPERMAX OS 5977.
Table 43 Deprecated support
Type
Description
HYPERMAX OS
Device types
Removed: Thick device types are now superseded by thin device types.
HYPERMAX OS
Improvement: Thin device types reduce cost, improve capacity utilization, 5977.250.189
and simplify storage management.
Removed: The functionality within Vault to consume Symmetrix device
numbers.
Note
Vault still exists, only the functionality mentioned above has been
removed.
Removed: The functionality within Symmetrix File System to consume
Symmetrix device numbers.
Note
Symmetrix File System still exists, only the functionality mentioned above
has been removed.
Device attributes
Other functionality
Removed: Permacache
Removed: SymmIP
Removed: VLUN (v2)
Removed: Priority Quality of Service (QoS)
SRDF
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5977.811.784
CHAPTER 7
Fixed Issues
Base functionality................................................................................................. 32
Enhancement........................................................................................................ 36
Fibre channel........................................................................................................ 36
Mainframe.............................................................................................................37
Online configuration change................................................................................. 38
Open replicator..................................................................................................... 38
Open systems....................................................................................................... 39
SRDF family........................................................................................................... 39
SRDF/A..................................................................................................................41
SymmWin..............................................................................................................41
TimeFinder-SnapVX............................................................................................... 41
Virtual provisioning............................................................................................... 42
Fixed Issues
31
Fixed Issues
Base functionality
Service
request
number
Fix
number/
OPT
number
Problem summary
Impact
69049624,
75832678
81400
Knowledge
base article
197961
84375
No Impact
N/A
Potential Data
Unavailability
N/A
84568
72335418
83903
When a Fibre Channel director times out a host write I/O, it posts a
7810.44 error and leaves a lost slot lock on one of the tracks. This
will prevent other Fibre Channel directors accessing the track and
posting xx3C.07 errors.
N/A
85931
Potential Data
Unavailability
N/A
Potential Data
Unavailability
199552
84008
Error: 01F2.03
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Fixed Issues
Service
request
number
Fix
number/
OPT
number
Problem summary
Impact
72063528,
73899796,
74629424,
76061480,
76581922
84411
Pre-fetch used a non-standard lock holder that could not be freed by Potential Data
the scrubbing mechanism. In this rare situation, a slot was incorrectly Unavailability
left locked and it had to be manually unlocked.
Knowledge
base article
N/A
84646
N/A
73899796,
75360316
85644
Potential Data
Unavailability
N/A
74662666,
75287310,
75308480
86363
Potential
Performance
Issue
N/A
75375958
85943
N/A
86583
75585230
86223
75658172,
76562442
86214
Potential Data
Unavailability
N/A
The SYMCLI command "symdev -sid <id> -devs <dev#> free -all" may
fail with the error "One or more arguments are invalid." when stuck
local replication sessions are present on the device.
Potential
Application
Failure
N/A
Potential Data
Unavailability
N/A
Potential
Performance
Issue
N/A
86432
33
Fixed Issues
Service
request
number
Fix
number/
OPT
number
Problem summary
Impact
75946208
86904
Knowledge
base article
N/A
Error: 93FFs
76258716
86677
After replacement, a flash I/O module may not sync up and continues Potential Data
to show as not ready.
Unavailability
N/A
76146894,
76808874
86833
Potential Data
Unavailability
N/A
No Impact
N/A
86932
Error: CC3E.00
77706910
20017769
Potential Data
Unavailability
N/A
76615356
87173
N/A
86918
The scrubbing mechanism for metadata involved in logical replication Potential Data
has been enhanced to prevent the need for director reboots.
Unavailability
N/A
76634696
86952
Potential Data
Unavailability
N/A
76757410,
76909196,
77142750,
77191882,
77235520,
77240550,
77248004,
77265102,
77315162,
87413
The Hitachi Sunset Cove Plus solid-state drive (SSD) firmware may
trigger cyclic redundancy check (CRC) errors on RAID parity tracks
when writing IZERO tracks.
