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1 Prduct Release Ntes ATTO Cnfiguratin Tl v Windws 1. General Release Infrmatin The ATTO Cnfiguratin Tl helps yu custmize the settings f yur ExpressSAS, Celerity and ExpressPCI hst adapters t maximize the perfrmance f yur strage cnnectin. While the factry settings n yur hst adapter shuld prvide excellent perfrmance fr a wide range f applicatins, sme specialized applicatins may benefit frm mdificatin f the adapter settings t tune the adapter fr a specific perfrmance range. These prduct release ntes define the new features, changes, knwn issues and release details that apply t the ATTO Cnfiguratin Tl v3.33 that was released n 09/22/10. This infrmatin pertains t the Micrsft Windws OS including Windws 7, 2000, XP, Vista, Server 2003, and Server 2008 fr x86 and x64 platfrms. 2. Changes Versin 3.33 (Released 09/22/10) The fllwing apply t changes made frm v3.32 t v3.33. It is recmmended t use the latest Added supprt fr the FastFrame family f hst adapters. This includes mdels CS11, CS12, and CS14. Altered the PCI infrmatin tab in the Cnfiguratin Tl GUI t be labeled the Basic Inf tab. This tab will display PCI/PCIe address. Added an Audible Alert system tray. This allws the Cnfiguratin Tl t prduce a cntinuus beep frm the system bell, when a firmware event r significant RAID event triggers it, until the user intervenes and elects t shut it ff. Versin 3.32 (Released 07/13/10) The fllwing apply t changes made frm v3.31 t v3.32. It is recmmended t use the latest Enhanced the ability t identify the mirrr sets f a RAID grup. Updated the Java Help Text (available thrugh the ATTO Cnfiguratin Tl) t supprt the CacheAssure (battery-less NV Cache) feature. Imprved interperability and ease-f-use with Xstr arrays and SES data. Versin 3.31 (Released 05/20/10) The fllwing apply t changes made frm v3.28 t v3.31. It is recmmended t use the latest Added CacheAssure feature t the Basic Infrmatin tab panel, fr 6Gb SAS RAID mdels with this ptin.

2 Buzzer hardware supprt added fr 6Gb SAS RAID hst adapters. This replaces the system buzzer when a firmware event r significant RAID event triggers it. Multiplexing supprt added fr 6G SAS RAID adapters. Added Multipathing supprt. Imprved display f RAID, CLI and Scheduled Task panels upn driver relad. Accunt fr the SCSI bus number when srting LUNs in the device tree. Supprt fr 6Gb RAID adapters. Versin 3.28 (Released 12/17/2009) The fllwing apply t changes made frm v3.27 t v3.28. It is recmmended t use the latest Added Data Recvery fr ffline capability t recver frm a failed RAID grup. Must be used with flash bundle 2009_12_10 r newer. Tw mdes f data recvery, basic and extreme. Basic can be started via the GUI, and will nly be enabled when a RAID grup ges int the OFFLINE state. Enhanced reprting t include Inactive grup peratins are nw reprted in the grup table. Mdified the prgress f grup peratin t shw the cmpletin percentage f inactive peratins. Changed when a grup is deleted, the frmer member devices are rescanned s that an peratin icn in the device table is cleared withut a manual refresh. When a member replacement rebuild is perfrmed, the replaced device is rescanned. Enhanced the Scan Only ptin in the cntext menu f the raid grup. The daemn s launch prcedure was fixed s that minr changes t the system (i.e. deleting a directry, the nn-existence f a file, errneus cnfiguratin data, etc ) wuld lad prperly. Versin 3.27 (Released 10/26/2009) The fllwing apply t changes made frm v3.26 t v3.27. It is recmmended t use the latest Added ability t cnnect t servers that require a secure cnnectin (TLS/SSL.)\ Added prduct name, serial number and link speed t the message lgged when a device is added. Added Phy speed cntrl fr 6 Gb SAS adapters. Enhanced partitin by capacity. Versin 3.26 (Released 9/04/2009) The fllwing apply t changes made frm v3.25 t v3.26. It is recmmended t use the latest Synchrnized the nmenclature t cmply with the enhancements that were incrprated in ExpressNAV. Drives are displayed in rder based n the slt number f the enclsure ccupied. Added functinality t write ntificatin events t the System Lg in the Event Viewer. Versin 3.25 (Released 6/05/2009) The fllwing apply t changes made frm v3.24 t v3.25. It is recmmended t use the latest [ExpressSAS R-Series] Added SNMP supprt fr R348, R380, R30F Versin 3.24 (Released 3/30/2009)

