IBM Storwize V7000

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CONTENTS

1. Introduction

2. Available Education

3. Pre-Requisites

4. System Upgrade Information

5. Software Levels

6. Problems Resolved and New Features

7. Further Documentation

8. Known Issues and Restrictions in this Level

9. Maximum Configurations

10. Supported Hardware

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1. Introduction

This document describes how to install version 7.3.0.7 of the

IBM Storwize V7000.

This release delivers fixes to resolve the APARs detailed in section 6.

Please refer to the Recommended Software List and Supported Hardware List
on the support website:

http://www.ibm.com/storage/support/storwize/V7000

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2. Available Education

A course on Storwize V7000 Planning and Implementation is

available. For further information or enrolment, contact your local IBM
representative.

Visit the support website for online learning materials and tutorials,
IBM Redbooks and training information.

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3. Pre-Requisites

Before installing this software level please check the following

pre-requisites are met. Also please note the concurrent upgrade (upgrade
 with I/O running) restrictions.

Performance of the system will be degraded during the software upgrade

process while node canisters are taken offline to perform the upgrade and
the write cache is flushed when each node is restarted. IBM recommends
you perform the upgrade at a time of lower overall I/O activity and when
you do not expect significant spikes in the system workload.
Note that the cache flush mechanism is different when upgrading from
releases prior to 7.3.0.0 to 7.3.0.0 or later. See section 8 for more
details

If you are performing a concurrent software upgrade, you must first ensure
that all host paths are available and operating correctly.

Check there are no unfixed errors in the event log or in the service GUI.
Use normal service procedures to resolve any errors before proceeding.

Before upgrading, IBM recommends using the software upgrade test utility
"upgradetest". Refer to the following URL for further information:

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S4000585

If you are running a version of Storwize V7000 software older than 6.4.0.0
then you will have to perform multiple upgrades to install the 7.3.0
software on your system.

Please see the following web page for the full upgrade compatibility
matrix.

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1003705

Note: Once an upgrade has completed, it is not possible to downgrade the

software to an earlier level without deleting and manually rebuilding the
system in its entirety, including restoring all volume data from an
external backup.

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4. System Upgrade Information

IMPORTANT: Systems with the 10 Gb/s Ethernet adapter will take longer to
upgrade each node when upgrading from releases prior to V7.2.0 to V7.2.0 or
later. This is due to an upgrade of the firmware on this adapter, and each
node canister may take around 40 minutes to complete the upgrade. This
additional delay will not affect systems upgrading from V7.2.0.x or
V7.3.0.x to a later release.

Global Mirror Relationships Must Be Stopped When Upgrading from releases

prior to V7.2.0 to V7.2.0 or later

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1004472

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5. Software Levels

2076 Software:
 2076 Release Level 7.3.0.7 (97.5.1410080000)

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6. Problems Resolved and New Features

New features in 7.3.0

* Compressed volumes can be shrunk in 7.3.0.0 or later, if supported by

the host operating system

* Support for 2076-524 control enclosure and 12 Gb/s expansion enclosures

* Easy Tier V3, including:

* Any two tiers in the same storage pool
* Three tiers in the same storage pool
* Rebalancing workload within a tier for optimised performance
The rebalancing function works on storage pools with only one tier

* New cache architecture

New service features in 7.3.0

* Running the Software Upgrade Test Utility before applying this
upgrade is mandatory

This release contains all fixes included in the 7.2.0.6 release.

APARs resolved in this release (7.3.0.7):

Bash vulnerabilities CVE-2014-6271, CVE-2014-7169, CVE-2014-7186,

CVE-2014-7187, CVE-2014-6277, CVE-2014-6278

Critical Fixes
IT04654 Node assert when decompressing software-compressed data using
compression accelerator hardware

APARs resolved in previous 7.3.x releases:

7.3.0.6

Critical Fixes
HU00497 Volumes offline due to incorrectly compressed data. Second
fix for issue described in flash -
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=591&uid=ssg1S1004863
(HIPER)

7.3.0.5

This PTF addresses an issue affecting all earlier levels of 7.3.0 that may
prevent the recovery procedure, in the unlikely event of a complete system
failure, from completing successfully.

Critical Fixes
HU00277 Loss of access to data when adding a Global Mirror Change
 volume if the system is almost out of FlashCopy bitmap
space (HIPER)
HU00280 Multiple node asserts triggered by a Global Mirror
disconnection
HU00444 Node asserts due to overloaded compression engine
HU00450 Manual upgrade with stopped Global Mirror relationships
can not complete non-disruptively due to
dependent volumes
HU00464 Loss of access to data due to resource leak in
V7.3.0 (HIPER)
HU00496 SVC volumes offline and data unrecoverable due to issue
described in flash -
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=591&uid=ssg1S1004863
(HIPER)
HU00013 Nodes go into service state due to battery discharge fault
HU00185 Cluster restart due to silent PSU failure

