What's New

ACSLS 8.3 provides support for the following:

• New OS Support - Solaris 11

  ACSLS 8.3 is supported on Solaris 11 Update 1, as well as on Solaris 10 Update 10 and Update 11. The port to Solaris 11 includes all of the features that are available on Solaris 10. Support for ACSLS HA on Solaris 11 is not available at the time of this release.

• New OS Support - Oracle Linux

  ACSLS 8.3 is supported on Oracle Linux 6.3 and 6.4. The Linux port includes complete support of ACSAPI client operations. It includes all of the user interfaces, including cmd_proc, the ACSLS GUI and lib_cmd. The Linux port does not include support for logical libraries since the ability to present logical libraries to fibre-channel clients relies on the Solaris COMSTAR infrastructure. ACSLS HA is not supported on Linux.

  Oracle Linux testing was done in environments using Oracle's Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel and the Red Hat Compatible Kernel. Oracle provides full system support on these systems.

  Oracle also provides ACSLS 8.3 application support for customers running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 or 6.4.

• Customer-Defined Install Directory

  The ACSLS package can be installed in any user-defined file system. The default base installation remains /export/home, but the installer can relocate the base installation to any file system that contains sufficient space. See the ACSLS 8.3 Installation Guide.

• Product Configuration Flexibility

  The install.sh routine has been redesigned with greater flexibility, allowing users to install, remove, or reinstall any portion of the product without impacting other components of the product. See the ACSLS 8.3 Installation Guide for details.

• Java 7 Support

  The Java functions in ACSLS are compatible with both Java 1.6 and Java 1.7.

• Enhancements to the probeFibre.sh utility

  The probeFibre.sh utility now provides more detailed information about FC-attached tape libraries. When using the -v option, the output reflects initiator ports, along with their associated libraries, for each FC HBA (available for both Solaris and Linux).

• Enhancements to the auto-clean function

  • When an attempt to automatically clean a tape drive fails, ACSLS will try to select another cleaner and re-try.

  • Extend the usable life of cleaning cartridges. Relies on the tape drive to identify a spent cleaner rather than a pre-defined max usage value.

  • Retry a failed dismount of a cleaning cartridge.

• Mount retry behavior is more adjustable

  The MOUNT_RETRY_TIME_LIMIT is adjustable upwards from five minutes. Users can manipulate this variable by running the dv_config utility. See the chapter, ”Setting Variables that Control ACSLS Behavior” in the ACSLS 8.3 Administration Guide.

• New status responses to acsss status

  Status messages show granularity with regard to WebLogic and acsls start/stop status. (online/offline/stopping/starting).

• Adjustable startup timeout (Solaris)

  To accommodate unusual library configurations that may require more time for the SMF service to startup and recover, ACSLS 8.3 provides for a customized startup policy. See the ACSLS 8.3 Administration Guide for details.

• Supporting partitioning across an SL8500 complex.

  Support for up to 16 partitions in a library complex.

• Support for FCoE Tape Drives

  Support for T10000D FCoE (Fibre Channel over Ethernet) drive types: T10000D FCoE and T10000DE FCoE.

• GUI diagnostic utility

  The ACSLS GUI installation has multiple dependencies, including WebLogic status, ACSLS deployment, and possible firewall settings. A new utility, checkGui.sh tests these various dependencies and provides a summary report showing the status of each one. For more information, refer to the ”Troubleshooting” appendix in the ACSLS 8.3 Administrator's Guide.

• Fixes to ACSLS 8.3

  Refer to the ACSLS 8.3 Release Notes for details.