HP StorageWorks EVA VDS and VSS Hardware Providers 5.02.00 for Windows Server 2003 Release Notes

Enhancements

VDS and VSS Hardware Providers 4.06.00 includes the following enhancements:

• Supports P6300 and P6500 EVA Storage System

• Supports HP StorageWorks Command View EVA 9.4

• Supports Space Efficient Empty Container (SEEC) for creating demand allocated snapshots for

firmware version starting from 10000000

Fixes

VDS and VSS Hardware Providers 4.06.00 includes the following fixes:

• The VSS/VDS Configuration utility also accepts Command View password which is blank.

• VDS Hardware Provider now returns all the supported VDS framework versions.

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 P6000 Array

Software in the left menu.

• For VSS: HP StorageWorks Business Copy EVA

• Microsoft OS quick fixes:

KB940041

KB949002

KB949391

KB950903

KB940467 (KB940467 requires Smartstart 7.8 release for the latest CISS driver)

In configurations with HP Application Recovery Manager and HP Data Protector software:

• KB898790 Volume Mount Point hotfix

• KB903650 Maintenance mode fix

• KB923424 Cluster fix

• Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator