This README file contains the latest information about installing IBM 
FAStT Storage Manager version 8.4 for AIX. The AIX host attachment to 
the 1722 (FAStT600), the 1724 (FAStT100) and the 1742-90U/90X (FAStT900) 
requires the additional purchase of an IBM FAStT900/FAStT600/FAStT100 Host
Kit Option. The IBM AIX Host Kit options contain the required IBM licensing
to attach an AIX Host System to the FAStT900, FAStT600 or FAStT100. Please
contact your IBM service representative or IBM resellers for purchasing 
information.

Refer to the IBM TotalStorage™ Support Web Site or CD for the IBM FAStT 
Storage Manager version 8.4x Installation and Support Guides for AIX, HP-UX 
and Solaris. This guide along with the FAStT Storage Manager program
Online Help provide the installation and support information.

Last Update:  06/16/2004

Products Supported: 

      ---------------------------------------------------
     |           | Machine Type	|     Model              |
     |-----------|--------------|------------------------|
     | FAStT 900 |     1742     | 90X ,	90U              |
     |-----------|--------------|------------------------|
     | FAStT 600 |     1722     | 6LX, 6LU, 60X and 60U  |
     |-----------|--------------|------------------------|
     | FAStT 700 |     1742     | 1RX ,	1RU              |
     |-----------|--------------|------------------------|
     | FAStT 500 |     3552     | 1RX, 1RU               |
     |-----------|--------------|------------------------|
     | FAStT 200 |     3542     | 1RX ,1RU , 2RX and 2RU |
     |-----------|--------------|------------------------|
     | FAStT 100 |     1724     | 100                    |
      ---------------------------------------------------


Note: 
  The IBM TotalStorage™ FAStT Storage Manager version 8.42.xx.xx for AIX 
  software package is required for managing FAStT storage servers that
  are connecting to the FAStT EXP100 drive expansion enclosures and for 
  managing the new IBM FAStT100 Storage Server. IBM FAStT Storage Manager
  version 08.4x.xx.xx provides full management support for IBM machine 
  types 3552 and 3542 storage controllers that have at least firmware 
  version 04.00.02.xx, IBM Machine type 1742-900 and 1742 storage 
  controllers that have at least firmware version 05.00.04.xx, IBM Machine
  type 1722 storage controllers that have at least firmware version 
  05.3x.xx.xx or IBM Machine type 1724 storage controllers that have at 
  least firmware version 05.42.xx.xx.

  
  The FAStT storage server controller firmware version 05.41.xx.xx and
  its associated NVSRAM files are required to be loaded in the FAStT
  storage servers enabling it to recognize the FAStT EXP100 drive 
  expansion enclosures. The FAStT storage server controller firmware 
  version 05.41.xx.xx should not be loaded into the FAStT storage server
  connecting to FAStT EXP700 and EXP500 drive expansion enclosures. 
  Please use the FAStT storage server controller firmware versions 
  05.40.xx.xx or 05.3x.xx.xx and the associated NVSRAM files instead. In 
  addition, the controller firmware version 05.42.xx.xx and its associated
  NVSRAM file must be used only for the FAStT100 storage server

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CONTENTS
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1.0   Overview
2.0   Change History
3.0   Usage Notes - AIX Platforms
4.0   WEB Sites and Support Phone Number
5.0   Trademarks and Notices
6.0   Disclaimer

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1.0 Overview
------------

1.1 Overview
------------

This IBM Storage Manager package includes the IBM FAStT Storage Manager 
host software version 8.42 for AIX. It provides full FAStT Storage Manager
management function support for FAStT Storage Servers with controller 
firmware versions between 4.00.02.xx and 05.42.xx.xx. Please refer to the
IBM FAStT Support Web Site for latest FAStT controller firmware and NVSRAM
files for IBM machine types 1722(FAStT600), 1724(FAStT100), 1742(FAStT700
and FAStT900), 3542(FAStT200) and 3552(FAStT500).  

