6140 SAN Array CAM

Hi
i want to upgrade my CAM software from 5.1.x to 6.2.x version. My question is do i need to reconfigure my drive volumes and mappings.
Currently i have alot of disk drives are mapped and managed by the webinterface of the CAM SOftware.
Seond question i have is. i need to replace the cache batteries. is there any other way other than service advisor on the webinterface of CAM, because that is not working for me. i need to disabel the cache batteries before i can replace them. right now they are in used mode.
any help will be appreciated.
Wasim

Morning,
mwasim wrote:
Hmmmmm,
i thought there will be a button or so in Service Advisor to move the battery in Offline status or something.
No there isn't any such button for the battery.
Then question is why is there LED on the back of Battery that has a sign of exit or pulll out. i mean i am looking for something either in Service Advisor or somewhere else to turn that LED On before i
can pull the battery out.There are no such function in CAM and I'm confirming that the battery is hot swappable.
If you need more details about this, you can read through the Sun CR 6895705 and 6895982 via Sunsolve.
>
SO what you are telling me to just take the battery out with out doing any thing, i understand that 6140 cache batteries are hot swapeable, but right now arent they being used in the system.The cache is used, but not the battery. The firmware perfectly manages the cache when you pull the battery, it will just disable the write back and enable it back when the new battery is inserted and fully charged. This behavior is perfectly managed by the controller firmware.
>
Regarding the CAM Upgrade, i am trying to avoid downtime as we are extremly time dependant. so the solution from SUN Tech said upgrade to CAM6.2 as it is compatible with Firmware 6.6( that i will upgrade to) and so i will not require the downtime.CAM 6.5 is perfectly compatible with the firmware 06.60.22.10 and 07.60.18.10, see below for more details.
In other words if i upgrade CAM to 6.5 the minimum firmware that is compatible with CAM6.5 is version 7.x and so i will need the downtime.
That is an incorrect statement. CAM 6.5 brings two firmware (for the 6140) which are:
07.60.18.10
06.60.22.10
If you have a 6140 running 06.xx, you can upgrade CAM to 6.5 and then upgrade ONLINE to 06.60.22.10, CAM will never suggest you to upgrade to 07.xx since CAM cannot perform such upgrade.
If however you want later to upgrade to 07.xx, you can use the special upgrade utility (https://cds.sun.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/CDS-CDS_SMI-Site/en_US/-/USD/ViewProductDetail-Start?ProductRef=SSTK6000SAFWUU-10.36.x1.06-OTH-G-F@CDS-CDS_SMI).
If you need a proof, you can read through the document http://www.sun.com/storage/management_software/resource_management/cam/821-0136-10.pdf which shows you all the firmware we are supporting with CAM 6.5 and for the different arrays. Look at the page 3, you will see two firmware for the 6140, this is what I described above.
As a result of this, you should upgrade to CAM 6.5, then proceed with an online upgrade to 06.60.22.10.
We are keeping the 06.xx firmware in every CAM release because we have customers who cannot have a downtime to upgrade to 07.xx, hence we have to offer the possibility to remain with 06.xx.
CAM 6.5 supports both streams (06.xx and 07.xx) and it automatically detects what firmware is running on the array. If this is 06.xx, it will only suggest to upgrade to the latest 06.xx firmware, if this is 07.xx, it will only suggest to upgrade to the latest 07.xx firmware.
Hope this is clear, if not, let me know.
what is driver firmware by the way.
I certainly made a mistake, I wanted to say drive (instead of driver) firmware.
Regards
Nicolas
the firmware version that i am talkiing about is the one when i login to the webinterface of CAM and i see it at the first page.
let me know your thoughts,
wasim

