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IBM / Lenovo just send out 3 FLASH: Security Bulletins: FLASH: Security Bulletin: OpenSLP vulnerability affects IBM SAN Volume Controller, IBM Storwize, IBM Spectrum Virtualize and IBM FlashSystem products (2020.07.21) FLASH: Security Bulletin: Network Security (NSS) vulnerability affects IBM SAN…
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Some SSD drives in excess of 5 years old can potentially reach their end of life without warning Flashes (Alerts) Abstract Solid state drives are produced with an expected lifespan of 5 years. Some early devices have now exceeded…
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IBM/Lenovo has released version 7.7.0.0 og the Storwize firmware, there are really some nice things to look forward to: Release notes: https://public.dhe.ibm.com/storage/san/sanvc/release_notes/770_releasenotes.html New Features The following new features have been introduced in the 7.7.0.0 release: Encrypted DRAID iSCSI virtualisation Host Port…
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Amongst other things, it fixes the long pause when upgrading from 7.5.x to 7.6 🙂 Release notes: http://public.dhe.ibm.com/storage/san/sanvc/release_notes/760_releasenotes.html Download: http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/quickorder?product=ibm%2FStorage_Disk%2FIBM+Storwize+V3700&fixids=StorageDisk-2072-7.6.1.0&source=myna&myns=s028&mynp=OCSTLM5A&mync=E&cm_sp=s028-_-OCSTLM5A-_-E
IBM/Lenovo released 7.6.0.4 firmware on 26. february: Read more: http://public.dhe.ibm.com/storage/san/sanvc/release_notes/760_releasenotes.html Download: http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/quickorder?product=ibm%2FStorage_Disk%2FIBM+Storwize+V3700&fixids=StorageDisk-2072-7.6.0.4&source=myna&myns=s028&mynp=OCSTLM5A&mync=E&cm_sp=s028-_-OCSTLM5A-_-E
IBM/Lenovo has now issued a new firmware for the V3700 again. This updates fixes two APARS (Search for 7.6.0.3 is the release notes 🙂 ) Release notes: http://public.dhe.ibm.com/storage/san/sanvc/release_notes/760_releasenotes.html Download link: http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/doSelectFixes?options.selectedFixes=StorageDisk-2072-7.6.0.3&continue=1
IBM/Lenovo has now issued a new firmware for the V3700 again. This, among other things, fixes a critical issue, where the nodes batteries are going on and offlne, thus taking the node offline also! Release notes: http://public.dhe.ibm.com/storage/san/sanvc/release_notes/760_releasenotes.html Download link: http://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/quickorder?product=ibm%2FStorage_Disk%2FStorwize+V3700+for+Lenovo&fixids=Lenovo_6099_INSTALL_7.6.0.2&source=myna&myns=lnrsd&mync=E&cm_sp=lnrsd-_-NULL-_-E
Version 7.6.0.1 was just released 8/12-2015: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ssg1S4001477 It fixes the critical issue with Node Asserts in 7.6.0.0: 7.6.0.1 release notes Important: You will need at least 8GB cache on the node canisters or else the update will fail.
UPDATE: Fix released for this 8/2015 – read more here: https://martinsblog.dk/ibmlenovo-storwize-firmware-version-7-6-0-1-released/ Got this from IBM yesterday: Unfortunately, an issue has been discovered in this release that may lead to unexpected node warmstarts if host I/O is performed to volumes that contain…
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IMPORTANT: Read this before upgrading: https://martinsblog.dk/urgent-svcstorwize-7-6-0-0-issue/ UPDATE 8/12-2015: 7.6.0.1 is out now, which fixes theese issues above! IBM/Lenovo released version 7.6 of the software for StorWize SAN’s with many new features, amongst fixing an issue where the power…
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