HP StorageWorks SAN Virtualization Services Platform 3.0 release notes (5697-0404, April 2010)

CommentsNot supportedSupportedVersionOS
5.2
5.3
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
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: 2 PB
• Maximum number of VSMs per system: 2
• Maximum number of DPMs per system: 4 DPM groups with maximum of 2 DPMs per group
• Maximum number of array ports: 128
For example:
• 32 arrays with 4–ports each
• 16 arrays with 8–ports each
• Any combination totalling up to 128 ports
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