HP P6000 SmartStart User Guide (Windows) (T5494-96559, October 2012)

New featuresVersionRelease
Linux application servers. The media kit now includes a
DVD for use with Windows servers and a CD for use
with Linux servers. See HP P6000 SmartStart features for
feature support with each operating system. See HP
Enterprise Virtual Array Compatibility Reference for
supported versions of operating systems.
• HP Command View EVA. Updated. HP SmartStart EVA
Storage installs version 9.2 of server-based HP Command
View EVA.
3.12009 (Jun)
• HP Command View EVA. Updated. HP SmartStart EVA
Storage installs version 9.1 of server-based HP Command
View EVA.
• VMware support. New. See VMware servers.
3.02009 (Mar)
• Support for array-based HP Command View EVA. New.
Launch and interact with array-based HP Command View
EVA. See Storage management concepts.
• Support for EVA4400 iSCSI Connectivity Option. New.
The wizard supports the HP iSCSI Connectivity Option.
See HP EVA4400 iSCSI connectivity option.
• Configure iSCSI application servers. New. Configure
application servers for use with HP EVA4400 storage
systems that have the iSCSI Connectivity Option.
• Initialize HP EVA storage systems. Enhanced. Initialize
newly installed HP EVA storage systems without the need
to configure or maintain a management server.
• Install HP EVA license keys. New. Connect to the HP
License Key Delivery Service website and install HP EVA
licenses. See HP license key delivery service and
Installing HP EVA storage system licenses.
• Simplified storage provisioning. Change. The second
wizard option to add storage volumes to Fibre Channel
servers has been removed. Storage volumes can be
provisioned at any time from one wizard option.
• Video tutorials. New. Learn about storage concepts by
viewing animated video tutorials in the online help. See
HP P6000 SmartStart Online help video tutorials.
2.12008 (Sep)
• HP EVA VDS. Installation of HP EVA VDS Hardware
Provider is added.
• Host Bus Adapters. Support for 8 Gb Fibre Channel host
bus adaptors (HBAs) is added. See HP Enterprise Virtual
Array Compatibility Reference for details.
• Online help search. A search feature in online help is
added.
2.02008 (Jun)
• Embedded Fibre Channel switch. Support for HP
EVA4400 storage systems with HSV300-S embedded
Fibre Channel switch controllers is added.
• HP EVA MPIO DSM. Installation of HP EVA MPIO DSM
Manager is added.
• Domain security. Creation of domain security credentials
to access HP Command View EVA is added.
• HP Command View EVA. Support and installation of HP
Command EVA 8.0.1 is added.
• HP EVA controller software. Support of HP EVA controller
software version 09003000 is added.
Initial release1.02008 (Jan)
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