Release Notes for NetApp ONTAP Connector Pack
Cisco UCS Director
Cisco UCS Director delivers unified, highly secure management for supported compute, network, storage, and virtualization platforms and for the industry's leading converged infrastructure solutions, which are based on the Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS) and Cisco Nexus platforms. Cisco UCS Director extends the unification of computing and network layers through Cisco UCS to provide data center administrators with comprehensive visibility and management capabilities for compute, network, storage, and virtualization. For more information, see Cisco UCS Director on Cisco.com.
Revision History
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6.7.2.1 |
July 4, 2019 |
Created for Release 6.7.2.1. |
Connector Packs
Connector packs help you perform connector level upgrade in Cisco UCS Director without impacting other connectors and without having to upgrade the entire software version. After claiming Cisco UCS Director in Cisco Intersight, as a system administrator, you can view information on new versions of connector packs that are available for upgrade. The top header pane of the user interface displays a Download icon indicating that new connector pack versions are available. You can select and upgrade the connector packs in Cisco UCS Director.
NetApp ONTAP Connector Pack
Cisco UCS Director supports the NetApp storage infrastructure. Cisco UCS Director provides auto-discovery, monitoring, and complete visibility for all NetApp filer components, such as nodes, SVMs, IPspaces, aggregates, and SnapMirrors. The NetApp ONTAP connector pack provides features and defect fixes for NetApp storage infrastructure. Using the connector pack, you can upgrade to the latest version of NetApp ONTAP connector pack.
Upgrading Connector Packs
Before you begin
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You must have system administrator privileges in Cisco UCS Director.
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Cisco UCS Director has been claimed in Cisco Intersight. For information on claiming a device, see the integrated guided walkthrough titled Learn How to Claim a Device available within the Online Help menu in the Cisco Intersight user interface.
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Cisco UCS Director is successfully connected to Cisco Intersight.
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Take a snapshot of Cisco UCS Director before you initiate the upgrade.
Procedure
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On the header, click New Upgrades Available. The Available System Upgrades screen appears and will display all available connector packs for upgrade along with version information. Upon login, if you clicked Yes to the pop-up message, then the very same upgrade screen appears.
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Check the check box of a connector pack from the list. You can check the check boxes of multiple connector packs. |
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Click Upgrade. |
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In the Confirm Upgrade dialog box, click Yes. After you confirm that the connector version must be upgraded, the validation process is initiated. If the validation process completes successfully, the upgrade process is initiated and the System Upgrade Status screen displays the upgrade status. After the upgrade process is successful, the Logout option is enabled. |
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Click Logout. While upgrading a base platform pack that includes changes to all infrastructure components, all Cisco UCS Director services are restarted. As a result, after clicking Logout, the screen could appear to be unresponsive for a few minutes. After all the services are restarted, and the upgrade process is complete, you can login to Cisco UCS Director . |
What to do next
You can view the upgrade reports by choosing . From this screen, you can double-click on a report, and view additional details on the upgrade process. For more information, see Viewing Connector Pack Upgrade Information.
Viewing Connector Pack Upgrade Information
Procedure
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Choose . |
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On the System page, click System Updates. Information such as upgrade request ID, user that initiated the upgrade, upgrade start time and end time, and the upgrade
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Select a connector pack and choose View Details to view details such as connector pack name, upgraded version, and prior version. |
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Click State History to view the various states of the connector pack upgrade process. For example, upgrade request received, upgrade process initiated or upgrade process completed. |
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Click Stages to view the entire lifecycle of the connector pack upgrade request. |
New and Changed Features in Release 6.7.2.1
This section provides an overview of the significant new and changed features in this release.
Enhancement to enable services while creating logical interface
Creating logical interface (LIF) allows you to enable services, such as Network File System (NFS), Common Internet File System (CIFS), Fibre Channel Protocol (FCP), and Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI). You can perform this using user interface, workflow task, and REST API.
To do so, in the user interface, choose , click the row that includes the NetApp C-Mode account, click Logical Interfaces, and click Create LIF. On the Create LIF screen, complete the following fields:
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Role drop-down list |
Choose any one of the following as a role of the LIF:
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SVM Name list |
Choose an SVM from the list. |
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Home Node list |
Choose a node from the list. |
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Allowed Protocols list |
Choose the allowed protocols from the following list:
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Home Port drop-down list |
Choose a port from the list. |
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Logical Interface Name field |
Enter the name of the logical interface. |
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IP Address field |
Enter the IP address of the network. |
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Subnetmask field |
Enter the subnet mask of the network. |
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Failover Policy drop-down list |
Choose the failover policy for the LIF:
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Use Failover Group drop-down list |
Choose the failover group type to specify whether the failover rules are system defined, manually created by the administrator, or disabled:
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Failover Group drop-down list |
Choose the failover group to specify the failover group created by the administrator. This field is applicable only when Enabled is selected as the Use Failover Group. |
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NFS Service Start check box |
Check this box to start the NFS service on the SVM. This field is displayed when NFS is selected from the Allowed Protocols list. |
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Is NFS Access Enabled |
Check this box to enable NFS access. This field is displayed only when NFS Service Start is checked. |
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Is Vstorage Enabled |
Check this box to enable Vstorage. This field is displayed only when NFS Service Start is checked. |
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FCP Service Start |
Check this box to start the FCP service on the SVM. This field is displayed when FCP is selected from the Allowed Protocols list. |
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FCP Target Node Name |
Enter the World Wide Node Name (WWNN) that is used to identify the FC node. This field is displayed only when FCP Service Start is checked. |
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CIFS Setup |
Check this box to setup CIFS on the SVM. This field is displayed when CIFS is selected from the Allowed Protocols list. |
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CIFS Server |
Enter a name for the CIFS server. This field is displayed only when CIFS Setup is checked. |
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Domain Name |
The name of the domain that the CIFS server will join. It can be NetBIOS or any fully qualified domain name of the active directory, such as cifsdomain or cifs.domain.com. This field is displayed only when CIFS Setup is checked. |
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Admin User |
The name of the admin user who has the ability to add the CIFS server to the domain given in the Domain Name field. This field is displayed only when CIFS Setup is checked. |
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Admin Password |
The password of the admin user. This field is displayed only when CIFS Setup is checked. |
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Organizational Unit field |
The distinguished name of the organizational unit that the CIFS service will become a member of. By default, the filer will join the 'CN=Computers' organizational unit. This field is displayed only when CIFS Setup is checked. |
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Schema drop-down list |
Choose the LDAP schema from the list. This field is displayed only when CIFS Setup is checked. |
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IP Address |
Enter a comma-separated list of LDAP IP addresses. This field is displayed only when CIFS Setup is checked. |
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iSCSI Service Start |
Check this box to start the iSCSI service on the SVM. This field is displayed when iSCSI is selected from the Allowed Protocols list. |
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Alias Name |
Enter the iSCSI target alias name for the iSCSI service. This field is displayed only when iSCSI Service Start is checked. |
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ISCSI Node Name |
Enter the iSCSI target node name for the SVM. The name must start with the prefix "iqn". This field is displayed only when iSCSI Service Start is checked. |
Open Bugs
There are no open bugs in this release.
Resolved Bugs
All resolved bugs for this release are available in the Cisco Bug Search Tool.
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Bug ID |
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Unable to rollback snapmirror relationship. |
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Unable to inventory the NetApp snapmirror. |
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