Potential Data
Loss/Data
Unavailability
N/A
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Fixed Issues
Service
request
number
Fix
number/
OPT
number
Problem summary
Impact
Knowledge
base article
87673
When a drive drops Write Disable (WD) it may leave a stuck RAID
Queue entry.
Potential Data
Unavailability
N/A
Potential Data
Unavailability
N/A
Potential Data
Unavailability
N/A
Performing a virtual storage platform (VSP) migration from an Hitachi Potential Data
Data System (HDS) to a VMAX3 array results in incorrect VMAX3 serial Unavailability
number and device World Wide Identifiers (WWIDs) being discovered.
This in turn prevents the customer from initiating the migration.
N/A
77343450,
77718854,
77918830
496357SYM
87019
Error: 2A.0EFF.FF
76935736,
77685390,
77706910
87275
93FF.FF errors are logged on the Fibre Channel directors during a Fat
boot sequence, when the host sends a LUN reset to a device that has
a group reservation but no Persistent Group Reservation (PGR), and
the stack overflows when trying to read the reservation; or if the
reservation has been transferred to another Fibre Channel director in
the group.
Error: 93FF.FF
76911692
87115
87202
The online engine upgrade activity may take many hours to complete. Potential Data
The SymmWin script may get stuck at the step
Unavailability
monitor_md_mirrors_add_process that is rebalancing the Metadata
File System.
N/A
6461268
87683
Potential Data
Unavailability
N/A
Potential
Application
Failure
N/A
Error: 0EFF
74428918,
75869960,
76506298
85086
Base functionality
35
Fixed Issues
Service
request
number
Fix
number/
OPT
number
Problem summary
Impact
Knowledge
base article
83900
N/A
Error: BE3E.E2
73161528
84738
Potential Data
Unavailability
N/A
Enhancement
Service
request
number
Fix
number/
OPT
number
Problem summary
Impact
Knowledge
base article
72754540
84247
This fix improves the incremental clone copy time by reducing the
time taken to create the precopy clone session and activate the clone
session.
Potential
Performance
Issue
N/A
Knowledge
base article
Fibre channel
Service
request
number
Fix
number/
OPT
number
Problem summary
Impact
76813332,
77995954,
78122778
87240
Errors: 2A.0EFF.FF
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Fixed Issues
Mainframe
Service
request
number
Fix
number/
OPT
number
Problem summary
Impact
Knowledge
base article
58553770
430047
446073
Note
473650
Error: 0475
497074SYM
87899
A Mainframe heavy I/O load may trigger 6817 and 4B17 errors on the
FICON directors due to a buffer credit handling problem.
Potential
Performance
Issue
N/A
Mainframe
37
Fixed Issues
Service
request
number
Fix
number/
OPT
number
Problem summary
Impact
Knowledge
base article
497732SYM
87954
A Mainframe heavy I/O load may trigger EC2A errors on the FICON
directors due to a buffer management issue which can result in a
temporary, non-fatal shortage of internal buffers which can reduce
performance.
Potential
Performance
Issue
N/A
Error: EC2A
Fix
number/
OPT
number
Problem summary
Impact
Knowledge
base article
77040466
87269
Potential
Maintenance
Issue
N/A
Error: CE3E.04
74044398,
74141380,
74902958,
75417968,
75957192
84858
73278452,
77202546,
77202596,
77202754,
77706910,
77726394
86043
When drives are added to an existing DAE, the ports on the secondary Potential Data N/A
DS slice might not get enabled, leading to the drive not entering a
Unavailability
ready state if the primary DS becomes unavailable and a dual initiator
failover operation begins.
Error: F4EF.40
Open replicator
Service
request
number
Fix
number/
OPT
number
Problem summary
Impact
Knowledge
base article
69110684,
69111744
82129
This fix prevents 27CE, E410, and 013C errors from being logged
during a configuration change in an Open Replicator for VMAX (ORS)
environment.