3 The fllwing apply t changes made frm v3.23 t v3.24. It is recmmended t use the latest New Features, Enhancements and Changes Added supprt fr media scanning, party scanning and parity repairing, as well as scheduling scanning Add spin-up delay and executin thrttle t Celerity NVRAM panel Updated help text fr SMART and drive test functinality Versin 3.23 (Released 2/18/2009) The fllwing apply t changes made frm v3.22 t v3.23. It is recmmended t use the latest [ExpressSAS H-Series] Added supprt fr H60F, H6F0 Versin 3.22 (Released 12/11/2008) The fllwing apply t changes made frm v3.21 t v3.22. It is recmmended t use the latest OEM Specific Versin 3.21 (Released 11/18/2008) The fllwing apply t changes made frm v3.20 t v3.21. It is recmmended t use the latest [ExpressSAS H-Series] Added nvram cntrl t disable NCQ [ExpressSAS H-Series] Added supprt fr H608, H680, H644 Versin 3.20 (Released 10/2/2008) The fllwing apply t changes made frm v3.19 t v3.20. It is recmmended t use the latest [ExpressSAS R-Series] Added metrics and SMART supprt [ExpressSAS R-Series] Added RAID 6 supprt Switched prefetch and aut rebuild widgets n grup prperty dialg Default values fr grup creatin are btained frm the adapter and tied t the CLI cmmands Changes t the lg directry will nly take effect at rebt Driver versin nw available n 64 bit Windws Estimated grup size after migratin is nw crrect Disabled keystrke cmbinatins that culd cause errrs in the CLI windw Disallw capacity expansin and migratin if any peratin is in prgress r paused Versin 3.19 (Released 8/29/2008) The fllwing apply t changes made frm v3.18 t v3.19. It is recmmended t use the latest N/A

4 Versin 3.18 (Released 5/14/2008) The fllwing apply t changes made frm v3.17 t v3.18. It is recmmended t use the latest [ExpressSAS H-Series] Added supprt fr ExpressSAS H30F and R30F mdels [ExpressSAS R-Series] Enhanced GUI functinality: The fllwing implementatins have been made t the ExpressSAS GUI t imprve verall usability and prvide the user with mre relevant infrmatin related t their RAID grup and media. Enhanced RAID grup prperties prvide mre functinality and additinal perfrmance ptimizatin parameters fr the advanced user. Ability t display advanced drive prperties prvides the user with additinal infrmatin related t the attached drives. Enhanced event ntificatins and lgging prvides users with additinal trubleshting infrmatin t diagnse prblems. Imprved user help text prvides additinal infrmatin n prduct functinality. [ExpressSAS R-Series] Added supprt fr virtual disks with 4KB sectr sizes enabling users t grw RAID grups larger than 2TB in 32-bit Windws XP. [ExpressSAS H-Series] Added enhanced supprt fr enclsure devices Mnitring and ntificatin f enclsure prperties (i.e. pwer, fan speed, etc.) Users are able t actively mnitr the characteristics f any SES supprted enclsure device. This includes viewing the status f the enclsure pwer supply, temperature and fan speed. [ExpressSAS R-Series] Added enhanced supprt fr enclsure devices Mnitring and ntificatin f enclsure prperties (i.e. pwer, fan speed, etc.) Users are able t actively mnitr the characteristics f any SES supprted enclsure device. This includes viewing the status f the enclsure pwer supply, temperature and fan speed. In additin, thrugh the Cnfiguratin Tl, the user can cnfigure the ExpressSAS RAID t prvide ntificatins when an event such as a failure ccurs. Supprt fr acquiring and displaying enclsure serial number If the enclsure supprts this parameter, the ExpressSAS RAID adapter can display any enclsure serial number attached t the adapter. Ability t light faulted drive(s) in an enclsure with an embedded expander T simplify usability, users can identify and flash the LED f a faulted drive t help in diagnsing and replacing failed drives. Identify device in an enclsure with an embedded expander frm Cnfiguratin Tl T simplify usability, frm the Cnfiguratin Tl, users are able t identify a selected device by flashing the device LED. Identify all drives in a single RAID grup within an enclsure with an embedded expander T simplify usability, frm the Cnfiguratin Tl, users are able t identify all members f a selected RAID grup by flashing the LEDs f the respective media. Identify all drives within an enclsure with an embedded expander T simplify usability, frm the Cnfiguratin Tl, users are able t identify all devices within a selected enclsure by flashing the LEDs f the respective media. [ExpressSAS R-Series] Imprved Media Errr Handling T accunt fr variances in physical media, the ExpressSAS RAID prducts have implemented enhanced errr handling methdlgies that will reallcate unusable sectrs during I/O withut impacting perfrmance. This minimizes ptential wrkflw interruptins caused by imperfect media. In additin, during RAID grup initializatin, users will have a chice between an Advanced

