HP StorageWorks SAN Virtualization Services Platform 2.02 release notes (5697-8024, February 2009)

Prerequisites

A dual-fabric SAN with approved storage arrays using B- or C-Series switches. See the HP Single

Point of Connectivity Knowledge (SPOCK) website at http://www.hp.com/storage/spock for supported

switch firmware. Site registration is required.

Installation instructions

For a new installation of Virtualization Services Manager or Data Path Module software, follow the

procedures described in the HP StorageWorks SAN Virtualization Services Platform installation and

configuration guide. If you are installing this software as an upgrade to an existing installation, contact

HP Support for the SVSP version 2.0 or version 2.01 to version 2.02 upgrade instructions.

Host operating systems and multipath drivers

Table 1 lists the supported operating systems for HP SAN Virtualization Services Platform and their

approved multipath drivers. For additional information on the supported operating systems and drivers,

see http://www.hp.com/storage/spock. Site registration is required.

Table 1 Operating systems and multipath drivers

Multipath driversOperating system

Secure Path 3.0F.02F.04B or laterHP-UX 11iv2 (11.23)

QLogic driver 8.01.07.25 or later

Linux 2.6 kernel

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux v4 Update 5

• SuSE SLES 10 SP1

• HP MPIO Full Feature DSM for SVSP v3.00.00

• HP MPIO Full Feature DSM Manager for SVSP

v3.00.01

Microsoft Windows Server 2003

• IA-32 (Standard and Enterprise Editions)

• x64 (Standard x64 and Enterprise x64 Editions)

• IA-64 (Enterprise and Datacenter Editions for

Itanium-based systems)

VMware embedded multipath

VMware ESX Server 3.2.x, 3i

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:

• CLX

• MetroCluster

• VMware's Site Recovery Manager