No Impact
198393
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Fixed Issues
Open systems
Service
request
number
Fix
number/
OPT
number
Problem summary
Impact
Knowledge
base article
73234396
84489
No Impact
N/A
No Impact
N/A
Knowledge
base article
84527
SRDF family
Service
request
number
Fix
number/
OPT
number
Problem summary
Impact
72863552
481309
85439
The user formats a device on the R1 system from a host that uses
unmap/write-same. This causes the corresponding device on the R2
system to become fully allocated.
Potential
Compatibility
Issue
N/A
74043164,
74765020,
75419860
85003
74077030,
75221486
484905
N/A
Open systems
39
Fixed Issues
Service
request
number
Fix
number/
OPT
number
Problem summary
Impact
Knowledge
base article
60753288,
74598332
85619
74681088,
76108732
85337
86130
74661270
85652
75465374
86071
75393004
86326
Potential
Recovery
Issue
N/A
76494398
86736
This fix improves the debug information for error codes 3D10.71 and
3D10.6E by adding device and failing information to the short trace
output.
No Impact
N/A
87189
40
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Fixed Issues
SRDF/A
Service
request
number
Fix
number/
OPT
number
Problem summary
Impact
Knowledge
base article
76405486
86667
In an SRDF environment, 00CA errors may log every hour if the SRDF/A No Impact
cycle stops switching. This fix prevents these errors from logging
excessively.
N/A
Problem summary
Impact
Knowledge
base article
Potential
Performance
Issue
N/A
Knowledge
base article
SymmWin
Service
request
number
Fix
number/
OPT
number
75641516
20017692 The SymmWin Disk Utility Monitor may issues Syscalls on the front
end directors too frequently causing I/O latency (0F3E error). The fix
reduces the frequency of the Syscalls and move their execution to the
IM directors.
TimeFinder-SnapVX
Service
request
number
Fix
number/
OPT
number
Problem summary
Impact
73003672,
73786654,
73816332,
74951382,
75373206
483643
A VMAX3 system generates an error and can call home when the
space allocated for Remote Data Pointer (RDP) data is 90%, 95%, and
100% used. This fix adds additional errors and call home events
when RDP usage reaches 50%, 60%, 70%, and 80%.
Note
87296
SRDF/A
41
Fixed Issues
Virtual provisioning
Service
request
number
Fix
number/
OPT
number
Problem summary
Impact
Knowledge
base article
76099834
87200
Potential
Performance
Issue
N/A
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CHAPTER 8
Known Issues and Limitations
43
Known issues
There are no known issue in this release.
Limitations
Learn about current limitations in HYPERMAX OS 5977.811.784.
For previously lifted limitations, reference the EMC VMAX3 Family with HYPERMAX OS 5977,
Release Level HYPERMAX OS 5977.691.684 Release Notes.
Limitation
HYPERMAX OS
5977.250.189
Limitation lifted
Limitation
HYPERMAX OS
5977.250.189
HYPERMAX OS
5977.250.189
Limitation lifted
Limitation
Limitation lifted
HYPERMAX OS
5977.691.684
HYPERMAX OS
5977.811.784
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Limitation
Affected platform
HYPERMAX OS
5977.250.189
VMAX3 Family
Limitation lifted
Limitation
Affected platform
HYPERMAX OS
5977.497.471
HYPERMAX OS
5977.811.784
Limitation lifted
Limitation
Affected platform
HYPERMAX OS
5977.691.684
Both the source (R1) and target (R2) arrays must be HYPERMAX OS
running HYPERMAX OS 5977.691.684 or later.
5977.691.684
HYPERMAX OS
5977.691.684
HYPERMAX OS
5977.691.684
HYPERMAX OS
5977.691.684
HYPERMAX OS
5977.691.684
HYPERMAX OS
5977.691.684
HYPERMAX OS
5977.691.684
Limitation lifted
45
Limitation
Affected platform
Limitation lifted
HYPERMAX OS
5977.691.684
HYPERMAX OS
5977.691.684
HYPERMAX OS
5977.691.684
HYPERMAX OS
5977.811.784
HYPERMAX OS
5977.691.684
HYPERMAX OS
5977.811.784
HYPERMAX OS
5977.691.684
HYPERMAX OS
5977.691.684
HYPERMAX OS
5977.691.684
HYPERMAX OS
5977.691.684
HYPERMAX OS
5977.691.684
HYPERMAX OS
5977.691.684
HYPERMAX OS
5977.691.684
HYPERMAX OS
5977.811.784
HYPERMAX OS
5977.811.784
Mainframe CKD
ProtectPoint
CloudArray
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Limitation
Affected platform
HYPERMAX OS
5977.811.784
Limitation lifted
Limitation
Affected platform
VMAX3 Family
HYPERMAX OS
5977.497.471
VMAX3 Family
HYPERMAX OS
5977.497.471
VMAX3 Family
HYPERMAX OS
5977.811.784
VMAX3 Family
Limitation lifted
Limitation
Affected platform
HYPERMAX OS
5977.497.471
VMAX3 Family
The online addition of an SRDF compression frontend I/O module is supported, with a limitation, if a
copper port in a GigE SRDF 1 Gb/s front-end I/O
module is configured. After a SymmWin script
failure, it is necessary to manually reset the copper
ports in order to activate hardware compression.
HYPERMAX OS
5977.596.583
VMAX3 Family
Limitation lifted
HYPERMAX OS
5977.811.784
Limitation
Affected platform
Limitation lifted
VMAX3 Family
HYPERMAX OS
5977.811.784
VMAX3 Family
HYPERMAX OS
5977.497.471
47
Limitation
Affected platform
HYPERMAX OS
5977.497.471
VMAX3 Family
Limitation lifted
Limitation
Affected platform
Limitation lifted
HYPERMAX OS
5977.497.471
HYPERMAX OS
5977.497.471
HYPERMAX OS
5977.497.471
HYPERMAX OS
5977.497.471
HYPERMAX OS
5977.497.471
HYPERMAX OS
5977.811.784
HYPERMAX OS
5977.497.471
HYPERMAX OS
5977.811.784
ORS may not protect against torn pages when doing a HYPERMAX OS
hot pull with donor update.
5977.497.471
HYPERMAX OS
5977.497.471
HYPERMAX OS
5977.497.471
HYPERMAX OS
5977.691.684
HYPERMAX OS
5977.691.684
HYPERMAX OS
5977.811.784
HYPERMAX OS
5977.811.784
HYPERMAX OS
5977.811.784
Limitation
Affected platform
HYPERMAX OS
5977.596.583
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Limitation lifted
Limitation
HYPERMAX OS
5977.691.684
VMAX3 Family
Limitation
Affected
platform
HYPERMAX OS
5977.691.684
iSeries devices
Celerra/NAS devices
Limitation lifted
Limitation
HYPERMAX OS
5977.811.784
Limitation
Affected platform
HYPERMAX OS
5977.811.784
HYPERMAX OS
5977.811.784
HYPERMAX OS
5977.811.784
HYPERMAX OS
5977.811.784
Limitation lifted
49
Limitation
Affected platform
HYPERMAX OS
5977.811.784
Limitation lifted
Management software
Table 60 Embedded management limitations
Limitation
HYPERMAX OS
5977.691.684
HYPERMAX OS
5977.691.684
VMAX3 Family
HYPERMAX OS
5977.811.784
Serviceability
Table 61 Simplified SymmWin limitation
Limitation
HYPERMAX OS
5977.250.189
Limitation
HYPERMAX OS
5977.250.189
HYPERMAX OS
5977.250.189
HYPERMAX OS
5977.250.189
HYPERMAX OS
5977.250.189
HYPERMAX OS
5977.250.189
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ProtectPoint
Table 63 ProtectPoint limitation
Limitation
HYPERMAX OS
5977.497.471
Security
Table 64 Data at Rest Encryption limitation
Limitation
Affected Platform
HYPERMAX OS
5977.596.583
Limitation lifted
Legacy limitations
Table 65 Legacy limitations
Feature name
Limitation
ACLX
Script support
HYPERMAX OS
5977.250.189
FA statistics
HYPERMAX OS
5977.250.189
Data Services
Emulation
HYPERMAX OS
5977.250.189
Device allocation
HYPERMAX OS
5977.250.189
ProtectPoint
51
Feature name
Limitation
Microsoft 2012
(Win8) ODX
Support
16 Gb/s Fibre
Channel I/O
module
HYPERMAX OS
5977.250.189
SymmWin
HYPERMAX OS
5977.596.583
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HYPERMAX OS
5977.811.784
CHAPTER 9
Hardware and Firmware
53
Firmware
For detailed information about the latest firmware updates reference EMC VMAX3
Family HYPERMAX OS Operating Environment ReadMe for Firmware Packs Release Level 5977
available on https://support.EMC.com.
