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HP ProLiant DL985 Release Note

Hp proliant storage server with windows storage server 2003 r2 - release notes (5697-6072, september 2006)
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HP ProLiant
Storage Server with Windows Storage
Server 2003 R2

release notes

These release notes cover HP ProLiant Storage Servers and Data Protection Storage Servers running editions of
Microsoft® Windows Storage Server 2003 R2. For storage servers running Windows Storage Server 2003 SP1 or
lower, see the HP ProLiant release notes, part number 379129–009.
Part number: 5697-6072
First edition: September 2006

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  • Page 1: Release Notes

    HP ProLiant Storage Server with Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 release notes These release notes cover HP ProLiant Storage Servers and Data Protection Storage Servers running editions of Microsoft® Windows Storage Server 2003 R2. For storage servers running Windows Storage Server 2003 SP1 or lower, see the HP ProLiant release notes, part number 379129–009.

  • Page 3: Product Models

    VERSION: Description These release notes cover HP ProLiant Storage Servers and Data Protection Storage Servers running editions of Microsoft® Windows Storage Server 2003 R2. For storage servers running Windows Storage Server 2003 SP1 or lower, see the HP ProLiant release notes, part number 379129–009. Update recommendation Recommended Supercedes...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Languages When the Microsoft Multilingual User Interface (MUI) is installed on the HP ProLiant Storage Server, the following languages are available: • French • Italian • German • Japanese • Korean • Simplified Chinese • Spanish • Traditional Chinese Issues and workarounds Issues and their workarounds have been identified and placed into categories.

  • Page 5: Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2

    Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 This section describes issues related to Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2. Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Issue: Quotas used Description If files for user accounts are deleted using the local login account, this has the effect of moving user files to the recycle bin instead of removing them from the drive.
  • Page 6 R2 upgrade Workaround HP ProLiant Storage Server iSCSI Feature Pack R2 v2.01 allows you to use the iSCSI Feature Pack on ProLiant Storage Servers using Windows Storage Server 2003 R2. Go to http://h20293.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/ displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=T3669-10201 to obtain the software. Issue: An unhandled exception message appears during an R2 upgrade over the network Description When upgrading to Windows Storage Server 2003 from a network share, an exception message appears that stops the upgrade from continuing.

  • Page 7: Hp Storage Server Management Console User Interface

    Run regedit.exe. Navigating to the key “path” under HKEY_LOCAL_MACINE\SOFT- WARE\Hewlett-Packard\R2Upgrade shows the DVD-ROM drive letter. Reassign the DVD-ROM letter to be the same as identified in the previous step. Issue: Installation of Insight Management Agent fails...
  • Page 8 HP Storage Server Management console user interface Issue: Install SIS HP Storage Server Management console stops responding after cancelling Description After selecting HP Storage Server Management > Storage Management > Single Instance Storage, the management console sometimes stops responding after performing the following steps: Click on any data volume that does not have Single Instance Storage installed.
  • Page 9 HP Storage Server Management console user interface Issue: While connected to the HP Storage Server Management console using the web browser method, an error is shown if the user tries to open a shared folder Description While connected using the web browser method (http://machine-name:3201 or https://machine-name:3202), if the user navigates to HP Storage Server Management >...

  • Page 10: Configuration

    Configuration This section provides additional information on configuring your storage server. Configuration Issue: An unknown PCI serial port device can be seen in Windows Device Manager Description On the ML310 G3 storage server, if the optional serial port is enabled, a PCI serial port can show up as an unknown device.

  • Page 11: Exchange Databases

    Configuration Description If the DL100 G2 storage server (software RAID models only) is rebooted while the storage volume in Microsoft Disk Management displays a “Resynching” status, a blue screen may occur on the storage server during startup. WARNING! Do not shut down or reboot the DL100 G2 storage server (software RAID models only) when actions have been taken using Microsoft Disk Management to resynchronize the storage volume, and the volume status displays “Resynching.”...

  • Page 12: Microsoft Services For Nfs

    Exchange databases Workaround When an Exchange share is created for a clustered Exchange server, all the member nodes of the cluster should be added to the list of servers that can access the Exchange share. Issue: Error when creating a mailstore Description When you try to create a new Microsoft Exchange mailbox store or a new Exchange public folder store, you receive an error message stating the specified...

  • Page 13: Clustering

    Click Other Network File and Print Services, then click Details. Check the Services for Unix box, and get the details. To match the way the Hewlett-Packard Windows Storage Server is shipped from the factory, choose all subcomponents except Microsoft Client for NFS and click OK.
  • Page 14 Additional applications and utilities Description Creating a volume using the Create a New LUN wizard and also selecting the Create Volume option on Storage Manager for SAN launched from the HP Storage Server Management console sometimes results in a message stating Storage Manager for SANs was able to create the LUN, but could not create the volume because the disk did not arrive in 5 minutes.

  • Page 15: Data Protection Manager

    Additional applications and utilities Description The Adaptec Storage Manager utility can fail to display RAID controller information when a system configured in DHCP mode for the network address does not obtain an IP address in a timely manner. Workaround Restart the AdaptecStorageManagerAgent service after ensuring that the system has a valid IP address.
  • Page 16 Data Protection Manager Issue: Two hotfixes need to be installed after running DPM mini-setup Description The following two hotfixes should be installed only after the DPM mini-setup is complete: • DataProtectionManager2006–KB910330.exe • DataProtectionManager2006–KB911169.exe These hotfixes can be obtained from the c:\hpnas\components\hotfix folder on the Data Protection Storage Server.

  • Page 17: System Installation And Recovery Process

    Data Protection Manager Issue: Cannot install DPM File Agent on Windows Storage Server 2003 (pre-R2) computers with the Storage Manager quota feature installed Description Interoperability issues between Qafilter.sys and DPM prevent DPM from being used to protect Windows-powered Network Attached Storage (NAS) computers using Windows Storage Server 2003 (prior to R2) that have Storage Manager quota feature installed.

  • Page 18: Documentation Updates

    System installation and recovery process Issue: After performing installation or recovery, the machine boots again to the System Installation and Recovery menu rather than the Windows logon screen Description If the recovery DVD is left in the drive of an ML310 G3 storage server, the system will boot again from the DVD, even though the installation or recovery process is complete.
  • Page 19 Documentation updates Issue: Incorrect note for Single Instance Storage in the Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 upgrade guide Description On page 17 of the HP ProLiant Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 upgrade guide (part number 5697-5667, March 2006), the note incorrectly lists SIS availability on Windows Storage Server R2 Workgroup Edition.

  • Page 20: Installation Instructions

    Installation instructions To complete the configuration of storage servers that have Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 preinstalled, see the installation guide for your storage server. To upgrade a storage server to Windows Storage Server 2003 R2, see the HP ProLiant Windows Storage Server R2 upgrade guide. Supersedes history Version 6.1, released June 26, 2006 Effective date...

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