This README file contains the latest information about installing 
IBM FAStT Storage Manager version 8.21 for Sun Solaris.

Support for Sun Solaris is only available via IBM special bid process.  
Please contact your Business Partner or IBM Sales Representative 
for further details. Unauthorized installations may not be eligible for 
support.

Refer to the IBM Support Web Site for the latest information
and updated readme file (See Section 6.1 below).


Last Update:  09/12/02


CONTENTS
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1.0   Overview
2.0   Change History
3.0   Installation and Setup Instructions
4.0   Configuration Information
5.0   Unattended Mode
6.0   Web Sites and Support Phone Number
7.0   Trademarks and Notices
8.0   Disclaimer

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1.0   Overview
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1.1  Overview
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   This IBM Storage Manager release includes the IBM FAStT Storage 
   Manager version 8.21 for Sun Solaris.  The SUN_Sparc and Docs CD-ROM
   directories contain the documentation and files necessary for 
   installing the IBM FAStT Storage Manager Software version 8.21 for 
   Sun Solaris.
    
   Please see IBM Marketing representatives if you want to upgrade 
   machine type 3552 and 3542 at firmware version 04.xx.xx.xx to 
   firmware version 05.2x.0x.xx because it is a purchased option. 
   
   Refer to the IBM Support Web Site for latest Firmware and NVSRAM 
   files for IBM machine types 1742, 3542 and 3552 if you are at 
   firmware version 05.xx.xx.xx or 05.20.xx.xx.

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1.2  Limitations
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1. Upgrading FAStT500 with 512MB Cache. If you are upgrading controller
   firmware in IBM FAStT500 storage controller, you will have to stop
   I/O and reboot both controllers before upgrading firmware followed 
   by NVSRAM. You can reboot the controllere by either power cycle the
   storage subsystem or by pressing the Reset button on both controllers.
   The Reset button is located on the right of the indicator lights in
   the opening on the front of each controller unit. 

   To determine Storage Controller cache level, perform the following:

   a. On a storage management station start the client software and 
      select a storage subsystem.
   b. Select Tools -> Manage Device to open the Subsystem Management 
      Window.
   c. Highlight the Storage Subsystem that you are upgrading and then 
      select Storage Subsystem -> Profile. It may take a little time for it 
      to create the Storage Subsystem profile.   
   d. Under the Controllers heading is an entry that displays 
      information similar to the following example:

      Cache/processor size (MB):  256/32

   If this setting is listed as 512/32 you will need to arrange to 
   perform this upgrade procedure at a time that you can stop I/O to the 
   Storage Subsystem in order to ensure a successful firmware download 
   and installation.

2. Storage Manager prompts you for a password if all hard disk 
   drives are removed from the storage subsystem.

   After removing all drives from a storage subsystem (or not powering 
   on drives and only the  controller), the IBM FAStT Storage Manager 
   software will prompt you for a password when trying to start the 
   software or trying to perform protected operations. Any password 
   entered will fail.

   Password information is stored on a reserved area of each hard disk 
   drive on the storage subsystem.  Each drive stores a mirrored copy of 
   the password data.  When there are no drives in the storage 
   subsystem, the storage management software does not find the password 
   data when you attempt password protected operations. Add one drive to 
   the storage subsystem and retry the operation.

3. Auto LUN/Array Transfer is not supported. If a controller fails 
   over arrays to the alternate controller and the failed controller is 
   replaced and brought back online, the arrays do not automatically 
   transfer to the preferred controller.  This must be done manually by 
   redistributing arrays.

4. Display issues when using 256 color settings. A brownish hash 
   pattern is displayed on the windows and in online help when running 
   in 256 color mode.  Run the Storage Manager 8 application in a higher 
   display mode.

5. The FAStT Storage Management dialog windows may be displayed 
   cropped without the vertical and horizontal scroll bars. Just move 
   the mouse pointer over the edge of the window until the mouse pointer 
   change to window resize pointer, left click and hold to grip the 
   window edge to resize it.
   
6. If you get "Error 21 - The Operation cannot complete because a 
   ...  is in progress" error when you issue a Subsystem Management 
   command from the IBM FAStT Storage Manager Client, the command may 
   be cached. If the command is cached, the IBM FAStT Storage Manager 
   Client will run the command as soon as the controller resources are 
   available. Wait for at least ten minutes and check to see whether 
   the command has been run. If not, re-attempt the command. 

