
nTier700 BlueScale Firmware Firmware Package History
July 2012 Release Notes—Spectra nTier700 Backup and Archive Appliance
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BlueScale2.3.0.2-20080421
Thisisthefirstgeneral‐availabilityfirmwarereleasefortheSpectra
nTier700.
Known Issues
Problem Workaround
Ifyouareupdatingthefirmwareforthebladesor
rootexpandersfromapreviousversion,the
firmwareupdatefailsifthereisI/Otothedrives
duringtheupdate.
IfyouneedtoupdatethenTier700firmwarefor
thebladesorrootexpanders,stopallI/Otothe
drivesand
thenstopBlueScalebeforebeginning
theupdate.
Occasionally,theoperatorpanelDriveStatustab
doesnotindicatewhenadriveisinafailedstate.
Note: ThisissueisresolvedinBlueScale2.7.2.5.
UsetheBlueScalewebinterfacetodeterminethe
statusofthecomponentinquestion.
WhenDPMisinstalled,thenames
oftheSQL
servicesitinstallsarenotlistedcorrectlyonthe
Applicationspage.
Note: AsofBlueScale2.7.1.7DPMisnolonger
includedwiththenTier700.
AccesstheWindowsdesktopandrun
services.msctoverifythattheSQLservices
arerunning.
ChangingthecablesconnectedtoEthernetports
1and2on
thenTier700backpanelcausethe
systemtohang.
Donotunplug/plugcablestoEthernetports1
and2whilethenTier700ispoweredon.
ThenTier700rootexpandersarenot
hot‐swappable.Ifarootexpanderisremoved
whilethenTier700ispoweredon:
ThenTier700statusinformationisnolonger
availablethroughtheBlueScalewebinterface
andthebladeoperatorpanels.
TheAutoSupportfeaturedoesnotfunction
correctly.
YoucannotrestartthenTier700through
Windowsuntiltherootexpanderis
re‐installed.
PowerdownthenTier700beforeremovingaroot
expander.
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