USP/NSC

MICROCODE VERSION 50-09-98-00/14-M358

RELEASED 06/08/2012
Newly supported features and functions for Version 50-09-98-00/14-M358
1. Mainframe & OPEN System

1-1 Support for SOM600 and 601 to change UR initial copy pace
Description New System Option Modes 600 and 601 are available to change the UR initial copy pace
(MIDDLE mode) from125MB/s to 250MB/s or 500MB/s as follows.

-When SOM600 is set to ON: 250MB/s

-When SOM601 is set to ON: 500MB/s
Restricted Mode – RSD Permission Required to Use
Changed Part DKCMAIN

2. Mainframe System

2-1 Support for SOM598 to report SIM for JNL overflow

Description When the usage rate of meta data or journal data space reaches the threshold value (80%),
SIM (DCE0, DCE1, DCE2, or DCE3) for a JNL overflow warning is reported to the host.

-New System Option Mode 598 is available to enable the SIM report.
Public Mode – No Permission Required to Use
Changed Part SVP

3. Open System
NONE

The change of contents for Version 50-09-98-00/14-M358

1 Failure suspend with SSB=EF62
Phenomena
Severity (High, Medium, Low)
Conditions of Occurrence
Affected Products/Version
Fixed Product/Version
Category
Changed Part
After an I/O operation was performed while the JNL ECC on R-site of
UR/URz pair was in correction copy process, suspend failure occurred
with SSB=EF62.
Medium
The problem occurs when all the following conditions are met.
(1) UR/ UR for z/OS.
(2)The parity group of JNL volume belongs to the R-side JNLG is in
either;
- Correction access status (PDEV is blocked), or
- Correction recovery status (PDEV is recovered).
DKCMAIN: 50-03-68-00/00 and higher
DKCMAIN: 50-09-98-00/14
Universal Replicator, Universal Replicator for z/OS
DKCMAIN

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2 Performance deterioration during a UR Resync operation
Phenomena
Severity (High, Medium, Low)
Conditions of Occurrence
Causes and Updates
Affected Products/Version
Fixed Product/Version
Category
Changed Part
3 Failure of discovery operation for EVA with FW of VAAI
Phenomena
Severity (High, Medium, Low)
Conditions of Occurrence
Affected Products/Version
Fixed Product/Version
Category
Changed Part
4 Invalid output value of Export Tool after clock time of SVP is
Phenomena
Severity (High, Medium, Low)
Conditions of Occurrence
Causes and Updates
Affected Products/Version
Fixed Product/Version
Category
Changed Part
HDS Confidential
During a UR Resync operation, host I/O response time increased.
* High MP usage rate was shown during the phenomenon.
Medium
The problem may occur when all the following conditions are met.
(1) Universal Replicator for Mainframe or Open is used.
(2) Host I/Os are issued to P-VOL.
(3) A Resync operation is executed.
New System Option Mode 760 is available to fix the problem.
DKCMAIN: All
DKCMAIN: 50-09-98-00/14
Universal Replicator, Universal Replicator for Mainframe
DKCMAIN
support version
When the firmware of EVA was updated to a version that supported
VMWare VAAI function, a discovery operation for the storage system
failed and SSB=ACF0 was output.
Medium
The problem occurs when all the following conditions are met.
(1) EVA P6500/6300 is used as an external storage.
(2) The firmware version of EVA P6500/P6300 is 10100000. (VAAI
support version)
(3) A discovery operation is performed for the above storage system.
DKCMAIN: 50-06-11-00/00 and higher
DKCMAIN: 50-09-98-00/14
Universal Volume Manager
DKCMAIN
set back
After the clock time of SVP was set back, an output value of Export Tool
became "-1".
Low
The problem occurs when all the following conditions are met.
(1) Monitoring switch is ON.
(2) One of at the following timing.
(a) The clock time of SVP is set back and then SVP transfer restarts when
the time before it is set back comes.
(b) Communication with SVP is disabled and is recovered.
The micro-program has been modified to fix the problem.
DKCMAIN: All
DKCMAIN: 50-09-98-00/14
Open or Mainframe
DKCMAIN
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