If you use the FC-ported IBM Magstar® 3590 Tape Subsystem on systems running DYNIX/ptx V4.5.2, you must upgrade some firmware and software beyond the standard distribution provided with DYNIX/ptx V4.5.2. Specifically, you must upgrade the firmware versions for the LP7000 FC Host Adapters and IBM 2109 and SilkWorm 2000 FC Switches in the system. Furthermore, you must upgrade ptx®/SPDRIVERS and the cfwdl-Compatible Firmware Bundle. These requirements apply when installing an IBM 3590 Tape Subsystem with a new DYNIX/ptx V4.5.2 system or when adding it to an existing DYNIX/ptx V4.5.2 system.
ATTENTION On DYNIX/ptx V4.5.2, Backup Toolkit V4.4.3 or V4.4.4 with SAMS:Alexandria V4.50.70 and earlier versions, and NetBackup V3.4 and earlier versions do not support the FC-ported IBM Magstar 3590 Tape Subsystem. (On DYNIX/ptx V4.6.1, Backup Toolkit V4.4.4 and SAMS:Alexandria V4.50.70 or later versions with Fastpatch 255438 do support the FC-ported IBM Magstar 3590 Tape Subsystem only when it is in an IBM 3494 tape library. For details, refer to Backup Toolkit V4.4.4 Release Notes for SAMS:Alexandria.)
The required software for FC-ported IBM Magstar 3590 Tape Subsystems on systems running DYNIX/ptx V4.5.2 is distributed on the CD labeled "DYNIX/ptx V4.5.2 Software for FC IBM 3590 Tape Subsystems, June 2001." This CD is included in the accessory kit that accompanies the IBM Magstar 3590 Tape Subsystem when it is ordered for a NUMA system. The CD contains the following software:
cfwdl-Compatible Firmware Bundle V1.3.2.
This bundle includes new vendor-supplied SF3.22a software for LP7000E Fibre Channel Host Adapters and firmware for the IBM 3590 Tape Subsystem. For details, refer to the cfwdl-Compatible Firmware Bundle V1.3.2 Release Notes.
ptx/SPDRIVERS V3.2.1.
This software includes tc driver support for the FC-ported IBM 3590 Tape Subsystem. For details, refer to the ptx/SPDRIVERS V3.2.1 Release Notes.
Fibre Channel Switch a2.2.1a software for IBM 2109 and SilkWorm 2000-family Fibre Channel Switches.
ATTENTION In the DYNIX/ptx INSTALL tool and all other DYNIX/ptx listing utilities, the software package named "Fibre Channel Switch IBM 2109 FW V2.2.1" contains the OEM software that will be reported by the FC Switch version command as "a2.2.1a."
DYNIX/ptx V4.5.2 fastpatch #254809.
This fastpatch provides a new release of the VCS device configuration daemon (vcd) that supports the tc device driver for the IBM 3590 Tape Subsystem.
Use the ROOT procedure of ptx/INSTALL to install the following products from the CD:
For detailed procedures, refer Chapter 8, "Root Installation," of the DYNIX/ptx V4.5.2 and Layered Products Software Installation Release Notes.
After the cfwdl-Compatible Firmware Bundle amd FC Switch software is installed, refer to the DYNIX/ptx V4.5.x Fibre Channel Software Release Notes for information on upgrading the firmware on your system to FC Host Adapter SF3.22a and FC Switch a2.2.1a.
If you plan to use NUMA Online Diagnostics Dispatcher on DYNIX/ptx V4.5.2 hosts with IBM 3590 Tape Subsystems, you must install fastpatch #254809. Without this fastpatch, the IBM3590 online tests can be run only from a DYNIX/ptx prompt as the Online Diagnostics GUI and CLI cannot recognize tc device names.
ATTENTION This fastpatch is intended only for systems running VCS software V1.7.6.
Systems running older versions of the VCS software do not provide support for the tc device name. On these older systems, the Online Diagnostics GUI and CLI do not recognize tc device names, so an IBM 3590 does not appear in any of the trees in the GUI, and the tests cannot be run as part of the normal VCS Online Diagnotics.
Use the following procedure to install the DYNIX/ptx V4.5.2 fastpatch #254809 from the CD:
Copy /patches/254809.tar from the CD to a directory on the DYNIX/ptx host. For example, you could copy the file to /tmp. The exact method you use depends on the network configuration of your site. Most likely, you can use the ftp command or Microsoft® Windows® Explorer to move the file to the DYNIX/ptx host.
Login as root on the DYNIX/ptx host:
# su root
Extract fastpatch 254809 from the archive file:
# tar -xvf 254809.tar
This command will create an image subdirectory that contains the ptx/INSTALL image used to install the fastpatch.
Use ptx/INSTALL and the ROOT installation procedures to install the fastpatch. The following steps provide a quick reference for doing this task:
From ptx/ADMIN, select System Administration->Software Management-> Install Software Package.
For the installation source type, enter directory.
For the location of the installation source, enter the path to the image directory, for example, /tmp/image.
Complete the remainder of the installation process as prompted by ptx/ADMIN.
For more information about the DYNIX/ptx installation process, refer to the DYNIX/ptx V4.5.2 and Layered Products Software Installation Release Notes.
Once the installation is complete, you can remove the 254809.tar file and the image directory.
For information on the configuration and usage limitations specific to NUMA systems and the IBM Magstar 3590 Tape Subsystem, refer to the online document Supplement for IBM Tape Devices on NUMA Systems that is available at this URL:
To locate this document from the NUMA Customer Documentation web page, you can use the left pane to select the topic "Hardware" and then the subtopic "Tape Operation."
For further information about the IBM Magstar 3590 Tape Subsystem, refer to the publications at the following URL: