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sumitg

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COMSTAR update: SAS Target, new features and bug fixes
Posted: Feb 1, 2008 10:38 AM

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Updated packages and source files have been uploaded to the COMSTAR
web page at http://opensolaris.org/os/project/comstar/

If you are running the release from Nov. 14th, then you must follow the
instructions on http://opensolaris.org/os/project/comstar/
ServiceModel/ for resetting your config before installing the package.

This update includes:

* SAS Target support. Added port provider for LSI 1068 series of
HBAs. See the http://opensolaris.org/os/project/comstar/mptt/ page
for more information.
* Support for dynamic LUN expansion and Thin Provisioning in sbd. See
http://opensolaris.org/os/project/comstar/ThinProvisioning/ for more
information.
* Support for saving provider private data i.e. sbdadm's LU
registrations will now persist across reboots.
* fcinfo support for target mode FC ports. See the updated man page
http://opensolaris.org/os/project/comstar/files/fcinfo.1M.txt.
* TPGS support. Now sbd LUNs will show up under MPxIO by default.
* Support for handling FC RSCNs.
* Ability to offline/online individual LUs and Target ports. See the
stmfadm man page in the documents section.
* Added support for getting port aliases. Use 'stmfadm list-target -
v' to see all the initiators and their respective aliases.
* Lot of bug fixes.

Sumit
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Adam Leventhal
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Re: COMSTAR update: SAS Target, new features and bug fixes
Posted: Feb 4, 2008 12:32 AM   in response to: sumitg

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Hi Sumit,

Does this mean that iSCSI support is still pending?

Thanks.

Adam

On Fri, Feb 01, 2008 at 10:38:27AM -0800, Sumit Gupta wrote:
> Updated packages and source files have been uploaded to the COMSTAR
> web page at http://opensolaris.org/os/project/comstar/
>
> If you are running the release from Nov. 14th, then you must follow the
> instructions on http://opensolaris.org/os/project/comstar/
> ServiceModel/ for resetting your config before installing the package.
>
> This update includes:
>
> * SAS Target support. Added port provider for LSI 1068 series of
> HBAs. See the http://opensolaris.org/os/project/comstar/mptt/ page
> for more information.
> * Support for dynamic LUN expansion and Thin Provisioning in sbd. See
> http://opensolaris.org/os/project/comstar/ThinProvisioning/ for more
> information.
> * Support for saving provider private data i.e. sbdadm's LU
> registrations will now persist across reboots.
> * fcinfo support for target mode FC ports. See the updated man page
> http://opensolaris.org/os/project/comstar/files/fcinfo.1M.txt.
> * TPGS support. Now sbd LUNs will show up under MPxIO by default.
> * Support for handling FC RSCNs.
> * Ability to offline/online individual LUs and Target ports. See the
> stmfadm man page in the documents section.
> * Added support for getting port aliases. Use 'stmfadm list-target -
> v' to see all the initiators and their respective aliases.
> * Lot of bug fixes.
>
> Sumit
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sumitg

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Re: COMSTAR update: SAS Target, new features and bug fixes
Posted: Feb 4, 2008 8:23 AM   in response to: Adam Leventhal

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Hi Adam

Its being actively developed as a part of the iSER project. I believe they already have a webrev out for the basic iSCSI port provider under COMSTAR. The link for the iSER is:


On Feb 4, 2008, at 12:32 AM, Adam Leventhal wrote:

Hi Sumit,

Does this mean that iSCSI support is still pending?

Thanks.

Adam

On Fri, Feb 01, 2008 at 10:38:27AM -0800, Sumit Gupta wrote:
Updated packages and source files have been uploaded to the COMSTAR

If you are running the release from Nov. 14th, then you must follow the
ServiceModel/ for resetting your config before installing the package.

This update includes:

* SAS Target support. Added port provider for LSI 1068 series of  
for more information.
* Support for dynamic LUN expansion and Thin Provisioning in sbd. See  
information.
* Support for saving provider private data i.e. sbdadm's LU  
registrations will now persist across reboots.
* fcinfo support for target mode FC ports. See the updated man page  
* TPGS support. Now sbd LUNs will show up under MPxIO by default.
* Support for handling FC RSCNs.
* Ability to offline/online individual LUs and Target ports. See the  
stmfadm man page in the documents section.
* Added support for getting port aliases. Use 'stmfadm list-target - 
v' to see all the initiators and their respective aliases.
* Lot of bug fixes.

Sumit
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dhollist

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Re: COMSTAR update: SAS Target, new features and bug fixes
Posted: Feb 6, 2008 9:23 AM   in response to: sumitg
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One quick note I wanted to add with regard to the SAS target. There is an issue with device discovery that may occur in some configurations when using 1068/1068e based HBAs as SAS initiators and mptt (the COMSTAR SAS target port provider). This caveat is not described in the mptt page (http://opensolaris.org/os/project/comstar/mptt/).

For details on the issue and how to fix it, see http://blogs.sun.com/dhollister/entry/sas_port_provider_for_comstar

David




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