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Smart Array 6400A Backplane
RAID Controller Release Notes
February 2006
AV-RWN7A-TE
These release notes provide supplemental and updated information
for the SA6400A RAID controller product not available elsewhere.
SA6400A controllers are modular in design and are shipped in one of
two product configurations for use in supported AlphaServer systems.
The 3X-KZPEC-BF (SA6402A) is a single controller with two
Ultra320 SCSI channels with 128 MB of installed cache. The 3X–
KZPEC–DG (SA6404A) provides two controllers each with two
Ultra320 SCSI channels with a 256 MB cache, which is shared by the
two controllers. The SA6402A and the SA6404A are 133Mhz PCI-X
adapters which use a single PCI slot.
Note:
Review the product documentation and check the SA6400A
product web site for updates before installing these controllers into
your AlphaServer system.
The SA6400A controller product web page is located at:
http://h18002.www1.hp.com/alphaserver/products/storage/sa6400a
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Table of Contents
KZPEC Product Components.......................................................5
Controller Firmware Support.................................................5
AlphaServer System Firmware Support ................................5
Operating System Support .....................................................6
Runtime Utility Support.........................................................6
Web Browser Support..........................................................11
KZPEC Event Translation Support......................................11
Supported HP AlphaServer Systems ..........................................12
KZPEC Product Issues and Restrictions ....................................12
Platform Specific Issues and Restrictions............................12
ES47, ES80 and GS1280 System Issues..............................12
AlphaServer System Firmware Issues and Restrictions.......12
Firmware Issues and Restrictions ........................................15
Storage Enclosure Issues and Restrictions...........................16
Hardware and Connection Details .......................................17
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Intended Audience
This document is intended for customers who install, use, or
troubleshoot the KZPEC SmartArray 6400A controller product in
AlphaServer systems. It describes KZPEC product updates and
known issues or restrictions when using the controller within
particular system configurations.
KZPEC Product Updates
This is initial release of the SA6400A.
KZPEC Product Components
Controller Firmware Support
The V2.58 firmware image is available on the V7.1 AlphaServer
Firmware CD in the OPTIONS subdirectory or from the AlphaServer
Firmware web site:
http://ftp.digital.com/pub/DEC/Alpha/firmware/index.html
The following example shows how to update controller instance
PYA0 with the V2.58 image after booting the V7.1 Alpha Firmware
CD in CD-ROM device DQA0 on any supported AlphaServer
system:
UPD> update pya0 -p
iso9660:[OPTIONS]kzpec258.sys/dqa0
AlphaServer System Firmware Support
HP recommends that all AlphaServer system environments hosting
the KZPEC product be updated using SRM firmware from the V7.1
(or later) AlphaServer Firmware CD release. The V7.1 release
firmware for AlphaServer systems is downloadable from the
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