HP StorageWorks XP VDS and VSS Hardware Providers 5.01.00 for Windows Server 2003 release notes (T1634-96090, December 2009)

HP StorageWorks XP VDS and VSS

Hardware Providers 5.01.00 for

Windows Server 2003 release notes

Part number: T1634-96090

First edition: November 2009

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HP StorageWorks XP VDS and VSS Hardware Providers 5.01.
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Version: 5.01.00 Description This package contains the HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array Hardware Providers software for Windows. In this document, Enterprise Virtual Array is abbreviated to EVA. The hardware providers software works with the Microsoft Virtual Disk Service (VDS) and Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) to enable Windows applications to manage HP StorageWorks EVA storage systems and create shadow copies of HP EVA storage system volumes.
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Enhancements Support is provided for the following: • VSS: • Business Copy of Continuous Access Volume • Hyper-V Guest O/S (Guest O/S - Shadow Copy creation only) • VMware VM (Shadow Copy creation only) • VDS: • Hyper-V Guest O/S. The unmask or present operation of a LUN to the local host is not supported on a Hyper-V Guest OS. • VMware VM. The unmask or present operation of a LUN to the local host is not supported on a VMware VM.
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Installation Instructions If you are installing the hardware providers for the first time, proceed with the installation normally. If you have a previous version of the hardware providers installed, then remove the previous provider version using the Windows Add/Remove Programs Control Panel. Alternately, the installer will automatically remove the previous installations of the hardware provider software.