7. If the controller in the IBM FAStT Storage Server with firmware 
   05.2x.xx.xx is connected to a SAN with more than 64 host connections
   per controller port, that can log into the controllers, one must 
   either use the switch zoning function or rearrange the SAN 
   connections so that only the maximum number of host connections can
   be seen and log into the controller. The FAStT Storage Subsystem 
   FAStT700 and FAStT500 (IBM machine type 1742 and 3552) have two 
   ports per controller - one per minihub slot. The FAStT Storage 
   Subsystem FAStT200 (IBM machine type 3542) has only one port per
   controller.  

8. If you define a large number of arrays, you may not be able to 
   right-click a logical drive and get a pop-up menu in the Physical 
   View of the Subsystem management window. The workaround is to use 
   the Logical Drive pull-down menu to select the logical drive options. 
   
9. The IBM FAStT Storage Server hardware and software is designed to 
   have redundant paths from the host system to ensure the availability 
   of storage. However, it is possible to connect a single host adapter 
   from the host system to one of the controller minihubs and then 
   connect this minihub to the minihub of the other controller. This 
   configuration will create a FC-AL loop between the host adapter and 
   the two IBM FAStT Storage Server controllers and no redundant path to 
   the host system. When you connect the two minihubs together, always 
   connect the "IN" port of one minihub to the "OUT" port of the other 
   minihub or vice versa. Do not connect the "IN" port of one to the 
   "IN" port of the other minihub or the "OUT" port of one minihub to 
   the "OUT" port of the other minihub.

10. When using the IBM FAStT Storage Manager 8.21 Remote Mirroring 
   Premium Feature. The maximum number of logical drives supported is 
   reduced to 256 Logical Drives for the FAStT700 (Machine Type 1742)
   storage subsystem and 128 Logical Drives for the FAStT500 (Machine
   Type 3552) storage subsystem. The maximum number of logical drives
   includes the maximum allowable remote mirrored logical drives per
   storage subsystem, which are 15 and 8 for the FAStT700 and FAStT500
   storage subsystems, respectively. Furthermore, Remote Mirroring 
   Premium Feature is not supported on FAStT200 (machine type 3542) 
   storage subsystem.
   
11. When creating a Remote Mirror of a base logical drive, the 
   following restriction applies. First, you have created a flashcopy
   of a base logical drive and the base logical drive is receiving I/O.
   Second, you decide to create a remote mirror relationship, using 
   the base logical drive as the primary logical drive in the remote 
   mirrored pair. As you create the remote mirror relationship, the 
   flashcopy logical drive is failed. The workaround is to quiesce I/O
   to the base logical drive while you are creating the remote mirror
   relationship. Alternatively, if the remote mirror relationship is
   created before creating the flashcopy logical drive, this will not 
   happen. 

12. When alternately switching back and forth the roles of the logical
   drives in a remote mirrored relationship, the operating system (OS) 
   may cache the file(s) on the logical drive(disk) in memory and use 
   these cached data instead of going out to the disk to get the data.
   This OS behavior may make the data look like it was not 
   synchronized between logical drives in a remote mirrored relationship.
   The fix to the problem is to dismount the primary logical drive in 
   the server before demoting it to secondary role. 

13. When one clicks the OK button in the Locate Drive Channel window
   to stop Locating the Drive Enclosures on a given drive channel, the
   blue LEDs in all of the drive enclosures in the located drive 
   channel change from "blinking" to solid "ON" state. To turn off
   the blue LED, one must locate each drive enclosure using the Locate 
   Enclosure button in Drive Enclosure Component window. When the "OK"
   button is click to stop locating drive enclosure, the blue LED for
   that drive enclosure is turned off. To open the Drive Enclosure
   Component window for a drive enclosure, click the Drive Enclosure 
   Component button in its drive enclosure window frame in the 
   subsystem management Physical View window.   

14. The IBM TotalStorage EXP700 drive enclosure blue locator LED is  
   not supported when the EXP700 was connected to the FAStT200 storage
   subsystem. 


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1.3  Enhancements
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     N/A

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1.4  Prerequisites
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   IBM FAStT Storage Manager version 8.21 for Sun Solaris was tested on 
   the following Sun servers and Operating System configurations:

   The minimum requirement is a Sparc S20 with:

   1. 256 MB system memory. 
   2. Ethernet network interface card. 
   3. CDROM drive. 
   4. Mouse or similar pointing device.

