A new document for Clariion RC Escalation Flowchart for all Fibre-based CLARiiON raids has been added to the escalation pages, reference pages, and troubleshooting pages.

Background Verify Procedure has been added to the procedures pages.

EF 2000 Firmware Upgrade Procedure has been added to the procedures page.

The EXP RAID adapter consists of two parts. However, IBM has an FRU P/N for each part separately and not for the entire assembly:

• Creo P/N: 609-00235, PCI 4-CHANNEL RAID ADAPTER - BASE CARD - IBM's FRU: 37L6892
• Creo P/N: 609-00237, 128MB Cache + Battery (PCI RAID ADAPTER) - IBM's FRU: 37L6902

To simplify the dealings with IBM in case of part repair, the CSCs will need to deal with only one top number, 609-00164, which is the PCI 4-CHANNEL Ultra3 SCSI RAID adapter. When needed, the CSC will send the entire faulty adapter to CIL, and CIL will approach IBM regarding the part repair.

The EXP RAID Installation Guide (PDF 2.2 MB) can be found on the EXP RAID Reference page.

Fiber Channel Connectivity for Brisque 4.x, 5.x, Timna 3.0, and Brisque Serve 4.0.This document describes the available Fiber Channel connectors, adapters, switches and cables that you can use for SAN network interconnections.

The CEU Server Products Logistics Reference document (PDF 311 KB) provides you with a parts list reference for all AIX-based servers, Brisque, and peripherals. In addition, you will find reference to the available platform configurations for Brisque Serve and Timna, ID chip locations, PCI slot allocations, and identifications for DLT drives.

In AIX, cannot create LUNs for a RAID system. When using AIX, you cannot create LUNs (logical unit numbers) for a RAID system.

Question:
I'd like an explanation of the behaviour of the indicator LEDs ont the front of the EV 5000 cache battery. In the past, after inserting the new battery, all LEDs stay off. After some minutes, the two green LEDs light up and stay lit, unless there is a fault indicated by the amber LEDs. Recently, I received a new replacement battery which behaved differently. After battery insertion into the controller cage the two green LEDs started to flicker in a fixed rhythm, until after some minutes they stayed on. Was there a change in the LED wiring lately? It may lead someone to believe that there is a fault when the green LEDs start to flicker after battery replacement. What are the possible states indicated by the 4 LEDs?

DDN's reply:
The last batch of CBB-5 batteries we bought last year from LSI were new a revision. The old batteries were very heavy because they used four internal batteries whereas the new ones only use two. When they made this change, they also updated minor aspects of the board function. The only difference appears to be the blinking light during recharge. This will go out when it is at full charge.

Loading DDN RAID firmware. This document contains important instructions that you should follow before you load firmware on a Brisque DDN (Digital Data Network) RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks). This item is posted on the Brisque Installation page and Procedures page.

The product formerly known as the Nexsan Ataboy2 will now be known as the Creo "AE RAID" (AE = "ATA External") in all internal and external marketing materials. Connectivity variations for the AE RAID are:
AE-S for SCSI connectivity to the host
AE-2F for two gigabit fibre connectivity

The NexSan Ataboy 2 RAID is a new offering and has been qualified but not yet released.

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