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CHAPTER 10
Additional Resources
Additional resources............................................................................................. 56
Additional Resources
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Additional Resources
Additional resources
You can use these resources to find more information about this product, get support and
provide feedback.
Related Documentation
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EMC VMAX3 Family Product Guide for VMAX 100K, VMAX 200K, VMAX 400K with
HYPERMAX OS
EMC VMAX3 Family Site Planning Guide for VMAX 100K, VMAX 200K, VMAX 400K with
HYPERMAX OS
EMC Unpacking Guide for VMAX3 Family and VMAX All Flash arrays
EMC VMAX3 Family Security Configuration Guide or VMAX 100K, VMAX 200K, VMAX
400K with HYPERMAX OS
EMC VMAX All Flash Product Guide for VMAX 450F, 450FX , 850F, 850FX with
HYPERMAX OS
EMC VMAX All Flash Site Planning Guide for VMAX 450F, 450FX , 850F, 850FX with
HYPERMAX OS
Unisphere
l
EMC Unisphere for VMAX REST API Concepts and Programmer's Guide
Solutions Enabler
56
EMC Solutions Enabler, VSS Provider, and SMI-S Provider Release Notes
EMC Solutions Enabler Array Controls and Management CLI User Guide
EMC Solutions Enabler TimeFinder Family (Mirror, Clone, Snap, VP Snap) CLI User
Guide
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Additional Resources
SRDF
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Mainframe Enablers
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EMC Mainframe Enablers SRDF Host Component for z/OS Product Guide
GDDR
l
z/OS Migrator
l
z/TPF
l
Additional resources
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Additional Resources
ProtectPoint
l
Provides a web-based interoperability and solution search portal. You can find the
ELN at https://elabnavigator.EMC.com.
SolVe Desktop
https://emc.com/
https://support.emc.com/
https://community.emc.com/community/products/vmax
Your comments
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Where to find the support matrix
For the latest support information, consult the EMC Support Matrix. It is available at
https://elabnavigator.emc.com.
Technical support
Go to EMC Online Support and click Service Center. You will see several options for
contacting EMC Technical Support. Note that to open a service request, you must have a
valid support agreement. Contact your EMC sales representative for details about
obtaining a valid support agreement or with questions about your account.
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Additional Resources
EMC Live Chat Open a Chat or instant message session with an EMC Support
Engineer.
eLicensing support
To activate your entitlements and obtain your VMAX3 Family, VMAX All Flash, or VMAX
10K, 20K, 40K Family license files, visit the Service Center at https://support.EMC.com,
as directed on your License Authorization Code (LAC) letter emailed to you.
For help with missing or incorrect entitlements after activation (that is, expected
functionality remains unavailable because it is not licensed), contact your EMC Account
Representative or Authorized Reseller.
For help with any errors applying license files through Solutions Enabler, contact the EMC
Customer Support Center.
If you are missing an LAC letter, or require further instructions on activating your licenses
through Online Support, contact EMC's worldwide Licensing team at licensing@emc.com
or call:
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