   For SM8client, at least 100 MB of available on /opt and root-level 
   (superuser) permission is required for installation

   Ensure the storage management station or the host acting as a storage 
   management station is running one of the following operating systems: 

   1. Solaris 2.6 with the following patches (minimum versions): 
      a. 105181-31 Kernel jumbo patch. 
      b. 105356-18 SunOS 5.6: /kernel/drv/ssd and /kernel/drv/sd patch 
	c. 106429-02 SunOS 5.6: /kernel/drv/mm patch

   2. Solaris 2.7 with the following patches (minimum versions): 
      a. 106541-20 Kernel jumbo patch. 
      b. 108376-37 (or later) OpenWindows patch.
	c. 107544-03  SunOS 5.7: /usr/lib/fs/ufs/fsck patch 

   3. Solaris 2.8 requires the 06 Jumbo Patch.
      a. 108528-14  SunOS 5.8: kernel update patch
	b. 111293-04  SunOS 5.8: /usr/lib/libdevinfo.so.1 patch 
	c. 111310-01  SunOS 5.8: /usr/lib/libdhcpagent.so.1 patch 
	d. 111111-03  SunOS 5.8: /usr/bin/nawk patch
	e. 108987-09  SunOS 5.8: Patch for patchadd and patchrm


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1.5  Dependencies
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   IBM FAStT Storage Manager version 8.21 requires IBM machine type 3552 
   and 3542 storage controllers that have at least firmware version 
   04.00.02.xx or IBM Machine type 1742 storage controllers that have 
   firmware version 05.00.04.xx. The only IBM FAStT Storage Manager 8.21 
   supported management function on controllers with firmware version 
   04.xx.xx.xx to 04.xx.01.xx is controller firmware and NVSRAM 
   download. 

   To use all of standard new features of IBM FAStT Storage Manager 
   version 8.21, the 05.21.xx.xx controller firmware must be installed
   for IBM machine type 3552 and 1742 storage subsystem and the 
   05.20.08.xx controller firmware must be installed for IBM machine 
   type 3542 storage subsystem. The 05.xx.xx.xx firmware is standard 
   in IBM machine type 1742 storage subsystem and is a purchased option
   for IBM machine type 3552 and 3542 storage subsystem.

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2.0   Change History
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This is the latest release of IBM FAStT Storage Manager version 8.21 for 
Sun Solaris.

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2.1 Key Features added to IBM FAStT Storage Manager 8.21 with controller 
    firmware level 05.21.0x.xx for IBM FAStT FASTt500 and FASTt700 
    storage controllers and firmware level 05.20.08.xx for IBM FAStT
    FASTt200 storage controllers.

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     1. Support for 2Gbps Fibre Channel speed in the drive channel. 
        Provide support for the IBM TotalStorage EXP700 drive
        enclosures.
     2. Provides enhance diagnostics info in the drive channel through
        the new management chip in the IBM TotalStorage EXP700 drive
        enclosure Environmental Service Module (ESM).
    
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2.2 Code levels at time of release are as follows
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     1. Storage Controller Firmware versions:
        a. For machine types 1742:  05.21.05.02
           For machine types 3552:  05.21.05.02
           For machine types 3542:  05.20.12.01
            

     2. Storage Controller NVSRAM versions:
        a.  For machine type 1742:  CNV1742R821NT008
        b.  For machine type 3552:  CNV3552R821NT008
        c.  For machine type 3542:  1RU - CNV3542R821NT017
                                    2RU - CNV3542R821NT018
                                    
     3. IBM FAStT Storage Manager Client version: 08.21.G5.02 

     4. IBM FAStT Storage Manager RDAC version: 08.20.05.01 
       
     5. IBM FAStT Storage Manager Agent version: 08.20.05.00 
                   
     6. IBM FAStT Storage Manager Utilities version: 08.20.05.00
     
     7. IBM FAStT Storage Manager RunTime version: 08.20.05.00
     
   Refer to the http:/www.ibm.com/pc/support IBM web page for the latest 
   released code levels.
          
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3.0   Installation and Setup Instructions
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3.1  Step-by-step instructions for this code update are as follows
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1. Install and update the driver for the IBM FAStT Host Adapter.
                
   a. Install the hardware by using the instructions that come with the 
      adapter. 
   b. Install the Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter driver by using the 
      instructions provided with the adapter.

2. Install the new Storage Manager version 8.21 software. Refer to 
   the IBM FAStT Storage Manager version 8.21 for Solaris
   Installation and Support Guide for detailed installation 
   instructions.
   