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        private function devicesUnmutedInFlashPlayer():void
            log("Devices are unmuted in Flash Player.");
            isDevicesMutedInBrowser() ? devicesMutedInBrowser() : devicesUnmutedInBrowser();
        private function devicesMutedInBrowser():void
            log("Devices are muted in browser.");
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        private function browserPermissionTimer_timerHandler(event:TimerEvent):void
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                timer.stop();
                timer.removeEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, browserPermissionTimer_timerHandler);
                timer = null;
                devicesUnmutedInBrowser();
        private function devicesUnmutedInBrowser():void
            log("Devices are unmuted in browser.");
        private function isDevicesMutedInFlashPlayer():Boolean
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            var numCameras:int = cameraNames ? cameraNames.length : 0;
            if (numCameras > 0)
                var defaultCamera:Camera = Camera.getCamera();
                return defaultCamera.muted;
            else
                var microphoneNames:Array = Camera.names;
                var numMicrophones:int = microphoneNames ? microphoneNames.length : 0;
                if (numMicrophones > 0)
                    var defaultMicrophone:Microphone = Microphone.getMicrophone();
                    return defaultMicrophone.muted;
            return true;
        private function isDevicesMutedInBrowser():Boolean
            var cameraNames:Array = Camera.names;
            var numCameras:int = cameraNames.length;
            for (var i:int = 0; i < numCameras; i++)
                var cameraName:String = cameraNames[i];
                if (cameraName != " ")
                    return false;
            var microphoneNames:Array = Microphone.names;
            var numMicrophones:int = microphoneNames.length;
            for (i = 0; i < numMicrophones; i++)
                var microphoneName:String = microphoneNames[i];
                if (microphoneName != " ")
                    return false;
            return true;
        private function log(text:String):void
            output.appendText(text + "\n");
        private function updateView():void
            output.width = stage.stageWidth - 2 * output.x;
            output.height = stage.stageHeight - 2 * output.y;
        private function stage_resizeHandler(event:Event):void
            updateView();
So, I wonder if it's a bug or some kind of new security feature implemented by Google Chrome team? Maybe someone already faced this problem and can share more info about it.
For now it looks like modern browsers killing Flash with all that features and ugly solutions.
PS: You can find some silly mistakes in my message. Sorry for my English.
Updated code to check microphones also.

After couple of tests I have found strange behavior of PPAPI Flash.
The test was made with two SWFs working simultaneously on the same page. The first one was asking for device access like some regular application (by calling video.attachCamera). The second SWF was created/removed in cycle by JavaScript to avoid this thing:
Scanning the hardware for cameras takes time. When the runtime finds at least one camera, the hardware is not scanned again for the lifetime of the player instance.
I have made both SWFs to get all devices names and post them to screen. So I was able to see all changes regarding devices in first SWF (before and after permission granted) and in refreshable second SWF (each second). Also I have used scanHardware in both SWfs.
I have found that second (refreshable) SWF got correct list of devices, but first one got only microphones. Camera names was empty.
So it looks like we have another bug of PPAPI Flash here. I don't have another explanation for this. I mean, why do they need to update only microphones, but not cameras?

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Hi all,
I have few sets of 2D array , I want them to group together in a 3D array so each 2D array will be in a different page. Is there a way to do that. I tried reshape array but was not successfull since my understanding of handling array is less. Can you please help me out.(example data is attached)
Thanks,
Ankit G
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Build Array should do what you want.
Note that I changed the value of the first element in arrays 2 and 3 so you can tell where the data on different pages in appended array came from.
Lynn
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I work in the Government sector and am not allowed to have a camera or camera phone at work. Has anyone heard if Apple has plans on manufacturing the same IPhone sans the camera? AT&T, Verizon, etc. currently do this with other popular phones models, such as some of their Blackberry's and the Palm Treo's.
If a IPhone without camera installed is not forthcoming, does anyone know if the camera can be tenporarily or permanently disabled?

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No one here knows if Apple has such plans but IMO I think this is very doubtful.
I recall a thread here a while back regarding this very thing. Are you saying you would be able to present the iPhone at the security desk each day or each time when entering the building demonstrating that the camera function has been disabled - permanently or temporarily? If temporarily would be acceptable, how about a case that completely covers the small camera lens located on the back side of the iPhone?
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