HP StorageWorks SAN Virtualization Services Platform 2.1.1 release notes (5697-0066, July 2009)

Host operating systems and multipath drivers
See http://www.hp.com/storage/spock for a listing of supported operating systems and required
multipath drivers. Site registration is required.
To obtain the HP MPIO Full Feature DSM and DSM Manager:
1. Go to http://www.hp.com and click Support & Drivers.
2. In the Step 1 area, select the Download drivers and software (and firmware) option. The Step 2
field becomes available.
3. In the For product field of the Step 2 area, enter DSM and click Go. A screen listing other
multi-path software for Windows is displayed.
4. Click Windows MPIO DSM for SAN Virtualization Services Platform.
The following auto-failover and recovery tools are not supported:
Cluster Extensions (CLX)
Disaster Tolerant Cluster Services (DTCS)
MetroCluster
VMware's Site Recovery Manager
Devices supported
See the HP Single Point of Connectivity Knowledge (SPOCK) website at http://www.hp.com/storage/
spock for approved driver and firmware versions for host bus adapters used with AIX, HP-UX, Linux,
Microsoft Windows Server, Sun Solaris, and VMware operating systems. Site registration is required.
SVSP-supported storage arrays
See the HP Single Point of Connectivity Knowledge (SPOCK) website at http://www.hp.com/storage/
spock for a list of SVSP-approved storage arrays. Site registration is required.
Capabilities and limitations
For a glossary of terms used in this document, refer to other SVSP documentation like the HP
StorageWorks SAN Virtualization Services Platform administrator guide.
SVSP system capabilities and limitations
Maximum capacity per system: 1 PB
Maximum number of VSMs per system: 2
Maximum number of DPMs per system: 2 DPM groups with 2 DPMs per group
Maximum number of array ports: 64
For example:
16 arrays with 4ports each
8 arrays with 8ports each
Any combination totalling up to 64 ports
Maximum number of servers (with 2 HBA ports/server) per SVSP system: 512
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