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   3.2  IBM has tested configurations with the following Fibre Channel 
        Host Bus Adapters, device drivers and Storage Controller
        Firmware: 

        1.  Vendor: JNI
            Model: FC64-1063-N S-Bus 64-Bit
            
            Storage Controller Firmware: 04.00.02.xx
            OS: Solaris 2.6, 2.7, 2.8
            Driver: 2.4.1
            f-code: 13.3.5
            
            Storage Controller Firmware: 04.01.0x.xx
            OS: Solaris 2.6, 2.7, 2.8
            Driver: 2.5
            f-code: 13.3.5
            
            Storage Controller Firmware: 05.00.xx.xx
            OS: Solaris 2.6, 2.7, 2.8
            Driver: 2.5
            f-code: 13.3.7
            
            Storage Controller Firmware: 05.2x.xx.xx
            OS: Solaris 2.6, 2.7, 2.8
            Driver: 2.5.18
            f-code: 13.3.7
                     
        2.  Vendor: JNI
            Model: FCI-1063-N PCI 32-Bit
            
            Storage Controller Firmware: 04.00.02.xx           
            OS: Solaris 2.6, 2.7, 2.8
            Driver: 2.4.1
            f-code: 13.3.7
            
            Storage Controller Firmware: 04.01.0x.xx, 05.00.xx.xx
            OS: Solaris 2.6, 2.7, 2.8
            Driver: 2.5
            f-code: 13.3.7

            Storage Controller Firmware: 05.2x.xx.xx
            OS: Solaris 2.6, 2.7, 2.8
            Driver: 2.5.18
            f-code: 13.3.7
            
            
        3.  Vendor: JNI
            Model: FCE-1063 S-Bus, FCE2-1063 S-Bus, 64-Bit
            Storage Controller Firmware: 04.01.0x.xx, 05.xx.xx.xx
            OS: Solaris 2.6, 2.7, 2.8
            Driver: 4.1.1.1
            f-code: 3.8.9

        4.  Vendor: JNI
            Model: FCE-6410 33Mhz, FCE2-6410 33Mhz, 64-Bit,
                   FCE2-6412 66Mhz 
            Storage Controller Firmware: 04.01.0x.xx, 05.00.04.xx
            OS: Solaris 2.6, 2.7, 2.8
            Driver: 4.1.1.1
            f-code: 3.8.9
    
        5.  Vendor: JNI
            Model: FCE-6460 PCI 64-Bit
            Storage Controller Firmware: 05.xx.xx.xx
            OS: Solaris 2.6, 2.7, 2.8
            Driver: 5.1.2
            f-code: 3.8.9

        6.  Vendor: JNI
            Model: FCE-1473 S-Bus 64-Bit
            Storage Controller Firmware: 05.xx.xx.xx
            OS: Solaris 2.6, 2.7, 2.8
            Driver: 5.1.2
            f-code: 3.8.9

        7.  Vendor: LSI
            Model: LSI40909
            Storage Controller Firmware: 04.01.0x.xx
            OS: Solaris 2.6, 2.7, 2.8
            Driver: 5.01.00
            Bios: 1.02.00.00
            f-code: 1.00.11
  
        8.  Vendor: LSI
            Model: LSI40919O,LSI44929O
            Storage Controller Firmware: 05.xx.xx.xx
            OS: Solaris 2.6, 2.7, 2.8
            Driver: 5.02.03
            Bios: 1.00.04
            f-code: 1.00.21

        9.  Vendor: LSI
            Model: LSI7202c
            Storage Controller Firmware: 05.xx.xx.xx
            OS: Solaris 2.6, 2.7, 2.8
            Driver: 5.02.03
            Bios: 1.00.04
            f-code: 1.00.21

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3.3  Helpful Hints
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1. The IBM FAStT Storage Manager will prompt you for a password if 
   an attempt is made to manage a storage subsystem where the FAStT RAID 
   Controller Unit does not have access to any hard disk drives.  This 
   will occur even if no password has been setup.  The automatic 
   discovery will discover each storage subsystem as two separate 
   storage subsystems.  To prevent this from occurring, ensure that at 
   least one FAStT Drive Enclosure (EXP500 or EXP700) with at least one 
   drive is properly attached to each of the FAStT500 or FAStT700 RAID 
   storage subsystems that are being managed.

   Since the RAID controller unit should not be powered on until the 
   expansion units are attached and powered on, this should be done by 
   powering off the RAID controller unit, properly attaching all 
   expansion units (with drives installed), to the RAID controller unit 
   and powering them on, and then powering the RAID controller unit back 
   on.  At this point the storage subsystems can be rediscovered and 
   managed using the IBM FAStT Storage Manager 8.21 software.

2. If you are unable to see the maximum number of drives during 
   Automatic Configuration, you should be able to use Manual 
   Configuration to select individual drives and select the maximum 
   number of drives allowed.