AIX host attachment to the 1724 (FAStT100), 1722 (FAStT600) and the 
1742-90U/90X (FAStT900) requires the additional purchase of an IBM FAStT100/
FAStT900/FAStT600 Host Kit Option. The IBM AIX Host Kit options contain the
required IBM licensing to attach an AIX Host System to the FAStT100 or 
FAStT900 or FAStT600. Please contact your IBM service representative or 
IBM resellers for purchasing information. 

The \Docs directory in the CD-ROM that is shipped with the AIX host kit
contains the documentation and files necessary for installing the IBM FAStT
Storage Manager Version 8.42. The "IBM FAStT Storage Manager Version 8.4x 
for AIX and UNIX environments Installation and Support Guide" is also 
available on IBM's Support Web Site as a downloadable Portable Document 
Format (PDF) file.

Also, please read the FAStT EXP100 Storage Expansion Unit Release Notes 
before using Storage Manager version 8.42.xx.xx.


1.2 Limitations
(not AIX limitations, but FAStT/Storage Manager limitations)
-----------------------------------------------------------

1. Storage Manager prompts you for a password if all hard disk drives 
   are removed from the storage subsystem.

   After removing all drives from a storage subsystem (or not powering on 
   drives and only the  controller), the IBM FAStT Storage Manager 
   software will prompt you for a password when trying to start the 
   software or trying to perform protected operations. Any password 
   entered will fail.

   Password information is stored on a reserved area of each hard disk 
   drive on the storage subsystem.  Each drive stores a mirrored copy of 
   the password data.  When there are no drives in the storage 
   subsystem, the storage management software does not find the password 
   data when you attempt password protected operations. Add one drive to 
   the storage subsystem and retry the operation.

2. Auto LUN/Array Transfer is not supported.
   If a controller fails over arrays to the alternate controller and the 
   failed controller is replaced and brought back online, the arrays do 
   not automatically transfer to the preferred controller.  This must be 
   done manually by redistributing arrays.
                
3. If the controller in the IBM FAStT Storage Server with firmware 
   05.4x.xx.xx is connected to a SAN with more than 256 host connections
   per controller port, that can log into the controllers, one must 
   either use the switch zoning function or rearrange the SAN 
   connections so that only the maximum number of host connections can
   be seen and log into the controller.

4. Dynamically changing the cache read ahead multiplier setting via 
   the storage manager client may  result in an error message 
   indicating the operation has failed. Despite the error message, 
   the request to change the cache read ahead multiplier will remain 
   queued to the controllers and will eventually complete when I/O 
   activity to the storage subsystem has subsided. In order to avoid 
   the error message and any delays in the cache read ahead multiplier
   value changing, it is recommended to change the cache read ahead 
   multiplier when the subsystem is in a quiesced state.

5. If the ESM firmware is 953A or earlier, no IOs are allowed during 
   the duration that the EXP100 ESMs are being updated with new firmware,
   including clustering reservation checking IOs. 
    
6. The FAStT storage server when configured with the FAStT EXP100 
   SATA Drive Expansion Unit is currently reporting a higher frequency 
   of informational events such as Destination Driver Events (DDEs) 
   and Fibre Channel link up/down events ... in the FAStT Controller event
   log compared to the FAStT storage server configured with Fibre Channel 
   drives. Slower response times of SATA disk drives compared to Fibre 
   Channel disk drives cause higher I/O retries from the FAStT storage server 
   controllers, resulting in a greater number of informational events logged.
   In addition, the number of information events reported in the FAStT 
   storage server event log will also grow in proportion to the increase 
   in I/Os to the Logical Drives. In all cases, the FAStT storage server 
   controller will always successfully service the timeout I/O on the 
   subsequent retries. 


1.3 Enhancements
----------------

* Support for FAStT100 Storage Server 			(6/18/04)

* Updated AIX DD levels and FAStT FW levels		(6/18/04)

* Updated for EXP100 Full failover release (see Key Features section)
  (05/20/04)

* Minor edits and updates				(12/16/03)

* Initial release for base pSeries/AIX support on AIX 	(11/21/03)
  v5.1.0, and v5.2.0

* Support in HACMP and RVSD/GPFS configurations		(12/16/03)

* New AIX 5.1 and 5.2 DD support for:			(11/20/03)
	256 Volumes per partition
	FC In-band management using SMagent
	Concurrent FW Download

* FC fast_fail support on AIX 5.1			(10/13/03)

* Initial release for base pSeries/AIX support on AIX 	(9/12/03)
  v4.3.3, v5.1.0, and v5.2.0

* 1Gb FC SAN attachment to FAStT600.			(9/12/03)

* Single HBA direct-attach configruations supported	(9/12/03)
  (see restrictions in section 3.0)

* VolumeCopy support					(9/12/03)
  (see restrictions in section 3.0)

* Cache-mirroring "off" support on AIX			(9/12/03)
  (see restrictions in section 3.0)

1.4 Fixes
----------------
            
1.5 Prerequisites
-----------------

The following pSeries & RS/6000 Hardware Platforms are supported for
attachment to the FAStT600 and FAStT900 with FAStT Storage Manager 8.41:

Machine Type			Model#		pSeries Name
------------------------------------------------------------
	7013 			S70
	7013 			S7A
	7015 			S70
	7015 			S7A
	7017 			S70
	7017 			S7A
	7017 			S80
	7017 			S85		pSeries 680
	7025 			6F0 		pSeries 620 
	7025 			6F1		pSeries 620
	7025 			F50
	7025 			F80
	7026			6H0		pSeries 660
	7026			6H1		pSeries 660
	7026			6M1		pSeries 660
	7026			H50
	7026			H70
	7026			H80
	7026			B80		pSeries 640
	7026			M80
	7028			6C4		pSeries 630
	7028			6E4		pSeries 630
	7028 			6C1		pSeries 610
	7028 			6E1		pSeries 610
	7029			6C3		pSeries 615
	7029			6C4		pSeries 615
	7038			6M2		pSeries 650
	7039			651		pSeries 655
	7043			270
	7040			671		pSeries 670
	7040			681		pSeries 690
	7044			170
	7044			270
	9076			PCI Nodes:
				FC 2050 332 Mhz SMP Thin Node
				FC 2051 332 Mhz SMP Wide Node
				FC 2052 POWER3 SMP Thin Node
				FC 2053 POWER3 SMP Wide Node
				FC 2054 POWER3 SMP HIGH Node
				FC 2055 SP Expansion I/O Unit
				FC 2056 375 Mhz POWER3 SMP Thin Node
				FC 2057 375 Mhz POWER3 SMP Wide Node
				FC 2058 375 Mhz POWER3 SMP High Node


Platform: pSeries/AIX
Recommended OS Levels: AIX 4.33, 5.1, or 5.2
Multipath Driver: IBM AIX RDAC Driver (fcp.disk.array) and FC Protocol DD PTFs. 


	AIX 5.2, Maintenance Level 3 and the following AIX fileset versions:
		devices.fcp.disk.array 5.2.0.31
		devices.pci.df1000f7 5.2.0.31

	AIX 5.1, Maintenance Level 6 and the following AIX fileset versions:
		devices.fcp.disk.array 5.1.0.60
		devices.pci.df1000f7 5.1.0.58

	AIX 4.3.3, Maintenance Level 11 (4.3.3.75) and the following AIX fileset versions:
		devices.fcp.disk.array 4.3.3.87 (PTF U488156, APAR IY48242)
		devices.pci.df1000f7 4.3.3.92 (PTF U495609, APAR IY48827)

* AIX PTF/APARs can be downloaded from:  
  http://techsupport.services.ibm.com/server/aix.fdc


Host Bus Adapter(s): IBM Feature Code 6227, 6228, or 6239

   HBA Firmware Levels:
	FC 6227 - 3.30X1
	FC 6228 - 3.91A1
	FC 6239 - 1.00X5

   * pSeries and RS/6000 adapter code can be downloaded from:
	http://techsupport.services.ibm.com/server/mdownload2/download.html

1.6 Dependencies
----------------
IBM FAStT Storage Manager version 8.42.xx.xx host software requires IBM
machine type 3542 or 3552 storage controllers that have at least firmware 
version 05.30.XX.XX.

