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(Critical update) IBM ServeRAID 8i, 8k, 8k-l, 8s SAS Controller Driver v1.1.5.24702 for RHEL 4 - IBM BladeCenter and System x

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V1.1.5.24702

Release Date

23 July 2010

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Abstract

IBM ServeRAID 8i, 8k, 8k-l, 8s Controller Driver for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4

Download Description

Severity: Suggested

Supported Kernels:

  • 2.6.9-67
  • 2.6.9-78
  • 2.6.9-89

Supported systems:

  • IBM System x3200
  • IBM System x3250
  • IBM System x3400
  • IBM System x3550
  • IBM System x3650
  • IBM System x3650 NAS
  • IBM System x3800
  • IBM System x3850
  • IBM System x3950 E
  • IBM xSeries 206m NAS
  • IBM xSeries 460
  • IBM xSeries MXE 460
  • IBM BladeCenter HS21 (8853, 1885, 7995)
  • IBM BladeCenter HS21 XM (7995, 1915)
  • IBM BladeCenter LS21 (7971)
  • IBM BladeCenter LS41 (7972)
  • IBM System x3200 (4362, 4363)
  • IBM System x3250 (4364, 4365, 4366)
  • IBM System x3400 (7973, 7974, 7975, 7976)
  • IBM System x3455 (7984, 7986, 7940, 7941)
  • IBM System x3500 (7977)
  • IBM System x3550 (7978, 1913)
  • IBM System x3650 (7979, 1914)
  • IBM System x3650 NAS (7979)
  • IBM System x3655 (7985)
  • IBM System x3755 (8877, 7163)
  • IBM System x3800 (8865, 8866)
  • IBM System x3850 (8863, 7362, 8864, 7365)
  • IBM System x3950 (8872, 7363, 8878, 7366)
  • IBM System x3950 E (8874, 7364, 8879, 7367)
  • IBM xSeries 206m (8485, 8490)
  • IBM xSeries 206m NAS (8490)
  • IBM xSeries 260 (8865)
  • IBM xSeries 306m (8849, 1887, 8491)
  • IBM xSeries 366 (8863)
  • IBM xSeries 460 (8874, 8872)
  • IBM xSeries MXE 460 (8874)

Change history

Version 1.1.5-24702 (ServeRAID 9.20) - Suggested Problems fixed:

  • Fixed the race condition issue suggested by open source community for "filesystem may enter read only mode during heavy I/O" fix

Enhancements: N/A
Limitations: N/A
Dependencies: N/A

Version 1.1.5-24701 (ServeRAID 9.00) - Critical update

Problems fixed:

  • Fixed an issue where the filesystem may enter read only mode during heavy I/O.
  • Fixed an issue which resulted in false RAID Alerts when using IBM Director agent.
  • FIxed an issue where enclosure IDs may be reported incorrectly.

Enhancements: N/A
Limitations: N/A
Dependencies: N/A

Version 1.1.5-2451 (ServeRAID 9.00)

Problems fixed:

  • Moved to GCC 4.1.1 to resolve boot failure in SLES 10 after updating to driver version 1.1.5-2449.

Enhancements: N/A
Limitations: N/A
Dependencies: N/A

Version 1.1.5-2449 (ServeRAID 9.00)

Problems fixed: none.
Enhancements:

  • Added support for 9.00 release

Limitations: none.
Dependencies: none.

Version 1.1.5-2434 (ServeRAID 8.40)

Problem(s) fixed:

  • Fixed a problem with 64-bit largesmp configurations stepping on the UP configurations in the following kernels:
    • 2.6.9-42.EL
    • 2.6.9-36.1.EL
    • 2.6.9-36.EL
    • 2.6.9-34.19.EL
    • 2.6.9-34.EL
    • 2.6.9-32.EL
    • 2.6.9-27.EL
    • 2.6.9-22.25.EL
  • Fixed a community bug in ioctl calls dealing with 32-bit applications in 64-bit kernels.

Enhancements:

  • Added support for ServeRAID 8s
  • Added support for 2.6.9-42.EL (RHEL4 U4)
  • Added support for 2.4.21-47.EL (RHEL3 U8)

Limitations: none.
Dependencies: none.

Version 1.1.5-2420 (ServeRAID 8.30)

Problem(s) fixed: none.
Enhancements:

  • Added support for ServeRAID 8k and 8k-l
  • Added support for 2.4.21-37.ELvmnix (VMWare 3.1)
  • Added support for 2.4.9-e.65 (RHAS2.1 errata 65)
  • Added support for 2.4.9-e.68 (RHAS2.1 errata 68)
  • Added support for 2.4.9-e.68 to modules.equiv
  • Dropped support for 2.4.9-e.62 products

Limitations: none.
Dependencies: none.

Version 1.1.5-2412 (ServeRAID 8.20)

Problem(s) fixed:

  • Fixed a problem where, if the adapter went through an IOP reset, the outstanding ioctl commands issued during the setup phase leading to the process were not closed, only the outstanding I/O commands were closed. The management applications would need to be restarted, in this case.
  • Prevented a null pointer access in the driver in low memory systems during driver load. The null pointer access could hang the system.
  • Fixed error on driver thread restart where bad user applications hit the kernel thread process ids.
  • Dropped the maximum sg count because some legacy adapters showed instability.

Enhancements:

  • Added support for 2.4.21-37.EL (RHEL3 U6)
  • Added support for 2.6.9-22.EL (RHEL4 U2)
  • Added support for SMART scsictl tools to communicate with physical targets.

Limitations: none.
Dependencies: none.

Version 1.1.5-2407 (ServeRAID 8.15)

Problem(s) fixed:

  • Started using IOP_RESET to prevent system hangs.

Enhancements:

  • Added support for 2.6.5-7.191 (SLES9 SP2)
  • Added support for 2.6.5.7.192 (SuSE 9.1 errata)
  • Added support for 2.6.8-24.17 (SuSE 9.2 errata)
  • Added support for 2.6.11.4-20a (SuSE 9.3)
  • Added support for 2.6.11.4-21.7 (SuSE 9.2 errata)

Limitations: none.
Dependencies: none.

Version 1.1.5-2386 (ServeRAID 8.00)

Problem(s) fixed: none.
Enhancements:

  • Initial Release of 8i drivers

Limitations: none.
Dependencies: none.

 

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Operating System

BladeCenter:Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 x86-64

System x:Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4

Older System x:Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4

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Modified date:
18 April 2023

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ibm1MIGR-64653