5 Initializatin methd which will thrughly scan and clean the selected media minimizing the RAID grup s susceptibility t errrs. This is usually dne the first time a RAID grup is created and requires that n I/O be allwed during the prcess. Anther initializatin methd added, Express Initializatin, allws users t perfrm I/O during initializatin and is generally used when the media has previusly been thrugh a full initializatin cycle. [ExpressSAS R-Series] Imprved perfrmance thrugh enhanced rebuild priritizatin functinality. Address issues with device identificatin fr devices in an enclsure. Imprved SES event reprting. SES events are reprted via the firmware and passed thrugh the nrmal lg prcessing. NOTE: New features specific t the ExpressSAS R-Series are nly supprted with v2.20 driver set and firmware updates. Features will be unsupprted withut the prper versins f drivers and firmware and thus be grayed ut in the Cnfiguratin Tl v3.18. Versin 3.17 (Released 1/24/2008) The fllwing apply t changes made frm v3.16 t v3.17. These changes were made specifically fr the ExpressSAS RAID Adapter. They d nt affect Celerity Fibre Channel adapters, ExpressPCI SCSI adapters r ExpressSAS hst adapters. Added supprt fr tape drives and libraries. Supprt added t allw users t set the adapter t autmatically begin a rebuild f a RAID grup when a failed drive is replaced with a new, clean drive. Supprt added t set the interval t spin drives up individually, lwering the pwer cnsumptin n the enclsure pwer supply. Added supprt t mnitr the health f the strage enclsure and its respective devices using SES. Added ability t display RAID grup prperties within the Cnfiguratin Tl. Added the ability t change the SpeedRead setting after the creatin f a RAID grup. Added supprt fr N-way mirrring. Nte that since anything ther than ne mirrr is nt supprted in RAID 10, migratin is disabled fr RAID1 with mre than ne mirrr and RAID 0 with mre than ne stripe. Enhanced device enumeratin t imprve user experience by prviding feedback while waiting fr drives t be discvered. Imprved messaging during the cnfiguratin f ht spares. Added Spin-Up Delay ptin cnfigurability. Reassign I/O base registers when a system BIOS imprperly assigns I/O addresses t avid system hangs n sme platfrms. 3. Knwn Issues/Advisements Device status change event will appear at the level f SEVERE if a device ges frm OK status t the FAULTED/ERROR status. The system tray applet will nt be available n platfrms that are running Java 1.5 r lesser. This mainly affects OS X platfrms, specifically nes running OS X 10.5 r lesser n a PwerPC platfrm. In this case, the beep will still be prduced, hwever the user will have t pen the Cnfiguratin Tl and set the audible alert level t OFF in rder t terminate the beep. 4. Affected Prducts Prduct Name ATTO Cnfiguratin Tl SKU N/A

6 5. Cntacting ATTO Supprt ATTO Technlgy, Inc. is renwned fr its technical supprt services. ATTO s gal is t prvide yu the quickest respnse pssible fr yur technical supprt needs, and is available Mnday-Friday, 8:00 AM t 8:00 PM EST (except hlidays and plant clsings). ATTO Technical Supprt can be cntacted via phne r Phne: ext techsupprt@atttech.cm