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2.0 Change History
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This is the latest release of IBM FAStT Storage Manager version 8.4 for AIX.

   Version - 08.42.G5.00 dated 06/18/2004 
    - Support for FAStT100 Storage Server

   Version - 08.41.G5.05 dated 05/20/2004 
    - 73847 - Ancient IO were aborted during watchdog timeout
    - Support new controller firmware in FAStT600 and FAStT900 and EXP100
      ESM firmware to enable EXP100 full High-availability support. 
    - Support FAStT Copy Services FlashCopy and VolumeCopy for FAStT
      storage servers that are connected to EXP100 enclosure.
      
    Note: The FAStT storage server controller firmware version 
          must be 05.41.5x.xx or higher. The EXP100 ESM firmware 
          version must be 955x or higher.

   Version - 08.41.G5.04  dated 04/02/2004
    - Support controller firmware version 05.34.xx.xx for the FAStT600 
      Storage Server. With this firmware version, the standard FAStT600
      models support the following features:
     
      - 1 Gb support for fabric switch ports and host bus adapters (HBAs)
      - FlashCopy premium feature 

   Version - 08.41.G5.01 dated 12/20/2003
    - Initial release providing support for FAStT600 and FAStT900
      connected to EXP100 SATA drive technology expansion enclosures.
      

2.1 Key Features of IBM FAStT Storage Manager version 8.41
----------------------------------------------------------

    - Support for FAStT100 Storage Server
        
2.2 Code levels at time of release are as follows
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  The IBM FAStT Storage Manager version 8.4 host software for AIX consisted
  of these packages.
  
	SMruntime: SMruntime-AIX-08.40.65.00.bff
	SMclient:  SMclient-AIX-08.42.G5.00.bff
	SMagent:   SMagent-AIX-08.40.65.00.bff
	SMutil:    SMutil-AIX-08.40.65.00.bff
  
Refer to the http://www.storage.ibm.com/hardsoft/disk/fastt/index.html
IBM web page for the latest information on supported switches and 
released code levels.

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3.0 Usage Notes and restrictions - AIX Platforms
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* FAStT100 and EXP100 (Serial ATA drives) are only supported on AIX 5.1 and 5.2.

* It is important to set the queue depth to a correct size for AIX hosts. 
  Having too large of a queue depth can result in lost filesystems and host panics.
  Please refer to the IBM FAStT Storage Manager Version 8.4x for UNIX and AIX 
  Environments Installation and Support Guide for details.

* Disabling Cache mirroring while the write-cache is permitted on AIX 5.1 and 5.2, 
  but not recommended for most environments and applications.  Loss of data could occur
  in the event of a controller failure (data in cache, but not written to
  disk). Refer to the Installation and Support Guide for further information.

* FC In-band Storage Management is supported on AIX 5.1 and 5.2.
  To manage and configure the FAStT on AIX 4.3.3, the SM client, which uses the Java
  interface resident on the AIX host, must be used with a LAN attachment between the
  FAStT and the AIX platform (Out of Band management). 
  Any host attached to the LAN with the SM client could also accomplish the management
  tasks.  If In Band management (via the FC interface) is needed, this must be used 
  on a separate host platform that supports the In-band agent software.

* SCSI-3 Persistent Reservation is not supported on AIX with FAStT Storage Systems.
  This feature will be available in a future release of the AIX RDAC Driver 
  (fcp.disk.array).

