HP StorageWorks EVA VDS and VSS Hardware Providers 6.05.00 for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 release notes (T1634-96094, April 2010)

Enhancements

Hardware Providers 6.05.00 for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2 includes the

following enhancements:

• VSS Harware Provider enhanced to perform an additional operation of setting disk array cache

mode to write-through mode before creating demand allocated snapshots

NOTE:

This is an existing feature for the following snap types:

• Fully allocated snapshot

• Mirrorclone

• Snapclone

• A common installer package for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2

• Supports HP StorageWorks Command View EVA 9.2

• Supports Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)

Fixes

Resolved an issue where the creation of shadow copy was delayed due to an increase in the VSS

load time.

Prerequisites

Minimum Microcode Version

XCS 6.11 or laterVCS 4.1 or later

EVA4x00EVA3000

EVA6x00EVA5000

EVA8x00

x = 0, 1, or 4

• HP StorageWorks Command View EVA. For more information on the supported versions, see the

EVA VDS VSS Hardware Providers streams document available at the Single Point of Connectivity

Knowledge (SPOCK) website:

http://www.hp.com/storage/spock

You must sign up for an HP Passport to enable access. Once access is enabled, select EVA Array

Software in the left menu.

• For VSS: HP StorageWorks Business Copy EVA