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4.0 Configuration Information
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4.1 Configuration Settings
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1. By default the IBM FAStT Storage Manager 8.21 firmware does not 
   automatically map logical drives. This means that the logical drives 
   are not automatically presented to host systems.

   For a new installation, after creating new arrays and logical drives; 
   a. If your host type is not Windows NT, create a partition with your 
      host type and map the logical drives to this partition. 
   b. If your host type is Windows NT, you can map your logical drives 
      to the "Default Host Group" or create a partition with a NT host
      type.   
                                 
   When upgrading from previous versions of IBM FAStT Storage Manager
   to version 8.21. 
   a. If you are upgrading with no defined storage partitions in 
      operating system other than Windows NT, you will need to create
      a storage partition with the appropriate operating system host
      type and map the logical drives from the "Default Host Group" 
      to this partition.
   b. If you are upgrading with defined storage partitions and an 
      operating system other than Windows NT is accessing the default
      host group, you will need to change the default host type to
      this operating system host type after upgrading. The FAStT 
      Storage Manager upgrading will reset the default host type to
      Windows NT host type. 
              
   Refer to the IBM FAStT Storage Manager online help to learn
   more about creating storage partitions and changing host types.

2. When you are configuring IBM machine type 1742, 3542 or 3552 storage 
   controllers as boot devices, contact IBM support for supported 
   configurations and instructions for configuring IBM storage 
   controllers as boot devices. 

3. Running script files for specific configurations. Apply the 
   appropriate scripts  to your subsystem based on the instructions you 
   have read in the publications or any instructions in the operating 
   system readme file. A description of each script is shown below.

   - SameWWN.scr: Setup RAID controllers to have the same World Wide 
     Names. The World Wide Names (node) will be the same for each 
     controller pair. The NVSRAM default sets the RAID controllers to have 
     the same World Wide Names.

   - DifferentWWN.scr:  Setup RAID controllers to have different World 
     Wide Names. The World Wide Names (node) will be different for each 
     controller pair. The NVSRAM default sets the RAID controllers to have 
     the same World Wide Names.

   - EnableDriveMigration.scr:  The Enable drive migration script scans 
     the drives for configurations when they are added to a storage system 
     and will also attempt to use configurations found on the newly added 
     drives. The NVSRAM default will enable drive migration.

   - DisableDriveMigration.scr:  The disable drive migration script 
     allows the addition of disk drives while the system is running. in 
     addition, it identifies the drives as unused capacity regardless of 
     past drive configuration. The NVSRAM default will enable drive 
     migration.
     
4. When you are configuring IBM machine type 1742, 3542 or 3552 
   storage controllers in host cluster Remote Mirror configurations, 
   contact IBM support for supported host cluster configurations and 
   instructions for configuring IBM storage controllers in clustered 
   Remote Mirror configurations. 
     
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4.3 Unsupported configurations
------------------------------

   The following lists configurations that are currently not being 
   supported with IBM FAStT Storage Manager 8.21.

   1. Fibre Channel loop environments with the IBM Fibre Channel hub, 
      machine type 3523 and 3534, in conjunction with the IBM Fibre 
      Channel switch, machine types 2109-S16, 2109-F16, 2109-S8 or 
      3534-F08. In this configuration, the hub is connected between 
      the fibre channel switch and the IBM FAStT storage subsystem
      controller ports.

   2. The IBM Fibre Channel hub, machine type 3523, connected to IBM 
      machine type 1742, 3542 and 3552.

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5.0   Unattended Mode
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        N/A

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6.0   WEB Sites and Support Phone Number
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        6.1  IBM Support Web Site:
                http://www.ibm.com/pc/support

        6.2  IBM eServer xSeries Marketing Web Site:
                http://www.ibm.com/pc/us/eserver/xseries/index.html

        6.3  If you have any questions about this update, or problem 
               applying the update go to the following HelpCenter World
               Telephone Numbers URL:
               http://www.ibm.com/planetwide

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7.0   Trademarks and Notices
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        7.1  The following terms are trademarks of the IBM Corporation
             in the United States or other countries or both:

                 IBM

                 the e-business logo

                 xSeries

                 HelpCenter

                 Microsoft, Windows, and Windows NT are trademarks of Microsoft
                 Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both.
                
                 Java and all Java-based trademarks and logos are trademarks or
                 registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United
                 states, other countries, or both.

                 UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the United 
                 States and other countries.

                 Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.

                 Other company, product, and service names may be 
                 trademarks or service marks of others.

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8.0   Disclaimer
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