Upgrading the Engine program firmware on a virtualization switch in a redundant configuration may create an inconsistency in versions between the virtualization switches in the redundant configuration. In this event, VSC manager functions are restricted.
The VSC manager functions that are restricted or un-restricted during updating of virtualization switch firmware are listed below.
VSC manager functions that are restricted
Registering a physical disk
Creating a virtual enclosure
Creating and deleting a virtual target
Creating and deleting a virtual disk or increasing the size of a virtual disk
Assigning a virtual disk to a virtual target and unassigning one from a virtual target
Batch conversion of physical disks from a physical to virtual environment
Starting and switching migration
Restoring and deleting a migration backup
Changing the BoxID of a virtual enclosure
VSC manager functions that are not restricted
Creating and deleting a virtual storage pool
Releasing a physical disk
Deleting a virtual enclosure
Copy status inquiry
Canceling migration
Canceling replication
Referencing a copy log
Obtaining VSC Engine status information
Stopping VSC Engine
Setting the trace level of VSC Engine
Re-creating VSC Engine configuration information
Displaying the initiator information in a virtualization switch
