HP Insight Management 7.2 Update 2 Support Matrix

• Hyper-V (standalone and clustered): VMs using file-based and/or Disk Pass-Through volumes
from Flat SAN connected 3PAR (hypervisor configured to use Flat SAN out-of-band to Matrix)
• Integrity VMs: VMs using file-based and SAN-based LUNs through AVIO (hypervisor configured
to use Flat SAN out-of-band to Matrix, AVIO SAN-based LUNs configured out-of-band to
Matrix, and Matrix only provisions NPIV-based LUNs); Flat SAN requires FlexFabric modules.
Integrity VM does not support NPIV for the Converged Network Adapters.
HP CloudSystem Matrix does not provision volumes for physical servers from the direct connect
HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage System.
Matrix OE storage support
Matrix OE supports the use of virtual and physical logical servers. “Storage options for virtual
machine guests” (page 41) lists the virtual server storage options. Physical logical servers use
storage provisioned from the SAN for flexible movement.
HP recommends Fibre Channel Storage Area Network (SAN) with boot-from-SAN capability (for
physical blade deployments). Matrix OE supports any Fibre Channel storage solution, which
supports the Virtual Connect environment (including the ability to present storage to an initiator
WWN which is not yet visible on the fabric), N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV), and boot-from-SAN
capability. Matrix OE supports SAN-based storage for Integrity VM logical servers. For more
information, see the HP Matrix Operating Environment Logical Server Management User Guide.
To realize the benefits of Virtual Connect logical servers, including the ability to move logical
servers and to easily repurpose server blades associated with inactive logical servers, you must
remove or disable any local disks.
Matrix OE supports VMware vSphere Storage DRS automated load balancing, with the requirement
that all disks and files of the VM be in the same datastore. Select the Keep VMDKs together setting
in the VM settings (the default for all new VMs).
Storage support for Matrix OE Provisioning
The storage validation feature of Matrix OE logical server management is supported on the following
HP disk arrays:
• HP P2000 G3 MSA Storage and HP MSA 2040 Fibre Channel
Using explicit or default mapping◦
◦ MSA SMI-S provider version 1.1.2 or later
• EVA 4x00/6x00/8x00 and HP P6300/P6350/P6500/P6550
NOTE: Support for a password-protected HP P6000 EVA Storage System array requires the
HP P6000 Command View Software to be configured to enable password access to the array
(with the same password as is set on the array).
Matrix OE logical server capabilities, including storage validation and integration with the HP
Storage Provisioning Manager (SPM) 2.2, support HP P6000 Command View Software versions
9.4, 9.4.1, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, and 10.3.
HP Matrix Operating Environment supports pre-provisioned Fibre Channel storage and on-demand
provisioned storage though integration with HP Storage Provisioning Manager. SPM supports the
3PAR StoreServ, P6000/EVA, and HP P9000/XP Storage Systems. On-demand provisioning
(including automated zoning of Brocade SAN environments) is supported for 3PAR StoreServ and
EVA. For more information, see the HP Storage Provisioning Manager (SPM) User Guide, which
is available from the Matrix Operating Environment Information Library: http://www.hp.com/go/
matrixoe/docs
On-demand provisioning is also supported for the EMC Symmetrix VMAX storage arrays through
the HP SPM adapter. When HP Matrix Operating Environment 7.2.x is installed on the CMS, the
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