HP P6000 SmartStart 3.4 Release Notes (T5505-96064, June 2011)

Version:
3.4
Description
HP P6000 SmartStart (formerly HP StorageWorks SmartStart EVA Storage) is an application that helps
you install software programs and configure an HP 4400 Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA4400) storage
system, HP P6300 Enterprise Virtual Array (P6300 EVA), or HP P6500 Enterprise Virtual Array (P6500
EVA). HP P6000 Command View 9.4 is included in HP P6000 SmartStart 3.4. These release notes
contain information specific to HP P6000 SmartStart 3.4.
HP P6000 SmartStart can check for the presence of supported HBA drivers on servers, but does not
install the drivers. HP recommends that you use HP ProLiant Support Packs to install drivers for HP
server hardware, or follow the vendor’s process for non-HP servers.
NOTE: For information about layered application support, see Table 2.0 “HP P6000 Command
View interoperability” in the HP P6000 Enterprise Virtual Array Compatibility Reference, available on
the Manuals page of the HP Business Support Center website:
http://www.hp.com/support/manuals
Under Storage, click Storage Software, and then under Storage Device Management Software, click
HP P6000 Command View Software.
Enhancements
This release includes:
• Updated MPIO components
• Updated HP VDS components
• Added support for new HP P6300 and P6500 EVA models
• To improve usability of application storage provisioning, the steps for provisioning and mounting
application storage volumes have been moved from the Fibre Channel and iSCSI configuration
options to an option called Add storage to an application server.
Product models
HP P6000 SmartStart is supported on EVA4400, P6300 EVA, and P6500 EVA storage systems.
Operating systems
HP P6000 SmartStart is supported on Windows 2003, Windows 2003 VMware guest OS, Windows
2008, Windows 2008 VMware guest OS, Windows 2008 R2, Red Hat Enterprise Server 5.3, 5.4,
and 5.5, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP3, and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 and 11 SP1.
IMPORTANT: HP P6000 SmartStart for Linux supports using the server for storage only, not as a
management server. HP P6000 SmartStart for Linux does not support iSCSI devices. Both of these
features are supported on Windows platforms only.
For information about installing HP P6000 Command View including prerequisites, see the HP P6000
Command View Installation Guide.
Important notes
This section identifies important notes and workarounds for your HP P6000/EVA storage system and
HP P6000 SmartStart.
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