Feature release date
Feature updates
September 2013
•
Included information about the SAS optical cables in applicable installation
procedures: "Installing SAS disk shelves in a new storage system" and "Hot-
adding a disk shelf".
•
Added new sections for replacing SAS cables (copper and optical) in
multipath HA and single-controller systems.
•
Removed supported Data ONTAP release information and instead point to
the
Hardware Universe, which has the most current support information.
Feature release date
Feature updates
June 2012
•
Initial release of the DS4486 disk shelf, which is supported on a minimum
release of Data ONTAP 8.1.1.
•
Initial release of the DS4246 disk shelf, which is supported on the following
Data ONTAP releases:
◦
Data ONTAP 7.3.6 or later 7.x release.
For FAS2040 and FAS2050 systems, Data ONTAP 7.3.4 or later 7.x
release.
◦
Data ONTAP 8.0.2P3 or later 8.x release.
For FAS2040 systems, Data ONTAP 8.0.2 or later 8.x release.
•
Merged the
DS4243 Installation and Service Guide and DS2246 Installation
and Service Guide contents into this SAS shelf guide, which addresses all of
the SAS disk shelves.
Note: The past feature update records from the DS4243 and DS2246
guides are captured below.
•
Updated the minimum supported Data ONTAP releases for the DS4243 and
DS2246 disk shelves (to address fixed in Bug ID 509721 and 525950).
The minimum supported Data ONTAP releases are the same for DS2246,
DS4243, and DS4246 disk shelves.
DS2246 Feature release date
Feature updates
May 2011
•
Removed support for the FAS2050 platform on Data ONTAP 8.x because it is
not supported on any 8.x releases.
•
Updated the ACP firmware verification procedure to include steps for
updating out-of-date ACP firmware.
September 2010
Initial release of the DS2246 disk shelf.
For new storage system installations and add-on disk shelves to existing storage
systems, the DS2246 disk shelf is supported on the following releases:
•
Data ONTAP 7.x releases: Data ONTAP 7.3.3P2 or later, except FAS2040
and FAS2050 systems, 7.3.4, or later.
•
Data ONTAP 8.x releases: Data ONTAP 8.0P1 or later, except FAS2040 and
FAS2050 systems, 8.0.1 or later.
DS4243 Feature release date
Feature updates
February 2011
The procedure for "Verifying the disk drive, disk shelf, and ACP firmware
versions" for hot-added disk shelves was corrected. Step 5 was updated and Step
6 was added.
DS4243, DS2246, DS4486, and DS4246 Installation and Service Guide
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