* Each AIX host (server) can support 1 or 2 FAStT Partitions (or Host Groups), each with
  a maximum of 256 Logical Drives on AIX 5.1 or 5.2.  AIX 4.3.3 is restricted to 32 per
  partition.

* For most applications, AIX host attaches to FAStT storage servers using pairs of Fibre 
  Channel adapters (HBA).
  
  For each adapter pair, one HBA must be configured to connect to controller "A" and the
  other to controller "B".

  Each HBA pair must be configured to connect to a single partition in a FAStT storage 
  server or multiple FAStT Storage servers (fanout).

  To attach an AIX host to a single or multiple FAStT with two partitions, 2 HBA pairs 
  must be used.

* SAN Switch Zoning Rules:

  Each HBA within a host must be configured in a separate zone from other HBAs 
  within that same host, when connected to the same FAStT controller port. In other 
  words, only 1 HBA within a host can be configured in the same zone with given 
  FAStT controller port.

* For most Direct-attach applications, the connections of FAStT storage arrays on AIX 
  should be configured with two HBAs for complete path availability.  As such, 
  dual-path configurations are restricted to the following:

  FAStT100/600	- one or two server configurations only (2 or 4 HBAs)
		  Each HBA pair must be connected to both A & B host-side
		  controller ports.

  FAStT700/900 	- one or two server configurations only (2 or 4 HBAs)
		  Each HBA pair must be connected to both A & B controllers.
		  Only 1 connection on each host-side mini-hub can be used.

* Single HBA configurations are allowed, but each single HBA configuration requires that 
  both controllers in the FAStT be connected to the host.

  In a switch environment, both controllers must be connected to the switch within 
  the same SAN zone as the HBA.

  In a direct-attach configurations, both controllers must be "daisy-chained" together.
  This can only be done	on FAStT700/900.

* Multiple host attachment to a host-side mini-hub is not supported.

* Storage Partitions and the Default Host Group
  FAStT offers a premium feature called "Storage Partitioning" which enables 
  users to associate a set of logical drives on a FAStT Storage Server that can
  only be accessed by specified hosts and host ports. This association of logical
  drives to a set of hosts and host ports is called a Storage Partition. The benefit
  of defining Storage Partitions is to allow controlled access to the logical 
  drives on the FAStT Storage Server to only those hosts also defined in the 
  Storage Partition.

  Without the use of Storage Partitioning, all logical drives appear within what 
  is called the Default Host Group, and they can be accessed by any fibre channel
  initiator that has access to the FAStT host port. When homogeneous host servers
  are directly attached to the FAStT Storage server, access to all logical drives
  may be satisfactory, or when attached to a SAN, zoning within the fabric can be 
  used to limit access to the FAStT host ports to specific set of hosts. 

  The FAStT600 base product (without the Turbo feature) provides the Default Host Group. 
  Premium features are available to support four, eight, or sixteen Storage Partitions. 
  If logical drive access control is required for your configuration, particularly in a
  SAN or multiple server environments, then it is recommended that you add the option
  for Storage Partitions. On other FAStT Storage Servers which include a minimum number 
  of Storage Partitions, Storage Partitioning should be used when configuring logical 
  drives and hosts.

* Dynamic Volume Expansion (DVE) is only supported on AIX 5.2.

* Booting from a FAStT subsystem with SATA drives is not supported.

* Booting from a FAStT device (with FC drives) is only supported on AIX 5.1 and 5.2.

* Boot images cannot be used on a volume that has more than 32 LUNs per partition.

* When booting from a FAStT device, both paths to the boot device must be up and 
  operational.  Single HBA configurations are supported, but must have both controllers
  connected, as described above.

* Path fail-over is not supported during the AIX boot process.  Once the AIX host has
  booted, fail-over operates normally.

* Interoperability with tape devices is supported on separate HBA and switch zones.

* Interoperability with IBM 2105 and SDD Software is supported on separate HBA 
  and switch zones.

