Overview
Welcome to the release notes for IBM Storwize enhancements for Live Optics. To avail of the most recent releases, please ensure that you download the latest version of the Live Optics collector to get the latest updates and enhancements. We encourage you to follow this page to receive email notifications when this document is updated.
07/30/2020 |
New Features/Fixes
Current feature release includes:
- New collector framework in place that will allow for fewer connectivity issues
- Updated collector which enables the user to collect 2 or 3 days of performance data
Known Issues
The following known limitations should be considered when using Live Optics to assess a IBM STORWIZE storage array.
- Versions v7.3 of IBM STORWIZE is the test array used for this report. All other version of Storwize is expected to work however there may be some variations. If you encounter any issue, please contact Live Optics support.
- Version v6.x of IBM STORWIZE port files (lsportip, lsportsas and lsportfc) have different formats than v7.x+ therefore this version of IBM is NOT SUPPORTED
Known Limitations
The current known limitations of IBM Storwize are;
- Browser must be refreshed to see the project updates. Once the project is uploaded to the Web Portal, and the user must refresh the page in order to see the updated project status.
- Internet connection is required
- The Live Optics Collector services must be allowed through the user firewall to run a successful collection.
07/20/2020 |
New Features/Fixes
Current feature release includes:
- Version v6.x and below are not supported
Known Issues
The following known limitations should be considered when using Live Optics to assess a IBM STORWIZE storage array.
- Versions v7.3 of IBM STORWIZE is the test array used for this report. All other version of Storwize is expected to work however there may be some variations. If you encounter any issue, please contact Live Optics support.
- Version v6.x of IBM STORWIZE port files (lsportip, lsportsas and lsportfc) have different formats than v7.x+ therefore this version of IBM is NOT SUPPORTED
Known Limitations
The current known limitations of IBM Storwize are;
- Browser must be refreshed to see the project updates. Once the project is uploaded to the Web Portal, and the user must refresh the page in order to see the updated project status.
- Internet connection is required
- The Live Optics Collector services must be allowed through the user firewall to run a successful collection.
08/21/2019 |
New Features/Fixes
Current feature release includes:
- Initial Release
- Support for SVC, Storwize V7000 & V5000, and Flash System 9100 & V9000
- 3 was tested on v7000, some review of the data may be needed for other versions/hw to produce the reports
- XLSX and PPT report was released in August 2019
- XLSX direct output from the commands
- Collector provides the choice of config only or config and performance
- Performance data is a live collection of data from the array
- Provide the choice of 10 min, 4 hrs, 8 hrs, 12 hrs and 24 hrs of performance
Known Issues
The following known limitations should be considered when using Live Optics to assess a IBM STORWIZE storage array.
- Versions v7.3 of IBM STORWIZE is the test array used for this report. All other version of Storwize is expected to work however there may be some variations. If you encounter any issue, please contact Live Optics support.
Known Limitations
The current known limitations of IBM Storwize are;
- Browser must be refreshed to see the project updates. Once the project is uploaded to the Web Portal, and the user must refresh the page in order to see the updated project status.
- Internet connection is required
- The Live Optics Collector services must be allowed through the user firewall to run a successful collection.