SOFTPAQ NUMBER:  SP24905
PART NUMBER:  N/A
FILE NAME:  VRInstall.vbe
TITLE:  SANworks Virtual Replicator update for StorageWorks NAS
VERSION:  1.0.0.1
LANGUAGE:  English

CATEGORY:  Operating System - Enhancements

Enhancements: - Provides support for Microsoft Service Pack 4 and Secure Path 4.x.

- Resolves a drive letter mapping issues in a cluster.

- Resolves a CA blue Screen issue due to multiple devices ids.

- Provides a signed driver to resolve login issues in a cluster and 
  stand alone configurations. Login is no longer required.

DIVISIONS: Systems

PRODUCTS AFFECTED:  StorageWorks NAS B2000 v1, StorageWorks NAS B3000 v1, 
StorageWorks NAS EXecutor E7000 v1

OPERATING SYSTEM:  Windows Powered OS

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: 

PREREQUISITES: 

EFFECTIVE DATE:  August 28, 2003

ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED:  Yes

SOFTPAQ UTILITY VERSION:  5.x

SUPERSEDES:  SP23502

DESCRIPTION:  This softpaq updates SANworks Virtual Replicator which comes installed
on the StorageWorks NAS to version 2.5B.




Enhancements/Fixes: Updated the installer to account for Service Pack 4.

- Provide a digitally signed version of the driver, eliminating the need to maintain
  a login to the system.
- Resolved a duplicate Device id which resulted in a Stop CA
- Resolved an issue where a delayed login resulted in a Stop
- Resolved an issue where the failure of a VR resource via Cluster Administrator 
  would result in a Stop.
- Resolved an issue where vdisks would not fail over properly in a cluster
- Resolved an issue where the registry cleaning service for VR would not properly 
  clean the registry.
- Resolved an issue where large numbers of snapshot creation/deletion could cause the
  registry to grow too large and prevent the system from booting.
- Resolved an issue where drive letters would not get assigned to resources which failover.
- Provided namespace recovery capability in a cluster
- Resolved an issue where if Service Pack 4 was installed, the softpaq would fail to 
  validate the version of MSInstaller
- Resolved an issue where the support pack had to be in the softpaq directory before it
  would execute correctly. Now the softpaq may be in any directory.

HOW TO USE:


1. Create a directory on the server. Download the SoftPaq to that directory.
The file downloaded is a self-extracting executable with a filename 
based on the SoftPaq Number above.

2. Execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions. 
Press "SpaceBar" to confirm the unpacking of files into the download directory. 

3. After the files have been unpacked, you may delete the self-extracting file 
downloaded in step 1.

4. For installation instructions, double-click on the Readme.txt in the created directory.  

5. After the installation is completed, you may delete the files unpacked in step 2.

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