* Online Appware/Snapware and NVSRAM firmware upgrades of SATA arrays are only supported 
  when upgrading from firmware 05.41.56.XX to a higher firmware version of 05.41.5x.xx. 

  Online Appware/Snapware and NVSRAM firmware upgrades of FC arrays are only supported
  when upgrading from 05.40.06.XX to a new version of 05.40.XX.XX. 

  It is highly recommended that Online FW upgrades be scheduled during low
  peak I/O loads.

  Online upgrades are not supported on AIX 4.3.3.  I/O must be quieced prior
  to performing the upgrade.

* For FAStT storage servers that are connected to EXP100 enclosures, the FAStT 
  Copy Services FlashCopy and VolumeCopy are now supported with FAStT controller
  firmware version 05.41.5x.xx and higher. The FAStT Copy Service RVM is not 
  supported at this time for FAStT storage servers that are connected to EXP100
  enclosures. In addition, the only FAStT Copy Service that is supported
  for FAStT100 is FlashCopy.

* When using FlashCopy, the Repository Volume failure policy must be set to "Fail
  FlashCopy logical drive", which is the default setting.  The "Fail writes to base
  logical drive" policy is not supported on AIX, as data could be lost to the base
  logical drive.

* VolumeCopy must be used in conjunction with Flashcopy.  The VolumeCopy source
  volume must be a FlashCopy copy.
  Refer to the Installation and Support Guide for more information.

* AIX version 4.3.3 and earlier are not supported with Storage Manager version
  8.42 and FAStT100 or EXP100 drawers.

* AIX Clustering (HACMP, PSSP, GPFS) is not supported at this time with Storage 
  Manager version 8.42 and FAStT100 or EXP100 drawers.

* AIX Clustering (HACMP, PSSP, GPFS) is not supported with Storage Manager version
  8.42 on FC systems.  
  Please see one of the following Configuration Information documents for specific
  support information. These are located in the "Important notices and readmes"
  section on the FAStT support web site.

	HACMP configuration information for FAStT on pSeries/AIX Servers
	PSSP/GPFS configuration information for FAStT on pSeries/AIX Servers
  
* Do not perform other storage management tasks, such as creating or deleting
  logical drives, reconstructing arrays, and so on, while downloading the  
  FAStT storage server controller firmware and FAStT EXP100 ESM firmware. It 
  is recommended that you close all storage management sessions (other than 
  the session that you use to upgrade the firmware) to the FAStT storage 
  server that you plan to update.

3.1 Helpful Hints
-------------------------------

1. The ideal configuration for SATA drives is one drive in each EXP per 
   array, one logical drive per array and one OS disk partition per logical
   drive. This configuration minimizes the random head movements that increase
   stress on the SATA drives. As the number of drive locations to which the
   heads have to move increases, application performance and drive reliability
   may be impacted. If more logical drives are configured, but not all of 
   them used simultaneously, some of the randomness can be avoided. SATA 
   drives are best used for long sequential reads and writes.

2. IBM recommends 2 hot spares per EXP100 drive expansion enclosure - 
   one in an even slot and the other in an odd slot. To fully protect 
   against single EXP100 ESM loss, 8 hot-spares will be required which results 
   in a FAStT storage server configuration with at least four EXP100 enclosures.
   If there are not enough enclosures for hot-spares or not enough hot-spares, 
   some of the arrays will be in degraded state when a single ESM in an EXP100 
   enclosure fails. However, the logical drive accessibility and data availability 
   are still intact. The failing ESM must be replaced as soon as possible.

   In the FAStT 900 configuration with two redundant drive loops, it is 
   recommended to put half of the hot-spares in one redundant drive loop 
   and the rest on the other redundant drive loop.
  