High Importance Fixes

HU00176 Node assert due to a IO deadlock when using the remote
copy functions
HU00274 Quiesce and resume of host IO when Global Mirror
consistency group reaches consistent_synchronized
HU00422 Node assert when using Global Mirror Change Volumes
HU00443 Global Mirror Change Volumes stops replicating after an
upgrade from 641 to 7.x
HU00446 V7.3.0 cache does not make effective use of CPU resources
Note: a restart is required to activate this fix if you
upgrade from an earlier version of 7.3.0
HU00462 Node assert when using Easytier with a single tier in a
pool on V7.3
IC90374 Node assert due to a IO deadlock when using the FlashCopy
functions
HU00069 Ierr generated in error on AC power loss
HU00128 Node assert due to management firmware crash
HU00170 Enclosure resets due to enclosure management firmware crash
HU00185 PSU LED indicators latched due to enclosure firmware fault
HU00237 Enclosure resets due to PSU battery communication problem
IC91088 Upper node offline due to I2C bus 1 failure

7.3.0.4

Critical Fixes
HU00354 Loss of access to data if upgrading directly from 6.4.x
to 7.3.0.1, 7.3.0.2 or 7.3.0.3 with multiple access IO
groups configured on any volume

High Importance Fixes

HU00432 Performance reduction and node asserts when running out
of cache resources in 7.3.0.1, 7.3.0.2, or 7.3.0.3

7.3.0.3

OpenSSL vulnerability CVE-2014-0224

Critical Fixes
HU00324 Compressed volumes offline after upgrading
to 7.3.0.1 or 7.3.0.2
 High Importance Fixes
HU00296 Node assert when handling specific compression workloads
HU00336 Single node assert when volumes go offline on systems
running 7.3.0.0, 7.3.0.1 or 7.3.0.2

7.3.0.2

Critical Fixes
HU00302 Multiple repeating node asserts if system has previously
run a code release earlier than 6.4.0 and is upgraded to
7.3.0.1 without stepping through a 6.4.x release

7.3.0.1

Critical Fixes
HU00014 Multiple node asserts if many volume-host mappings exist
to a single host
HU00133 Loss of access to data when an enclosure goes offline
during software upgrade
HU00195 Multiple node asserts when creating the first compressed
volume in an IO group
HU00247 Multiple node asserts when handling bad block errors on
a RAID array
HU00283 Multiple node asserts caused by invalid compressed
volume metadata
HU00287 Multiple node asserts when using hosts where the IQN is
the same, but uses different capitalisation
HU00298 Multiple node asserts when using IBM DS4000 using an
incorrect host type
IC92665 Multiple node asserts caused by iSCSI initiator using
the same IQN as SVC or Storwize
IT01250 Loss of access to data when node or node canister goes
offline during drive update

High Importance Fixes

HU00017 Node assert after failed mkrcpartnership command
HU00026 Node assert after all compressed volumes in an IO group
are deleted
HU00219 Node assert when stopping a FlashCopy map in a chain of
FlashCopy mappings
HU00253 Global Mirror with Change Volumes does not resume copying
after an IO group goes offline at secondary cluster
HU00257 Multiple node asserts when EMC RecoverPoint
appliances restarted
HU00291 Node assert caused by instability in IP
replication connection
HU00293 Node canister fails to boot after hard shutdown
IC89562 Node assert when handling a large number of
XCOPY commands
IC89608 Node assert when a volume goes offline during an
XCOPY command

Suggested Fixes
HU00183 GUI becomes non-responsive on larger configurations
HU00232 Incorrect 1131 error in the event log
HU00236 Performance degradation when changing the state of
 certain LEDs
HU00241 Unresponsive GUI caused by locked IPC sockets
HU00272 Arrays incorrectly reporting resync progress as
0% or 255%
HU00288 GUI does not remember the most recently visited page
HU00290 System incorrectly attempts to upgrade firmware during
maintenance discharge
HU00294 Event ID 981007 not always logged correctly
HU00299 Array Rebuild can take longer than necessary
IC92993 Fix Procedure for 1686 not replacing drive correctly
IC94781 GUI Health status pod still showing red after offline
node condition has been recovered

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7. Further Documentation

The latest version of all Storwize V7000 documentation can

be downloaded from the support website:

http://www.ibm.com/storage/support/storwize/V7000

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8. Known Issues and Restrictions in this Level

Upgrades from releases prior to 7.3.0.0 to 7.3.0.0 or later will disable

the cache when the upgrade starts and the cache will stay disabled until
the upgrade completes, at which time it will be automatically re-enabled.

If using IP replication, please review the set of restrictions published in

the V7.3 Configuration Limits and Restrictions document.

Intra-Cluster Global Mirror Not Supported

Refer to the following flash for more information on this restriction:

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1003725

SAN Volume Controller or Storwize Family Inter-cluster Metro Mirror

and Global Mirror Compatibility Cross Reference

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1003646

Use of a standards-compliant browser, such as Firefox, is recommended for

using the management GUI. Use of Internet Explorer is supported but
may result in slower performance of the GUI.

If an upgrade stalls or fails then Contact IBM Support for Further

Assistance

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S1002894
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9. Maximum Configurations

The maximum configurations for 7.3.0 are documented in the 7.3

Configuration Limits and Restrictions document which is available
from:

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=591&uid=ssg1S1004628

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10. Supported Hardware

This release of Storwize V7000 software is supported on the

following node hardware types:

Control enclosures:

* 2076-112
* 2076-124
* 2076-312
* 2076-324
* 2076-524

Expansion enclosures:

* 2076-212
* 2076-224
* 2076-12F
* 2076-24F
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