   Note: a total of 15 hot-spares can be defined per FAStT storage server 
   configuration

3. The IBM FAStT Storage Manager will prompt you for a password if 
   an attempt is made to manage a storage subsystem where the FAStT RAID 
   Controller Unit does not have access to any hard disk drives.  This 
   will occur even if no password has been setup.  The automatic 
   discovery will discover each storage subsystem as two separate 
   storage subsystems.  To prevent this from occurring, ensure that at 
   least one FAStT Drive Enclosure (EXP500 or EXP700) with at least one 
   drive is properly attached to each of the FAStT500 or FAStT700 RAID 
   storage subsystems that are being managed.

   Since the RAID controller unit should not be powered on until the 
   expansion units are attached and powered on, this should be done by 
   powering off the RAID controller unit, properly attaching all 
   expansion units (with drives installed), to the RAID controller unit 
   and powering them on, and then powering the RAID controller unit back 
   on.  At this point the storage subsystems can be rediscovered and 
   managed using the IBM FAStT Storage Manager 8.3x software.

4. If you are unable to see the maximum number of drives during 
   Automatic Configuration, you should be able to use Manual 
   Configuration to select individual drives and select the maximum 
   number of drives allowed.


3.2 Configuration settings
------------------------------

1. By default the IBM FAStT Storage Manager 8.3x firmware does not 
   automatically map logical drives. This means that the logical drives 
   are not automatically presented to host systems.

   For a new installation, after creating new arrays and logical drives; 
   a. If your host type is not Windows NT, create a partition with your 
      host type and map the logical drives to this partition. 
   b. If your host type is Windows NT, you can map your logical drives 
      to the "Default Host Group" or create a partition with a NT host
      type.   
                                 
   When upgrading from previous versions of IBM FAStT Storage Manager
   to version 8.3x. 
   a. If you are upgrading with no defined storage partitions in 
      operating system other than Windows NT, you will need to create
      a storage partition with the appropriate operating system host
      type and map the logical drives from the "Default Host Group" 
      to this partition.
   b. If you are upgrading with defined storage partitions and an 
      operating system other than Windows NT is accessing the default
      host group, you will need to change the default host type to
      this operating system host type after upgrading. The FAStT 
      Storage Manager upgrading will reset the default host type to
      Windows NT host type. 
              
   Refer to the IBM FAStT Storage Manager online help to learn
   more about creating storage partitions and changing host types.


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4.0 WEB Sites and Support Phone Number
--------------------------------------

4.1 IBM TotalStorage™ Disk Storage Systems Technical Support web
    site:
    http://www.ibm.com/storage/support/fastt 

4.2 IBM TotalStorage Web Site:
    http://www.storage.ibm.com

4.3 If you have any questions about this update, or problem 
    applying the update go to the following Help Center World
    Telephone Numbers URL:
    http://www.ibm.com/planetwide
    
  IMPORTANT: 
  Register at the IBM Support and Download WEB Site to obtain notification 
  of important product updates at www.ibm.com/servers/storage/support/fastt.
  Refer to the "Personalized Support" section of the web page and click on 
  "My Support". When the Please Sign In web page displayed, if you have not 
  previously registered to use this site, please do so now by clicking on 
  highlighted register word in window section titled "We use IBM 
  Registration" on the top left corner of the web page. Follow the 
  instructions in the displayed web page to register yourself to ibm.com. 

  Once you have registered, log into the site by entering your user id and
  password. In the Welcome Page, select Computer Storage in the "Select a  
  Product Family" pull down in the hardware section and click on "go".
  In the Computer Storage page, scroll down to "Disk Storage Systems" 
  category and select the appropriate storage product that you want to be 
  alerted for changes (for example "1710") by clicking on the check box.
  Scroll to the bottom of the web page and select "Save and Return". You
  will be returned to the main page. 

  From the main page select your mail preferences. It is recommended to 
  select "Flashes" and "Downloadable files" to  be provided with important
  information on product updates. Select Submit. You should see a 
  confirmation indicating that "Your profile was successfully updated".


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5.0 Trademarks and Notices
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5.1 The following terms are trademarks of the IBM Corporation
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